Forfarshire won a reduced overs match at Peoples Park on Saturday to sit with six wins from seven matches and lie 8% ahead of Watsonians in the CSL table.
Persistent rain delayed the start but a brief dry spell saw Stoneywood bat first in a 30-over match. After a calm first four overs, overseas player Brayden Stepien found his range and despatched the Forfs attack repeatedly into Aberdeen airport surrounds, hitting 115 from 83 balls including twelve 6s and four 4s as Stoneywood raced along to 211 for 6 in increasingly damp conditions. Graeme taking 3 for 36 and Aman 2 for 69.
Craig and AB got the Forfs off to a promising start but on reaching 26 in the third over, AB was dismissed to a very sharp catch at backward point. Craig responded by despatching Ninan for two 6s and two 4s in the next over before falling for 63 caught and bowled low to Coetzer’s right in the 11th over with Forfs on 102. Graeme and Umair added 75 for the fourth wicket to take Forfs within sight of victory which was secured in the 25th over, Graeme finishing 59 not out in his fifth score over 50 in seven CSL innings.
All other weekend matches were cancelled due to rain, including the under 13’s trip to Inverleith for the Natwest ECB semi-final and finals day which has been rescheduled for this coming Sunday, 19th June.
Forfarshire moved into first place of the CSL Eastern Premiership on Saturday (4th June) following a dominant performance against Aberdeenshire. There was also success in the second team battle at Mannofield where Forthill chased down 211 to record their third win of the season.
Batting first, Craig (90 from 71 balls) and Matty (83 from 96 balls) shared an opening partnership of 183 in 27 overs and both looked set to reach three figures when Craig offered a looping catch to wicketkeeper Martin from a sweep that was followed soon after by Matty who edged Venske through to Martin in the 31st over with 210 on the board. Graeme (56 from 40 balls) and Umair (48 from 60 balls) made cautious starts to their innings but later accelerated the Forfs total towards 300 after 45 overs before a final flurry saw Forfarshire finish on 333 for 7.
Howard and Jamieson saw the visitors run chase off to a good start but a run out then a catch behind the wicket saw both out by the time Aberdeenshire had reached 60. Venske and Cooray threatened to keep Abedeenshire in the game but Umair made a timely breakthrough to bowl Venske for 31 and later saw Cooray edge through to Craig for 50 to give Forfs the upper hand in the game. Three wickets in four balls from Christian followed by three wickets for no runs from Hogi wrapped up the game in quick time to see Forfs victorious by 151 runs.
At Mannofield, tight spells from Howie and Quinno followed by 2 wickets for Rory limited the home side to 211 for 7 from their 45 overs. The Forthill response started steadily with 44 from Rory and 22 from Howie before Gav (56) and Nic (58) combined to put Forthill in a winning position and despite losing two late wickets, the target was reached with 9 overs to spare.
Forthill 2nd XI travelled to Bannockburn on Saturday and fell well short of the home side's 286 after a century from Belli took the game away from a young side - James and Liam taking the only wickets to fall. match report
Forfarshire won a tight game with Carlton at Forthill on Saturday to sit level with them on three wins from four starts in the CSL table. Forthill lost to Meigle but there were wins for Forthill 2nd XI over St.Andrews University Staff by 47 runs and Forthill 3rd XI over Montrose by 11 runs.
Early morning rain cleared in time for a 1pm start with Forfarshire opting to bowl first. A swinging delivery from Begs clipped the off stump of MacPherson in the 7th over and set the tone for the Forfs bowlers - with Matty, Christian, Liam and Umair all hitting the stumps to leave the visitors 132 for 6 in the 33rd over when Umair fought back well against Evans who hit a quick 22. With Drummond running out of partners he took the attack to the Forfs but a well flighted delivery from Hogi found the safe hands of Christian on the deep square boundary that saw Carlton all out for 180 in the 45th over.
Matty and Craig played a watchful game to start but an uncharacteristic mix up saw Matty run out in the 7th over with 37 on the board. Beghin (59 from 86 balls) and Wallace (39 from 51 balls) added a comfortable 65 before a mis-judged quick single and sharp fielding saw Craig also run out. Umair (20) and Beghin both fell within the space of eight balls to bring Carlton back into the game with Forfs on 149 for 5. Short stays by Christian and Rennie left Scott (20 not out) and Andy to scamper the final required runs amongst mounting pressure from the Carlton attack.
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At Meigle, Forthill suffered a 5 wicket reverse after being bowled out for 114, Callum top scoring with 24 and Midge 22. The combined efforts of
Drummond (31 not out), Farmer (30) and Clark (24 not out) saw Meigle through to victory with 7 overs remaining. scorecard
Forthill 2nd XI raced to 252 for 4 against St.Andrews University Staff with Adam blasting 83 while Craig hit 56 along with useful contributions from Cammy (34), Midge (33) and James (20no).
In reply, St.Andrews reached 205 for 7 with Ted taking 3 for 29 in a fine home victory. match report
Forthill began the defence of their league title with a 122 run home victory over Strathmore
Batting first, Howie (36) and Callum (25) saw Forthill off to a comfortable start by adding 49 before Strathmore’s new overseas signing Theo van Pype struck twice in three balls to leave Forthill 49 for 2 after 12 overs.
Forthill’s middle order repaired the early damage, firstly with a sparkling 19 from Andy, then a solid 26 from Blackie before an entertaining 72 on debut from Nic Green saw Forthill through to 244 all out. In response, Strathmore slumped to 122 all out with Andy taking 5 for 4 while van Pype top-scored with 58 for the visitors.
Forfarshire's visit to Myreside proved to be a nail-bighting encounter with the Forfs just failing to chase down Watsonians 257 for 7. At 33 for 4, the run chase looked all but over however a 94-ball century from Beghin and 47 from Christian saw Forfarshire recover to 225 for 7 but Watsonians struck back to take the last 3 wickets for 11 runs and secure a 22 run victory.
Forfarshire got their CSL season off to a winning start with a comfortable 7 wicket victory over league newcomers Glenrothes.
Opting to bowl first, Graeme Beghin collected the first wicket when he trapped Rai LBW in the 4th over. Rawling and Greaves then laid the foundations for a lengthy second wicket partnership but AB struck to dismiss Rawling after being launched over mid-wicket the previous delivery with Liam taking a simple catch at square leg. An outstanding running catch from Umair off Liam saw Glenrothes 53 for 3 in the 17th over before a second wicket for Liam and two wickets in as many balls for the returning Beghin saw Glenrothes faltering at 84 for 6. A well taken return catch saw Greaves fall for 60 to Umair while Hogi collected the final two wickets to reduce the visitors to 126 all out.
Forfarshire’s response was dominated by Craig’s 68 from 47 balls which included three sixes in one over from Reddy that went for 25 as the Forfs romped home with 7 wickets and 34 overs in hand.
Forthill's SPCU opener with Gordonians was cancelled due to ongoing wintry weather in Aberdeen preventing the ground from being prepared.
Forfarshire travel to Myreside next Saturday to take on Watsonians who's opening league match was postponed due to bad weather while Forthill will host Strathmore.
The annual Captains XI v Presidents XI took place at Forthill on Saturday - and a high scoring game saw the Presidents men victorious by 12 runs.
A hard hit 91 from Richard along with 50 from his opening partner Callum saw the Presidents team off to an impressive start. Fine early season touch from Umair (64) took the total to 245 for 9 after 40 overs.
Matty top-scored with 79 for the Captains XI before a late innings 35 not out from Craig McC and 29 from Midge provided an entertaining end to the days play.
Forfarshire moved into first place of the CSL Eastern Premiership on Saturday (4th June) following a dominant performance against Aberdeenshire. There was also success in the second team battle at Mannofield where Forthill chased down 211 to record their third win of the season.
Batting first, Craig (90 from 71 balls) and Matty (83 from 96 balls) shared an opening partnership of 183 in 27 overs and both looked set to reach three figures when Craig offered a looping catch to wicketkeeper Martin from a sweep that was followed soon after by Matty who edged Venske through to Martin in the 31st over with 210 on the board. Graeme (56 from 40 balls) and Umair (48 from 60 balls) made cautious starts to their innings but later accelerated the Forfs total towards 300 after 45 overs before a final flurry saw Forfarshire finish on 333 for 7.
Howard and Jamieson saw the visitors run chase off to a good start but a run out then a catch behind the wicket saw both out by the time Aberdeenshire had reached 60. Venske and Cooray threatened to keep Abedeenshire in the game but Umair made a timely breakthrough to bowl Venske for 31 and later saw Cooray edge through to Craig for 50 to give Forfs the upper hand in the game. Three wickets in four balls from Christian followed by three wickets for no runs from Hogi wrapped up the game in quick time to see Forfs victorious by 151 runs.
At Mannofield, tight spells from Howie and Quinno followed by 2 wickets for Rory limited the home side to 211 for 7 from their 45 overs. The Forthill response started steadily with 44 from Rory and 22 from Howie before Gav (56) and Nic (58) combined to put Forthill in a winning position and despite losing two late wickets, the target was reached with 9 overs to spare.
Forthill 2nd XI travelled to Bannockburn on Saturday and fell well short of the home side's 286 after a century from Belli took the game away from a young side - James and Liam taking the only wickets to fall. match report
Forfarshire moved into first place of the CSL Eastern Premiership on Saturday (4th June) following a dominant performance against Aberdeenshire. There was also success in the second team battle at Mannofield where Forthill chased down 211 to record their third win of the season.
Batting first, Craig (90 from 71 balls) and Matty (83 from 96 balls) shared an opening partnership of 183 in 27 overs and both looked set to reach three figures when Craig offered a looping catch to wicketkeeper Martin from a sweep that was followed soon after by Matty who edged Venske through to Martin in the 31st over with 210 on the board. Graeme (56 from 40 balls) and Umair (48 from 60 balls) made cautious starts to their innings but later accelerated the Forfs total towards 300 after 45 overs before a final flurry saw Forfarshire finish on 333 for 7.
Howard and Jamieson saw the visitors run chase off to a good start but a run out then a catch behind the wicket saw both out by the time Aberdeenshire had reached 60. Venske and Cooray threatened to keep Abedeenshire in the game but Umair made a timely breakthrough to bowl Venske for 31 and later saw Cooray edge through to Craig for 50 to give Forfs the upper hand in the game. Three wickets in four balls from Christian followed by three wickets for no runs from Hogi wrapped up the game in quick time to see Forfs victorious by 151 runs.
At Mannofield, tight spells from Howie and Quinno followed by 2 wickets for Rory limited the home side to 211 for 7 from their 45 overs. The Forthill response started steadily with 44 from Rory and 22 from Howie before Gav (56) and Nic (58) combined to put Forthill in a winning position and despite losing two late wickets, the target was reached with 9 overs to spare.
Forthill 2nd XI travelled to Bannockburn on Saturday and fell well short of the home side's 286 after a century from Belli took the game away from a young side - James and Liam taking the only wickets to fall. match report
Forfarshire moved into first place of the CSL Eastern Premiership on Saturday (4th June) following a dominant performance against Aberdeenshire. There was also success in the second team battle at Mannofield where Forthill chased down 211 to record their third win of the season.
Batting first, Craig (90 from 71 balls) and Matty (83 from 96 balls) shared an opening partnership of 183 in 27 overs and both looked set to reach three figures when Craig offered a looping catch to wicketkeeper Martin from a sweep that was followed soon after by Matty who edged Venske through to Martin in the 31st over with 210 on the board. Graeme (56 from 40 balls) and Umair (48 from 60 balls) made cautious starts to their innings but later accelerated the Forfs total towards 300 after 45 overs before a final flurry saw Forfarshire finish on 333 for 7.
Howard and Jamieson saw the visitors run chase off to a good start but a run out then a catch behind the wicket saw both out by the time Aberdeenshire had reached 60. Venske and Cooray threatened to keep Abedeenshire in the game but Umair made a timely breakthrough to bowl Venske for 31 and later saw Cooray edge through to Craig for 50 to give Forfs the upper hand in the game. Three wickets in four balls from Christian followed by three wickets for no runs from Hogi wrapped up the game in quick time to see Forfs victorious by 151 runs.
At Mannofield, tight spells from Howie and Quinno followed by 2 wickets for Rory limited the home side to 211 for 7 from their 45 overs. The Forthill response started steadily with 44 from Rory and 22 from Howie before Gav (56) and Nic (58) combined to put Forthill in a winning position and despite losing two late wickets, the target was reached with 9 overs to spare.
Forthill 2nd XI travelled to Bannockburn on Saturday and fell well short of the home side's 286 after a century from Belli took the game away from a young side - James and Liam taking the only wickets to fall. match report