Largo Division 2 Champions

Largo Cricket Club 1^st XI finished the 2008 league season as East of Scotland Cricket League Division 2 champions on Saturday unfortunately without a ball being bowled as conditions at local rivals Falkland proved too wet for any cricket to be played.  The whole of August had been a complete washout for the East Drive men with only last Sunday’s match versus closest challengers Boroughmuir going ahead which ended up being the Fifers worst result of the season as they were bowled out for a paltry 65 chasing the Edinburgh sides 185. however, Largo have had a substantial lead at the top of the division for some weeks now and that result didn’t matter in the grand scheme of things as they have held on to take their first league title.  The 1^st XI have moved up through the divisions since the restructure in season 2000 but have always been promoted as runners up and after spending 5 seasons in division 2 it has proved to be all the sweeter taking the title after having been so close to promotion to the top division, two seasons ago only to be pipped on the final day of the season.  

Largo captain Alastair Duncan took a moment from the celebrations and gave these words  “This is a huge moment for the club, especially in our 25^th anniversary, the club has moved on leaps and bounds from our humble beginnings back in 1983 and to finally be playing in the top league in the East of Scotland next season is going to be fantastic.  We won the Scottish Small Clubs Cup a few years ago which was brilliant but that was only 4 games, this has been a long hard slog over a whole season and to come to the end of it with a league title is just amazing, it’s also good knowing that along with East Fife F.C. Largo Cricket Club has brought some more sporting success to the area this year which can only be a good thing!”

Largo 1^st XI finished the season having played 13 games, winning 10 and losing just the 3 which included a 4 game unbeaten run at the start of the campaign which meant the other teams in the division were always going to be playing catch up. Largo 1^st XI used a squad of fourteen players this year and everyone of them played their part in the success and with it being a young squad it is hoped that the winning formula will continue and that sometime in the not too distant future Largo will be playing in the National Leagues of Scotland along side the more well known Fife cricket teams Freuchie, Falkland and Dunfermline.

The Largo team will be officially presented with the league trophy at the East of Scotland Cricket Association dinner in October in Edinburgh .

The Largo Cricket Club 1^st XI East League Division 2 champions squad are:  Alastair Duncan (cpt), Asman Ali (v.cpt), Craig Walker , Ben Stinson, Guy Robinson, Shahid Bux, Guy Murdoch, Gordon Kinnear, Chris Barclay, Bob Mowat, Nicky Rintoul , David Smith, Nadeem Ali , Brent Bentley.