Tuesday, June 28, 2016

BRIGG CRICKET INTEREST IN OUR COUNTY TEAM

Brigg Town Cricket Club is enjoying a successful season in division four of the Lincolnshire County Cricket League. Higher up the cricketing pyramid, our county team is also doing well.
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club's Minor Counties team travels to Hertford to commence the second three-day Eastern Division Championship fixture of the season on Sunday 3rd July. 
Having gained maximum points from their opening fixture against Bedfordshire the team are in good heart for this fixture. 
The Lincolnshire eleven will be:-
C.Wilson (Bourne) (Captain & Wkt)
R. Carnelley (Grantham)
L. Kimber (Sleaford)
H.Warwick (Cleethorpes)
D. Brown (Kimberley)
A. Tillcock (West Indian Cavaliers)
L. Robinson (Lindum)
D.Freeman (Grantham)
M. Weightman (Clifton)
A. Willerton (Cleethorpes)
J. Tattersall (Harrogate).
Players with Brigg connections to play for Lincs in recent years, although not at present, including Duncan Heath and Richard Antcliffe. Further back in time we had Rick Burton, of Ideal Transport, Island Carr, off Bridge Street, opening the bowling. Lincolnshire CCC has current members in the Brigg area.