It was a comfortable win for the hosts at Woodlands after dismissing their visitors for 150. Danny Iqbal bagged 5-44 for City before a blistering 91 not out from opening batsman Mohammed Saif (91no, 13 fours, 2 sixes) saw his side home in under 25 overs. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Peterborough Telegraph, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Newly-promoted Newborough picked up their first win of the season, by 88 runs at reigning champions Barnack. Most of the work was done by players who play their club cricket elsewhere on a Saturday as in-form Josh Smith (Market Deeping, 75) and Sam Jarvis (Oundle, 53) added 119 for the first wicket in a team total of 228-5. Sam Manton gave the innings some impetus (54 from 44 balls) before Joe Mills (4-28) and Jarvis (3-27) helped dismantle Barnack for 140.
Barnack didn’t lose a match on their way to the title in 2023. Werrington were also top-flight winners, by five wickets at Long Sutton. Sufyaan Iqbal (5-26) and Shehzad Akhter (51) were their top performers.
Pak Azad lost for the first time in Division Four East, heavily at CSKA, while Sawtry’s James Wiltshire hit a 90-ball 102, but his side were still beaten in Division Four West by Laxton. Peter Jacobs hit 151 for Wisbech-based CSKA. Other outstanding Rutland League performances came from Sufyan Mazhar who took 7-19 in Ufford Park’s easy Division Two win over East Carlton and Oliver Calpin who followed a bowling spell of 5-31 wit.
