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Round-up of the Week's Cricket

Round-up of the Week's Cricket

Colin Baxter26 Jun 2016 - 15:33
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It was a mixed bag for Weirs this week with another defeat for the first team, some midweek victories and the weather playing a big part.

The midweek cricket was generally positive for Weirs. On Tuesday there was a good win for the Midweek 1st XI against Renfrew. A tight bowling display saw Renfrew all out for just 85 and Weirs got home for the loss of 5 wickets.

On Thursday Weirs had a thumping 104 run victory over Vale of Leven in the Glasgow Cup. Faizan Shah scored 75 not out as Weirs posted a massive 197 for 5 off 20 overs. Vale of Leven could manage only 93 in reply.

The weekend cricket was heavily affected by the weather. At George V playing fields Weirs 1st XI faced Renfrew. Weirs batted first and recorded one of their best batting efforts of the season, posting 198-9 off 50 overs. Ghulam Raja top scored with 63 and David McCaig weighed in with 39.

Although Weirs had a decent total to defend for the first time in a while it didn't prove to be nearly enough. The Renfrew openers, Malik and Nawaz had steered them to 103 for 0 off 24.3 overs when play had to be stopped due to rain. That meant a comfortable victory for Renfrew on Duckworth Lewis method.

At Albert Park, the Weirs 2nd string faced Deanpark. The visitors batted first and got off to a good start but Albert Park pegged them back. Deanpark were 156 for 9 off 45.3 overs when the game was abandoned due to a torrential downpour. Ahmed Ashraf, Salim Sabir, Chris Smith and Usman Sarfraz all took 2 wickets for Albert Park in a performance that certainly offered encouragement for the second half of the season.

The Sunday League match against Kelburne was cancelled due to persistent rain.

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