Crosstastic Saturday but don't celebrate too much as we've got a cup game on Sunday!

Div 1
At Town Park.

Glenrothes 223/5
C. Greaves 98*, F. Khan 50, G. Hopcroft 35, I. Dale 21

R. Worsnop 2/25, C. Ellis 2/13

Holy Cross 225/2
C. Ellis 107*, C. A. Smith 80*

F. Khan 2/45

Bimbo has been muttering about the lack of match reports....and has now decided that no one else was going to do it:

'At surely a very, very windy Hippo Park [yeah but it was a mere zephyr compared to the wind at Arbo on Sunday] the skipper chose to bowl first. Robin got the short straw and bowled uphill into the wind and completed his 10 overs with customary skill.
On a day where is was almost impossible to bowl with any fluency the standout was Charlie completing his 10 overs for a mere 13 runs and 2 wickets.
Glen's managed to capitalise on some wayward bowling with Farooq in particular finding the boundary with regular aplomb (50 off very few). Glen's OA opener carried his bat for 98* and they put on a very respectable 233.

I think it's safe to say that in the conditions this was a tough total to be looking at, your author had cheekily commented earlier in the day it was about time our batsman won us a game and lo it came to pass.

With a rain interruption KF and Spickers got us off to a good start with quick runs, both falling quite quickly and bringing first CJE and then CA to the crease.
In a display of consummate swordsmanship CJE played his way to an unbeaten 107 and CA 82 not out, both knocks were a pleasure to watch and well worth the late arrival back home.

Club historians have been poring through the record books all weekend and early indications suggest this partnership of 193 could be an all wicket record beating a 174 made in 1978. More details to follow....

Coupled with today's scores it looks like and excellent weekend for Charlie, Calum and the Cross as a whole, 4 wins: Crossgasmic'.

wins too by the 2nds
and 3rds (just!):

Div 5
Edinburgh Accies 2nd XI 107 (Samuel 3-20, Bates 2-12) : Holy Cross 2nds 109-5 (Bates 36)

Admin adds - A very good team performance against the table-topping Accies. Some good bowling and remarkably, given some of our earlier efforts, excellent fielding: three run-outs and three good catches. Andy Quinn was to the fore in the field, but perhaps the key moment was Norrie holding on to a rocket from the dangerous Aussie opener. At 72-2 we were cruising but three quick wickets gave Accies a sniff, before some composed and positive batting by the skipper and Nawaz saw us home, with Nawaz finishing the game in style with a pulled four and a line-driven six off successive balls.

Div 8

Holy Cross 3rd XI 186-4 (Nevin 50+, Butt 70+); Dunfermline 3rd XI 180 all out with 3 balls to go. (Wilkinson & Lucas scored well - a 50 and 30 I believe). HX3 beat Dunfermline 3 by 6 runs
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Holy Crocks (Youth Side) Snatch Victory from the Jaws of ..

Hi Folks

The game ..... (PS the youngest team for ages, we had one 16 year old and a few still in their 20's)

Home game to us! Promptly lost the toss and the oppo decided to bat, first blood to us!

As titular captain I "cleverly" delegated minor issues such as setting the field, bowling changes and general tactics to Scott (VC today) and concentrated on the vital matter of clapping, encouraging and such like! (Know your strengths eh!)

Andy G and Popey started really well - with no luck - but not too many runs on the board (even better return spells later on) - then Usama and Fazal came on - Usama first - bowled really well, throttled his runup back and got the rewards - excellent 2 wickets in two balls top of off stump and top of leg stump with beauties! Fazal - what can one say - a little reminiscent of the 'King' air, air and even more air, I swear there was ice and bits of sputnik on some (the team looked at me oddly when I mentioned it, it's an age thing!) 2 wickets, sharp stumping to Scott, and a total bamboozler - charge down the wicket, full speed retreat, attempted shot and bowled, boy he was pi**ed - both openers gone! steady runs, steady wickets, Richard cracking spell 8,2,17,2 and an amazing return catch (high left hand plucked a rocket)! Then the Broonster 3 overs 2 for 10! It was death bowling at its best! they only made 40 off the last 15! - Fielding everyone was great new guy Nigel excellent in the field as was Usama, Brian F and Popey (despite dropping 3 rediculously hard ones, took a cracker off Richard though!) some collosal stops too from everyone Mike running tirelessly despite his calf injury saved a packet of runs too, some great dives by Coastal, Broonster, Nigel, Popey and Brian too, high artisitic value all round.

Result - 138 for 9 off 40 (extras ca 25)

Good Tea back at Arbo (best part of Inverleith artificial by miles.)

Innings 2 (Andy G leaving early) Mike and Andy opened Andy out quickly trying to launch a straight one out of the ground and Mike out to a great catch low in the gully. Saviour Scott to the crease (38 I think), Brian stuck around and score ticked on, then Coastal - too many deliveries for 6, thankfully out trying to accelerate. Richard magnificent innings 23. Usama to the crease (a great 18 in tight circumstances, we need roughly 30 odd of the last 5 overs, followed by 9 off the last 12 balls Usama run out magnificently when we needed 3!) Nigel and Popey ran a wide to tie the scores and Popey gloved a ball to short third man to win it with one ball to spare!

What a team, what spirit, what an effort, what a result. Oppo were great, sporting and very friendly. It was a great game even for the neutral! Many thanks to the 1's who came down en masse to cheer us on!

We're on 79.67 % - played 12 won 8 go the CROCKS! 3rd or 4th I reckon.

Here ends Coastal's sporting report!