Captain’s Corner
We seem to have kept the best performance of the season until the last the game! We beat Edinburgh in extra quick time, I won the toss and put them into bat. Through some great bowling and some rash shots we had them all out for 48 only an hour and a half into the innings. Freuchie went out and knocked off the runs with a loss of only one wicket. A very satisfying end to the season.
A good time was had by all at the end of season disco, with the great win during the day spirits were high. It was good to see so many juniors there to collect their trophies. It was also a chance to say goodbye to Dan Harper who was heading back home on the following Tuesday, we wished him all the best and a safe journey home.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed baking, raffle and tombola prizes to our coffee evening. It was very successful and we managed to raise the grand total of £540.00. Thanks again for all your hard work.
Hard luck to the 6 players who were pipped at the post at the Falkland Sixes on Saturday, unfortunately they were beaten in the final by the host team. It was very encouraging however as Freuchie had the youngest side in the competition.
A big thank you to all who contributed throughout the season to help the club run smoothly. It takes a big team effort to keep everything going. Preparations for next season have already started!
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Captain’s Corner
Another dismal batting display and some very dodgy umpiring decisions led to yet another crushing defeat for us on Saturday! We will try and recoup some pride this weekend when our opponents are Edinburgh, but at the time of writing this the prospects of play on Saturday are not looking good as the rain is currently battering off the window!
I’m looking forward to Saturday night’s presentation disco to bring to a close what has been another very difficult year and hope to see you all there for a drink, players and social members alike.
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Captain’s Corner
It was a bad for both XI’s on Saturday, as we were beaten by Edinburgh in corresponding fixtures. We arrived at the ground under very heavy and overcast conditions with the prospect of play looking doubtful. As the afternoon went on the skies cleared and we were able to commence play at 2pm, the game was cut down to 42 overs each. We won the toss and elected to field as the wicket was damp but this turned out to be the wrong choice, as the game went on the wicket deteriorated rapidly!!!
Edinburgh started off in their usual style, the big opener peppering the boundary at every opportunity. We eventually got him out for 60+ off 40+ balls, the rest of their batsmen continued the scoring rate with unorthodox shots and copious amounts of luck! Their innings closed with them amassing 233 from the 42 overs. Once again our slack bowling and fielding let us down, except for Scott Galloway who had 6 wickets to his name.
Our innings started off reasonably well but there was always the hint that the wicket was going to do some silly things. Good length balls were spitting of the wicket and making batting very difficult and dangerous with numerous balls rising to hit our gloves and whizzing past our noses. The guys did pretty well getting to our total of 199, myself with 58 and Dave Cowan with 42 the main run getters. Special mention must go to Dale Cowan who hit one of the best sixes by a Freuchie player in many a season.
With the 2nd half of the season starting on Saturday we’re hoping our luck and performances will improve, starting with Corstorphine this weekend.
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Team Selections
The team selection for the 1st and 2nd XI for this coming weekend are shown below.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI Fife Cup |
| DATE | Thu 25th June 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Dunfermline Knights |
| VENUE | McKane Park |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- D Cowan (Snr)
- S Gourlay
- S Galloway
- S Birrell
- M Jackson
- S Kennedy
- S Gibson
- R Wright
- J Wallace
- A Sutherland
Players meet 5:20pm at Freuchie Cricket Club or 5:50pm at Dunfermline for 6pm start.
Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI League |
| DATE | Sat 27th June 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Edinburgh Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Edinburgh |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- D Cowan (Snr)
- S Gourlay
- S Galloway
- S Birrell
- A Duncan
- S Rowley
- S Gibson
- D Cowan (Jnr)
- J Wallace
- D Harper
- Res – n/a
Players meet 10:45am at Freuchie Cricket Club for 1pm start at Edinburgh.
Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.
| COMPETITON | 2nd XI League |
| DATE | Sat 27th June 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Edinburgh Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Freuchie Cricket Ground |
- S Kennedy (Capt)
- C Balfour
- R Blanchfield
- R Wright
- K Crichton
- M Jackson
- G Christie
- G Morris
- B Forrester
- S Munro
- A Sutherland
- Res – K Khalill
Meet at Freuchie Cricket Club at 11:15am for 1pm start.
Any call offs call S Kennedy on 07957 585902.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI Fife Cup |
| DATE | Thu 25th June 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Dunfermline Knights |
| VENUE | McKane Park |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- D Cowan (Snr)
- S Gourlay
- S Galloway
- S Birrell
- M Jackson
- S Kennedy
- S Gibson
- R Wright
- J Wallace
- A Sutherland
Players meet 5:20pm at Freuchie Cricket Club or 5:50pm at Dunfermline.
Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.
Good luck once again to both teams.
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