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Weir (Arran milestone) double-century sinks Carradale Sannox Cricket Club strode out to play local rivals Carradale at the Sannox Oval last Sunday. In overcast conditions skipper Tony Brookes ,winning the toss elected to bat. He opened the innings with Scott Weir who managed to play despite recovering from injury.  The pair started confidently against accurate bowling from Carradale’s  MacMillan and skipper Aiden Keogh. The score climbed steadily as both openers got their eyes in. But it quickly became evident that Weir was taking no prisoners. His all or nothing approach can sometimes be his undoing, as was witnessed first match of the season against Mid Argyll, but he was soon piling on the runs against a visiting team struggling to contain the openers. Brookes was caught at mid-on off Robert Fox’s bowling and Jonathan May came to the crease to partner the increasingly free-radical batting of Weir. Even at this stage of the game it was clear to see that the incoming batsmen were really there to keep their end up and give the strike to ‘Scotty’ as often as possible. This being the first league match of the season, it was an important one to win for the Arran men and so with dashing and little quarter Weir dsipatched everything that came his way. After 20 overs the score was on 108 with seventy of these being Weir runs. Pomeroy , Marriott, Brobson and Dunn all came and went while Weir passed the milestone of a century just after lunch. It was an increasingly dejected Carradale that tried vainly to contain his appetite for runs. In his 204 not out he hit 32 fours and six sixes. It has to be said that indifferent Carradale out- fielding leaked many preventable boundaries on the fast outfield, and wayward bowling gifted wides and byes to the hosts. Sannox finished their innings on 289 for 6, a mountainous total to assail. Weir’s 204 was personal best and he was clapped from the field at the lunch interval by both sides. Carradale came the crease needing something of a miracle to even threaten the Sannox total and when Peter Stugdale was caught second ball of the innings, it was clear that this was not going to happen. Robert Fox at number one attempted to get into the stride of his leg-side game but Dunn’s sniper-like precision gave him no room for manoeuvre. He was bowled in Dunn’s fourth over. Baxter came and went for a duck and skipper Keogh shone briefly for six before being caught by an astonishing Weir slip-catch.   Heeley and Chinn both scored four. The rout was completed as Macindour,Coffild, Mcmillan, Robertson and Currie all went for seven. Carradale ended their agonising innings 36 all out. Sannox bowling and fielding was sound and comparing extras, in itself, tells something of a story. Sannox  five wides and four byes off 20 overs. Carradale 19 wides and 8 byes off 40. While in some games gifted extras can be the equivalent of having an extra player in your team, this time it most certainly was not needed. Undisputed man of the match was Scott Weir. Dunn                  5 overs    4 maidns  2 wkts for 4Marriott             4 overs     2 maidns  1 wkt   for 8Brobson             4 overs     2 maidns  2 wkts for 7Pomeroy            4 overs     1 maidn    2 wkts for10McCartney         1.1 overs  0 maidns  1 wkt for 1Brookes              2 overs     1 maidn   2 wkts for 2      Next home game is on May 23rd against Glasgow University Staff. Practise continues from 6.00pm Thursdays Sannox Oval. Returning players, visitors and new players are always welcome. Phone 600287 for more details or visit the website www.sannoxcricketclub.com       

Damp start for Island cricket season Sannox Cricket Club started their 2010 season last Sunday with a match against local friends and rivals Mid Argyll at the Sannox Oval. Mid Argyll suffering from injuries over winter, brought a much depleted team which was augmented in every department by the hosts  The long winter and late grass, coupled with the use of Murray Boal’s heavy roller, made wicket, infield and outfield properly quick. Everyone remarked that they had never seen the pitch play so well. Sannox was led out by new captain Tony Brookes and losing the toss was put in to bat on a damp but solid surface. Brookes and Lochranza’s Scott Weir is an opening partnership, on paper at least, to be reckoned with but when Weir missed a full toss/borderline no-ball on the third delivery he saw his stumps skittled. Jonathan May came to the crease and batted with inspired vigour. His trade mark square –cut was used to good effect and the short grass helped him find the boundary six times for his 33 before being caught off Beckett’s slow right arm. Pomeroy made a useful 17 at number four but changed places with Martin kemp after being caught at shallow long on lofting an uncommitted drive. Kemp looked assured finding the boundary eight times during his innings of 55 before being caught by Sannox’s Michael Jenks co-opted to play for the oppo for the day. Andy Robinson batted usefully at seven for 14 and Eric Dunn started massaging his statistics early in the season with a 12 not out.  Sannox batted out their 40 overs finishing on 161 for seven.  The lunch interval saw the presentation of the Holmes Award to Michael Jenks. This award, presented to the most promising Sannox youngster, takes the form of a bat signed by the famous England team of the 2007 ashes series. The bat was donated to the club by Ian Holmes of Lochranza. Mid Argyll came in to bat in a smirr of rain that largely had not let up all Sannox’s innings. Lyburn and Jones opened for the visitors and Lyburn soon flagged his intentions with his signature leg-side game. Even deliveries well to the off-side were pulled over to leg. He fell for 10 to a late delivery by local postman Andy Robinson, His partner was bowled for 9 by Brookes. Peter Shackleton shone briefly with a boundary at number three before being caught off Brookes ; Sannox fielders applauded when the sun also shone briefly around three o’clock. John Beckett and loaned player Daniel Brobson formed a shaky but threatening partnership mid-order with the lion’s share of the runs going to an increasingly confident Brobson. In a career-best innings he smashed most of what Sannox could throw at him for a mightily impressive 36 before being caught by Brookes off Marriott. If he can maintain this form, his elevated position in the Sannox batting line-up looks fairly assured. Mid Argyll sensing that all was lost almost the instant Brobson returned to the pavilion, ran out of steam. The depleted team numbers matched the depleted performance and the last three wickets fell for only five runs. Mid Argyll ended 99 all out. Dunn          5.1 overs  0 maidns   1 for 8Marriott      8 overs    1 maidn     1 for 25Brookes       8 overs    0 maidns   2 for 8Robinson     8 overs    3 maidns    2 for 21Kemp           3 overs   1 maidn      0 for 5Pomeroy      5 overs    0 maidns    1 for 23 Practise on Thursday from 6.00pm at Sannox Oval. All newcomers and visitors welcome. Phone 600287 for more details or visit the website www.sannoxcricketclub.com   

Small Clubs Cup win for Sannox On Sunday, Glasgow University Staff came to the Sannox Oval in the first round of Cricket Scotland’s Small Clubs Cup. Sannox previously never having got beyond the first round, approached the match confidently following their flying start to the 2010 season. Arran skipper, Tony Brookes, winning the toss ,choose to bowl on a day of  hot sunshine and light breezes, the ideal day for cricket. G.U.S’s Slater and Ahmed opened and while Ahmed looked aggressive for his six runs, he top-edged a midwicket howk to be caught at mid-on. Sannox bowling was top-flight. Combined with the heat of the day the cauldron of the middle sparked and crackled with near misses and frustrated shots and if Eric Dunn was the hammer then Chris Marriott, bowling from the cemetery end, was surely the anvil. They pinned down the opposition for the best part of fourteen overs for thirty runs. And G.U.S.’s difficulties were not alleviated at first bowling change when Sannox’s Michael Jenks zipped and whirred swinging deliveries in from the pavilion end causing errors and uncertainty amongst the dons. At drinks after 20, the visitors were 53 for four, Slater having been run out and Johnstone and Shinde being caught confidently by Sannox juniors Jenks and Brobson . Ian Holland for G.U.S. dug in at five and started to address the situation. He put through seven boundaries in his 40 runs before being caught off Brooke’s. Copeland for the Staff rode his luck at times for a useful mid order 27 before falling to the safe catching hands of Brobson again off Brookes. After 34 overs and on a Nelson (111 runs), there was a sense from the Staff that a push on had to be made and C. Macan at number eight did the honours, throwing care to the winds and launching himself at everything the Sannox bowlers could deliver. He raised the lecturers chances with his 43 not out by end of the innings but increasingly running out of partners, and with Sannox fielding showing neither quarter nor error, G.U.S  ended on 159 all out in the 41st over of what was potentially a 45 over innings. At lunch Brookes addressed the troops calling for discipline at the crease. At an ask of 3.5 an over and with a double-centurion in the shape of Scott Weir on board , it seemed achievable.  Brookes was caught behind in the second over off Huxtabel and Weir, playing his signature strokes sent Staff fielders scurrying to boundaries. He holed out for 17in the eighth over. Whiting Bay’s Martin Kemp came in at three and stayed the entire innings playing his mix of classic shots in an innings of patience and discipline that his skipper should have been proud of. ‘Kempy’s’ partner and Sannox batting hopeful Jonathan May was bowled for 10 and suddenly there seemed a repair needed in the hosts’ response. Tim Pomeroy came in at number five and ably assisted the Kemp-meister to steady the ship. In a partnership of 54 Pomeroy and Kemp sowed uncertainty within the G.U.S. ranks evident, it has to be said, in the visitors’ uncertain field settings. Pomeroy and Kemp nipped and  tucked Sannox to 126 before Pomeroy, sensing the need to push on ,was caught at deep midwicket for 22. But with wickets and overs in hand, it just needed Brookes’ called-for discipline to win the day. And that is what happened. Although Chris Marriott was run out , Andy Robinson at number seven kept his nerve and together with Golden Boy Kemp 82 not, stayed the innings at 8 not out.  The teams were fairly evenly matched and Glasgow University Staff proved worthy opponents in a game that was a joy to watch. On the day perhaps they were outmatched in the field by Sannox . Also, despite losing Brookes ands Weir early on, early quick scoring gave the hosts a flying start on which the later batsmen could build. Michael Jenks and Dan Brobson could feel justifiably cheated out of deserved wickets.  Sannox won by five wickets and go on to the next round to meet local rivals Oban away at Taynuilt. Practise, to which everyone is welcome, continues from 6.00pm on Thursdays at Sannox. More information on the website www.sannoxcricketclub.com To join the club as a player or as a lay member, phone Tim on 600287. Next home match is on June 6th against Mid Argyll. This is a league match to which all lovers of the game are warmly invited. Seating available.   E. Dunn             8.2 overs    0 maidns     3 wkts for 30C. Marriott         9 overs     0 maidns      1 wkts for 30M. Jenks            9 overs      2 maidns      0 wkts for 31T Brookes          9 overs       0 maidns     4 wkts for 32A Robinson        2 overs       0 maidns     0 wkts for 19D. Brobson         7 overs       1 maidn      0 wkts for 15
  

next match: Sannox play Mid Argyll in a league match home at Sannox  Sunday 6th June.
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