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		<title>&#8216;2010 &#8211; The Watsonian Journey&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sit back and enjoy the journey that was &#8216;Watsonian Cricket Club, Season 2010&#8242;
 
A very brief and high level view of 2009 shows that the 1st XI finished eighth position in the SNCL Premier Division, the 2nd XI whilst finishing in sixth place in East League Division One had to win on the final day to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sit back and enjoy the journey that was &#8216;Watsonian Cricket Club, Season 2010&#8242;<span id="more-1550"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>A very brief and high level view of 2009 shows that the 1st XI finished eighth position in the SNCL Premier Division, the 2nd XI whilst finishing in sixth place in East League Division One had to win on the final day to ensure they stayed in the ESCA top flight and the 3rd XI propped up their division recording just two wins.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>One year on and at the end of season 2010 it&#8217;s important that we cast our eyes back on what all of us who make up Watsonian Cricket Club have achieved.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Starting right at the top, the success of the club on the field this year has been a pleasure to see.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Since the first National Premier League first came into play in 1999 the highest finishing position of the club was 7th in 2001, this year we&#8217;ve blown that out of the water with a 2nd place finish that all at the club can be extremely proud of.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Second XI too have had a remarkable year, the ESCA Division One title was won by our 2s for the first time, in fact matching the record of our First XI who won the same title in 1976 (the Kim Hughes Year). Whilst previous honours for the Second XI have including winning the Grade A (2nd XI Title) in 1959 (shared with RHS FP), 1961, 1965, 1975 (shared with Stenhousemuir), 1978, 1987, 1998 and the President&#8217;s Trophy in 2008 this title is all the more special given the quality of competition including clubs 1st XI&#8217;s and of course other talented SNCL clubs 2nd XI&#8217;s.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Third XI should also be commended for the stabling the ship, it&#8217;s been a tough couple of seasons in reality and as can be seen throughout the East Leagues the danger of following up one bad season with another is only too common. What the 3s did this year was win crucial games and should remember that fostering that spirit and winning mentality in future seasons will see them progress. The 3s have also given a first view to senior cricket to countless numbers of our colts, they are the future of Watsonian Cricket and some of the individual performances from our youths this year have been highly encouraging.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>A big thanks from all at the club must go to the three Senior XI&#8217;s Captains on their hard work throughout the season. I&#8217;m sure you will all echo the thanks we must give to Steve Paige, David Breach and Oliver Gaywood.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It has also been a big year for Youth Cricket at Myreside. At the back end of 2009 the club took a long look at the work we were doing in Youth Development and tried to understand how it worked, how it should work and what we needed to do to make it better.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The first step was ensuring we had a structure that fitted what we were trying to and some simple but effective changes were made, it all sounds very easy however the club as a whole are indebted to the countless hours (day/weeks/months) of hard work that has been put in by many individuals, no more so than Simon Counsell and Michael Brown. It&#8217;s true that we have had significant success in 2010 in Youth Cricket but it&#8217;s clear we are only starting to scratch at the surface and we are at the start of a very long journey here, everyone has a part to play and can help in some way to ensure that WCC are at the forefront of Youth Cricket and our community. Still what the club has done in this space is a massive achievement for 2010.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It has been great to see countless Watsonians receiving international and representative honours in 2010. Ryan Flannigan and Ewan Chalmers have led the way in 2010 pulling on the Scotland shirt on numerous occasions, whilst they have also joined Stuart Chalmers in the Scotland A Squad that is now known as the &#8216;Scotland Lions&#8217;. New &#8216;Sonian Paddy Sadler who joined the club from RH Corstorphine in the winter led his young Scotland side to the European title and through the first stage of qualification to the next Under 19 World Cup, Paddy was joined by Pete Legget in the squad coached by the now Myreside loving Craig Wright and both of them had superb tournaments.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Chris Cash took up the role of vice captain of Scotland Under 15s and had a decent tournament with the ball as he won his second successive title (and Scotland&#8217;s third in row) at the Under 15 European Championships. Paddy Baker captained the Eastern Academy who took part in the East League Division One this year, Paddy led a side that often included 3 &#8216;Sonians to a third place finish in the league. Another fine set of performances and the glimpses the club have seen of Paddy this year show that he has a role to play in the future of Watsonian Cricket.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On a domestic front, Stuart Chalmers finished as the SNCL Premier Division&#8217;s top wicket taker with 34 scalps and was one of 3 &#8216;Sonians in the top flight&#8217;s top 20 wicket takers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In a 2nd XI fixture in Glenrothes in May <a class="wp-caption-dd" title="Club Records Tumbled" href="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/general/cairns-crosby-capture-records/" target="_blank">Club Records Tumbled</a> as Richard Crosby joined George Cairns at the crease. First they broke the record partnership for any wicket when they passed the mark set in 1996 of 259, and by the time Crosby was out from the penultimate ball of the innings their partnership stood at a staggering 290 runs. 4 further runs were added off the final ball (which included a no ball) as the 2nd XI finished their 50 overs on a club record and a mammoth score of 383-3.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The partnership of 290 beat that of the previous mark of a <a class="wp-caption-dd" title="259 unbeaten partnership" href="http://www.glasgowaccies.cc/teams/1xi/1996/fixtures/jun30_glasgow_accies_v_watsonians" target="_blank">259 unbeaten partnership</a> between Herzberg (142*) and Fowler (109*) in 1996 against Glasgow Accies, a game in which current ‘Sonians club vice captain Euan Stubbs played for the opposition.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That previous record partnership was soon push down from second to third place in the all time stats as Crosby again hit his highest club score of 163 in partnership with Mark Yellowlees (91) they racked up a stand of 269 at Grange Loan in the final 2s game of the season.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In June and in what turned out to be one the of the 3rd XI&#8217;s crucial fixtures, 3s Captain Oliver Gaywood took <a class="wp-caption-dd" title="7-25" href="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/thirds/thirds-skipper-in-seventh-heaven/" target="_blank">7 for 25</a> against Edinburgh Accies which proved to be one of the individual highlights of the season bettering Paddy Sadler&#8217;s <a class="wp-caption-dd" title="7 for 28" href="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/firsts/%e2%80%99sonians-fall-first-hurdle-in-scottish-cup/" target="_blank">7 for 28</a> for the 1st XI at Myreside against Heriots in the Scottish Cup.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>By July and August the First XI had gone on such a good run that meant we started to run out of benches at the boundaries edge. Bob, Joe and John Martin who were all crouching round the boundary edge while the new balcony work was being completed had to jostle for a seat as &#8216;Sonians came out of the woodwork to support the team. No more notable supporters turned up a Myreside though than two former Australian professionals who following stints at Myreside in the 70&#8217;s and 80&#8217;s went on to represent their countries. Firstly at the home fixture versus the National Academy 1976 Watsonian and former Aussie Test Captain Kim Hughes was at the boundaries edge and talked to some of the 1st XI while the 1981 Pro and 11 times capped Test leg spinner Bob Holland was a guest at the Honorary Vice Presidents and Club Sponsors Tea when the 1s took on West of Scotland.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Another one of the biggest successes this season has the club&#8217;s new look website launched in December 2009, the site has seen high levels of traffic and receives an average of 100 hits per day. It has certainly helped bring &#8216;Sonians news and views to the world and as an accolade in April the club won the first ever Cricket Scotland <a class="wp-caption-dd" title="WebSite of the Month Award" href="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/general/wcc-website-wins-award/" target="_blank">Website of the Month Award</a>. Thanks to the WebMaster Ollie Gaywood for all his hard work and to the regular contributors of match reports for all senior and junior XI&#8217;s that have helped make this a success.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Also in April &#8216;Sonians Fitness Sessions hit the web headlines with club fitness guru Mike Legget interviewed by the Cricket Specialist Website -<a class="wp-caption-dd" title="PitchVision" href="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/general/wccs-fitness-sessions-in-spotlight/ " target="_blank"> PitchVision</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The club has received excellent media coverage in among others The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, The Herald and The Edinburgh Evening News and are thankful to all journalists who cover Scottish Cricket &#8211; especially Bill Lothian, CricketMedia Scotland&#8217;s Willie Dick &amp; David Kelso and Gary Heatly &#8211; for taking the time to write about us.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In addition the new Scottish Cricketer magazine launched in August &#8216;10 included a double, double page spread on &#8216;Sonians entitled &#8216;Club Spirit to the Fore at Myreside&#8217;. If you haven&#8217;t got a copy then please contact Ross Brooks.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Annual <a class="wp-caption-dd" title="'Sonians Golf Day" href="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/general/annual-wcc-golf-day-report/" target="_blank">&#8216;Sonians Golf Day </a>at Gifford Golf Club was a huge success and raised funds of £400 for the club, this will now be an annual event and Golfing Shark Robert Legget will be looking to defend his title in 2011.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The new look WCC Season Brochure is still an important part of raising club funds and this year provided an excellent view of the &#8216;new look&#8217; Watsonian CC. Many thanks to all who contributed and thanks to David Breach for pulling this excellent publication together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On behalf of the club we must say a Big Thanks to all our Sponsors and of course a thank you to all those who put in many hours of work off the field. The club wouldn&#8217;t run with just a squad of players and is grateful to all the committee for their hard work and to the immense effort put in by First Team Manager Stewart Robertson and Club Scorer Euan West.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Of course we can&#8217;t miss out our supporters, so thanks for sticking with us and we hope you enjoyed most of the cricket this year. Regulars in the crowd in 2010 have included the famous trio of Bob Lockhart, Joe Flannigan and John Martin along with Jeff Burton, Colin Baird and Peter Yellowlees popping up with regular visits to the boundaries edge.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So that&#8217;s a little taster of the 2010 at Myreside and it is important we realise how much we have achieved this year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We have laid a foundation and the challenge is to improve and build on it in 2011. The planning has started already, from improving our facilities and improving our colts coaching to re-writing and bringing our club records up to date. All of this will go towards making Myreside and better place to play cricket and toward making Watsonian Cricket Club bigger and more successful.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It&#8217;s has been a magnificent year and one that wouldn&#8217;t have been possible without your hard work and dedication so we salute you &#8216;Sonians, one and all.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We have raised the bar at Myreside and now begins the challenge to raise it higher in 2011.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Ex Corde Caritas</p>
<p> </p>
<p>ps, all this and not one mention of &#8216;Twitter&#8217;!</p>
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		<title>Final Weekend Summary</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday saw the final league games of the season and it was the 2nd XI who celebrated being champions with the clubs final victory of 2010 in a win at Grange Loan.
 
While the 2s were powering to a total of 294 at Grange Loan the 1st XI&#8217;s batters, bar internationalists Ryan Flannigan and Stuart Chalmers, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Saturday saw the final league games of the season and it was the 2nd XI who celebrated being champions with the clubs final victory of 2010 in a win at Grange Loan.<img title="More..." src="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="" /><span id="more-1543"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>While the 2s were powering to a total of 294 at Grange Loan the 1st XI&#8217;s batters, bar internationalists Ryan Flannigan and Stuart Chalmers, had an off day.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>WCC wish to congratulate Grange CC on lifting the SNCL Premier Division title after an emphatic victory away at Forfashire that left the result at McKane Park meaningless however &#8216;Sonians finished the season in their best ever national top flight position of second place.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The 2s recorded the second best club record partnership in the 135 year history of the club, <a class="wp-caption-dd" title="a record which was broken earlier in the season" href="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/general/cairns-crosby-capture-records/" target="_blank">a record which was broken earlier in the season</a> and it was one of the men involved in breaking that record who did it again, Richard Crosby.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>When Keith Flannigan was either hit by a sniper (or pulled a calf muscle) and retired hurt early on in the innings the score sat at 7-0 in the third over but this brought former pupil Mark Yellowlees to the crease to join arguably the 2s man of the season Crosby at the crease. Together the pair batted with a mixture of quick running, brilliant strokeplay and some extremely powerful hitting as the pair put on a 269 run partnership before the first wicket fell after 276 runs were scored. A mini collapse of 4 wickets for 2 runs, including Crosby for his highest score of the season (163) and Yellowlees for his club best 91 ensured Carlton 2s had gained the 3 points they required for 2nd place. There was still time for Zan Sevak to lose the 4th ball of the innings though as the 2s hit 294-4.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carlton 2s made the champions fight for victory but skipper David Breach always had something up his sleeve and despite the second best innings of the day from Carltons Simon Spry (151*) the 2s won by 33 runs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The 3s came up against some experienced heads in the SMRH 2s line up and despite an excellent spell of bowling from Fergus McNab (3-39) and a couple of battling knocks from Ollie Gaywood (40) and Chris MacFarlane (31) they came up short by a fair distance at Myreside.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well done to all &#8216;Sonians this season. A great year was celebrated in to the early hours at Myreside and despite the rumours of some farewell tears from the departing Ross Paxton it was only smiles all round as the whole squad came together to celebrate a top season for the club.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>More on the seasons achievements and a farewell to Ross Paxton on the website this week. The playing season may have ended but <a class="wp-caption-dd" title="watsoniancricket.co.uk" href="http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/" target="_blank">watsoniancricket.co.uk</a> will keep powering on through the autumn and winter bringing you all the latest news and views from Myreside so please stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>The Final Countdown &#8211; Team Selections</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The selection for the final week of the season has been announced.
 
It is still all to play for as the First XI, who whilst guaranteed second place in the SNCL Premier Division travel to McKane Park with the big prize still firmly in their sights.
 
With Grange sitting 2 points clear at the top and travelling [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The selection for the final week of the season has been announced.<span id="more-1528"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>It is still all to play for as the First XI, who whilst guaranteed second place in the SNCL Premier Division travel to McKane Park with the big prize still firmly in their sights.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>With Grange sitting 2 points clear at the top and travelling to fourth placed Forfarshire only a win (or some other highly impossible set of circumstances) for &#8216;Sonians coupled with a defeat at Forthill for the Raeburn Place outfit will be good enough to overhaul the current gap.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The only thing in the control of the Myreside Men is to ensure a seventh league win on the road this season when they take on a Dunfermline Knights side who sit in third place in their debut season in the top flight and Steve Paige will no doubt lead his confident side in to the match with this goal firmly in their minds.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>With the kind relaxation of the rules from Cricket Scotland that will allow Scotland players to return to club duty for the final game of the league season &#8216;Sonians welcome back Internationalist Ryan Flannigan to the top of the order.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Playing his final game for &#8216;Sonians will be Ross Paxton who will be looking to increase his impressive haul of 87 SNCL wickets for the club including 21 scalps in 2010. Another impressive wicket taking tally is that of all rounder Stuart &#8216;Chumba&#8217; Chalmers who going in to the final league game of the season stands as the Premier Divisions top wicket taker with 33 scalps.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>With the other selected &#8216;Sonian bowlers season hauls also in double figures with Paige 23 wkts, Wright 18 wkts, Sadler 15 wkts and Mike Legget 12 wkts there is certainly a potent look to the attack and they&#8217;ll be looking to hit the gloves of the energetic keeper Ben Fox who slots in for Euan Stubbs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Second XI of course secured the title last weekend and they travel the short journey to Grange Loan as the League Champions.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>With the title wrapped up and Carlton II looking cemented in second place, there is an end-of-term feel to the 2s final game against their local rivals. With Ben Fox and Andy Learmonth in the 1st XI side for their vital last game &#8211; and in the absences of a further 6 players in Ali Fleming, Vijay Saisubramanian, Euan Robertson, Raj Routray, Paddy Baker and Fraser Sands &#8211; there are opportunities for others to hog the limelight this weekend. There are expected to be a few raised eyebrows when the batting line up is announced as 2s Captain David Breach begins to cast one eye towards 2011 and looks to give opportunities for others to have a long bat.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Title winning Captain Breach had this to say following the team selections &#8221;The batting line up remains a closely guarded secret&#8221; whilst adding &#8221;Throughout the season all players have shown commitment to the cause, even when the inevitable &#8216;fresh air&#8217; games occurred and hopefully I can make sure this game allows us to reward some of the squad for all their contributions this season&#8221;.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Included for the first time this season are big hitting Ali Easton, while the return of Ross Brooks and Mark Yellowlees, from hosting and working chores respectively, gives batting and bowling depth to Breach&#8217;s troops.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The 3rd XI secured the bonus points they required in a narrow defeat last weekend to ensure that going in to the final week that there is no need to look over there shoulders at the bottom 2.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Oliver Gaywood leads out a side at home on the main Myreside square to face a SMRH 2nd XI side who have been at the top end of the league for much of the season. Gaywood includes in his XI the 3s top run scorer Gareth Burnett who will be looking to add to his seasons tally of 363 runs while just one wicket separates the skipper himself, Alan Borthwick and Fergus McNab for leading 3s wicket taker of the year. Gaywood who is finalising his side commented &#8221;Rumours that I&#8217;m getting nine overs at the tail and neither of Bothy or Ferg will bowl are unsubstantiated&#8221;</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Good Luck to all ‘Sonians on this final weekend.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Please note the 1st &amp; 2nd XI&#8217;s matches both start at 12 noon so earlier meet times have been published below.</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>　</p>
<p><strong>Firsts, away to Dunfermline Knights: Meet @ Myreside @ 9.45am (12pm start)</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong><br />
Paige, S (Capt)<br />
Chalmers, EF<br />
Chalmers, SJ<br />
Easton, JAC</p>
<p>Flannigan, R</p>
<p>Fox, BW +<br />
Learmonth, AP<br />
Legget, RMS<br />
Paxton, RT<br />
Sadler, PT<br />
Wright, CM</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p> <br />
<strong>Seconds, away to Carlton II: Meet @ Grange Loan @ 11.00am (12pm start)</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong><br />
Breach, DC (Capt) +<br />
Boorman, NDN<br />
Boorman, TJC</p>
<p>Brooks, RD<br />
Crosby, R</p>
<p>Cash, CA</p>
<p>Easton, AID</p>
<p>Flannigan, KA<br />
Legget, PJS<br />
Sevak, ZU</p>
<p>Yellowlees, MS<br />
<strong><br />
Thirds, home to SMRH II: Meet @ Myreside @ 12.00pm (1pm start)</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Gaywood, OG (Capt)<br />
Borthwick, AR<br />
Burnett, G<br />
Cousin, MA<br />
Harding, G<br />
Little, M<br />
Lockhart, SJ<br />
MacFarlane, C<br />
Malin, A<br />
McNab, F<br />
Moore, J</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Sonians Squeeze Past West</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watsonians were indebted to Ewan Chalmers for keeping their title challenge on track with a battling 60 this weekend.
 
Chubby found excellent support from Ali Fleming who made a composed 32 in an ultimately match winning partnership of 68 after the home side had been reduced to 89-6 by a spirited West of Scotland bowling attack.
 
While [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Watsonians were indebted to Ewan Chalmers for keeping their title challenge on track with a battling 60 this weekend.<span id="more-1524"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Chubby found excellent support from Ali Fleming who made a composed 32 in an ultimately match winning partnership of 68 after the home side had been reduced to 89-6 by a spirited West of Scotland bowling attack.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>While Chalmers had at one point only made 20 runs from as many overs, it was his patience and determination that saw Watsonians to a defendable total, all out for 174 in the final over.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The real danger in the West batting line up lay at the top with Ian Young and Stewart Murray. The pair batted well and were helped by the multitude of extras sent down by the home sides seam bowlers but both would depart in quick succession to the impressive Paddy Sadler (3-26). Stuart Chalmers chipped in to get rid of Greg Watson and Anjan Luthra and West were looking in trouble, four wickets down and with a deficit of over 100 runs to make up.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Playing his final game at Myreside, Ross Paxton was able to squeeze the run rate in partnership with first Stuart Chalmers and then in tandem with the spin of Craig Wright. Paxton picked up 2 wickets from his ten tight overs, the second of which being a breathtaking caught and bowled that would have decapitated him had his left hand not got in the way. The large contingent of watching fans on the balcony were looking towards the boundary for the ball before realising Paxton had snaffled the ball successfully.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The spectacular catching was not over however and Chalmers joined the party with a one handed diving effort to claim a steepling catch at mid on and give Wright a victim.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>While all around him had faltered, West&#8217;s Overseas Amateur Neil Bisman stood firm, mixing powerful hitting with the odd alarm and it appeared the destination of the points lay with his wicket. And so it proved&#8230; When the returning Sadler clean bowled him, the remainder of the task proved too much for the West tail. Requiring 10 from Mike Legget&#8217;s final over they could only muster 7, losing to a combative Watsonian outfit by 2 runs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The 1<sup>st</sup> XI travel to Dunfermline on Saturday knowing that nothing but a win will do, crucially the side know they must up their game from a performance on Saturday that whilst it included several individual highlights and match changing moments it was one that was well below the standard set by the side this season.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat</p>
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		<title>Saturday Summary &#8211; 2nd XI League Champions!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Second XI led the way for the club yesterday securing their first ever East League Division One title with a week to spare with a seven wicket victory over Edinburgh 2s at Craiglockhart.
 
Even a complete whitewash at second placed Carlton 2s next Saturday would still see the 2s crowned champions of the top league [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Second XI led the way for the club yesterday securing their first ever East League Division One title with a week to spare with a seven wicket victory over Edinburgh 2s at Craiglockhart.<span id="more-1515"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Even a complete whitewash at second placed Carlton 2s next Saturday would still see the 2s crowned champions of the top league in the East of Scotland.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The First XI are still very much in the hunt in the nations top league after a narrow 2 run victory over West of Scotland at Myreside, a home win for Grange over Aberdeenshire ensured that the Raeburn Place outfit stay top and that the season entered the final week with all still to play for in the SNCL Premier Division.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next Saturday the 1s travel to third placed Dunfermline with 2<sup>nd</sup> place already guaranteed while Grange travel to forth placed Forfarshire next weekend with the big prize still up for grabs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Third XI bowled well to restrict Carlton 3s at Peffermill however came up short by 30 runs in a disappointing batting display</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The club go looking for their second piece of silverware this weekend today when they host Musselburgh in the Presidents Plate Final at Myreside (1pm).</p>
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		<title>Selection &#8211; Saturday 21st August</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The penultimate weekend of the season is upon us and see&#8217;s the final home league games of 2010 for the First and Second Elevens who are both still fighting at the top end of their respective leagues.
 
Steve Paige leads the 1st XI into action against West of Scotland at Myreside and is looking for a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The penultimate weekend of the season is upon us and see&#8217;s the final home league games of 2010 for the First and Second Elevens who are both still fighting at the top end of their respective leagues.<span id="more-1504"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve Paige leads the 1st XI into action against West of Scotland at Myreside and is looking for a thirteenth league win of the season to keep the pressure on leaders Grange who are in action across the city where they host current champions Aberdeenshire.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>West of Scotland finished 3rd in SNCL Premier Division in 2009 but have struggled at times during 2010. However, they have a squad that is capable of pushing &#8216;Sonians all the way at Myreside and the home side will have to be at their very best once again.</p>
<p> <br />
&#8216;Sonians welcome back Ewan Chalmers whose return from international duty is one of two changes to the XI that defeated Carlton at Myreside on Saturday by 2 wickets. Vijay Saisubramanian is missing the final two weeks of the season as he is getting married and is replaced by batsman Ally Fleming, while Chubby slots in to replace Tim Weston who has returned to NZ for a training camp in preparation for the Champions League.</p>
<p> <br />
The 2nd XI play host to Edinburgh 2s at Craiglockhart in the knowledge that a thirteenth victory of the season would secure them the top flight East League title. The 2s, however, will not be taking the visitors lightly having been forced to battle for a victory at Leith Academy earlier in the season and knowing that in Owais Mazher, Edinburgh have the leagues top run scorer with 760 runs and four centuries to his name this season.　</p>
<p> <br />
David Breach returns to captain the side this week, and will look to display the grittiness exhibited by his relation Matt Prior (who incidentally appears to not know he is related to Breachy) in the current Test Match. The side is bolstered by Peter Legget’s and Nick Boorman’s swift return from injuries in an energetic looking eleven.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The 3rd XI travel to table topping Carlton 3s for a fixture being played at Peffermill. Sonians 3s are on a run of four wins in the last five outings but will face stern opposition in a Carlton 3s side who are virtually secured promotion to Division 4 and will be keen to push for victory to help clinch the title. Back for &#8216;Sonians come all rounder Geoff Harding and seamer Fergus McNab.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Please note that the 1st &amp; 3rd XI fixtures both start at 12 noon so earlier meet times are documented below for both of these teams.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Firsts, home  to West of Scotland: Meet @ Myreside @ 10.45am (12pm start)</strong></p>
<p> <br />
Paige,  S (Capt)<br />
Chalmers, EF<br />
Chalmers, SJ<br />
Easton, JAC<br />
Fleming, AE</p>
<p>Learmonth, AP<br />
Legget, RMS<br />
Paxton,  RT<br />
Sadler, PT<br />
Stubbs, EGC<br />
Wright, CM<br />
<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><br />
Seconds, home to  Edinburgh II: Meet @ Craiglockhart @ 11.55am (1pm start)</p>
<p></strong></p>
<p> <br />
Breach, DC  (Capt)<br />
Boorman, NDN<br />
Burnett, G<br />
Flannigan, KA<br />
Boorman, TJC<br />
Cash, CA<br />
Fox,  B<br />
Legget, P<br />
Robertson, ED<br />
Routray, RT<br />
Sevak,  ZU<br />
　<br />
<strong><br />
Thirds, away to Carlton III: Meet @ Peffermill @ 11.15am  (12pm start)</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gaywood, OG (Capt)<br />
Cousin, MA<br />
Easton, AID<br />
Handyside, M<br />
Harding, GM<br />
Lockhart, SJ<br />
MacFarlane, C<br />
Malin, A<br />
McKay, E<br />
McNab, F<br />
Williamson, MH</p>
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		<title>Pass the Dutchy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If one former WCC Professional turned Australian Test player turning up to watch the 1st XI at Myreside in 2010 wasn&#8217;t enough then this weekend see&#8217;s a visit from 1981 professional and former Aussie leg spin bowler Bob Holland to Myreside.
 
Following former &#8216;Sonian and Aussie Test Captain Kim Hughes&#8217; visit to see our victory over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>If one former WCC Professional turned Australian Test player turning up to watch the 1st XI at Myreside in 2010 wasn&#8217;t enough then this weekend see&#8217;s a visit from 1981 professional and former Aussie leg spin bowler Bob Holland to Myreside.<span id="more-1500"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Following former &#8216;Sonian and Aussie Test Captain Kim Hughes&#8217; visit to see our victory over the National Academy earlier this season, Bob Holland, or Dutchy to his friends, will be joining the Honorary Vice Presidents and Club Sponsors for tea during the fixture versus West of Scotland this weekend.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>During the 1981 season Bob took 44 wickets in the 305 overs he bowled for the Watsonians before going on to represent Australia in 11 Test Matches and 2 One Day Internationals. Bob was seen as a late bloomer in his career and in fact when he made his Test debut aged 38 made he was the oldest Australian debutant in more than half a century.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>All at Myreside look forward to welcoming Bob back &#8216;home&#8217; and the boys on the field will look to put on a show for the watching crowd.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Please note that Dutchy is yet to declare his availability status for 3rd XI selection this week. </strong></p>
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		<title>&#8216;Sonians Keep Up Pressure on Leaders with Victory Over Carlton</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what has in recent years proved to be a tightly contested fixture Watsonians edged out Carlton in a low scoring thriller at Myreside.
 
Carlton made 159 thanks largely to 50 from Captain Stevie Gilmour and 33 from Scotland under 17s batsman Rajan Bhopal. The wickets were shared with Ross Paxton, Steve Paige and Craig Wright [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>In what has in recent years proved to be a tightly contested fixture Watsonians edged out Carlton in a low scoring thriller at Myreside.<span id="more-1496"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carlton made 159 thanks largely to 50 from Captain Stevie Gilmour and 33 from Scotland under 17s batsman Rajan Bhopal. The wickets were shared with Ross Paxton, Steve Paige and Craig Wright each picking up two scalps each.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The real excitement came in the home side&#8217;s chase however. Cruising at 76-2 all was looking well for the Myreside men but when James Easton was out for a well made 41 the momentum swung back towards Carlton.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>First Stuart Chalmers was out to a brilliant catch by Preston Mommsen at slip off the bowling of Ross Lyons and then Craig Wright followed caught behind in dubious fashion to leave Watsonians 60 runs short with 5 wickets in hand. Euan Stubbs fought hard to compile a valuable 29 and together with Paxton the threat of the impressive Ross Lyons was negotiated.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Stubbs was the aggressor while Paxton&#8217;s obdurate defensive frustrated and gradually wore down the Carlton attack. Stubbs&#8217; effort was cut short when he slashed at a wide delivery from Omar Ahmed and present Mommsen with another catch in the slips.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>With less than 30 required and 10 overs to bat it was up to the tail to bat with Paxton, both Vijay Saisubramanian (playing his last game before becoming a married man) and Captain Paige perished and it was left to Paddy Sadler to help the &#8216;Sonians scramble across the line. Sadler who had only accumulated 9 runs with the bat in his fledgling season stuck to his task where others had faltered and in the 48th over with Paxton watching on on 19* from 62 balls, swept former RHC club mate Preston Mommsen to the boundary to seal the tightest of victories.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It was another important victory for the 1<sup>st</sup> XI and keeps the pressure up on leaders Grange who powered to victory against Uddingston.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The 1s host West of Scotland at Myreside next weekend in their final home game of the season and will be looking to finish the season strongly.</p>
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		<title>Saturday Summary &#8211; Club Claims Clean Sweep</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a crucial weekend of must win games for the club all three ‘Sonians XI’s put in performances to claim a clean sweep of victories.
 
The 1st XI were the last ones to finish and gain the cheers from the watching Myreside crowd as Paddy Sadler swept Scotland internationalist Preston Mommsen to the boundary to claim a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>On a crucial weekend of must win games for the club all three ‘Sonians XI’s put in performances to claim a clean sweep of victories.<span id="more-1494"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The 1<sup>st</sup> XI were the last ones to finish and gain the cheers from the watching Myreside crowd as Paddy Sadler swept Scotland internationalist Preston Mommsen to the boundary to claim a 2 wicket victory with 3 overs remaining having restricted the visitors to 158-9 from their 50 overs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>First to record victory though were the 2<sup>nd</sup> XI on their travels to Newfield where they took on second placed Edinburgh Accies. The 2s posted 222-6 with Euan Robertson (68), Richard Crosby (61) &amp; Ali Fleming (30) leading the way with the bat. In response the 2s edged closer to the East League title dismissing Accies for under 100 for the second time this season as they slumped to 75 all out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The 3<sup>rd</sup> XI recorded a comfortable 7 wicket win at Craiglockhart over Edinburgh Accies 2<sup>nd</sup> XI. With Accies bowled out for 137, Stevie Lockhart (39*) and Mike Cousin (32) ensured a fourth win in five games for the 3s.</p>
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		<title>Presidents Trophy Semi Final &#8211; Myreside Sunday 15th</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The side for the Semi Final of the Presidents Trophy on Sunday at Myreside has been selected.
 
The ‘Sonians side, as usual reflects a mixture of the squad from across the 2nd &#38; 3rd XI’s.The rules of the competition that do not allow players who have played in 3 or more SNCL games in the last [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The side for the Semi Final of the Presidents Trophy on Sunday at Myreside has been selected.<span id="more-1488"></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The ‘Sonians side, as usual reflects a mixture of the squad from across the 2<sup>nd</sup> &amp; 3<sup>rd</sup> XI’s.The rules of the competition that do not allow players who have played in 3 or more SNCL games in the last calendar year to compete so it gives the many members of the squad an opportunity to impress.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The opponents, Westquarter &amp; Redding, compete in Division 2 of the East League and whilst they are not having a great league season they do have great cup pedigree in 2010. Last Sunday the visitors reached the final of the Activcity T20 competition held at Myreside and during their Presidents Trophy campaign they knocked out the trophy holders Holy Cross in Round 2.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In Hamad Mumtaz they have a batsman amongst the top scorers in ESCA Div 2 whilst with 22 wickets Abdul Baqi sits second in the league wicket takers list.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>‘Sonians under the Presidents Trophy captaincy of Ben Fox name a side that includes both Boorman brothers and the highly effective spin twins at the opposite end of their careers in Chris Cash and Colin Siller.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The winners of the tie will progress to the Presidents Trophy final against Fife side Kismet to be held at Boghall, West Lothian the following Sunday (22<sup>nd</sup>) whilst the loser will flip a coin to see if they play home or away against Musselburgh in the final of the President Plate competition also on the following Sunday 22<sup>nd</sup>.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Presidents Trophy side, home to Westquarter &amp; Redding: Meet @ Myreside @ 11.55am (Sunday 15<sup>th</sup>)</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Fox, BW (Capt)</p>
<p>Baker, PA</p>
<p>Boorman, DNN</p>
<p>Boorman, TJC</p>
<p>Breach, DC</p>
<p>Cash, CA</p>
<p>Flannigan, KA</p>
<p>McFarlane, C</p>
<p>Sevak, ZU</p>
<p>Siller, CG</p>
<p>Williamson, MH</p>
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