MANSFIELD LEAGUE ROUND-UP: leaders Eckington hammer mammoth total of 404

Although there were no individual centurions, the tabletoppers piled up the runs at a rate of ten an over before dismissing the visitors for just 52 in a remarkable 352-run success.

Eckington now head the table by 18 points from Hucknall, who won by seven wickets at fellow high-fliers Grassmoor after Pete Hudson’s 76 helped them successfuly chase down a modest target of 121.

Section One is still headed by Handsworth after a 37-run triumph over Kirkby Portland, while Morton top Section Two after a six-wicket win at bottom-of-the-table Creswell.

PREMIER SECTION

ASHOVER (2) 133 (Turner 63, Perera 6-13) lost to ANSTON (20) 131-3 (Josh Marsh 61) by seven wickets.

ECKINGTON (20) 404-7 (Radford 90no, Staniforth 78, Davel 73) beat CUCKNEY (3) 52 by 352 runs.

GRASSMOOR (2) 120 (Carl Bowling 39, Farooq 3-23) lost to HUCKNALL (20) 121-3 (Pete Hudson 76) by seven wickets.

WELBECK (20) 193-9 (Cameron 70, Bryant 5-25) beat FARNSFIELD (6) 143 (Bowker 38no, Cameron 3-12, Mitchell 3-18) by 50 runs.

SECTION ONE

COAL ASTON (20) 340-5 (Browes 121, Roberts 111no, Griffin 59) beat EASTWOOD (6) 256 (Buckley 63, Wright 60, Roberts 3-35) by 84 runs.

HANDSWORTH WMC (20) 187 (Ashley Langdale 62, Dean Williamson 43, Thomas Stakes 36, Lewis Radford 6-38) beat KIRKBY PORTLAND (6) 150 (Richard Crossland 57, Adam Murray 5-27) by 37 runs.

MANSFIELD HOSIERY MILLS (4) 172-7 (Irosh Samarasooriya 57, John Skinner 4-39) lost to THORESBY COLLIERY (20) 176-3 (Mitchell English 52no, John Skinner 49no, Ben Marson 40) by seven wickets.

SECTION TWO

BLACKWELL (17) 241-5 (Bunning 84no, Lomas 52, Williams 47no) drew with DENBY (8) 224-8 (Parry 84, Wilson 44).

CRESWELL (5) 204-6 (Bedford 52, Trenham 60) lost to MORTON (20) 208-4 (Truswell 56, Caunt 40, Vardy 43no) by six wickets.

WHISTON PCCC (6) 208 (Jack Myers 58) lost to HOLMEWOOD (20) 209-5 (Daniel Moss 98no, Matthew Birks 50no) by five wickets.