League Week 12

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Teams for Saturday 9th July:

MDAFS 1st XI:
Luke
Adnan J
Adnan A
Amaresh
Maggie
Asif
Anand
Rasheed
Mel
Tom
Adam S

MDAFS 2nd XI:
Andy
Phil
Adeel
Ian S
Sutha
Jasir
Taseen
Kevin
Nadeem
Rafic
Chris B

MDAFS 3rd XI:
3's:
Daniel
Darryn
Saad
Ashiq
Bharat
Carl
Vishwak
Mohit
Alan P
Sam C
Mouris

MDAFS 4th XI:
TBC

Good luck to all the teams. UP THE MUFS!

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MDAFS 4th XI:

Don
Raja
Nick H
Brad
Saj
Vinod
Sash
Adi
Hugh
Broony
Gurjeet

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During the midst of the monsoon that occurred on Saturday the 3rd XI managed to complete a game before the heavens opened up.

On a pitch that had been completely underwater on the friday, we were able to get play started on a damp but playable pitch (testament to the work that OMH and others have put into the square). I lost the toss and expected to be put into bat on a slow pitch but suprisingly the Accies captain decided to have a bat themselves.
The tone was set from the very first ball of the game when the opener hit a ball direct to Mouris in the covers and decided to try for a suicidal run and was left stranded midway down the pitch. Some superbly tight bowling from Mohit and Alan in tandem saw Accies loose wickets very regularly, along with some excellent fielding and superb catching (all chances held onto). Saw the Accies side dismissed in 17.3 overs for a paltry 59 runs. Following up from his Hundred last week, Alan posted excellent bowling figures of 6-24. Mohit was also rewarded for an excellent spell of bowling with figures of 3-33 off 9 overs. Only the two bowlers needed to finish off Accies.

With rain approaching we decided to turn straight around and begin our innings. Darryn and Mouris opened up the innings, with Mouris hitting his first ball for the 3's for a big 6. Accies did themselves no favours by dropping 4 catches in the first 2 overs. Darryn was eventually caught for 14 and Mouris also caught for 20. Carl was unfortunate to be caught behind down the legside for a duck. It was left to Ashig and Saad to bring the game home, which Saad did in great fashion by smacking two huge sixes and a four to win the game to be 19 n.o. An excellent win and just in time as the rain began to come down minutes after the game had finished. A superb effort from everyone and gets our season back on track after two losses on the trot. Next week Falkland at home, so more of the same. Hard luck to the rest of the MUF teams who were rained off. UP THE MUFS!!

Scorecard:
BOWLING
Alan P: 8.3-3-24-6
Mohit: 9.0 -1 -33-3

BATTING:
Darryn: 14
Mouris: 20
Carl: 0
Ashiq: 5*
Saad: 19*

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MDCC 4s (94 ao) v Holy Cross 3s (20/1) - Match Abandoned

Despite the previous days rain the Arti and outfield was playable and the 4s went in to bat with Raja and Nick trying to pick off where everyone left off last week from the thrashing of Leith. Sadly the plan was only to last 1 ball.

Echoing the match over on the grass a run out off the first ball was to end Raja's innings after an edge through Gully and a mix up had him stranded as the bails came off. Nick Hill set about redeeming himself with Brad at the other end and runs began to flow, although Nick was fortunate to pick out a couple of the more elderly fielders who promptly dropped him.

Now when i say more elderly that means those over 70, and with the score on 71 it was the pairing of McGill and Ellis, who have a combined age of 132 who broke the promising partnership, McGill getting Nick out for 32. Brad kept going despite the increasing carnage at the other end as Saj and Vinod went for Ducks, Vinod first ball, and Sash for just 2. Debutant Hugh scored 6 before he joined Adi back in the hutch, and then Brad perished for 40. At this stage the score had reached just 90 with McGill having claimed 4-16 and Richard Ellis 3-14. Don failed to trouble the scorers either falling to a sharp catch and I was last man out for 2 with Gurjeet unbeaten for another 2. From 71-1 we'd collapsed to 94 all out in just 23 overs. Wily bowling it may have been but it was certainly helped by batsmen not having the patience to stick it out and build an innings.

With an eye on the gathering clouds and to the echos of thunder the Cross began their innings and in the 2nd over Gurjeet struck aided by a sharp catch by Raja. Good tight bowling by Sash and Gurjeet, though not helped by poor fielding, restricted them to 16-1 when the first rain break came. That was a short shower and play resumed but with very threatening skies over Ravelston. Sure enough that arrived but after about 40 minutes we gave it another go.

Sadly that would last only 2 overs more and the monsoon arrived. A very good choice as everyone huddled into the changing rooms just before the lightning started crashing around the park.

That results leaves the 4s still having lost just one game, that against next weeks opponents Drummond Trinity.