Kibworth complete 'double treble'!
Mon 12 Sep 2016
Kibworth completed the remarkable feat of achieving a ‘double treble’ despite another heavily rain-affected weekend.
Saturday’s fixtures saw five league games washed out but Kibworth had already secured the Everards Premier League title before going on to lift the Talent Cricket County Cup.
The third part of the treble was achieved via an excellent eight-wicket victory against Loughborough Town at Uppingham Town CC on Sunday.
Loughborough Town were bowled out for 96, Aadil Ali claiming 3-24 as part of an impressive bowling and fielding performance.
Bhavik Patel, Monik Patel and Matt Bashford took two wickets apiece while Darren Shaw also got his name on the scorecard.
Captain Matt Craven posted a rapid half-century in reply before Ali hit the winning runs as Kibworth chased down their target in just 13 overs.
It marks an amazing two years for the club, who also won the three crowns in 2015.
The only fixture to take place on Saturday was between Sileby Town and Barkby United – and that was also heavily reduced.
Jigar Naik played a key role in the match, taking 3-9 off four overs as Sileby dominated the contest to claim 19 points.
The home side posted 180-3 from their 20 overs with their top four all making useful contributions.
Mitchell Buck top-scored with 46 not out from 34 balls after openers Luke Gale 41 (32b) and Dave Torr 40 (27b) had set the tone, while Liam Kinch also struck 33 off 34 deliveries.
Barkby United were restricted to 74-8 in reply as Naik and Harry Bates (4-3-15-3) each claimed a trio of victims.
It means that most Premier Division teams have now not completed a game for the last three weeks, which is incredibly frustrating for all concerned.
Promotion has been secured in Division One, however, with impressive wins for Enderby and Kegworth Town ensuring they will be playing in the top flight on 2017.
