That’s Better
We went down to Dunfermline in a mid-week game, but Saturday saw the First team at home to Arbroath United and a marked recovery from the previous week’s debacle against Watsonians. It didn’t look too promising at one stage, despite Robbie Mutch having nailed visitor’s opener McGill for a duck in the first over. Arbroath’s batsmen rallied and were 120-odds for 3 after 25 overs. However, our bowlers eventually sorted out plunderers Ritchie, Johnston, Spink and Gilmour, while batsmen 6 to 11 amassed only 23 runs amongst them for a total of 207. Wickets were shared around, with two for Mutchie, three for Jason, two for Gibby and one each for Scotts Birrell, Galloway and Gourlay.
Our batsmen put in a workmanlike shift with Jason 38, Robbie B 22, Alan Wallace 13 and Scott Galloway 17, but the win was sealed by Gour, stroking the ball around with his usual elegance for 36 not out, and Jock Wallace with a thumping 61 not out. These and a fair sprinkling of extras saw us to 208 for 4, twelve points and third in the league. You can pick up the league information at the Lloyds TSB Scotland League First Division 2007 webpage.
Meanwhile, the Twos were having a tough time against Watsonians. Decimated by call-offs, we had three players from the under 15s. They mustered an excellent 209, which included a 59 from Graeme Christie, but that just wasn’t enough. Captain Coo said he was ‘proud of his bairns,’ literally the case for son Dale, who was our best wicket-taker with three. The Twos are now third bottom in ESCA Division 1, but just a wee bit of luck would see them moving up the table.
Sunday and Village Cup, away to Kintore. Batting first, Freuchie had 30 from Robbie Birrell, a duck from Steve Rowley and 20 from Blair Forrester, but the Wallace brothers took over at that point with 102 not out for Alan and 80 not out for Jock. With Gour’s 9 and a heap of extras we had 276 for 4, but on a less happy note, one of the Kintore bowlers stopped a Wallace drive in the most painful possible way and had to be taken to hospital. That sort of thing usually gets little sympathy from the other players, but this one was no laughing matter and we hope he’s made a full recovery. Someone has pinched my score sheet, so I’m short of detail, but the Kintore reply was 134 plus extras, Robbie Birrell chief wicket-taker with four.
The coming weekend has the Firsts away to Drumpelier, the Twos without a game due to the Glenrothes CC Fifty Year Celebrations. The following Saturday (June 9th) will be our Sponsors’ Day, when we’re at home to Forfarshire.
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