Category Archives: 1st XI Match Reports

1s Come Up Short v Crescent

1s missed another opportunity to ease their relegation fears as they fell to a 2nd defeat of the season to Crescent. Chasing 160 for victory, Grammar were disappointingly bowled out for 133 as the batting again failed to deliver. Prash had again delivered with the ball bagging 4 for 28 while Hassaan (2/28), Javaid (2/32) and Agha Haider (2/26) supported well as Grammar kept Crescent in check throughout.

Grammer reached 57 for 1 and 92 for 3 thanks to 27 from Alex Keith, 29 from Leston D’Costa, but no one could go on and make a score. Grammar while scoring slowly were still in decent shape at 131 for 6, but collapsed dramatically to be all out for 133 with 3 overs still in hand. While Grammar are just above the relegation places, without winning a game or 2 it will be a real challenge to stay in Grade 1.

Rain Stops 1 in their tracks at Inverurie

1s were left frustrated by localised rain at Inverurie as the game could not be completed with the visitors nicely placed. Inverurie had perhaps surprisingly opted to bat on a green deck and were soon in deep trouble as Prash bowled with supreme accuracy taking 4 for 7 in 8 overs, including being hit for 4. Hassaan struck 1st a wide ball being flogged by Norvel to point where Nasseri took a superb one handed catch the home skipper out for a 2nd ball duck. Continue reading

1s Masterblasters Misery in Final Over

1s fell to an agonising defeat to league leaders Masterblasters in an entertaining game at Rubislaw played out in a good spirit albeit in miserable conditions. Both teams did well to get a full game completed in what were wet conditions making handling the ball extremely challenging as the game went on. Continue reading

Wet Wet Wet as all Grammar Games Wiped Out

Heavy overnight rain meant all 3 Grammar games were washed out on Saturday. Thankfully the calls came early in all 3 as wet outfields and ongoing drizzle made for easy decisions all round.

3s did get playing on Sunday in the Bon Accord Cup Semi Final and looked on course to take their tremendous cup run onto the final as they made 139 for 6 thanks to a dominant 74 (9×4, 3 x6) from Rasib Bashir from just 49 balls. He was well supported by Leston D’Costa with 32 but once again rain got involved.

Despite everyone’s best efforts there was no way the game could be completed or reach the 15 overs for the rain calculator to be used and the teams will need to start afresh next Sunday. League leaders Grampian had been reduced to 14 for 4 and despite recovering to 47 for 4 still needed 92 from 76 when the game had to be called.

1s win vital Cults Clash

The skipper made an unbeaten 50

1s picked up a vital win at Rubislaw as they produced arguably their best bowling performance to easily defeat Cults by 8 wickets. It brought to an end a run of 5 straight losses and revived Grammar’s survival hopes. All the bowlers did well picking up wickets with Prash, Hasaan, Mapplebeck and Nasseri all impressing before Javaid nipped in with 4 wickets to dispatch Cults for 91. Skipper Haider took the bold decision to open and cracked un unbeaten 51 from 59 balls as Grammar eased home with 22.2 overs in hand. Continue reading