March, Chatteris and Wimblington all top their tables after wins on Saturday

March, Chatteris and Wimblington all top their respective Cambs and Hunts League tables after victories on Saturday.

Division Three is headed by March after a fine 178-run home win over Royston. Chatteris lead CCA Senior Two following a 62-run win at Cambourne and Wimblington head Junior Four North after a 138-run home victory against Longstanton Grasshoppers.

Leon Walker was the hero as Wimblington won again on Saturday to top the Cambs and Hunts CCA Junior Four North table.

Walker took 5-17 from eight overs as visitors Longstanton Grasshoppers were bowled out for a meagre 33, giving the home team a 138-run victory.

After being asked to bat, Wimblington were 171 all out off 39.3 overs. Adam Baker top scored with 25, openers Robert Kemp and Marcus Larham scored 22 and 20 respectively, Bailey King 16 and wicket keeper Matthew Day 15, with Grasshoppers giving away a whopping 64 extras.

In reply, the south Cambridgeshire side were all out in 15.2 overs, Francesca Plitsch taking 3-15 from six and Thomas Barker 1-1 from 1.2.

In the same division, March 2nd lost by 111 runs at Sutton 2nd. The home side elected to bat and were 231 all out from 39.4 overs, Stuart Mills taking 4-22 from eight, Theo Liversedge 3-58 from 7.4, Meet Patel 2-32 from eight and Mark Deas 1-44 from eight.

In reply, March were 120 all out from 21.5 overs. At one stage they were 40-7 but quickfire knocks saw Mills get 42 not out from 31 balls, with four fours and three sixes, and Charlie Bradshaw score 40 from 18 balls, with three sixes and three fours, as they shared a sixth-wicket partnership of 63. Patel, with 15, was the only other batsman to make double figures.

Also in Four North, Wisbech 3rd won by 21 runs at home to Burwell and Exning 4th. After electing to bat, the home team were 211-7 from their 40 overs, wicket keeper Elliott Peck top scoring with 55, Mark Buttriss scoring 43, opener Colin Freear 23, Tom Freear 21, Alex Street 17, Paul Jeffery 11 and Finlay Murdoch 10.

Burwell were then 183-9 from 40 overs, Tom Freear taking 3-32 from eight, Murdoch 2-15 off four, and a wicket each for Matt Duff and Buttriss, with two run outs.

There was a third defeat of the season for Wisbech as they crashed by seven wickets at second-placed Saffron Walden in Division One.

After being put into bat, the visitors were 102 all out in 50 overs, captain James Williams and Gary Freear both hitting 29, Kieran Haynes 16 not out, wicket keeper Josh Bowers 11 and opener Danny Haynes 10.

In reply, the home side were 106-3 from 23.1 overs, Shalin Navishka De Mel, Josh Porter and Joe Dunning each taking a wicket.

Division Three leaders March kept up their 100 per cent record with a 178-run home win over Royston. After being put into bat, the home side scored 268-5 from 45 overs.

Vice-captain Toby Nulty top scored with 76 from 92 balls, including 11 fours, and shared a third wicket partnership of 142 with Sam Robinson, who hit 53. Benjamin Pyle (43 not out from 34 balls) and Lewis Welcher (38 not out from just 20 deliveries) shared a fifth-wicket partnership of 64 and Jacob Gray scored 17.

Royston were then all out for 90 in 33.4 overs, Kian Pooley taking 3-40 from eight, Callum Young 2-6 from nine, Robinson 2-19 off 7.4 and Shae Pooley 2-23 off nine.

Chatteris are also top of the table, leading CCA Senior Two after a 62-run win at Cambourne. After being asked to bat, Chatteris made 225-6 from 45 overs.

Charlie Munns hit seven fours as he top scored with 79, Peter Munns hit three fours and two sixes in scoring 39 from 37 balls, opener Dan Berrill scored 35, Ant Palmer 22 and other opener Steve Bishop 14.

In reply, the home side were 163-9 from their 45 overs, Shimron Thomas taking 3-49 from nine, Jimmy Wood 2-10 from nine, Jamie Long 2-12 off four and a wicket each for Andrew Wool and Peter Munns.

In the same division, Wisbech 2nd are second-from-bottom after losing by two wickets at home to Linton Village.

After being asked to bat, Wisbech scored 150-7 from 45 overs, openers Matthew Gill and Lee Hoenderkamp both scoring 45 as they put on 85 for the opening wicket, Jack Woollard 12 and Adam Gardner 11 not out.

In reply, the visitors scraped home with 154-8 from 38.5 overs, Gardner the pick of the bowlers with 4-33 from nine, Chris Clark 3-24 from nine and Oliver Overland 1-20 from four.