Waddington have been crowned as the 2019 Division 3 champions. Photo: Rosanne Raw
Waddington were crowned champions of the Lincoln & District League Division 3 with a game to spare after a seven-wicket victory away against Carholme.
The match was reduced to 28 overs a side to allow for the forecast rain.
Waddington won the toss and decided to bowl first. Waddington pair James Wright and Billy Evans started the bowling before Joe Raw came into the attack as part of a double change with captain Phil Dainty. Raw took the key wicket of Chris Roe for 15 runs.
Waddington captain Phil Dainty in action. Photo: Sid Pritchard
Dainty bowled Carholme’s Daniel Marshall before Amogh Mudbhatkal was caught out by Evans, but the 59-run partnership of Steve Parrot and Farhan Ahemd helped Carholme take a firm hold of their innings.
Waddington’s Lewis Bridge made a vital contribution as his and Raw’s two wickets, along with one apiece for Dainty and Evans, saw Carholme finish their innings on 107/6.
Waddington celebrate a Lewis Bridge wicket. Photo: Sid Pritchard
Waddington knew they had a tough task on their hands as they were facing the league’s top wicket taker in Justin Hunt.
Captain Dainty and vice-captain Aidan Shaw put on a 57-run partnership before the latter’s wicket was taken by Mudbhatkal. Hunt then took his 43rd wicket of the season by dismissing Ben Skilbeck. This brought Evans to the crease and he put on a partnership of 44 runs with Dainty.
Dainty finished the game with a big six over the leg side to take his tally to 64 not out as Waddington finished on 110/3 to clinch the league title.
Kian Shiels of Rustons being bowled out. Photo: Andy Terry
Lindum Academy beat Rustons by 84 runs in what was the visitor’s final game of the season. The two teams agreed to played a reduced game of 24 overs each.
Rustons won the toss and put their opponents into bat as Lindum made 171/6, including 52 runs from Matt Pickering who later retired hurt.
Tennyson Ponraj took three wickets and conceded 33 runs for Rustons.
In reply, Rustons produced a total of 87/4 including 50 runs from Ponraj as Lindum ended the match victorious.
Tennyson Ponraj of Rustons on his way to 50 not out. Photo: Andy Terry
Revesby’s 2nd XI saw their match against Gully Cricketers end in a draw after it was abandoned due to the rain.
Gully Cricketers and Revesby’s 2nd XI pose for a joint team photo after their match. Photo: Sri Iyer
Gully won the toss and elected to bat with Chirag Ahir playing well and scoring his runs in boundaries to get what would be the top score of the innings with 23, including five fours.
Revesby’s scoreboard as the Gully innings came to its end. Photo: Carys James
The Gully innings was very much a stop-start effort with only three other batsman reaching double figures before the visitors were bowled out for 82 runs.
Aahad Khalid fires one in during his five-wicket spell. Photo: Carys James.
Revesby included three father-child pairings and young bowler Isaac Tyler got a wicket in his first over. His opening bowling partner George Pocklington helped keep things tight and economical in the first 10 overs.
Aahad Khalid was the most successful bowler for Revesby, taking five wickets and conceding just 22 runs. Ian Roberts took three wickets and Annie Roberts claimed one, while wicketkeeper Christian James took two catches.
Christian James and Aahad Khalid celebrate Revesby’s 10th wicket taken by James from the bowling of Annie Roberts. Carys James
In reply, Revesby lost three quick wickets for just 10 runs with Gully’s opening bowlers Puneet Mehrotra (2/18) and captain August Pandey (1/7) doing the early damage.
Revesby’s Ian Tyler hit 21 not out and William File added one run to prevent further damage as the hosts ended with a score of 40/3 before the torrential rain arrived to ensure the points were shared.
Division 3 will draw to a close next week with one final match scheduled between newly-crowned champions Waddington and Lindum Academy on Sunday.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the nation that “we cannot delude ourselves COVID has gone away,” as scientists predicted another wave of coronavirus “at some stage”.
Mr Johnson said there was “nothing in the data” to suggest the government would have to deviate from its roadmap of relaxing restrictions in the next few weeks, and praised the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine so far.
He told a press conference on Tuesday: “The majority of scientific opinion in this country is still firmly of the view that there will be another wave of COVID at some stage this year. And so we must, as far as possible, learn to live with this disease as we live with other diseases.”
He indicated this could include bolstering defences with booster jabs.
He also announced the launch of a new Antivirals Taskforce which would be searching for “the most promising new medicines” and supporting their development.
The aim is to ensure any new treatments will be ready as early as Autumn.
“This means, for example, that if you test positive, there might be a tablet you could take at home to stop the virus in its tracks, and significantly reduce the chance of infection turning into more severe disease,” he said.
“By focusing on these new antivirals, we hope to lengthen the UK is leading in medicines and in life sciences, and to give ever greater confidence to the people of this country that we continue on our path towards freedom.”
He said the recent reopening of pubs and hairdressers had been a “big step” and “has brought the first glimmerings of a return to normality”.
“Science is helping us to get back towards normality and I believe that antiviral treatments can play an important part. […] keep each other safe and see through our roadmap to reclaim our lives in full.”
Get ready for a week of thrilling rides and games when Lincoln’s funfair returns to the South Common for a COVID-19 secure event next month.
The bi-annual event was due to take place in September last year, but was shut down by City of Lincoln Council due to a rise in the number of local coronavirus cases at the time.
Organisers said Lincoln Fun Fair will be able to make a comeback between Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 22 now that coronavirus lockdown restrictions are starting to be eased more across the country.
The fair will be open between 6pm and 10pm on weekdays and 2pm-10pm on Saturday, but it will be closed on Sunday and Monday.
Entry is priced at £1 and there is free parking on site.
As well as family favourites such as the Twister, Waltzer and Dodgems, The Bomber will return along with the Matterhorn and Miami rides.
The Bomber has rotating cars upside down that people are strapped into and it spins round at great speed, taking you around 120 feet up in the air.
In addition to the adult and children’s rides, there will be games stalls and refreshments, including traditional fairground favourites such as hot dogs, burgers and candy floss, as well as dirty fries, ice cream and sweets.
The fair is run under the banner box the Showman’s Guild and one of the organisers Ashley Wood told The Lincolnite: “We are looking forward to coming back again.
“We have historical ties with the city of Lincoln. My family have run rides and stalls on the South Common for generations, including my great grandfather at the cattle market on Monks Road where the fair was originally.”
Dozens of people in the Sikh community received their coronavirus vaccinations at the temple known as Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Scunthorpe on Sunday.
The temple is open for socially distanced prayers, but now also has a pop-up clinic, which community leaders say embodies Sikhism’s key principles of equality and service to humanity.
This comes at a time when celebrations are restricted for Vaisakhi, which is a historical and religious festival.
There have been some fears about the vaccine take up among certain ethnic minority groups, but community efforts like this can make a big difference.
Dr Satpal Shekhawat told BBC Look North: “COVID does not discriminate and we won’t overcome this illness until we all get vaccinated, until we all work together, so we want to bring forward the communities which have not had the highest vaccination levels and that’s why this is an important step for us.”
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