WEDNESDAY 7^th JULY 2010

The Aberdeenshire Cricket Associations week of Festival Games got underway at Banchory where a City U-17's XI Select played a County U-17's XI Select in a 40 over a side match. The match played in beautiful surroundings on a windy but pleasant afternoon turned out to be a closer encounter than the score may suggest with the City side running out victorious by 3 wickets with 7 overs to spare. Top batsman of the day was David Kidd of Stoneywood-Dyce, who retired with an undefeated 51, while the top bowler of the day was Saif Ahmed also of Stoneywood-Dyce with 2 for 2. The result might have been even closer if the chances offered during the Kidd/Ahmed match winning partnership of 62 had been held.

David Kidd was named as the City player of the match and Ryan Duthie the County player of the match.

County U-17's XI 123 ( T Proctor (Ellon) 30, L Ferguson (Huntly) 22, R Chandu (Kemnay) 22no, Z Crawley (Banchory) 15, J Higgins (Huntly) 12; S Ahmed (Stoneywood-Dyce) 2-2, S al Mamun (Stonneywood-Dyce) 2-15).

City U-17's XI 124-7 (D Kidd (Stoneywood-Dyce) 51 retired, S Ahmed (Stoneywood-Dyce) 17, H Niven (Mannofield) 12, F Proud (Mannofield) 11; R Duthie (Fraserburgh) 2-9, S Williams (Methlick) 2-18).