West Lothian’s cricket groups picked up only one win from 5 matches final weekend – with each Linlithgow First XI and Second XI struggling their first defeats of the season.
Linlithgow’s high workforce have had an excellent begin to their first East Championship marketing campaign in eight years, however had been edged out by table-topping Heriots Second XI on Saturday.
The guests selected to bat first and placed on an inexpensive 174 all out of their 50 overs. Gregor Thomson’s 3-19 had been the very best figures for the Linlithgow bowlers.
In reply, Thomson and Rory Saunders shared a 49-run opening partnership earlier than the latter was out LBW. The house innings meandered alongside till the game-defining second as Heriots skipper Ali Farooq bagged a hat-trick in a spell of 5-17 from 9 overs.
Craig Black provided some resistance however when he was dismissed for 49, the house aspect’s possibilities went with it they usually had been finally all out for 144, dropping by 30 runs however getting seven bonus factors.
The membership’s depleted Second XI had been in Division 4 motion and had been edged out by 11 runs towards Edinburgh College Employees.
The hosts tallied 176 all out of their 40 overs, with teen Zac Davies taking an excellent 5-12. In reply, Alan Whitton tried his greatest to steer Linlithgow to victory as he carried his bat for 59, however the away aspect fell brief, dismissed for 165.
On Saturday, Linlithgow First XI journey to Carlton Second XI, whereas the membership’s Second XI host Haddington.
Livingston didn’t fare a lot better however they had been at the very least in a position to win one among their three matches.
The First XI jumped into fourth place within the Division One desk due to a 23-run dwelling win over Kelso. Batting first, Livi recovered properly from 46-4 as knocks from Omais Altaf (59) and Adnan Ali (44 not out) helped information the hosts to 181-7.
Early wickets from the Livi bowlers tilted the sport of their favour within the reply earlier than a powerful middle-order fightback from Kelso noticed them rally from 55-4 to 143-5, earlier than Farooq Muhammad grabbed the essential wicket of Tendai Chisoro for 75.
That led to a Kelso collapse with Jared Rubly’s 3-33 serving to smash by to decrease order because the guests had been all out for 158.
Livi’s Second XI fell to a 67-run loss to Penicuik Second XI in Division 5. The hosts batted first and scored 134 with Shrey Awasthi choosing up 5 wickets.
The batters had been unable to duplicate the bowlers’ tremendous show as they had been skittled all out for 67 – a rating which noticed a mini-recovery having been 30-7.
The Third XI, of their first season, additionally struggled with the bat of their Division Seven conflict with Bass Rock Second XI. Bass Rock notched 175-2 in 40 overs earlier than rattling by the Livi line-up, dismissing them for simply 37.
On Saturday, Livi’s First XI journey to Drummond Trinity whereas the Second XI host Morton Second XI. The Third XI face Murrayfield DAFS Fourth XI away from dwelling.
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