Scottish Cricket: Richards century sets pace (20 July 1999)
West of Scotland inflicted a crushing defeat on Scottish National Cricket League Premiership leaders Aberdeenshire on Saturday to open up the title race, closing the gap between the two sides to just five percentage points
20-Jul-1999
20 July 1999
Scottish Cricket: Richards century sets pace
Keith Graham
West of Scotland inflicted a crushing defeat on Scottish National
Cricket League Premiership leaders Aberdeenshire on Saturday to open
up the title race, closing the gap between the two sides to just five
percentage points.
Corey Richards set up the victory with a patiently composed 111 as
the home team, put in to bat on a green wicket, posted a 52-over
total of 200 for seven.
Scotland paceman Craig Wright then ripped out Aberdeenshire's three
top batsmen in a devastating opening spell and finished things off to
return the fine analysis of four for 18 from 13.1 overs as the
leaders crumbled to 59 all out.
With Ayr's home game against Greenock abandoned due to rain, Carlton
had a chance to return to third place in the table but fluffed it
when they went down at home to Grange.
Batting first, the home team ran up 195 for seven, a slightly
disappointing total given that four of their batsmen got into the 30s
and then got out.
There was no such hesitation from Steve Crawley who, opening for the
visitors, bludgeoned 79 before being run out.
The equally forthright Roddy Smith maintained the offensive before
becoming one of Alan Olsen's three victims but Ysas Tillerkeratne
steered them home.
Their victory took them further away from the relegation zone as they
changed places with West Lothian who slumped to defeat at Goldenacre
against Heriot's.
Again the Boghall side's batting let them down, Ayaz Gul, with an
unbeaten 61, running out of partners as his team subsided to 109 all
out. Mike Allingham, with an unbeaten 46, and Jamie Watkins (43) saw
the home team to victory with six wickets in hand.
Ferguslie's defeat at Stoneywood Dyce consigned them to bottom place
in the table. The home side ran up 201 for eight but Mark Atkinson's
85 for the visitors seemed to put them on course for victory until
the later batting collapsed to a disappointing 164.
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)