Aberdeen Grammar’s grade 1 cricketers saved the best to last with an enthralling tie in the final game of the against Cults both teams finishing all out for 130.
Grammar knew they needed 10 points to be 100% safe in Grade 1 and after losing the toss and being asked to bat on a juicy pitch at St Margarets, the plan was simple. Unfortunately Team 1 were quickly behind the 8 ball losing Swiergon for 1, Mapplebeck for 6 and Keith run out for 0. At 12/3 things were looking dire, Cults were bowling well and with the pitch offering some assistance and it took some superb concentration from Gill & Desai to begin adding runs to the board. Gill in particular using all of his private school talent to keep the good balls out and score off the bad where he could. Continue reading
Mannofield played host to an excellent game of cricket, but unfortunately for Grammar it was the home side that won out by 28 runs, their 236 proving enough in a very even contest. Grammar won the toss and were able to call upon George Gill and Rasib Bashir to boost the batting, bowling and fielding. Overall Grammar were able to maintain Mannofield to a manageable total claiming all 10 bowling points thanks to 3 wickets each from Hassaan and Salman Bedaar. 
1s fell to a somewhat unfortunate loss as rain once again influenced matters, Grammar losing by 8 runs on DLS when the game felt evenly poised. Grammar would rightly feel somewhat aggrieved that everyone was off the field for 30 minutes while the sun shone over concerns of the safety of the outfield, the once again long grass giving the cause for concern. In what were 2 evenly matched teams, Grammar had fought back well to bowl out the visitors for 176, Knightriders initially reaching 71 for no wicket in 11 overs. 