WILL BRIGG TOWN REJOIN HISTORIC LEAGUE?

Brigg Town Cricket Club played in the North Lindsey League Sunday competition for many enjoyable years, with home games at the Recreation Ground.
Is there any chance, we wonder, of rejoining for next season?
Here's a report on the first week of the 2018 season, with Hibaldstow among the clubs involved....

FROM GLEN SANDS

The North Lindsey League season got underway on May 6th with a couple of games in both Divisions on a beautiful warm sunny Sunday afternoon.

NLL DIVISION ONE
The newly sponsored Luddington Dons opened their season in emphatic style with a ten wicket victory at promoted Hibaldstow who collapsed from 101 for 3 to 107 all out with Nathan Goodall top scoring on 33 and Tom Taylor making 27 , Dons skipper Graham Clark taking 4 for 11 and young spinner Bradley King 4 for 30 after which Matthew Teal saw his team home with an impressive 75 not out , aided by fellow opener Martin Davey who scored 26. Messingham began their campaign with a good win at Heslam Park over Scunthorpe Town who posted a total of 147 , Tom Sowerby picking up 4 for 41 for Messingham who lost only two wickets in reply , Matthew Lawson hitting 81 not out along with Max Metheringham who scores 28.

NLL DIVISION TWO
There was a high scoring affair at Marsh Lane where home side Barton Academy Vikings set a tough target of 214 for 6 against Grimsby Town Development XI thanks in the main to 50 from Oliver Mussett , 49 from James Austin and 47 not out from Lewis Barnes , Jack Nilsson taking 4 for 31 for Grimsby who reached 199 all out when attempting to chase down the Barton score , Harry Farrell scoring 85 in a terrific knock. Normanby Park made a winning start at their superbly appointed ground , restricting Outcasts to 120 for 7 as James Glew top scored on 34 before Aiden Jackson hit 41 and Blair Blythe 43 not out to guide Normanby to a nine wicket win.

NLL DIVISION ONE
HIBALDSTOW  v  LUDDINGTON DONS
Hibaldstow : 107 all out ( N Goodall 33 ; T Taylor 27 )  G Clark 4 for 11 ; B King 4 for 30
Luddington :  109 for 0 ( M Teal 75 no ; M Davey 26 no )
RESULT :  LUDDINGTON DONS win by 10 wickets

SCUNTHORPE TOWN  v  MESSINGHAM
Scunthorpe : 147 all out     T Sowerby 4 for 41
Messingham : 148 for 2 ( M Lawson 81 no ; M Metheringham 28 )
RESULT : MESSINGHAM win by 8 wickets

NLL DIVISION TWO
BARTON ACADEMY VIKINGS  v  GRIMSBY TOWN DEVELOP XI
Barton :  214 for 6 ( O Mussett 50 ; J Austin 49 ; L Barnes 47 no )  J Nilsson 4 for 31
Grimsby : 199 all out ( H Farrell 85 )
RESULT : BARTON ACADEMY VIKINGS win by 15 runs

NORMANBY PARK  v  OUTCASTS
Outcasts : 120 for 7 ( J Glew 34 )
Normanby :  121 for 1 ( B Blythe 43 no ; A Jackson 41 )
RESULT :  NORMANBY PARK win by 9 wickets

FIXTURES - SUNDAY MAY 13TH
DIVISION ONE
App Frodingham  v  Scunthorpe Town
Hibaldstow  v  Caistor Cougars
Messingham  v  Luddington Dons

DIVISION TWO
Grimsby Town Develop XI  v  Haxey
Morton  v  Normanby Park
Outcasts  v  Barton Academy Vikings

ARCHIVE PICTURE: Brigg Town's pace bowler Paul Taylor, nearest the camera, leaving the field after taking all 10 wickets in a North Lindsey League Sunday fixture at the Recreation Ground on May 16, 2004.