Largo 2nd XI encountered Stewarts Melville Royal High (SMRH)
at East Drive on Saturday, a team they have never beaten in a match sponsored by
Addison and Fairfull. A 99 run second-wicket partnership for SMRH saw the 100
being passed in only the 24th over and Largo looked set to face a
daunting total, but having captured the second wicket at 114, Largo,
predominantly through the outstanding Chris Sayer, fought their way back into
the game splendidly and the ninth wicket fell at 149. However, not for the first
time this season, Largo couldn’t finish the job and by taking an extra two
overs SMRH reached 179 with a 7-over last wicket partnership of 30. Sayer
returned a personal best of 6 for 27 in 13 overs.
Galloway
started in astonishing fashion by striking two fours and two sixes off the
spinner Bissett but was then caught trying to repeat the shot. Largo continued
to play positively but wickets fell at regular intervals and although the top
seven Largo batsmen all got started nobody could make a major contribution.
Sayer’s dismissal started a disastrous slide and Largo lost their last 6
wickets for 19 runs to be comprehensively beaten.
Largo’s
run of difficult fixtures continues next week when they face table toppers
Clackmannan, another side they have never beaten. Surely next week, however,
Largo’s luck can not be so bad as to have a repeat of an incident on Saturday
when a Largo delivery hit the stumps but the bails didn’t come off!
SMRH 4th XI
|
|||
|
McColl |
c
N. Robinson |
b
Hobday |
13 |
|
Keith |
c
G. Robinson |
b
Sayer |
67 |
|
Scott |
|
b
Sayer |
32 |
|
McQueen |
|
b
Nairne |
7 |
|
Coyle |
lbw |
b
Sayer |
1 |
|
Lowe |
|
b
Sayer |
2 |
|
Heaphy |
c
Dakin |
b
Nairne |
2 |
|
Banks |
c
G. Robinson |
b
Sayer |
0 |
|
Napier |
|
b
Sayer |
1 |
|
Bissett |
not |
out |
16 |
|
Wilkins |
not |
out |
12 |
|
Extras |
|
|
26 |
|
TOTAL |
(47
overs) |
179 |
for
9 |
Sayer
6-27
Largo 2nd
XI
|
|||
|
R.
Dakin |
run |
out |
10 |
|
D.
Galloway |
c
Banks |
b
Bissett |
20 |
|
G.
Robinson |
c
Heaphy |
b
Bissett |
28 |
|
A.
Tocher |
c
Scott |
b
Wilkins |
9 |
|
I.
Barnes |
lbw |
b
Bissett |
13 |
|
C.
Sayer |
|
b
Wilkins |
13 |
|
D.
Seath |
|
b
Napier |
10 |
|
G.
Nairne |
|
b
McQueen |
0 |
|
N.
Robinson |
|
b
McQueen |
4 |
|
R.
Fleming |
|
b
McQueen |
0 |
|
D.
Hobday |
not |
out |
0 |
|
Extras |
|
|
15 |
|
TOTAL |
(31.2
overs) |
122 |
all
out |
Bissett
3-69, McQueen 3-5