Norrie 2's gain opening win but are only winners as 3rds lose and 1sts undone by Lakshminarasimhaswamy

..... HX Saturday results digest...

1sts
Div 1-Meggetland

a good pitch helped create a good match.
Some rusty bowling and fielding (especially by us) on display but plenty good batting.
Key partnership was that of 80 for the 7th wicket between Hutchinson and Manam who looked like a VERY good no. 8.
HX were well in it until a very unfortunate run out
broke a promising 8th wicket partnership between EC and Bimbo who looked to be in good form.

Boroughmuir 271ao
M. Sachdeva 75, E. Hutchinson 83, M. Manam 43, S. McGrath 38.
S. Bonfield 4/37


Holy Cross
246ao
S. Pickering 43, E. Smith 43, S. Bonfield 32, K. Fraser 29.
M. Lakshminarasimhaswamy 4/37 [think that's the full version: never have I regretted asking 'BOWLER'S NAME' so much...]
M. Sachdeva 3/35

2nds and 3rds details from PVB...

2nds
Div 5 at Arboretum

Old Contemptibles 169-9 (8) : Holy Cross 170-7.

Lomax and Kumar transformed OC's score with a 7th wkt partnership of 80+ with spectacular striking of the ball. HX's runs were shared between Bates (23), Bailey (35), skipper Webb (47) and Cydzik (35?).

It was great to meet up with our friends from OC who have moved up to div 5 and will be a wonderful addition there. Neither side seemed interested in catching the ball; apart from 2 stumpings from Shifty (HX) and a caught behind for OC, no outfield catches were taken at all.

Both clubs were delighted with the debuts of Kumar (runs & wkts) for OC and Roshan (HX - 9 overs for 13 runs).

3rds
Div 8 at Campbell Park.

Kirk Brae 2nd XI about 170 beat Holy Cross 3rd XI by about 40. (no details other than a fine 63 for Matt Cunningham making his debut for HX)...I do hear that McGill's innings may have been a short one...though he did receive a jaffa...