In a game sponsored by  Rob Roy Homes (Crieff) ltd, Largo continued their good run of form with a convincing 8 wicket victory at home over near neighbours Dalgety Bay.

 

    Winning  the toss and asking the visitors to bat, Dalgety Bay made slow progress against the accurate Largo bowling. The early wicket helped with Walker taking a sharp catch at slip of Brown's bowling.  The slow run rate set the tone of the Dalgety Bay innings as only 16 runs were scored of the first 10 overs and a further 13 for the second 10 overs. The West Fife side had to play some attaching shots and this is when wickets began to fall with all of the 5 Largo bowlers successful. The fielding was tight with Ali in particular taking a sharp catch at mid-on and the dependable Kinnear and Simpson also taking catches. The Dalgety Bay innings finished on 103 after 42 overs. Brown returned the best bowling figures - 4 for 26.

 

       Cook and Walker started the reply confidently and any thought the visitors had of winning the game disappeared as they failed to get the early wicket. Cook in particular was in commanding form, punishing the bad ball  for four to the boundary and he notched up his first half century of the season

 before falling to a great catch at backward point for 53 with the score on 100. Walker fell in the next over attempting to finish the game in style and it was left to Mowat and Kinnear to wrap up the 25 points without any further losses.

 

 

 

Dalgety Bay Innings

How out

Bowler

runs

K.Pearson

Run out

 

9

L.Peden

Ct Walker

Brown

0

I.Osburne

Ct Ali

Ritchie

10

M.Forbes

Ct Simpson

Barclay

12

M.Bracewell

Ct Kinnear

Brown

23

K.Miller

Ct & Bowled

Mowat

0

M.Lawrie

Ct & Bowled

Mowat

4

D.Adamson

Bowled

Smith

10

A.Pearson

St Simpson

Brown

13

A.Dalby

Bowled

Brown

7

D.Gell

Not out

 

6

 

 

Extras

9

 

 

 

103 for 10

  

 

Largo Innings

How out

Bowler

runs

C.Walker

Ct Gell

Adamson

36

D.Cook

Ct Miller

Dalby

53

R.Mowat

Not out

 

2

G.Kinnear

Not out

 

2

C.Barclay

Did not bat

 

 

A.Ali

Did not bat

 

 

B.Simpson

Did not bat

 

 

A.Brown

Did not bat

 

 

A.Duncan

Did not bat

 

 

D.Smith

Did not bat

 

 

S.Ritchie

Did not bat

 

 

 

 

Extras

12

 

 

 

104 for 2