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REPORTS:  Jesse heroics denied victory at Ayr

REPORTS: Jesse heroics denied victory at Ayr

Dumfries Cricket6 Jul 2022 - 16:00
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Fours across the board in the leagues. 1s are 4th, 2s are 4th, and women's team finish 4th.

Dumfries were involved in another thrilling last ball Premier League finish on Saturday, this time against Ayr, where despite an outstanding GM Thomson Player of the Match performance from Jesse Smit the side were defeated by two wickets.

Photo: The Dumfries/Galloway Women's team defeated Watsonians in the Women's Premier League

Your Move Dumfries chose to bat first and made a steady start but at the half way point had reached 83 for 3 after twenties from Scott Beveridge and Tom McBride. The innings gained impetus when Robert McBride joined Jesse Smit for an imposing hundred partnership. Both accelerated to over a run a ball as boundaries began to up the Dumfries run rate. McBride contributed one slog sweep six hit as hard as anything this season but he departed caught attempting his fourth six for an excellent 57 and with Dumfries now up to 181 for 4 with just over eight overs left.

Alan Davidson was able to exploit those remaining overs as he combined with Smit as sixes were instrumental in a closing rate of ten an over. Davidson rapidly added 26 and Smit piled on the runs to reach his impressive century. Dumfries managed to reach a defendable score of 267 for 6 with eleven sixes helping to add over one hundred and eighty in the the second half of the innings. Smit hit six sixes and six fours in his 109 not out.

Smit then set Ayr back as he took two wickets in the very first over. Chances to remove Flack were not snaffled but he was out well caught by McGrath off Davidson for 43 with the score in the seventies. Grobler contributed 35 before he was another Smit victim, this time a direct hit run out, for a score of 147 for 4 but with twenty overs still to go.

Ayr were ahead in comparison with Dumfries and the stumbling block was Michael English batting well at four. Dumfries managed to apply pressure with a further three wickets, 198 for 7, but a near fifty run eighth wicket partnership was only ended with a run out on the third run by Malik.

It came down to eleven to win off the last over but a brilliant English was up to the task with an improvised last ball six over midwicket for a dramatic two wicket win with English finishing 134 not out. Smit was denied a deserved win as he finished with four wickets to go with his century.

Your Move Dumfries are now in fourth place in the Premier League and next play Langside at home on Saturday.

The WDCU Premier League table is HERE.

Nunholm, Dumfries 2nds, also moved to fourth spot in the Second Division with a rain affected win against East Renfrewshire at home on Saturday. Batting first the home side owed their final total to the experience of Mat Williams opening and David Davidson batting lower down the order. Williams was out caught for 42 having steered the side to 114 for 6 with wickets falling at the other end. Evergreen Davidson then ensured a target to defend with a swift not out score of 43 with seven boundaries, including two sixes.

Nunholm totalled 164 all out and after rain interruptions the target for East Renfrewshire was reduced to 109 in 23 overs. Callum Reynolds-Lewis was the GM Thomson Player of the Match as his wickets then stalled the opposition progress. He dismisssed the top three cheaply, ran out number four, and held a catch for the last wicket to fall to contribute to five of the six wickets dismissed in a East Renfrewshire total of 74 for 6 for a 35 run win by Nunholm.

The WDCU Second Division League table is HERE.

The Sunday Development side had the second last over thriller of the weekend at home against Appleby. Dumfries batted first and opener Jabarkhil provided a rapid score of 35. Adam Malik and Sean Thornely (22) put together a partnership to reach 122 for 3 and then Malik, with a retired score of 50, and Peter Gage and Jacob Holden, both not out, saw the side to 168 for 6 after the 36 overs.

From Appleby on 60 for 3, with wickets bowled by Reynolds-Lewis and Bainbridge, an eighty plus partnership between Donnelly and Howard set the visitors up for a win. However skipper Sean Thornely took two wickets, one to a great catch by keeper Gage, and spinner Reynolds-Lewis took his second and with two overs left it was down to four runs to win. Thornely then took two wickets to make it interesting with two needed of the last with two wickets left but Appleby successfully reached their target and 172 for 8.

Women's Cricket: The combined Dumfries, Galloway side completed their Scottish Women's Premier League fixtures with a comprehensive defeat of Watsonians in Edinburgh on Sunday.

Watsonians were asked to field first and the innings, and the game, was dominated by a second wicket partnership between century makers Roshini Prince-Navaratnam and Hannah Rainey. Together they set up the team's highest score of the season with a 193 run partnership. Hannah was first to her century and was out bowled attempting a further six for a score of 109 of 72 balls and with sixteen boundaries. Opener Roshini soon followed her century to bat through to reach 105 not out. Orla Montgomery straight drove her way to a rapid fifteen to help get the side to a big total of 244 for 3 after the thirty overs. Both century makers shared the Ashleigh Building Player of the Match accolade.

The Watsonians reply was stymied when three wickets fell with the score approaching twenty. Montgomery took two in two with full swinging deliveries capable of dismissing anyone and Rainey also claimed a wicket. Emma Fordyce had a direct hit run out and Rosy Ryan took a further wicket bowled. Niamh Muir also hit the stumps twice for her three wickets and aided by a good catch by Katy Anderson. Jo Williams bowled the final wicket as the home side could just reach 42 all out.

The side's win meant that they finished fourth in the Premier League with the two sides above them also registering five wins and league winners Carlton one more with six wins and one defeat.

The final Women's Premier League table is HERE.

Junior Cricket: Dumfries U13s put in a good performance against Lanercost with a side depleted by holidays and just ran out of available batters nine runs short of victory. Lanercost were pulled back to finish on 102 for 7 with Munro Cubbon the pick of the bowlers with two wickets and Archie Coltart and Jasmine McCulloch each claiming one. Nairn Cubbon then top scored with 30 retired, Munro hit 25 and Jack Cyfert scored 10 but the final wicket fell on 94 with ten balls left to end the chance of a battling win.

Dumfries Cricket Club welcome new players, of any age from 5 upwards, male and female, to come along to the club’s various sessions and can contact the club on dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com, via www.dumfriescricketclub.com, or on social media @dumfriescricket.

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