Friday, August 19, 2022

SPORTS PREVIEW: BRIGG TOWN FOOTBALL & CRICKET HOME GAMES AHEAD


Sports fans in Brigg & district have plenty on offer to them this weekend.
Brigg Town Football Club have a first team home match against Harrogate Railway Athletic at the EC Surfacing Stadium on Saturday (August 20), kicking off at 3pm.
This is in Toolstation Northern Counties East Division One.
Pip's Kitchen and the Hawthorns bar will be open for refreshments.
When the sides last met in Brigg, Harrogate beat the Zebras in an end-of-season play-off fixture which attracted well over 600 fans.
Brigg Town Development will be visiting Skegness Town Reserves in the Balcan Lighting Supplies Lincolnshire League Premier.
At the Recreation Ground on Saturday, Brigg Town Cricket Club will be hosting Messingham 2nds in Lincolnshire League Division Three West (1pm).
Having bowled very well, Brigg only required two batsmen to visit the crease last week to secure a 10-wicket victory and full points.
Mid-table Broughton are at home to leaders Barton Town in Division One, with Hibaldstow welcoming Alford after their lengthy drive north for a Division Two game. Hibaldstow, who are third from bottom, could do with a good points haul.
On Sunday (August 21) Broughton 3rds visit top team Alkborough in Mick Walker North Lindsey Cricket League Division Two.

The Lincolnshire cricket team's final three-day county championship game of the season begins on Sunday (August 21) away to Norfolk in Norwich. Lincs are top of NCCA Eastern Division One.
Tomorrow morning (Saturday) sees the latest Ancholme Valley Way Parkrun, starting close to Brigg's Ancholme Way Bridge at 9am.
Last week's event (August 13) attracted 106 competitors. View the results here...

PICTURED: Brigg Town v Harrogate in the April 2022 play-off clash; inset - Brigg cricketers Jack Richards and Danny Bradley, whose unbeaten opening partnership helped to secure a welcome win at the Rec last Saturday.