Largos poor start to the season.

Largo 1st got off to their customary start in the league campaign with a thumping 6 wicket defeat at home at the hands of Haddington.

In a game sponsored by Thornbridge Sawmills, Largo lost the toss and were asked to bat first on a wicket affected by heavy rain on the previous day. Key opener Walker was back in the pavilion for zero when he played on to the youngster Hiley. Captain Mowat and new boy Ash repaired the damage until Mowat departed in exactly the same fashion as Walker. He had added 21 and the score had moved on to 30. No batsman could settle which was more to do with the wicket rather the bowling of the Haddington players and a succession of Largo players came and went before Simpson was joined in the middle by Smith with the total at 63 for 6 in the 22^nd over. These two players attempted a Largo fightback and played a sensible partnership before Simpson was caught on the boundary for an excellent 73 ball 37. Smith soon followed for 30 with the score taken on  to 128. Largo were all out for 129 when last man Deemy Ali was out without scoring. J. Knowell  was the pick of the Haddington bowlers with 4 for 37.

Haddington batsman Talbot was a man on a mission as he set about the Largo bowlers and bludgeoned 36 before he was caught by Ash off the bowling of Ritchie. Veteran Hiley played the archetypal anchor role as he stayed in the middle and waited for the all too frequent bad ball which he put to the boundary. Haddington were never in any danger of not winning the game and even after loosing Hiley for a fine 50 and a couple of other top order batsman, Gray and Petrie saw them home for the victory. 

Only Mowat for his outstanding 15 overs for 22 runs and Simpson for his timely knock and peerless display behind the stumps gained pass marks in this game. Largo can seek comfort from the fact they underperfomed on the day rather than  beaten by a better side.