A fantastic knock of 45 from just 18 balls from Gala captain Josh Irvine and some tight bowling led by Gala’s youngsters laid the foundations for a Gala victory away at Philiphaugh against Selkirk last night.

The win ensured Gala continued their 100 percent record in this years Border T20 Cup competition and ensured Gala retained the Rae Nichol Memorial Trophy, which is competed for annually between the two clubs.

With Selkirk skipper Greg Fenton winning the toss, Gala were asked to bat and the visiting side got off to a cautious but steady start with Jamie Crooks and Upul Indrasiri opening. Crooks was positive in the early stages of Gala’s innings and played a flurry of impressive shots which reached the boundary. However, looking for another, he was bowled by Rory Banks for 15. Siddhanth Ponneri then joined Indrasiri and the pair built a steady partnership despite finding life difficult on the Philiphaugh surface. Both players worked well to put on a 50 partnership but were seeking to increase Gala’s run rate. In doing so, Ponneri (21) was caught off the bowling of Gardiner. Indrasiri followed soon after also looking to up the scoring, this time being bowled by Gardiner and Gala found themselves 75 for 3 after 16 overs.

However, the partnership of Josh Irvine (45*) Dinesh Tharanga (14*) changed the game. The pair put on an excellent partnership of 64 from just the last 4 overs. A brilliant display of boundary hitting from Josh Irvine, in an innings that included four 4’s and four 6’s was the Gala catalyst as Tharanga looked to rotate the strike to Irvine.

Gala finished their innings on 139 for 3 from 20 overs following the fantastic finish.

In reply, Selkirk lost their key batsmen Fenton and Banks to Indrasiri and Jack Halls early on. The home sides run chase never really got going thanks to some tight bowling and fielding from the Gala side. Dinesh Tharanga and Liam Skeldon did well to pick up the wickets of Selkirk’s number 3 and 4, Murphy and Henderson which left Selkirk 20 for 4 at the halfway stage of the innings.

It was then the turn of the youngsters, Robbie Paterson and Jamie Bell who both bowled excellent 4 over spells. Paterson junior bowled brilliantly picking up 2 wickets for just 19 runs  as he dismissed the home sides Gardiner and Beverage. Meanwhile, Bell only conceded 10 runs in his 4 overs. A very economical spell that thoroughly deserved a wicket.

The home side finished on 62 for 7 from their 20 overs , 78 runs short of the target.

Gala can take plenty of positives from the game moving forward. Thanks to Selkirk for the game. Our players enjoyed sticking around after the match. Good luck for the rest of the season.

Gala Innings

J.Crooks b R.Banks 15

U.Indrasiri b I.Gardiner 33

S.Ponneri ct H.Murphy b I.Gardiner 21

J.Irvine not out 45

D.Tharanga not out 14

Extras – 11

Total: Gala 139 for 3 from 20 overs.

Selkirk Bowling

G.Fenton 4-0-14-0

R.Banks 4-0-30-1

K.Paterson 4-0-22-0

D.Heard 4-0-33-0

I.Gardiner 4-1-37-2

Selkirk Innings

G.Fenton LBW U.Indrasiri 5

R.Banks ct S.Ponneri b J.Halls 6

H.Murphy b D.Tharanga 0

J.Henderson b L.Skeldon 2

I.Gardiner ct U.Indrasiri b R.Paterson 13

J.Hughes run out (G.Ormiston) 7

K.Paterson not out 8

A.Beverage b R.Paterson 0

D.Heard not out 7

Extras – 14

Total: Selkirk 62 for 7 from 20 overs.

Gala Bowling

U.Indrasiri 3-2-2-1

D.Tharanga 2-0-8-1

L.Skeldon 3-0-10-1

S.Paterson 2-1-1-0

J.Halls 2-0-9-1

R.Paterson 4-0-19-2

J.Bell 4-0-10-0

Gala Sunday XI continued their positive start to the season after a nail biting win away to Stewarts Melville Development Team at Inverleith on Sunday.

Winning the toss, Finlay Rutherford elected to bat but Gala got off to a poor start losing John Imray (7) and Jack Halls (3) early to some good bowling from the home sides youngsters. However a fantastic partnership from Jamie Crooks and Jamie Bell began to put Gala into a strong position. The lair were running well between the wickets and putting good pressure on the home sides bowling. Bell (29), was eventually dismissed after being caught but will be pleased to continue his fine form with the bat. Crooks continued playing a flurry of shots and found the boundary regularly. He ended up retiring after completing a well made half century. The Gala innings was then finished off by Seb Loumeau (16*) and Kieran Toor (6*) who took the Gala score up to 124 for 5 from their 25 overs.

In reply, Stew Mel also got off to a slow start as Liam Skeldon removed opener Thomas early. An excellent partnership then took place however between the home side’s Cain (50*) and Murray (46). The pair played very calm and controlled innings’ that looked to be taking the game away from Gala. However, it was the introduction of John Imray into the bowling attack that changed the game for Gala. The youngster ended up taking the next 3 wickets for the loss of only 7 runs in 3 overs, including that of Murray. After Cain retired following an excellent half century, Gala bowled tightly and Liam Skeldon held his nerve bowling the final over to ensure Gala got home by 10 runs.

Gala Innings

J.Halls ct S.Kerr b F.Percy-Robb 3

J.Imray b F.Percy-Robb 7

J.Bell ct C.Devine b J.Thomas 29

J.Crooks retired not out 51

S.Loumeau not out 16

R.Paterson b C.Wardlaw 2

K.Toor not out 6

Extras – 10

Gala Sunday XI 124 for 4 from 25 overs.

Stewarts Melville Dev Team Bowling

G.Wardlaw 4-0-21-0

F.Percy-Robb 4-0-18-2

J.Cain 4-0-19-0

J.Thomas 6-0-25-1

R.Kapoor 2-0-11-0

C.Wardlaw 3-0-13-1

M.Kerr 2-0-14-0

Stewarts Melville Dev Team Innings

J.Thomas b L.Skeldon 1

J.Cain retired not out 50

H.Murray c+b J.Imray 46

J.Jarvis b J.Imray 0

C.Devine b J.Imray 2

S.Kerr b L.Skeldon 1

C.Wardlaw run out 1

M.Kerr not out 0

G.Wardlaw not out 0

Extras – 9

Stewarts Melville 114 for 6 from 25 overs.

Gala Sunday XI Bowling

L.Skeldon 5-2-8-2

A.Sujan 5-0-25-0

J.Crooks 5-0-18-0

S.Loumeau 4-0-20-0

J.Halls 3-0-23-0

J.Imray 3-0-7-3

Both Gala teams were sadly unable to complete their respective matches last weekend as heavy rain swept through the Borders.

At Shedden Park, where the 1^st XI were playing Morton, Gala had made a positive start to the game having lost the toss. Morton batted first and lost a wicket in the first over, with Scott Paterson removing Morton opener Nair. Morton wickets then began to fall at regular intervals despite the home side making some good looking small partnerships. Upul Indrasiri continued his good form with the ball as he picked up 2 wickets. Scott Paterson also claimed another to take his 2^nd of the day. Aashiq Rhode and the returning Harris Rutherford also picked up 1 wicket each. After a couple of forced rain delays, the match was cancelled with Morton on 99 for 6 in the 30^th over. Gala would be disappointed not to have the opportunity to play out the rest of the game after making a good start.

In the 2^nd XI game at Meigle Park, Gala were also bowling first against Clackmannanshire 2nds. Liam Skeldon picked up the early wicket of opener Arshad but then a good partnership was formed between Hutchison (25) and Shafique (26). However it was Skeldon who again broke the partnership with the wickets of Hutchison. Caitlin Ormiston and Robbie Paterson then chipped in with 1 wicket each to leave the visitors 75 for 4 from 22 overs when the rain came.

Morton Innings

K.Nair ct U.Indrasiri b S.Paterson 4

S.Ramani b U.Indrasiri 20

K.Mahalingam ct U.Indrasiri b S.Paterson 19

R.Anandarao ct J.Halls b U.Indrasiri 5

S.Rajendran ct G.Ormiston b H.Rutherford 0

V.Kumar Roy not out 17

A.Khan LBW A.Rhode 20

A.Daniel not out 0

Extras – 14

Morton 99 for 6 from 29.2 overs.

Gala Bowling

S.Paterson 7-0-26-2

D.Tharanga 6-3-11-0

U.Indrasiri 6-2-9-2

H.Rutherford 2.5-1-11-1

S.Loumeau 4.1-0-14-0

A.Rhode 2.2-0-17-1

S.Ponneri 1-0-5-0

Clackmannanshire 2^nd XI Innings

K.Hutchison ct S.Skeldon b L.Skeldon 25

A.Arshad ct S.McAneny b L.Skeldon 4

Z.Shafique ct C.Thomson b C.Ormiston 26

G.Oliver not out 3

D.McChonchie c+b R.Paterson 5

A.Deacon not out 2

Extras – 10

Clackmannanshire 2^nd XI 75 for 4 from 22 overs.

Gala 2^nd XI Bowling

L.Skeldon 8-2-26-2

C.Thomson 5-1-16-0

C.Ormiston 6-2-23-1

R.Paterson 3-0-9-1

The club are delighted to share that we will be hosting a summer camp week commencing Monday 12th July to Friday 16th July.

The camp will run each day from 9:30am – 2pm and is available to book for children of any cricketing experience from ages 8 to 16 years old.

The camp will be led by Gala’s overseas professional and ECB level 2 qualified coach, Upul Indrasiri, and will be assisted by other local qualified coaches.

For the 5 days, the cost is £50.

One day of the camp costs £20.

To book or for more information, please contact our social media pages or email galacricketclub@gmail.com

Further information related to the camp will be shared following bookings.

The Sunday XI picked up their first win of the league  campaign at Lewisvale on Sunday against Musselburgh 3rds.

Batting first, Gala opened up with father and son duo of Malcolm and John Imray. Malcolm was sadly run out early on however John continued his fine form with bat on his way to 39. An innings that included a flurry of good shots. Imray produced good partnerships alongside Sunday skipper Finlay Rutherford (17), and other 1^st XI opener, Siddhanth Siddhu, who himself went onto register a well made half century before retiring. It was Robbie Paterson and Seb Loumeau who finished off Gala’s innings, with Paterson unbeaten as the visitors concluded their 30 overs on 135 for 4.

Musselburgh got off to a slow start in reply with Liam Skeldon taking two quick wickets of the home sides openers, Powlett and Rahman. Seb Loumeau then picked up Musselburghs number 3, Boyd. A good partnership from Chowdhury (22) and Chambers (19), offered good resistance for the home side however the introduction of youngster Kieran Singhtoor changed things quickly. The young seamer bowled excellently on his way to his first ever 5 wicket haul, ripping through the Musselburgh tailend. The home side eventually ended on 95 for 9 from their 30 overs with other junior players Sam McAneny and Finlay Skeldon also bowling very well and picking up 1 wicket each.

GALA INNINGS

J.Imray ct M.Powlett b K.Khanuja 39

M.Imray run out (H.Kings) 2

F.Rutherford st N.MacDonald b J.Slaven 17

S.Siddhu retired not out 53

R.Paterson not out 5

S.Loumeau st N.MacDonald b K.Khanuja 4

Extras – 14

Gala 135 for 4 from 30 overs.

Musselburgh 3^rd XI Bowling

F.Chowdhury 6-1-11-0

H.Kings 6-1-12-0

M.Boyd 4-1-20-0

A.Rahman 6-1-19-0

J.Slaven 4-0-37-1

C.Miller 1-0-11-0

K.Khanuja 2-0-11-2

R.Chambers 1-0-13-0

MUSSELBURGH 3^RD XI INNINGS

M.Powlett b L.Skeldon 3

A.Rahman ct J.Imray b L.Skeldon 0

M.Boyd ct J.Imray b S.Loumeau 3

F.Chowdhury ct S.Siddhu b K.Singhtoor 22

H.Kings ct R.Paterson b K.Singhtoor 1

R.Chambers LBW F.Skeldon 19

A.Javed b K.Singhtoor 3

N.MacDonald ct M.Imray b K.Singhtoor 0

C.Miller ct S.Siddhu b K.Singhtoor 2

J.Slaven not out 11

K.Khanuja not out 4

Extras – 27

Musselburgh 3^rd XI 95 for 9 from 30 overs.

Gala Bowling

L.Skeldon 5-2-3-2

S.Loumeau 5-1-5-1

J.Imray 2-0-9-0

R.Paterson 6-2-17-0

K.Singhtoor 6-0-25-5

S.McAneny 4-0-31-1

F.Skeldon 2-0-4-1

A fantastic maiden Gala century from overseas professional Upul Indrasiri and an excellent bowling spell under pressure from Aashiq Rhode proved major factors as Gala pulled off a brilliant win at the home of Scottish cricket against Grange 2nds on Saturday.

The start of the match was delayed to 12:30pm and the match reduced to 35 overs a side due to the Edinburgh weather and the forecast for the rest of the day.

After winning the toss, Gala captain Josh Irvine elected to bat however the visitors got off to the worst possible start with Sid Siddhu being bowled for a duck from an excellent delivery from Grange opener Peet. Gala’s misery in the opening stages continued with Grange bowling tight lines and making life difficult for our batsmen. Josh Irvine became Peet’s second wicket of the day as he was trapped LBW for 6. This left Gala only 8 for 2. Finlay Rutherford, who looked comfortable early on, was then unlucky to edge a wider Davidson delivery behind, with Grange keeper Hancock taking a fantastic one handed catch to his right.

Gala were now 16 for 3 and in a bleak position. However, the pair of Upul Indrasiri and Duncan Millar came together and looked unphased from the get go. Both batsmen steadied the ship and took Gala up to 61 for 3 from the first 21 overs before the teams had to leave the field for a short rain break.

Upon returning to the field, the pair picked up where they left off and some. They took Gala from 61 for 3 in the 22^nd over to 165 in the 33^rd, scoring 104 in just 12 overs. Indrasiri brought up an excellent century in the process. An innings that included many hard hitting boundaries and patience in the early stages. Duncan Millar was also in great form and found the boundary regularly, including a series of reverse sweeps. He was eventually bowled for a well made 48 when attempting another reverse, bringing to an end his and Indrasiri’s 159 run partnership.

Aashiq Rhode then joined Indrasiri and the pair took Gala u to 180 for 4 from their 35 overs.

Gala then got off to the perfect start in defence of their total. Scott Paterson picked up the wicket of Grange opener Blain thanks to a fine one handed catch in the slips by Graeme Ormiston. Dinesh Tharanga, looking in his usual good form, then bowled other opener Brock who was unfortunate to drag onto his stumps. At this point the home side were 8 for 2. Tharanga then went onto claim his second when he had Cairns caught by Ormiston again in the slips. When Indrasiri then had Chohan out LBW for a duck and Grange sitting on 48 for 4, Gala looked to be in control.

However, the partnership of Donaldson and Scott had other ideas. The pair took Grange up to 87 with both looking confident and putting pressure on Gala’s bowlers. Finlay Rutherford then made a crucial direct hit run out to dismiss Donaldson for 33. Hancock then joined Scott however and put more pressure onto Gala. A fine catch in the covers though from Indrasiri gave Rhode his first wicket. The danger man of Scott however was still at the crease on 73 and with Grange needing 24 from the final 4 overs and Gala needing 4 wickets the home side now looked in control.

Scott then skied the ball up with Duncan Millar taking a good catch off Rhode. An excellent innings that nearly won the game for the home side. Gala then applied the pressure in the next couple of overs and regained control, taking the final 4 wickets in the space of 11 runs. Aashiq Rhode in particular bowled well under pressure taking an excellent 4 for. Sid Siddhu took a fine catch in the deep to claim Gala’s final wicket, giving the visitors a fantastic 12 run win after nail biting finish.

GALA INNINGS

S.Siddhu b F.Peet 0

F.Rutherford ct M.Hancock b D.Davidson 3

J.Irvine LBW F.Peet 6

U.Indrasiri not out 108

D.Millar b J.Cairns 48

A.Rhode not out 4

Extras – 11

Gala 180 for 4 from 35 overs.

Grange 2^nd XI Bowling

F.Peet 7-2-38-2

D.Davidson 7-2-13-1

A.Docherty 7-0-43-0

J.Cairns 7-0-33-1

A.Aniruddhan 5-0-29-0

S.Blain 2-0-20-0

GRANGE 2^ND XI INNINGS

J.Brock b D.Tharanga 6

S.Blain ct G.Ormiston b S.Paterson 1

J.Cairns ct G.Ormiston b D.Tharanga 18

J.Donaldson run out (F.Rutherford) 33

M.Chohan LBW U.Indrasiri 0

C.Scott ct D.Millar b A.Rhode 73

M.Hancock ct U.Indrasiri b A.Rhode 19

A.Docherty st D.Millar b A.Rhode 1

D.Davidson ct S.Siddhu b A.Rhode 7

F.Peet ct D.Millar b S.Paterson 0

A.Aniruddhan not out 4

Extras – 6

Grange 2^nd XI 168 all out from 33.4 overs.

Gala Bowling

S.Paterson 7-0-39-2

D.Tharanga 7-1-31-2

J.Halls 4-0-20-0

U.Indrasiri 7-0-28-1

S.Siddhu 4-0-22-0

A.Rhode 4.4-0-25-4

An period of heavy rain that caused flooding on areas of the Meigle Park pitch brought to an abrupt end, a match that was shaping up to be a good contest on Saturday as the 2^nd XI welcomed Watsonians 4ths.

The visiting side batted first but Gala made a positive start with Liam Skeldon once again taking an early wicket, Watsonians Teall departing for a duck. With the visitors 0 for 1, Borthwick and Suresh came together and took the score up to 26 before Skeldon again removed Borthwick for 11. There was then another good partnership this time between Suresh and new batsman Patrick. The pair took the score up to 56 before Jamie Bell had Patrick caught for 12 and then immediately bowled Ferguson for 0. The visitors were left on 56 for 4 and Gala looking to be in the ascendancy. However, ran began to fall and the players left the field. With the rain persisting, Meigle Park began to flood and the decision was made to cancel the match with Watsonians 4ths 61 for 4 from 20 overs.

WATSONIANS 4TH XI INNINGS

H.Teall ct R.Patterson b L.Skeldon 0

A.Borthwick ct J.Bell b L.Skeldon 11

A.Suresh not out 20

A.Patrick ct N.Murton b J.Bell 12

L.Ferguson b J.Bell 0

T.Tucker not out 1

Extras – 10

Watsonians 4ths 61 for 4 from 20 overs.

Gala Bowling

L.Skeldon 5-0-9-2

C.Ormiston 5-0-15-0

J.Bell 4-0-18-2

M.Maceira 5-1-14-0

N.Murton 1-0-2-0

A top batting performance from Gala captain Josh Irvine and the debuting overseas professional, Upul Indrasiri was enough to secure Gala an emphatic 120 run win in their opening Border T20 cup match away to Hawick on Thursday.

After winning the toss, Irvine decided to bat with Sid Siddhu and Indrasiri opening up. The pair made a positive start before Siddhu was unfortunate to be bowled by Hawick opener Stewart for 14. Indrasiri and Irvine then put on a magnificent partnership as they accelerated the Gala scoring. Both batsmen were looking in fine form, finding the boundary at regular intervals. Indrasiri in particular, playing his first match in Scotland, looked comfortable.

He was eventually out caught off the bowling of Ryan Johnston after making 68 runs from 49 deliveries on debut. The Gala captain followed soon after, running himself out looking to squeeze every last run from Gala’s innings. He made an excellent 75 from just 51 balls.

Dinesh Tharanga (2*) and Scott Paterson (7*) both finished unbeaten as Gala ended on 186 for 3 from their 20 overs.

Hawick’s reply got off to a shaky start with Liam Skeldon, continuing his excellent form with the ball, removing Johnstn for a duck. Hawick’s Stuart Hair and Gareth Welsh then put on a good partnership before Robbie Irvine removed the former. This proved to be the only partnership of any substance for the home side as Gala continued taking wickets at regular intervals. Skeldon went onto pick up 1 more before Indrasiri rounded off what was an excellent debut by taking r Hawick wickets. Ross Patterson claimed the last of Gala’s 8 wickets as the home side finished on 66 for 8 from their 20 overs, giving Gala a 120 run win.

Gala’s next Border T20 fixture is on the 8^th of July away to Selkirk. The match will also double up as the Rae Nichol Memorial Trophy match.

GALA INNINGS

S.Siddhu b L.Stewart 14

U.Indrasiri ct E.Hair b R.Johnston 68

J.Irvine run out 75

D.Tharanga not out 2

S.Paterson not out 7

Extras – 20

Gala 186 for 3 from 20 overs.

Hawick Bowling

L.Stewart 4-0-27-1

S.Hair 4-1-29-0

R.Johnston 4-0-31-1

G.Welsh 3-0-29-0

D.Anderson 2-0-14-0

P.Rayner 2-0-25-0

E.Hair 1-0-24-0

HAWICK INNINGS

S.Hair ct G.Ormiston b R.Irvine 12

R.Johnston ct G.Ormiston b L.Skeldon 0

G.Welsh not out 18

E.Hair ct F.Rutherford b L.Skeldon 5

B.Sutherland LBW U.Indrasiri 9

L.Stewart c+b U.Indrasiri 3

B.McTaggart b U.Indrasiri 0

D.Anderson b U.Indrasiri 1

P.Rayner ct F.Rutherford b R.Patterson 5

D.Solley not out 9

Extras – 3

Hawick 66 for 8 from 20 overs.

Gala Bowling

R.Irvine 3-0-15-1

L.Skeldon 4-1-8-2

S.Paterson 3-0-15-0

U.Indrasiri 3-0-8-4

C.Ormiston 4-0-7-0

R.Patterson 3-0-11-1

Dinesh Tharanga led Gala to their second Championship win of the season thanks to a remarkable performance.

The Sri Lankan top scored with 64 in Gala’s competitive total of 160 before ripping through Edinburgh Accies’ batting line up to claim an incredible nine wickets and dismiss the capital visitors for just 55.

Gala were missing a number of players for the visit of previously unbeaten Accies, with Ash Rhode stepping up as captain.

Unsurprisingly the depleted Braw Lads found things hard going with only three players making double figures but they battled to 160 thanks to support for Tharanga from Rhode (20) and youngsters Robbie Paterson and Liam Skeldon. Top bowler for Accies was Soyebmahammad Khanusiya (4 for 17).

In reply, Accies lost captain and opening batsman Andrew Cosh (9) to Tharanga, and what followed was an incredible spell where the all-rounder finished with figures of nine wickets for just 15 runs from less than nine overs.

Robbie Irvine took the other wicket to complete a fantastic win for Gala in less than 18 overs.

Gala

S. Ponneri ct F. Muhammad b Z. Hamedee 4

F. Rutherford ct F. Muhammad b A. Ali 15

J. Crooks b Z. Hamedee 4

G. Ormiston ct A. Cosh b J. Snitch 8

A. Rhode lbw b S. Khanusiya 20

D. Tharanga b F. Muhammad 64

R. Irvine lbw S. Khanusiya 1

R. Patterson b S. Khanusiya 0

S. Paterson b S. Khanusiya 2

R. Paterson b A. Ali 5

L. Skeldon not out 1

Extras – 36

Total – 160 for ten wickets

Z. Hamedee 9-3-33-2; S. Raparia 1-0-6-0; J. Snitch 10-2-30-1; A. Ali 10-0-31-2; F. Muhammad 9.2-2-33-1; S. Khanusiya 10-3-17-4.

Edinburgh Accies

A. Cosh lbw D. Tharanga 9

F. Muhammad lbw D. Tharanga 6

O. Altaf ct G. Ormiston b D. Tharanga 0

S. Khanusiya b D. Tharanga 2

A. Ali b D. Tharanga 7

R. Javed ct F. Rutherford b D. Tharanga 15

J. Snitch lbw D. Tharanga 0

P. Kuppusamy ct A. Rhode b R. Irvine 6

Z. Hamedee b D. Tharanga 0

V. Ramesh not out 0

S. Raparia ct & b D. Tharanga 1

Extras – 9

Total – 55 for ten wickets

S. Paterson 6-0-21-0; D. Tharanga 8.5-4-15-9; R. Irvine 3-0-18-1.

Gala 2nds got back to winning ways in Division Seven with an excellent showing at Stewart’s Melville Fourths

Choosing to bowl first at Inverleith, Gala bowled out their hosts for 98 thanks in part to some fantastic fielding – including a superb one handed running catch by Kieran Singtoor and excellent run out by Max Hastings.

Caitlin Ormiston continued her fine season with the ball taking four for 32, and her overall total of wickets for season now stands at 14.

Sam McAneny also shone taking two wickets for just two runs, with Ajith Sajun (1 for 19), Jamie Bell (1 for 22) and Maisie Maceira (1 for 16) also putting in excellent shifts.

In reply, Gala were in trouble at 10 for 2 but Hastings (45 not out) led the way with a composed batting performance, well supported by Bell (19) who played some outstanding shots as well as Stuart Skeldon (14) and Sajun (6 not out) as the visitors won by six wickets.

Hayat (2 for 25) and Holland (1 for 16) were top bowlers for Stewart’s Melville.

Stewart’s Melville Fourths

ES Robertson b C. Ormiston 28

C. Holland ct K. Toor b M. Maceira 0

J. Thomas b J. Bell 0

MP Patton b C. Ormiston 11

D. Scott ct & b A. Sujan 6

AC Christy ct K. Paterson b C. Ormiston 4

R. Anderson run out 21

F. Mill b C. Ormiston 1

DG Higgins ct & b S. McAneny 7

I. Lowry b S. McAneny 0

R. Hayat not out 2

Extras – 18

Total – 98 for ten wickets

J. Bell 5-0-22-1; M. Maceira 5-0-16-1; C. Ormiston 8-0-32-4; A. Sujan 8-0-19-1; S. McAneny 2.1-0-2-2; J. Boyle 2-0-5-0.

Gala

M. Hastings not out 45

J. Boyle b F. Mill 1

K. Paterson b R. Hayat 4

J. Bell ct ES Robertson b C. Holland 19

S. Skeldon lbw R. Hayat 14

A. Sujan not out 6

Extras – 10

Total – 99 for four wickets

F. Mill 4-0-19-1; R. Hayat 8-0-25-2; C. Holland 4-1-16-1; AC Christy 4-0-16-0; J. Thomas 4-0-16-0; R. Anderson 1-0-3-0.