Largo 2nd XI’s winning streak came to an end on Saturday
when a strong St. Modans 2nd XI beat them in a match sponsored by Aberhill
Joiners. Put into bat Largo found the accurate opposition bowlers difficult to
get away. Galloway battled through until the 9th over but when he was
dismissed Lister and Barnes followed in quick succession and Largo were in
trouble at 30 for 3 in the 17th over. With their contrasting but
effective styles Dakin and Tocher performed a recovery act in a 54 run
partnership for the 4th wicket. Tocher cruelly fell to a marvellous
catch one short of his half-century after some marvellous hitting including two
sixes. Still somewhat short of a reasonable target Seath and Nairne rattled up a
forty partnership for the sixth wicket and, having taken the two extra overs,
the Largo innings closed on a creditable 155.
Lister immediately dismissed
Pollock but the St. Modans innings was soon well established and Brown was
hitting lustily. Largo’s catching was uncharacteristically insecure although
most of the chances were difficult. A superb effort by Nick Robinson might have
turned the match but Brown survived and went on to make a match winning 90 only
perishing, to a fine catch by Seath from Nick Robinson’s first ball, when the
game was won.
Having beaten last year’s league
winners the previous week it is clear that St. Modans will be title contenders
and while disappointed to lose this game Largo can still take many positive
things from it and look forward confidently to next week’s clash against old
rivals Morton.
Largo 2nd XI
|
|||
|
R.
Dakin |
|
b
James |
33 |
|
D.
Galloway |
c
Fitter |
b
Atkinson |
4 |
|
D.
Lister |
|
b
Evans |
3 |
|
I.
Barnes |
c
Fitter |
b
Brown |
8 |
|
A.
Tocher |
c
Morgan |
b
Atkinson |
49 |
|
G.
Nairne |
c
James |
b
Evans |
22 |
|
D.
Seath |
|
b
Atkinson |
16 |
|
N.
Robinson |
not |
out |
3 |
|
Doug
Smith |
not |
out |
0 |
|
B.
Robinson |
|
|
|
|
J.
Barclay |
|
|
|
|
Extras |
|
|
17 |
|
TOTAL |
(47
overs) |
155 |
for
7 |
Atkinson
3-34
St Modans 2nd XI
|
|||
|
Brown |
c
Seath |
b
N. Robinson |
90 |
|
Pollock |
|
b
Lister |
1 |
|
Goudy
|
|
b
B. Robinson |
10 |
|
Morgan |
not |
out |
30 |
|
James |
not |
out |
2 |
|
Fitter |
|
|
|
|
McKeown |
|
|
|
|
Evans |
|
|
|
|
Atkinson |
|
|
|
|
Petrie |
|
|
|
|
AN
Other |
|
|
|
|
Extras |
|
|
23 |
|
TOTAL |
(35.1
overs) |
156 |
for
3 |