BELPER Amateurs first XI made it four wins in a row after a six wicket success at mid-table Morton last Saturday.
On a greenish looking pitch, Steve Dymond won the toss and put the hosts in.
Morton made a good start with boundaries coming at regula
r intervals on a quick outfield.
However, the introduction of Steve Marshall put the brakes on the scoring and put pressure on the home batsmen.
Marshall soon began knocking over the top order and dismissed the first five batsmen to end with fine figures of 5 for 28.
Chris Mayer then joined in the attack and mopped up the tail with for 18 with help from two spectacular catches from Chris Durcan and Mark Lawson.
From 60 for 1, Morton's innings slipped away to 138 all out.
In reply, the Amateurs got off to a solid start thanks to Mark Lawson's 40.
And, despite a wobble at 63 for 4, Chris Meyer (43 not out) and Steve Dymond (24 not out) shared an unbroken fifth wicket stand of 75 to guide the Amateurs home with six wickets to spare.
Seconds make light work of Meadows
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Belper Amateurs (22pts) 68-0 (19.4 overs] (Ry Peat 43*) beat Belper Meadows (0pts) 66 all out (35.2 overs] (J Borland 32*, Rb Peat 3-3, M Green 3-9) by 10 wickets
THE Amateurs second team also picked up 22 points as they recorded a comprehensive ten wicket victory over Belper Meadows thirds.
Dave Walter won the toss and asked Meadows to bat. Fine bowling from 13-year-old Rob Peat saw him take three wickets for three runs and he was backed up by Mark Green (3 for 9), and Rich Deeming as Meadows slumped to 66 all out in 35.2 overs.
In reply, Roy Peat, 43 not out, and Dave Longdon, 16 not out, saw the Amateurs complete victory in just 19.4 overs.
Meadows were all out for 66. In reply Roy Peat, 43 not out, and Dave Longdon, 16 not out, saw us complete a ten wicket victory.
