Long Sutton’s impressive start to the South Lincs & Border League season continued on Saturday.
They were 113-run winners in their away match at Market Deeping 2nds to remain top of the Championship table.
Sutton have won all five of their completed games this season and produced another strong showing on Saturday.
They made a healthy 247 after batting first with Dan Oldfield and Tim Norris leading the run spree.
Oldfield hit 15 boundaries in his quick-fire 72 while Norris added 69 after opener Nathan Oliver made 34.
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Josh Codd was the pick of the home attack with 5-60 while Ross Lowndes and Ade Lee both took two wickets each.
Lee top-scored with 20 in the Deeping reply as the hosts were bowled out for 134 with Jake Burton again in fine form for Sutton.
He took 4-9 from 6.2 overs while Josh Baker claimed 3-34 and Barry Stanway returned 3-44 as Deeping were dismissed inside 32 overs.
Moulton Harrox suffered a second successive defeat after losing by seven wickets at Newborough.
Jamie Juckes (57), Chris Beale (38) and Matt Rose (31) had top scored as Moulton were bowled out for 153.
Newborough needed less than 25 overs to reach the required target despite Rose, Travis Harrison and Danny Jackson all taking a wicket each.
Bourne 2nds were beaten by four wickets in their home match with Boston at the Abbey Lawn.
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Kurt Storey top-scored with 79 while Ben Warner made 35 with Jon Howard hitting 34 as Bourne were bowled out for 227.
Ben Woodward took 3-50 in the Boston reply but opener Scott Elleray smashed 10 fours and four sixes in his 83 to help the visitors to victory.
Dylan Garfoot hit a superb century as Billingborough breezed to a big win over Baston in their Division One match.
Garfoot cracked an unbeaten 136 as Billingborough raced to 368-6 from their 45 overs.
Openers Mickey Atkins (84) and Chris King (56) had laid some solid foundations before Garfoot’s blitz which was supported by 46 from Rob Arnold.
Baston could only muster 107 in their reply as Ruben Baker and John Lamin top-scored with 25 and 22 respectively. King, Aaron Pullum and Luke Light all took two wickets each for the victorious hosts.
Moulton Harrox 2nds suffered the same fate as their first team as they went down by seven wickets to their Newborough counterparts.
Spalding 2nds lost by 80 runs in their trip to Orton Park who made 281-7 after batting first.
Josh Lawrence led the Spalding reply with 70 while Harry Birch blasted 50 and opener Yuvraj Ranaut added 33 as they closed their 45 overs on 201-5.
Long Sutton 2nds ensured a double-winning Saturday for the club after a 76-run home win over Royal Boston in Division Two.
Daniel Plant (28), Aaron John (27) and Jack Baker (27) top-scored as Sutton made 165 after batting first.
Rob Simpson then took 4-18 while Plant picked up 3-12 and James Baker returned 3-11 as Royal Boston were bowled out for 89 in reply.
Charlie Crisp claimed his first five-wicket haul of the season to help Long Sutton to victory in the Rutland League on Sunday.
They defeated Werrington by five wickets in the Division Two tussle with Crisp taking 5-18 from 8.1 overs as their hosts were bowled out for 74.
Paul Edgeller also took 3-22 from his nine-over stint to set Sutton up for their fourth successive Sunday triumph.
Nathan Oliver then led the successful run chase with 21 as Sutton secured the success in the 14th over.
Sutton’s second string were beaten by CSKA in Division Four East despite Faz Muhktar taking his maiden five-wicket haul.