2s/3s Start with win

HX 179 for 9 off 35 overs beat Dunfermline Wanderers by 29 runs (ao for 145)

Paul Bailey 21
Ken Lawrie 3
Anzelm Cydzik 31
Jon Bates 80 no
Mohammed Amjid 8
Mark Robertson 19
Brian Fraser 0
Shammo Biswas 1
James Pope 5
Gerry Lohan 0
Colin McGill 2 no

Having lost the toss and been asked to bat, it was good to get a challenging total on the board first time of asking, in particular considering that we have struggled for runs in recent years. Mainstay of our innings was JB who scored his first 50 for the club in 3 years!!!!!! Paul Bailey got useful runs at the top of the order and some lusty blows by Shifty and a line-drive 6 by Amjid kept the scoreboard ticking over with JB at the other end progressing along as we all know he can.

Having enjoyed tea we took to the field knowing that they needed 5 an over from the off. After 16 overs they were about 90 odd for none. Thankfully Amjid had come on and stemmed the run scoring (they were about 60 odd after 10 overs). He was followed by Jerry (3rd change! - at his behest) who promptly took 2 wickets in his first over and then removed the second opener shortly after. They reached 130 odd for 5 after 25 but wickets then fell regularly, with Jerry ending up with 6 for (should have been 7 for but skip couldn't even catch a cold let alone a dolly). They were all out in the 31st over in which James took 2, one of which involved a salmonesk dive by JB to dismiss their no 8 - the thud as he landed was highly entertaining :-)

J Pope 4.4 overs 2 for 17
Shammo 7 overs 0 for 35
Amjid 7 overs 1 for 17
McGill 5 overs 1 for 36
Gerry 7 overs 6 for 37

HX then enjoyed the offerings that the Arbo bar provides.
All in all a fun day (and evening) against opposition that played the game in the right spirit and who are likely to do very well in division 6. Lets hope all 3 HX XIs can get off to winning starts in the league next week.