The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Oundle and Ramsey eye up a pair of big prizes
A first Northants Premier Division title has finally slipped from their grasp, but Oundle Town have their eyes on a bigger prize this weekend.
Oundle will attempt to become the first Northants League club to win the ECB Club T20 Championship on Sunday when they tackle Liverpool-based Northern CC in the final at the County Ground in Derby.
Oundle have battled through County, Area and Southern Region Finals to deliver a memorable climax to a strong season.
The team could have been distracted in recent weeks as back-to-back Premier Division defeats ended their title hopes. They went down by 122 runs at Brigstock last weekend to hand top spot to Finedon even though they were battered by 10 wickets at Desborough.
Conor Craig struck 43 from 33 balls for Oundle who were dismissed for a disappointing 118.
Peterborough Town are now within two points of second-placed Oundle after a 10-wicket win over Old Northamptonians at Bretton Gate. Aussie off-spinner Lachie McMillan wrecked the visiting batting with a season’s best 6-16 from just three overs and three balls before openers Josh Smith (66no) and David Clarke (52no) raced Town to their victory target of 129.
Town finish their season at Kislingbury Temperance on Saturday when Oundle host
Desborough (11am).
RAMSEY CC
The Rams also have a big match this weekend in the final of the East Anglian Premier League play-offs.
Cambs League champions Ramsey battled past Two Counties League winners Halstead CC in Essex by 12 runs last weekend to set up a home final against Norfolk League champions North
Downham at Cricketfield Lane on Saturday (11am). The winners will compete in the 2025 EAPL.
Ramsey had to recover from 2-2 to beat Halstead. Ben Saunders (52) and Jordan
Cafferkey (43) put on 110 for the third wicket, but a slump saw Ramsey dismissed for 161.
But miserly excellence from spinner Sandun Madushanka (10-4-10-3) and 3-42 from Cafferkey helped seal victory for Ramsey as Halstead slipped from 119-4 to 148 all out.
Ramsey finished 55 points clear in Cambs Division One after a 47-run last-day win at Wisbech.