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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


Damp start for Sannox Cricket Club Last Sunday saw Sannox’s  first league match against neighbours and rivals Carradale. The fishermen hampered their chances by turning up with only nine men on a showery day more suited to fishing. And much fishing was done by the visitors though all of it was outside the off stump and  in the main, crabs were caught.  The crucial toss was won by the hosts who inevitably put Carradale into bat. The surface was very wet and slippery, despite which, the local bowlers achieved a surprising amount of lift and pace. The Carradale innings was left entirely in the hands of skipper Aiden Keogh and number 5 bat Robt Fox. Keogh looked threatening at times but rode his luck for an impressive 34 before being bowled by an in-swinger from Sannox new boy, Lachlan Jones. Jones finished on 3 for 3 . Carradale finished on 59 all out.  After lunch ,Martin kemp and Michael Jenks opened for Sannox. Carradale’s Charlie Macmillan had a disastrous opening over with three no balls and two wides. This added to the bat made 11 for nought after one over. From this point the outcome was never in question. Jenks scored a very creditable 16 before being bowled by Keogh in the fifth over. Pomeroy at number 3, partnered Kemp to the inevitable victory after 11 overs. Kemp 16 not our Pomeroy 11 not out. Sannox won by eight wickets.  Next match is Hamilton at home on Sunday 22nd . Practise is on Thursday from 6.00pm at Sannox. Newcomers are always welcome.  

Sannox pride regained Last Saturday saw our enterprising Arran cricketers travel to Gargunnock outside Stirling, to play a friendly against the current holders of the Allsop Memorial cup from the match played at Sannox in 2010. The Allsop match of last year saw Sannox CC soundly beaten. Consequently, the word ‘ revenge ‘ was uttered during skipper Brookes team huddle on the square prior to start of play. Sannox lost the toss and were put into bat in overcast and cold conditions more akin to early April than early June. Lloyd and Sutcliffe opened for the hosts and very soon became aware of the whetted Sannox bowling. Both Dunn from the oak tree -end and Marriott from the car park – end, used the surface, seam and swing to severely unsettle the Gargunnock openers. Lloyd fell for six and Sutcliffe for one. Shaw at number three vainly tried to get his feet under the table of an attack that only narrowed in intensity. He was run out for five, the first of a series of three consecutive deliveries, that ended in three runs-outs and earned skipper Brookes a deserved hat-trick. It was a disaster for Gargunnock and propelled the team into a nose-dive of gannet-fishing trajectory from the remainder of the batting attack. The hosts finished with a rather egg-on-face 16 all out. Tony Brookes took four consecutive wickets for the enviable figures of bowled 2, no maidens, 4wickets for 2 runs, a bench-mark performance for the rest of the team, for the rest of the season.  Sannox sportingly reversed their batting order and opened with borrowed Ardrossan Chas Marshman and Sannox debutante Neil Mckechnie. MBS’s Mckechnie fell for a rosy duck to be replaced by Pomeroy at three. Pomeroy and Gourlay pushed the score to 14 before Pomeroy needlessly holed out to an impressive catch to mid-on. MBS’s Marriott came in at four and won the match with a cracking boundary in the space of a few balls.  There being time left, the skippers decided on an unorthodox 15/15 match to complete the day and allow the hosts to regain some pride. Brookes, resorting to his original batting line-up took to the spongy wicket with Marriott and drove a heady pace. The short boundary saw both the  hitting of sixes and fours. Edgy singles kept Gargunnock on their toes in the field and the brisk pace inflicted much injury on the innocuous Stirling bowling. Marriott retired after 24 to allow Dunn a knock. Brookes came in unbeaten for 39 to allow young Jenks to maintain the onslaught. After the Sannox 15overs, the Arran men stood on a strong total of 108 without loss.  Lloyd and Smith for Gargunnock came to the crease with a visible tenacity and, knowing the need to attack did so. McKechnie opening bowling for Sannox, had a loose first over giving away nine including three wides. Marshman from the other end also had a less-than-impressive debut-over gifting 13. Brookes quickly reigned in and reverted to his normal strike bowlers and soon Dunn, Marriott, Pomeroy and Jenks had put a lid on any serious breakout. Sutcliffe rallied at number four adding a further 13 to the 33 but by the 12th over with 56 runs needed off three overs the task was more daunting than the battlements of Stirling castle visible through the low cloud over the fields. McKechnie came back on and  quickly found his line. Bowled three ,one maiden, 2 for 13. Gargunnock finished on 68. Sannox pride regained, the local heroes headed back down to the ferry musing on the virtues of 15/15 cricket.  Practise is on Thursdays from 6.00pm at Sannox Oval. Visitors to the island are always welcome. As they are to home matches. Next home match is on Sunday 12th against all the duke’s men, Hamilton. Start 11.30am. More information on 01770 600287 or on the website www.sannoxcricketclub.com  

             
 Sannox CC V  Hamilton CC Last Sunday saw Hamilton travelling to Arran to meet Sannox in a friendly on the famous Sannox Oval. Home skipper Tony Brookes won the toss and opted to field in sunny and drying conditions. Tariq and Scott opening for all the Duke’s men notched up eight before falling in the second and third overs consecutively. Sannox tails were up as Raj at number 3 fell two overs later. It was clear that Hamilton would have to consolidate and this they did in the shape of Zeeshan and Farzan and four and five. Pacing a batting attack is a measure of its maturity and the visitors started to unpick the bowling slowly at first but with increasing confidence and aggression. Colin Muir, a Sannox newcomer had Farzan caught first  ball after drinks. Asif chalked up a useful 38 for the visitors before being bowled by Sannox resident Aussie Lauchlan Jones. All the tail-enders helped press the Hamilton score onward and upward : the visitors finished on 196 all out.  It was a daunting prospect for Sannox, but Martin Kemp and Tony Brookes led a creditable charge from the off putting on 50 runs  a performance that must rank as one of Sannox’s best opening partnerships. Brookes fell for 13 bowled by Frazan. ‘Cat’(9 lives)  Pomeroy looked shaky for his 12 riding a run out decision, stumping, bounce- ball caught behind appeal. The final ball that bowled him was undisputable. Jones, at number four, answered the Hamilton attack with some stylish shots – there were five boundaries in his 40 runs before he was caught off Keeram. Evident in the game was the skilled Hamilton spin-bowling and the Sannox inability to adequately respond to it. Marriott and Dunn fell for ducks Muir and Mccartney fell for three and it was only Haggarty, at number nine, that looked to add dignity to the failing Sannox response. Haggarty carried his bat for 18, possibly a career best. But his shining was that of a sunset rather than dawn. With only two overs to go Sannox still needed 53 runs. Calum Rae, also on debut for the hosts, raised cheers for his 9 not out. Sannox ended on a dignified 157 for 8 Next practise is at the Sannox Oval on Thursday 16th from 6.00pm. Next match is against Argyll league rivals Oban away at Taynuilt on Saturday 18th. More information phone 600287 or www.sannoxcricketclub.com  


Sannox in strong league position after damp win.

 

On Sunday last, Sannox cricket club took to a very wet Oval to play its second league match of the season against friends and Argyll league rivals, mid-Argyll. Mid Argyll hail from the Lochgilphead area.

 

One of the only printable descriptions of the playing surface was that it was a pudding. Indeed, very quickly, the popping creases at either end did begin to resemble clootie dumpling mix without the cloot. Mid Argyll won the toss and opted to bowl. Sannox , fielding their winning combo from previous matches, opened again with Kemp and skipper ,Brookes. Hemmings for the visitors opened the bowling from the cemetery end and proved difficult to play. The old disciplines of line and length and the unpredictable surface made him hard to get away. But there was a steadiness and discipline to the Arran openers that set the hosts up for a potentially good innings.  Brookes fell after 46 minutes to a catch off Angus Shackleton. Pomeroy at number three stayed for twenty minutes for his five, Laughlan Jones played well for his 18 before being caught off Maddox. All the time players came and went, Kemp was producing gold for the hosts. He hit four boundaries in his 105 minutes at the crease for a well deserved 44. This total would have been much more had not the wet outfield put the brakes on most ground-driven shots. Marriott at number five carried his bat for a spirited 18. Weir at number six, occasionally rode his luck and bashed a characteristic quick 17 in 16 balls  before being caught at long-off by Lyburn. Muir was bowled by Shackleton for two Dunn and Haggarty went in consecutive balls, and Calum Rae faced the last ball of the innings padless, to augment his not-out stats by one more performance. Sannox ended on a strong 147 for 8

 

Noor and Peter Shackleton opened after the lunch interval on a drying pitch. To the creases had been added both sand and sawdust making the dumpling mix even more rich. Shackleton from the off looked full of purpose, partly because he wanted to set the attack benchmark for the rest of his team, and partly because he had an earlier ferry to catch. With a succession of twos and a couple of boundaries he pushed the visitors on to 22 after 8 for no loss. Noor, never fully settled fell for five. No further stats remain in the scorebook other than the impressive Sannox bowling figures.

 

Dunn        bowled 8, 1 maiden, o for 19

Marriott    bowled 5.4, 0 maidens, 3 for 16 ( Marriott finished the game on a hat-trick)

Brookes    bowled 8, 1 maiden, 0 for 12

Jones        bowled 6 , 3 maidens, 4 for 5

Pomeroy   bowled 5 , 3 maidens  2 for 2

Muir          bowled 5, 1 maiden,  0 for 9

 

Next match is on Sunday 26 against Victoria at home. This is the quarter finals of the small club’s cup. Start around 11.30 am All visitors are welcome ; come and support your local heroes. Practise is on Thursday evenings from 6.00pm all welcome visitors and islanders alike. For more information phone Tim on 600287 or visit the website www.sannoxcricketclub.com The club would like to say a big thanks to Mr Nicol who generously donated a cheque for club funds on the match day. Sannox are also looking for a camping gas stove, two or four rings. Do you have one excess to requirements? Phone Tim to arrange uplift.

Lack of batting edges Sannox out of the Small Clubs Cup

  Victoria CC travelled to Arran last Sunday to play the quarter finals of the Small Clubs Cup. Persistent and heavy rain helped the Sannox Oval live up to its other soubriquet the Sannox Aquadrome. Play did not start till after 1.00pm . The visitors put the hosts into bat onto a second wicket- the unpire having deemed the chosen wicket unplayable despite the protection of the tarpaulin covers.  The match was restricted to 20 overs  so the hosts knew that it would be a dash from the off. And, despite their reputation as being one of the strongest clubs in the west of Scotland, Victoria bowling appeared relatively innocuous and their fielding slightly sloppy. Kemp and skipper Brookes flew their increasingly successful opening partnership again and again it was successful chalking up a rate of 4-5 runs an over before  Brookes was caught off Khan. ‘I should be so Laughy’ , Laughlan Jones came in at number three and partnered the steady Kemp who notched up 27 before being caught off Bashir. Pomeroy stayed for 18 minutes for his five runs before an uncommitted off drive had him neatly caught  in the covers. Marriott never found the middle before Bashir bowled him for 1. Dunn at number six managed a single before Quaduas bowled him. The last five wickets fell for no runs- a gift in a 20/20 match., a gift in any match. Sannox finished 80 all out, as skipper Brookes was to remark ‘about 30 runs shy of the target’  The match turned around quickly but from the off, Victoria showed their colours. 11 runs off Jones’ opening over bode badly for the hosts and despite wresting the Victoria progress from time to time with Dunn’s bowling of Quaddos for 10 and Muir’s unseating of Shuga for five, Azeem at number two always looked like he wanted an early ferry home. There were five sixes and two fours in his undefeated 45. He finished with Ahmed, who also carried his bat for 15. Victoria 81 for 2 after 12 overs.  Sannox need to look to their batting and particularly their at- the -crease discipline to maximise the obvious talent they have at their disposal. The Sannox total should have been higher and the collapse at the tail was a morale defeat even before the hosts took to field to put the Pollockshields men under any pressure.  Next match is the Allsop Memorial Match away to Carradale on Sunday July 3rd. More information on www.sannoxcricketclub.com or phone 600287. Practise is on Thursday from 6.00pm at sannox oval. All welcome.  

  

        

next match: Sannox play Carradale at Carradale on July 3rd in the Allsop Memorial Match
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