Pre-season win for Gala XI

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by Jack Halls

A Gala XI welcomed visitors Heriot Watt University to Meigle Park on Sunday in our first pre-season match of this year.

Batting first, Gala made a composed start opening with 1st XI opener Finlay Rutherford and experienced batsman Graeme Ormiston. The pair were going well until a small mix up resulted in Rutherford being run out. Ormiston was joined by other first team opener Siddhanth Siddhu who also started well but was then caught for 11 trying to accelerate. Robbie Irvine also departed cheaply leaving Gala 3 down.

Sebastien Loumeau then came to the crease and he and Ormiston put on a fine partnership, with the latter retiring after a well made half century. Loumeau began to play some big shots on his way to an excellent 49 not out. The Gala tail was well restricted by the visitors and Gala finished on 153 for 7 from their 35 overs.

In reply, Heriot Watt never got going and the Gala bowlers restricted runs and took wickets at regular intervals. Tight bowling from Scott Paterson and Liam Skeldon in particular proved troublesome for the visitors as they went on to claim 3 wickets each in a pair of excellent bowling spells. Other bowlers chipped in too, with James Boyle, Sidd Siddhu, Seb Loumeau and Robbie Irvine all taking 1 wicket each.

*scorecard names not complete due to lack of score book info.

Scorecard

GALA INNINGS

  • F.Rutherford run out 12
  • G.Ormiston retired not out 50
  • S.Siddhu ct unknown b unknown 11
  • R.Irvine LBW unknown 10
  • S.Loumeau not out 49
  • S.Paterson run out 0
  • H.Rutherford b unknown 4
  • C.Thomson not out 0
  • R.Paterson ct unknown b unknown 0
  • J.Boyle
  • L.Skeldon

Extras – 8

Gala 153 for 7 from 35 overs.

HERIOT WATT UNI INNINGS

  • Devon ct F.Rutherford b S.Paterson 1
  • Dan LBW S.Paterson 0
  • Dylan b R.Irvine 0
  • Fahmad b S.Paterson 1
  • Lachlan b S.Siddhu 32
  • Ben b L.Skeldon 1
  • Adarzh LBW L.Skeldon 0
  • Srivath b L.Skeldon 10
  • Ben run out 14
  • Cav not out 0
  • Archie not out 0

Extras – 6

Heriot Watt Uni 54 all out from 18 overs.

Gala Bowling:

  • S.Paterson 3-1-2-2
  • R.Irvine 2-0-2-1
  • L.Skeldon 3-1-5-3
  • R.Paterson 3-0-20-0
  • C.Thomson 2-0-13-0
  • J.Boyle 2-0-12-1
  • S.Siddhu 1-1-0-1
  • H.Rutherford 1-1-0-0
  • S.Loumeau 1-1-0-1