SCU Trophy v NoSCA XI - Sunday 28 June

[wheels]

Hi all

A reminder that Sunday sees our SCU Trophy quarter final against a North of Scotland Cricket Association Select XI. It's a 50 over a side game at Roseburn starting at 12 noon (early start agreed so that our Highland visitors can get home before midnight!).

Should be a good day so if you're not playing then come along and watch. Still a handful of places up for grabs so if you haven't already confirmed your availability to me, please get in touch and there may be a place for you. Usual contact details - 07876 673320 or [e-mail].

Cheers
Tom

[wheels]

Hi again

Some late but unavoidable withdrawals mean we're still looking for three players for Sunday. If you're available and keen then please do let me know - even if you don't normally think of yourself as 1st team material! Could be a good chance to test yourself at a higher level. We'll play hard and play to win, but will be a bit less pressurised than the league environment and will be a good fun game to play.

Currently we have:

1. Tom Wheeler (c)
2. Paul Hubbard (w)
3. Mangesh Akerkar
4. Jean-Pierre Cruz Rocha
5. Luke Hayes
6. Chris Donaldson
7. Sunny Dahiya
8. Heath Batwell

Hope to hear from others - your club needs you!

Cheers
Tom

[Siva]

If you are short till sunday morning, thn i can play........if not i am happy to come and support......

cheers,
Siva...

[omh]

If it is possible to enjoy losing, then I enjoyed today. Good match, played in good spirit; it came down to the last ball and we came second only by virtue of NoSCA losing fewer wickets.

Fabulous performance by all involved. Everyone played a part and it was great to see concentration and effort extending throughout both our own and the opposition innings. Saturday league teams should take note.

OMH

[wheels]

Hear hear. As soon as the winning (or rather tying) run was scored I told everyone on the team that I was extremely proud to have captained them - a credit to the club in performance, attitude and behaviour. For what on paper was a weakened side - but on the pitch was anything but - then to run a very strong NoSCA side so close was a tremendous effort. Hope everyone else enjoyed the day as much as Hubbs and I did.

Best of luck to NoSCA for the rest of the competition - a talented and thoroughly nice bunch, and we'll keep in contact with them with a view to a possible post-season tour one year.

Thanks to all those who came to support and help out, and particularly to Iain M - official MDCC King of Catering - for his sterling efforts all day.

Scores on the doors:

MDCC

P Hubbard c Rafique b Gerrard 15
J-P Cruz Rocha c Laidler b Walton 8
L Hayes c Laidler b Goodwin 52
S Dahiya c Rafique b Walton 27
C Donaldson lbw b Goodwin 20
A Venkatesh c Laidler b Crabtree 34
C Bascombe b Nixon 9
R Devanagere c Stockwell b Nixon 14
T Wheeler b Crabtree 5
V Sunki c Laidler b Walton 2
H Batwell not out 1

Extras 24

Total 213 all out (49.1 overs)

Bowling:

Nixon 10-2-37-2
Crabtree 10-3-35-2
Walton 8.1-3-28-3
Gerrard 4-1-20-1
A.Stockwell 10-2-43-0
Goodwin 7-1-39-2

NoSCA

J Crabtree b Sunki 35
R Main c Batwell b Cruz Rocha 39
D Walton c Batwell b Hayes 59
S Laidler run out 1
M Stockwell c Hubbard b Devanagere 0
A Stockwell b Devanagere 13
R Nixon run out 7
D Ross not out 9
H Gerrard not out 5
Rafiq R DNB
K Goodwin DNB

Extras 29

Total 213 for 7 (50 overs)

Bowling:

Devanagere 10-1-46-2
Sunki 10-0-46-1
Wheeler 10-0-27-0
Cruz Rocha 10-1-52-1
Hayes 10-1-35-1

Match tied - NoSCA win due to losing fewer wickets.

As Paul said, all 11 players played significant parts and looked entirely at home against a high quality side. Very well done all.

Cheers
Tom