Wisbech Town are not enjoying home fixtures this season and made it three defeats out of three when third-place Foxton Granta won at Harefield Road on Saturday.
James Williams’ men, who have won both away games in the Cambs & Hunts League Division One, won the toss and elected to field.
This looked a good decision as the visitors lost wickets at regular intervals and found themselves all out for 164 off 43.2 overs, Kieran Haynes taking an impressive 5-40 from 8.2 overs.
Gary Freear took 2-22 off seven and there was a wicket each for George Gowler, Josh Porter and Ryan Clark.
In reply, Wisbech started awfully and soon lost the wickets of openers Freear and Danny Haynes plus wicket keeper Josh Bowers, leaving them at 6-3.
Clark (14) and Jamie Seabrook (31) took the score along to 41-4 but there was little support for Seabrook and when he was caught out the score was 66-8.
As last man Haynes was dismissed for five the score was 74 all out from 29.1 overs and Wisbech had lost by 90 runs.
Kiwi signing Josh Fisher was on scintillating form for March Town as they won by 104 runs at Godmanchester in Division Two. After deciding to bat, the visitors racked up 269-7 from their 50 overs, Fisher hitting 114 from 119 balls, with 13 fours and four sixes.
Openers James Hilliard and Adam Conyard scored 34 and 12 respectively, Toby Nulty 29 and Samuel Clarke a quickfire unbeaten 49 from 31 balls, including three fours and four sixes.
The home team made a steady start to their reply and had taken the score to 45 before losing their first wicket. However, wickets fell regularly after that encouraging partnership, Clarke taking 3-28 from 10 overs as Godmanchester were dismissed for 165 off 42.1 overs.
Nulty took 3-44 off eight, Callum Young 2-32 from 8.1 and there was a wicket each for Shae and Kian Pooley.
Wisbech Town 2nds are top of CCA Senior League Division One after a comfortable six-wicket win at Bluntisham, who were asked to bat and scored 103 all out from 33 overs. In reply, the visitors scored 104-4 from 44.4 overs.
In CCA Division Three, March 2nds were beaten at home by Telugu Association of Cambridge by 126 runs. The visitors won the toss, decided to bat and scored an impressive 287 all out from 40.3 overs.ix and Ash Impey 2-73 from nine.
The home side’s reply was poor, with four ducks among their 161 all out from 34 overs, Impey giving respectability to the score with a 63 which included nine fours, wicket keeper opener Geoffrey Kirby hitting 25 and Charlie Bradshaw 21 not out.
Wisbech Town 3rds suffered a seven-wicket defeat at Cambridge NCI in Junior League Three North. After being asked to bat, openers Robert Williams and Henry Plume scored 11 each but no-one else reached double figures as the visitors were skittled out for 56 from 24.5 overs.
Cambridge quickly reached 60-3 from 14.4 overs, Oliver Overland taking 2-22 from six and Amber Crossley-King 1-16 from five.
Wimblington lost by five wickets to Chippenham 2nds in Four North. After being put into bat, Kris Judge’s men scored 137 all out from 39.1 overs, Jason Bullman top scoring with 41, opener Robert Kemp getting 38, Kyle Butler 24 and Jay Coyle 17.
The home team made 140-5 from 37.3 overs, despite Leon Walker taking a very economical 3-11 from eight overs. Bullman and Judge took the other two wickets.
March Town 3rds enjoyed a seven-wicket victory at Over & Willingham 2nds in Junior Five North. The visitors decided to bat but were ruing that decision after being bowled out for 75 from 31.4 overs. March quickly reached 78-3 from just 13.4 overs.
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