Anglian Combination: Mushroom offer pulls in big crowd for Bungay Town on Non-League Day
Bungay Town's team with some of the free mushrooms on offer on Non-League Day. - Credit: Submitted
The attraction of a free punnet of mushrooms and a pay-what-you-like ticket price pulled in a big crowd for Bungay Town on Non-League Day.
The Black Dogs pulled in a crowd of 100 through the initiative and celebrated the success by moving top of Division Two with a 3-2 win against Martham at Maltings Meadow, with Dan Andrews scoring two and John Riches the other.
In the Premier Division, a goal by Daniel Barraclough gave leaders Spixworth a 1-0 victory at St Andrews and maintained their 100pc record.
The most eye-catching result of the day saw Wroxham Reserves thrash Sheringham 7-0 at home thanks to a Timothy Cary hat-trick, a brace from Marcus Wilkinson and goals from Jordan King and Matty Doyle completed the scoring.
Caister lost 3-1 at home to Wymondham Town, with Warren Nichols on target for Caister but a brace from Michael Smith and a strike from Alex Wilson doing the damage for the visitors.
Mattishall and Blofield ended up even at 2-2 with a Daniel Palmer brace for Mattishall and James Bassey-Fisher and Ben Morgan for Blofield.
At Hilltops it also finished all square, 1-1 between Norwich CEYMS (a Darren Smith Penalty) and Long Stratton (Mark Appleton). Goals from Matthew Bussens and Nathan Howard saw Dersingham beat Acle 2-1 and there was also the same score-line at Harleston, where goals from James Trudgill and Nicholas Howell cancelled out Thomas Markham's strioke for Cromer.
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At Reepham the score was reversed with the home side going down 2-1 to Kirkley & Pakefield Reserves. Stephen Drake was on target for Reepham while Wayne Twomlow and Luke Catchpole were for Kirkley & Pakefield.
There were only two games in Division One, with Corton losing 5-2 at home to North Walsham. Matthew Hunton and a penalty by Brady England were cancelled out by a hat-trick from Dale Wilton and goals from Daniel Reynolds and Charlie Skipper.
The day's other fixture saw Beccles beat Loddon 2-1.
In the first round of the Norfolk Senior Cup, a brace by Gary Thompson was enough for Holt United to beat Hindringham 2-0 and luckless Poringland Wanderers went down 6-0 away to Mulbarton. Goal scorers for Mulbarton.
Bradenham Wanderers went down 1-0 to a goal by Billy Davis for Scole United and Hellesdon also went down 1-0, to Horsford, with Joe McFarlane scoring the only goal.
Aylsham and Foulsham were level at full time locked at 2-2 but Aylsham ran out 6-3 winners after extra-time, with William Abbs scoring four goals. In the remaining match Hempnall beat Stalham 3-2.
