Martin CC - 2007 review

Success continued for Martin CC this season as they gained promotion as champions for the second season in a row. Now they return to the top flight of local cricket ,a position they used to hold with some esteem, in years gone by. With a few new faces in the club, including batsman Dave Newman and bowler Rob Noble, Martin have been formidable this season and in league games they have lost just once and that was against Market Rasen who will be promoted along with them.The season got off to a losing start with defeat in the Premier Trophy tie against Premier side Southcliffe who made 220-6 with Martin falling 21 runs short. Progress in the Village Trophy was also brief , going out to local rivals Blankney when chasing just 106 but falling five runs short in an exciting finish. Six games were lost to the elements but of the matches played, the team hit a record 374-6 against neighbours Timberland in their last game, to snatch the title from Rasen, with Dave Newman scoring 139. They also twice hit scores of over 200 with 243-9 at Saxilby, this time Dave Newman made 122. Then they hit 223-7 at Winthorpe and Rob Noble took 6-15 as the home side were bowled out for just 36. Top batsman for the side was Dave Newman who has hit over 400 runs for an average of 68. Rob Noble proved the bowler with an average of around 6.00