Friday, May 21, 2021

WEEKEND SPORTS PREVIEW: FIRST HOME MATCH OF SEASON FOR BRIGG TOWN

Brigg Town Cricket Club's first home game of the season will take place at the Recreation Ground, off Wrawby Road, on Saturday (May 22).
Brigg will be hosting Barton Town 2nds in a Supplementary Cup qualifying group game which starts at 2pm and is scheduled to be 30 overs a side.
Having lost their opening group match last weekend, Brigg need to beat Barton to keep alive hopes of making it through to the semi-final stages of the competition involving the top teams from the four groups. Brigg have still to play East Halton in Group A.
In Division One, Broughton will be visiting Grimsby-based Clee Town Laportes on Saturday, while Broughton 2nds have a Division Two fixture in the Lincoln area at Cherry Willingham 2nds.

Hibaldstow are without a league fixture this weekend but the village ground will be used, from 2pm, to stage a Supplementary Cup qualifying group game between Lindum 3rds and Nettleham 2nds because the intended venue in Lincoln is unavailable.

Brigg  no longer has a team in the local North Lindsey Sunday competition, but Broughton and Hibaldstow are taking part in 2021.
In the Mick Walker North Lindsey League (named in memory of a long-serving local umpire and official), Broughton will be hosting Normanby Park on Sunday afternoon (May 23) while Hibaldstow will be at home to Alkborough.
Last weekend (May 16) Broughton lost at Alkborough by 126 runs.
Alkborough 191 for 3 (S Brown 99 not out, L Ridley 28), Broughton 65 all out (S Hayton 20, J Ridley 4 for 10, Matt Daly 3 for 7).

Spectators are permitted by the Coronavirus emergency regulations to watch local cricket matches, but remember to observe social distancing.

In their latest match in Scunthorpe & District Sunday Football League Division Four, Scawby Rovers lost 4-1 to CDF Republic of Heslam who are now the 2020-21 season champions of this section.

PICTURED: A Brigg Town home game at the Recreation Ground during a previous campaign.