Category Archives: 3rd XI Match Reports

3s were unlucky to come out on the wrong side of things against 2nd Knightriders,. With the club missing many players, it was a credit to the selection committee that all 3 teams were able to play and those helping out rose to the occasion in what ended up as a close 2 wicket loss. Grammar battled well to record 183 all out in 39 overs, Ali Shah top scoring with 42 but there were contributions throughout with Hussain (22), Abbas (22), Sayed (16) and Hashmi (17) all doing their bit.

Grammar had their opponents in some trouble at 82 for 5 and then 158 for 8 but 38 from Kesavan saw Knights home with 14 balls to spare. Like the batting, bowling duties were shared with 7 bowlers in action, 5 collecting a wicket or two.

It was another good effort from the 3s who are continuing to show good battling qualities and improvements as the season goes on.

3s ran Fraserburgh much closer than many would have predicted before falling to a 3 wicket defeat. 3s only had a chance thanks to a remarkable stand from club veteran Tom Murray (68no) and Afghan youngster Nasseri (57) as they compiled a stand of 128 lifting Grammar 3s from 74 for 7 to 202 for 8. With the ball Grammar battled hard with Nasseri claiming 2 wickets and skipper Babar Kamal 3 victims but a classy 84 from Cory Bowie helped Fraserburgh home.

Team 3 fell to a 7 wicket defeat at Huntly but there was some encouraging signs with a better batting display as they made 115 and batted 36 overs. Despite this, no one could go and make a significant contribution to push the score into winning territory. With the ball Grammar claimed 3 wickets as Huntly claimed the win. Despite the defeat it did build some confidence as Grammar were able to shock 2nd Gordonians in the cup on Sunday.

3s were defeated at Inverdee by Gordonianss 2s by 94 runs. Having restricted their opponents to 140 for 9 thanks to some handy bowling from across the board, Afaq claiming 3 for 31 3s, would have had high hopes of chasing down the win. However no one could make an impression with the bat as 3s slipped to 19 for 5. They were never able to recover and succumbed for just 46, claiming 10 points from the game.

3s had the dubious honour of being the 1st Grammar side to play cricket at St Margarets. The rather short boundaries proved tempting for all and at 130pm, Grammar 3s were having a good day at 51 for no wicket from 6. However less than an hour later they were all out 120, just openers Jim Lee 29 from 20 and Harry Murphy (15) making double figures until last man Afaq Mazhar clubbed a quick 20. On the small ground, 120 was never going to be sufficient, 2nd Masterblasters coasted home 2 down in the 17th over. 3s like 2s have no game this weekend and return on 1st June at home to 2nd Gordonians.