Like the phoenix from the ashes Largo 2nd XI rose from a position in
which they looked down and out after only 20 minutes to defeat Edinburgh side
Morton in an enthralling Division 7 league game played at Mussleburgh on
Saturday. A wicket of totally inconsistent bounce meant that Morton skipper
George Donald must have been delighted to win the toss and ask Largo to bat
first. But his delight must have been even greater when in the eighth over Largo
were 9 for 4 with the cream of the batting back in the pavilion. Nairne and
Galloway dug in and while runs were hardly to be found they at least prevented
further calamities until the 20th over when Galloway was dismissed with the
score on 20. Seath entered the fray
and played positively from the start. Although not without a few scares he and
Nairne shared a magnificent 6th wicket partnership of 60 until after
a third stop for rain Seath was dismissed. Abetted firstly by Fleming and then
by Nick Robinson Nairne carried on until the penultimate over and, having staged
an impressive recovery, the Largo inning closed soon after on 116 for 9.
Largo were positive from the start of the
Morton innings and with his first ball Nairne dived forward to catch the
dangerous Cunningham. The Largo bowlers and fielders worked hard to apply
pressure and Seath found a beauty to dismiss Donald. Sayer joined the attack and
bowled superbly to take 3 wickets in an unchanged 11 over spell. Largo continued
to turn the screw even tighter so that when Jones called Turton for a sharp
single Nairne threw to the bowlers end where Sayer completed the run out of
Morton’s number 3. Nairne then induced Jones to swipe to point and next ball
wrapped up the innings, as he had started it, by diving full length to dimiss
Bell and complete a quite remarkable turnaround.
Largo 2nd XI
|
|||
|
R.
Dakin |
lbw |
b
D. Sharpe |
1 |
|
I.
Barnes |
|
b
D. Sharpe |
5 |
|
G.
Robinson |
c
Jones |
b
D. Sharpe |
0 |
|
A.
Tocher |
|
b
Jones |
0 |
|
G.
Nairne |
c
Daly |
b
Hercus |
44 |
|
D.
Galloway |
c
Jones |
b
Hercus |
3 |
|
D.
Seath |
c
Turton |
b
Jones |
25 |
|
R.
Fleming |
|
b
Jones |
4 |
|
N.
Robinson |
c
Forbes |
b
Jones |
10 |
|
C.
Sayer |
not |
out |
1 |
|
B.
Robinson |
not |
out |
1 |
|
Extras |
|
|
21 |
|
TOTAL |
(47
overs) |
116 |
for
9 |
Jones
4-32, D. Sharpe 3-31
Morton
|
|||
|
Donald |
|
b
Seath |
5 |
|
Cunningham |
c
and |
b
Nairne |
0 |
|
Turton |
run
out |
(Nairne/Sayer) |
26 |
|
Forbes |
c
Sayer |
b
Seath |
4 |
|
Hercus |
|
b
Sayer |
3 |
|
D.
Sharpe |
c
Tocher |
b
B. Robinson |
1 |
|
A.
Sharpe |
|
b
Sayer |
15 |
|
Jones |
c
B. Robinson |
b
Nairne |
9 |
|
Anderson |
|
b
Sayer |
0 |
|
Bell |
c
and |
b
Nairne |
2 |
|
Daly |
not |
out |
0 |
|
Extras |
|
|
11 |
|
TOTAL |
(34.2
overs) |
76 |
all
out |
Nairne
3-15, Sayer 3-23