Stamford trio retained for Lincs county side

Post date: Nov 22, 2017 7:23:39 PM

Stamford bowlers Stephen Harris, Martyn Dolby and Simon Law have retained their places in the Lincs County aside to play Yorkshire in the Liberty Trophy at Grantham on Saturday, December 16 (12 noon).

Harris links up again with Simon Reeson, Ashley Caress and Graham Smith, while Dolby and Law play No.2 and No.3 respectively in a quartet flanked by Ron Flowers and Martin Spencer.

Lincs will be looking to repeat last year's 47-shot win over the White Rose county with a place in the quarter-finals against Durham or Cumbria at stake.

Lincs: M Whyers (Spalding) R Vinter (Boston), M Pulling (Grantham), M Orrey (Spalding); K Rands, R Ashton, D Brown, B Jackson ( all Lincoln); S Dunham (Spalding), I Clark (Boston), A Dunham (Spalding), J West (Boston); R Flowers (Boston), M Dolby, S Law (Both Stamford), M Spencer (Spalding); S Harris (Stamford), S Reeson (Louth), A Caress, G Smith (Spalding); A Field (Boston), K Ekins, B Wilson, J Philpott (all Spalding).

Northants Federation's Derbyshire Trophy A team captain James Harford is awaiting a fitness report on Parkway's Tristan Morton before confirming his team to play Hunts in a crucial fixture at Stamford IBC on Sunday, December 3 (10am).

England international Morton - ironically a Huntingdon IBC member - was hurt during a charity football match recently, injuring knee ligaments but is determined to take the opportunity to face his clubmates in a match which is vital for both counties.

Northants A squad: P Dalliday, H Shipp, B Martin, N Wright, S Harris, P Afford, J Harford, S Law, B Warters, M Dolby, A Warrington, T Morton, R Martin, T Scarr.

Northants B, narrowly defeated by Norfolk at the weekend, are due to face Lincolnshire at Peterborough on Sunday, December 3 (10am).

Captain Malcolm Squires has re-shuffled his side as follows: B. Bassam, M. Greaves, R. Maplethorpe; S. Roden, G. Agger, M. Linnell; C. Watson, D. Noble, P. Brown; M. Humphreys, J. Earl, J. Holroyd. Reserves M. Squires, L. Sharp, M. Ramsden.