Dunstable Town's poor form with the bat continued as they slumped to defeat against Letchworth in Saracens Herts League Division One at the weekend.

Only Sam Cherry with 54 made any impression at Lancot Park as the hosts were bowled out for 142.

The visitors had no trouble reaching their target as they strolled to a seven-wicket triumph.

Dunstable IIs scraped to a much-needed win against fellow strugglers Clifton in Division Three.

Dave Barker was the star for Dunstable, making a valuable 50 as the visitors edged past their target of 153 with just one wicket in hand.
In Division Seven, Dunstable IIIs slide down the table continued as they crashed to a seven-wicket reverse against Eversholt.

Dunstable were shot out for a paltry 120 before Eversholt eased home for the loss of three wickets.

Dunstable IVs had to settle for a losing draw against Chorleywood in Division Ten.

Batting first, Chorleywood made 206-7 and, despite 75 from Peter Treharne, Dunstable came up just short at 194-9.

Luton Town & Indians kept up the pressure at the head of Division Two with a three-wicket defeat of
Knebworth Park II.

Nitin Parsooth took 3-48 as Knebworth made 183-7 before the prolific Pradeep Jayanprakashdaran made an unbeaten 69 and Mohammed Haroon 45 to lead Town to 184-7.

Town IIs were edged out by Knebworth Park IIIs in a low-scoring Division Five encounter.

Prayag Katechia snared 4-12 as Knebworth were rolled over for 116, a total that proved to be beyond Town who subsided to a poor 102 all out despite the efforts of Mushtaq Dalvi who finished undefeated on 48.

Town IVs secured an emphatic nine-wicket victory against Old Albanians
in Division Thirteen.

Albanians were skittled for a poor 87, Devang Shah taking 5-30, before Haroon Afridi's unbeaten 47 led Town to 89-1 in less than 20 overs.

Dunstable completed a poor weekend on Sunday as they were hammered by league leaders Vauxhall Motors in the Bedfordshire County League Premier Division.

The visitors conceded a staggering 75 extras as Motors, despite no batsman passing 50, racked up 288-7 in 46 overs, Sam Cherry the pick of the Dunstable attack with 4-19.

In reply, Steve Watts hit 71 as Dunstable finished well short as they were bowled out for 169. Ahtzaz Ahmed, 5-29, and Mohammed Irshad, 4-6, did the damage with the ball for Motors.

In Division One, Dunstable IIs recorded a 43-run victory against Harrold.

Stuart Harvey hit 72 as Dunstable reached 232-6 and then proceeded to take three wickets as Harrold were bowled out for 189. Andy Watts and Tom Simpkins also weighed in with three wickets apiece for the victors.

Dunstable IVs Division Four promotion push suffered a setback as they went down to Harrold II by five wickets.

Ian Gilbert, 46, and Saanwell Ilyas, 32, helped Dunstable recover from 80-6 to a competitive 182-9.

This proved to be too few as Harrold reached their target with overs to spare, the hosts finishing on 186-5.

Vauxhall Motors IIs maintained their push at the top of Division Two as they beat Eversholt by 33 runs.

Motors were dismissed for 195 before bowling out Harrold for 162.

Luton Town & Indians were knocked off the top spot in the Premier Division as they crashed to a 48-run defeat to bottom of the table Leighton Buzzard.

Adna Bashir took 3-45 as Buzzard totalled 206-9 but, despite Dhaval Naik's 58, Town limped to 158 all out, Dan Scott, 3-14, and Tom Light, 3-25, running through their line-up.

Town IIs enjoyed a six-wicket success against Pavenham & Felmersham in Division Two.

The visitors were bowled out for 136 as Masud Rafiq, 3-38, Jasjit Sobti, 2-16, and Samad Parkar, 2-36, shone with the ball. Town's chase suffered few alarms as they coasted to 137-4, Prayag Katechia leading the way with an unbeaten 49.

In Division Four, Town IIIs got the better of Sandy by 54 runs. Kantila Patel, Harry Sookraj and Manjit Singh all got into the forties as Town piled up 249 before bowling out Sandy for 195, Manjit Singh and Gurpreet Singh taking three wickets apiece.