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West junior cricket headlines

Under 18 First Division, and Under 11, champions [posted 06/09/10] The most recent league tables circulated by WDJCU League Secretary Jim Young reflect the successful season had by Ferguslie CC Under 18s who, without losing a match, won the Under 18 First Division title.  Congratulations to the Meikleriggs side!  Congratulations are also due to Greenock CC Under 11s who, by virtue of beating Drumpellier CC this evening, clinched the Under 11 league title.  Well done to the youngsters from Glenpark.

Glasgow Under 17s progress [posted 05/09/10]

The Glasgow Under 17s saw off a challenge from Pentland Under 17s in the semi-final of the Under 17 Inter-Area competition and now progress to the final.  Played at Titwood this afternoon, the match saw a comprehensive win for the Glasgow boys who, batting first, posted 227.  The central plank of the innings was 77 from Poloc CC's Scott Millen, with valuable contributions from Shawholm club-mate Craig Young (29) and Clydesdale CC's Hamid Mahmood (42).  In their reply the Pentland side mustered just 109, with two wickets apiece for Mahmood and Shreyas Chitnis, also of Clydesdale CC.  The full scorecard is online.  The Glasgow Under 17s await news of their final opponents.

Ayrshire Under 13s win again [posted 04/09/10]

New Cambusdoon was the venue for the latest Under 13 Inter-Area competition match - Ayrshire Under 13s defeating visitors North Glasgow Under 13s.  The scorecard is online.  Batting first the home side posted 151 all out, the visitors from Glasgow mustering just 76 all out in reply

League tables [posted 05/09/10] 

There are updated league tables online now, updated for the latest WDJCU league results.

Clydesdale CC Under 18s win Frank Smith Trophy [posted 04/09/10]

The Clydesdale Bank sponsored Frank Smith Trophy was won by Clydesdale CC Under 18s at Shawholm on Saturday.  Chasing 120 to win to defeat the others finalists West of Scotland CC, the Titwood side won when Shreyas Chitnis pulled Gavin Smith through mid-on for a 4 to see his side home.  Earlier Keshav Kanabar had bowled a tight opening spell to restrict West of Scotland CC's openers, Anjun Luthra and Andrew Umeed, and Chitnis had chipped in with 3 for 27, as 119 was posted as the first innings total.  In reply, the Clydesdale CC openers, Sam Page and Paddy Barbour, made steady progress, careful not to lose early wickets.  Skipper Barbour would eventually top-score with 53, but was out a few runs short of the target as his side seemed to have a dose of the jitters as the finish line appeared.  This gave the healthy crowd a thrilling and tense finish, Clydesdale CC only winning on the second last ball of the last over bowled by Smith.  Congratulations to Paddy Barbour and his team, and Coach Gary Page.

Frank Smith Trophy final [posted 03/09/10]

The final of the Under Frank Smith Trophy sponsored by Clydesdale Bank takes place at Shawholm in Glasgow tomorrow, with Clydesdale CC taking on the winners of the second semi-final - being played before the final - between West of Scotland CC and Poloc CC.  The final starts at around 4.30pm.

Friday night results [posted 03/09/10]

Tonight's junior league results are online.  With the last Friday of season 2010 came a few clubs' attempts to get some rescheduled matches played.  In the Under 11 league East Kilbride CC entertained Ferguslie CC, the visitors winning by 19 runs, with T Ahmed top-scoring for the Meikleriggs side with 29.

Under 15 league champions decided [posted 31/08/10] WDJCU League Secretary Jim Young has added congratulations to Clydesdale CC Under 15s who are confirmed as Under 15 league champions after their win over Drumpellier at Langloan tonight.  Well done to the Titwood youngsters!

Under 18 league champions decided [posted 30/08/10] WDJCU League Secretary Jim Young has added congratulations to Poloc CC Under 18s who, after beating Prestwick CC at the Henry Thow Oval tonight, secured the Under 18 league title.  Well done to the Poloc youngsters!

Monday night results [posted 30/08/10]

Tonight's junior league results are online.  In the Under 13 league there was a comprehensive win for Greenock CC at Shawholm, and a win for Clydesdale CC.  At Shawholm Stefan Armstrong and Paul Dorrian both had retiral-inducing 30+'s, as their side posted 130 for 4 on their way to an 87-run win.  Clydesdale CC's win over Drumpellier CC saw 33 from Calum Stout, and 32 from Humza Sabri, both retirals.  But Ross Bain's "3-for" inspired the Titwood side's win, as they chased 81 to win for the loss of just six wickets.  In the Under 18s league there were wins for Clydesdale CC, Glasgow Accies CC and Poloc CC.  Clydesdale CC's win was a comfortable one over Kelburne CC , the match seeing "scores" for Paddy Barbour (33), Jak O'connell (31), Sam Page (28) and Jamie Cook (28).  Shreyas Chitnis grabbed a "3-for" for Clydesdale CC as they chased down 103 for the win.  At New Anniesland Nirvik Ganapathi's 59 not out, allied to Charlie McNaught's 35, saw Glasgow Accies CC post 130 for 3, a winning total against East Kilbride CC who managed 110 for 2 in reply.  Joel Richardson made an unbeaten 64 as the Torrance House boys ran their hosts close.  Meanwhile at the Henry Thow Oval, Poloc CC's Bilal Chaudhry took a "4-for" and made 45 as his side defeated Prestwick by nine wickets, Craig Young scoring 41 not out in the successful run-chase.

Under 13 league champions decided [posted 26/08/10] WDJCU League Secretary Jim Young has said that congratulations are now due to Ayr CC Under 13s who, after completing their league campaign at New Anniesland last night with a win over Glasgow Accies CC, have secured the Under 13 league title.  Well done to the Ayr youngsters!

Other news

The rest of the current month's WDJCU news can be found on the WDJCU news page, the rest of the current month's Western Cricket Academy news can be found on the Academy news page, and the rest of the Area Development Group news can be found on the Area Groups news.

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