3s fell to a heavy defeat against a strong Grampian side at a sunny Inverdee, losing by 179 runs. Grammar did well to claim all 10 Grampian wickets and bag 10 bowling points. Both Maxhar (3-31) and Navaid (3-29) took 3 wickets with Nasseri 2 (2-47) and Hussain with 1-50. Jim Lee also expertly ran out Rathnayake.
Grammar did have Grampian 51 for 3 but a strong 4th wicket stand took things away from them. With the bat it never happened as Grammar were bundled out for 38, no one mustering double figures. This is likely to ne of the toughest tests of the season and 2 wins from 3 is still a strong start to the season.
Grammar Cricket’s 3rd team kept up their winning start to the season easily seeing off the challenge of Methlick at Inverdee. Rasib Bashir making a memorable debut taking 3 for 12 in his 8 overs and striking a cultured 43 not out from 44 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. He was well supported by Khalid Zia who made 17 in an opening stand of 52 which helped Grammar make short work of Methlick’s 69 all out, 3 quick wickets at least boosting Methlick’s points total.
A new era for Grammar cricket started on Saturday with a slightly peculiar occurrence as the 2nd XI met the 3rd XI on a chill day at Rubislaw. With the recent poor weather, it was a soft outfield and long grass that greeted the teams