A closely fought game turned into a 118-run rout when Rutland collapsed spectacularly losing their last seven wickets for just 15 runs.

Sandiacre, the visitors, had chosen to bat first but soon found themselves in trouble when their top three had all departed for just 37 runs.

All three wickets were taken by the fiery Carl Pengelly who hit the deck hard and drew his rewards in a fine opening spell.

The innings was stabilised by David Jordison (32) and Rob Attwood (56) who put on 81 for the fourth wicket at a rate of four runs per over. Both fell to Pengelly’s second spell giving him a five wicket haul – the first by any Rutland first teamer this season.

With ten overs remaining, Sandiacre’s score was 141 for 5 but their lower order cashed in with a vengeance. Dan Wheeldon, a centurion the week before, hit 25 from 18 balls and Ryan McFadyean hammered an unbeaten 27 from 16 balls.

David Smit sustained the worst treatment and Martin Brandrick, who also bowled during the last ten over rush, escaped relatively unscathed ending with 3 for 51 from ten overs.

It was a decent performance in the field by Rutland with their wicket-keeper Andy Hislop in outstanding form. He took a stumping and four catches, one of which was a remarkable diving effort down the leg side.

Rutland needed 225 from their 50 overs to win and captain Smit began in belligerent fashion by hitting McFadyean for two boundaries in the first over.

But he was bowled by Wheeldon in the very next over and McFadyean then removed Martin Brandrick and Ian Banks in quick succession.

At 18 for 3 the innings desperately needed a long partnership and opener Nick Dawson and Andy Flindall set about doing just that.

They had taken the score along to 91 when Flindall, who had made 32, was given a dubious decision - adjudged caught off the spin of John Trueman.