The Dumfries Sunday XI was short by fifty runs in their league match at Lanercost at the weekend in chasing 258. Junior all-rounder Finley Trigg was the Learmont & Simms Player of the Match for Dumfries with his first fifty for the club, not out, plus two wickets.

Lanercost batted first and reached a challenging score of 258 for 7 wickets from the 36 overs, with Trigg taking two of the seven wickets to fall. The other wickets were shared around with one each for junior Angus Middlemiss and for Lightfoot, Goodin and Vadakkoott.

In reply, the Dumfries top scorers were Trigg and Liam Renou who were both retired on fifty and then returned to finish with 51 not out and 61 not out respectively, with each hitting their maiden fifty for Dumfries. Billy Morgan was the other score for the side with 24 as Dumfries finished on 208 for 8.

Lanercost 258 for 7 (36 overs)
2 wickets for Finley, 1 for Dave, Angus, Aidan, Ajith
Dumfries Sunday XI 208 for 8 (36 overs) [4 bonus points]
24 Billy, 61 Liam retired/not out, 51 Finley retired/not out

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