Weekend Report 03/08/2004
Accies' weekend was largely a happy one, although at 6PM on Saturday it
looked like being anything but, midway through the 1XI vs Kelburne game. A
batting performance best described as dismal left the club with only 134-8
after 50 overs, the only decent performance in the top-order from Sid
Hariharan, who scored 30 before being cruelly run out by a direct hit from
the boundary. Suraj Survana, Andy Smith and Nige Campbell added some quick
late runs to make Accies' total look at least respectable, scoring 18, 27*
and 14* respectively. Accies came out to bowl and struggled to make any
impact, as Kelburne reached 51-0 from 18.1 overs, despite Michael Hopkins
bowling 7 overs for 8 runs. It has to be considered a bit of a collapse,
then, from the ex-SNCL club to be at 53-5 8 overs later! Rohit Rane, Accies'
new professional, got the breakthrough, and he and Vedam Hariharan never
looked back, taking 5 wickets each as Kelburne were bowled out for only 77.
In Hari's 11 overs, 5-20 was a spell of 6 overs, 6 maidens 4 wickets for no
run! Well bowled, Sir!
On Sunday, the 2XI travelled the hour and a half to Dumfries to face
Kingholm. On a stunning day, Kingholm soon regretted asking Anniesland to
bat, with 244 being scored for the loss of only 3 wickets in 50 overs. Roddy
Kelso scored his first ever hundred in senior cricket, facing just over half
the innings' balls for his 103. Alan Meek smashed 75 from 48 balls, and Neil
Dowers added 37*. Sadly, with such a mountain to climb, Kingholm gave up and
ended up batting for the draw with 7 wickets down.
Monday night saw some high junior spirits dampened as the U17 cup team
travelled to Titwood to take on the mighty Clydesdale. In their 18 overs,
Accies made 104, both openers -- Dowers and Kelso, in high spirits from the
previous day -- scoring brisk 0s, and Donald Abbot smashing 59! In an
excellent position to win, the depleted Clydesdale XI needing 24 from the
final 3 overs to win, the conditions took the game away from Accies. Poor
visibility (??), rain falling in sheets (??) and a ball as easy to keep hold
of as a bar of soap made both fielding and bowling extremely difficult as
Clydesdale eased home with half an over to spare but the match had been
"lost" well before that. (PS's by Dobs).
Scorecard
- 1XI vs. Kelburne