In Western Championship 2, it was an exciting high scoring match at Nunholm as second placed Dumfries 2nd XI, Nunholm, played the side in fifth, Ferguslie 2nds. The visitors were put into bat and they reached a challenging total of 257 for 6 in the forty overs. That was largely thanks to a big innings of 134 from opener Gregor Preston-Jones. Meanwhile, at the other end, Ross Lamb took 3 wickets, aided by two late run-outs, as the side reflected on chances not taken at the innings break.

As for the 1st team, it was a team batting effort with all of the top six contributing scores. Amongst them Cory Dawson scored 39 to help take the score to 139 for 4 with sixteen overs left and just under 120 to get. Then a valiant hundred run partnership between skipper Drew Dawson and keeper Bill Middlemiss got the side to the point of needing 14 runs to win off the final over. However, Middlemiss was caught attempting another six and Nunholm were eventually defeated by 8 runs. He hit the innings top score of 65, and his top score for the club, and he was awarded the Jardine Funerals Player of the Match for so nearly getting his side to victory.

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Nunholm won the toss and fielded first
Nunholm lost by 8 runs (249/257 = 96.89% = 9 bonus points)
Meikelriggs 257-6 (40 overs)
G. Preston-Jones 134
C. Dawson 8 overs 1-42
J. Woodhouse 7 overs 0-50
F. Trigg 9 overs 0-55
R. Lamb 8 overs 2-47
P. Obank 2 overs 0-25
W. Osmond 6 overs 1-28
2 run outs
Nunholm 249-5 (40 overs)
P. Obank 28
F. Trigg 20
C. Dawson 39
W. Jabarkhil 27
A. Dawson 38no
W. Middlemiss 65
Extras 30 20WD 7NB 3LB 0B 0P
Fall of Wickets1-36 Patrick Obank, 2-91 Finley Trigg, 3-120 Cory Dawson, 4-139 Wahidullah Jabarkhil, 5-246 William Middlemiss