Under sunny skies, the season came to a close in contrasting
styles:
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The 1s scraped together 8 players plus a late recruit from
the rugby club who fancied a short break from the BBQ to take on Carlton 3s.
Ziggy blasted a few boundaries to help us get to 73, and the bowlers ran in
with purpose - Shannon taking a couple of wickets, Pradeep and Matt Bywater on
his long-awaited return with one each - but it was always something of an
uphill task. On the plus side, plenty of time was left over afterwards for some
long overdue boundary golf.
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The 2s, however, set a precedent for cricketing great
escapes this weekend. After their opener skied the first ball of the match to
slightly surprised-looking Euan Hunter at cover, Livingston made a competitive
144 on a slightly tacky wicket, wickets being shared between most of the HX
bowlers (Gerry getting 2) among some fairly economical bowling figures (especially
Sandeep - 0 for 11 off 6).
In reply, Nipun and Robin put on 53 opening, with Robin
contributing 40. After 5 wickets fell for 32 runs, Euan Hunter blasted
a rapid 29 (we'll ignore reports that most of those were scored off small
children) to drag the score up to 120. After Euan's demise, Vik and Sai
put on 19 (Sai contributing a Leach-esque 1) before Keith came to the wicket to
help Vik over the line, flaying 4 through the keeper's legs in the process to
cue celebrations and a fine way to finish. A nervous wait ensued before
Murrayfield DAFS Twitter account confirmed that the defeat of their 3s at
Dunnikier meant HX 2s would live to fight another year in Div 5!
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