Aberdeenshire Cricket Association

Grades Preview for w/e 4th/5th Spetember 2010

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:09:57 +0100

THISTLE SPORTS GRADES (Umpires sponsored by Shahbaaz Tandoori)

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4th

Malik Cup Starts on Tuesday

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:39:53 +0100

The Malik Twenty20 Cup starts on Tuesday evening with North East Indians v. Aberdeen Grades at the Links and Aberdeenshire v. Stoneywood at Mannofield. Full fixtures list is here. Games continue throughout the week, with the Grand Final scheduled for Friday evening under the floodlights at Mannofield. Full fixtures list is here.

Grades Results for 22nd August 2010

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:10:33 +0100

An eight-wicket win for Inverurie over local rivals Kintore looks to have come too late to preserve their Grade 1 status as Grammar FPs, led once again by performances from John Eagles and Jeremy Moir, took full points off Banchory to seemingly send the Kellands Park side down. Bon Accord meanwhile took the title for a second successive season despite being unable to force victory against Mannofield in a high-scoring encounter at the Links; while Queens Cross will undoubtedly be relieved simply to have survived the season as they were hammered by Ellon, Harry Wolrige-Gordon scoring an undefeated century and Jonathan Barrett taking a hattrick as the Gordon Park side ran out 200-run winners.

There was an upset at the top of Grade 2 as St Ronald lost to 2^nd Banchory, but with Crathie also winning, it appears that St Ronald and Banchory will be playing two divisions apart next season; while Gordonians gained revenge for their cup final defeat against Cults-Artisans, 8-year old Lewis Munro holding out resolutely for four overs before his partner at the other end fell with two overs remaining to give the Countesswells men, for whom C. Mouli had earlier notched up an innings of 118, victory.

Relegation Battles Continue Into Final Week

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:14:59 +0100

The battle to avoid relegation from Grade 1 looks as if it could go to the final week as, despite Inverurie being gifted a walkover by Queens Cross, Grammar FPs hung on to gain a draw against 2nd placed Cults, despite an undefeated knock of 128 from the visitors’ Kapil Laghate. Bon Accord meanwhile with two further wins over the weekend look to have secured the league title for a further season.

At the top of Grade 2 St Ronald, Cults-Artisans and Anchorians all won; but at the foot Crescent were again forced to scratch while Crathie lost to Methlick, as did 2nd Banchory to Anchorians, making Crescent and 2nd Banchory favourites for relegation, while it could again be two Cults sides in the top flight next season.

Despite Grade 3 leaders 2nd St Ronald having a free day, Academy were unable to make up ground, being held to a draw against 2nd Gordonians, while a century for S Murphy and Kintore’s scratching to 2nd Grammar, means that it could be the Castle Park side which now go down with Queens Cross to Grade 4.

At that level it was again youth to the four with 11-year old Abdullah Afridi again taking three wickets for Stoneywood-Dyce, while teenagers Ryan West & Rahul Chandhu took two each for Kemnay, and Hamish Ritchie two for Huntly Highlanders as they held on for a third successive draw to frustrate Kemnay’s promotion hopes at Bogbeath Park.

Scottish Saltires v Hampshire and Leicestershire 2 for 1 Deal

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:39:46 +0100

Saturday August 21
Scottish Saltires v Hampshire (at Mannofield)

Management Committee Decisions

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:09:06 +0100

At its meeting on 9 August the Management Committee of the Association ruled that the match between 2nd Kintore and 2nd Methlick, played on Saturday August 7th 2010, should be awarded as a walkover to Methlick, as this game had been played by Kintore in clear breach of Note 1 to Association Rule 16, which states that a Club unable to fulfil all its scheduled fixtures on a given day must scratch (or by agreement with its opponents, postpone) its fixtures from the lowest Grade, working upwards - Kintore having previously sought and obtained a postponement of their Grade 1 game against Stonehaven [now scheduled for Saturday September 4th.]

The Committee further found proved, and admitted, that 2nd Mannofield had fielded an player, at that point unregistered, in their game versus Knightriders on 3 July 2010 in breach of Association Rule 11; and in accordance with precedent deducted 12 points for that offence.

ACA Grades Select Win the 2010 Monitor MCS mpower Cup

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:24:14 +0100

Aberdeenshire Cricket Association Grades Select - Winners of the Monitor MCS mpower Cup 2010

Left to right; Brian Veldsman (Bon Accord), Richard Miller (Monitor MCS), Kapil Laghate (Cults), Fazal Awan (Bon Accord), Aman Arora (Ellon), Nawaz Mirza (Bon Accord), Chris Forbes (Anchorians), Jonathan Barrett (Ellon), Robin Taylor (Grades Vice President), Tauqeer Malik (Bon Accord) (captain), Gavin Jamieson (Queens Cross), Andy Win (Bon Accord), Sajid Hasan (Banchory), John Hitchen (Grades President).

Public Facilities in Duthie Park

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:29:09 +0100

Further to our news article from May, players are reminded that urninating in a public place is a public order offence. There are amply public facilities in Duthie Park, and captains are asked to remind their players of this at the start of games.

Grades Cricket 7 August 2010

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:25:49 +0100

An undefeated knock from prolific opener Fazal Awan, backed up by 72 from skipper Andy Win , saw Bon Accord place one hand firmly on the Grade 1 title for a further year, as they ran out 100-run winners against Cults at the Allan Park. Facing a total of 277 for three, Cults were never really in the hunt, and despite 87 from Sreedith Devadas, and 21 from Kaoil Laghate, fell well short of the target required.

At the other end of the table meanwhile, Grammar FPs improved their chances of Grade 1 survival and pushed Inverurie closer to the drop with John Lord scoring 65 and John Eagles taking four wickets at Kellands Park, while Ellon’s run of form was brought to an end against Banchory, as Sajid Hasan and David Itter again combined to steer the Burnett Park side home despite a knock of 32 and five wickets for Jonathan Barrett.

At the top of Grade 2 St Ronald comfortably overcame a struggling Crathie side; but Anchorians’ recent run of form came to a dramatic end as they were dismissed for just 31 by Methlick, S. Murphy returning seven wickets for 17; while both Corry Bowie and Mark Oldham finished undefeated as Fraserburgh ran out nine-wicket winners over 2nd Banchory.

In Grade 3 2nd St Ronald eased passed Dunecht, with K Imran once again leading the way with the bat, while Academy were held to a draw by 2nd Grammar at Rubislaw. A draw was also the result recorded at Kintore, where the home side playing a second team fixture despite the fact that their first team game had been postponed fell 6 runs short of victory against 2nd Methlick, anchored by an undefeated innings from Andy Stalker; while at Ellon there was a win for the home side, despite a century from 2nd Gordonians’ Shahram Memon.

Grades Cricket 31 July 2010

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:53:34 +0100

Rain was the main winner in the Grades at the weekend, as for the most part only those teams who bowled first and dismissed their opponent cheaply were able to force a definite result as the clouds gathered.

In Grade 1 just the one game was completed as Stonehaven dismissed Inverurie for just 38; while Queens Cross lost out on perhaps their best chance of a first victory this season when rain intervened at Harlaw. Rain also brought a premature end to the game of the day between Ellon and Bon Accord with the match tantalisingly balanced following an innings of 83 for the Gordon Park side from Jonathan Barrett.

mPOWER CUP Final

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:02:17 +0100

The Final for the mPOWER Cup has been scheduled for the 2nd August 2010 at the Forfar Cricket Ground.

CUP FINALS

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:41:44 +0100

August 1^st – Johnston Cup – 3^rd Gordonians v Knightriders at Inverurie.

Grades Results 24th July 2010

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:14:08 +0100

There were once again few surprises in the top division of the Thistle sports Grades on Saturday, as Bon Accord comfortably defeated a 9-man Inverurie side, currently in free fall towards the relegation zone; while an undefeated 69 from Kapil Laghate steered Cults to a narrow win in a closely-contested game against Kintore, and Ellon defeated Stonehaven in the first leg of their league-cup double over the weekend. Veterans Jeremy Moir and John Eagles combined to enhance Grammar FPs’ chances of Grade 1 survival, but fell a wicket short of enforcing victory against Mannofield at Rubislaw.

Grades Results 17th/18th July 2010

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:53:52 +0100

It was a day when youth was to the fore in the Aberdeenshire Grades as 12-year old Niall Critchley took two wickets for 2^nd Banchory in their Grade 2 defeat by Caledonian, while for Stoneywood-Dyce 11-year old Abdullah Afridi combined with Colin Moir, nearly 40 years his senior, in a century sixth-wicket partnership for the Peoples Park side, which steered them to victory over 2^nd Mannofield at Sheddocksley.

Elsewhere it was matters much as usual as Bon Accord consolidated their position at the top of Grade 1 with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Banchory at the Links, with another undefeated half-century from Fazal Awan, while Cults brushed aside the challenge of Inverurie at Kellands Park, Kintore further consolidated their position against Mannofield, and Ellon recorded an expected win over Grammar FPs at Rubislaw.

Grades Youngesters Do Well

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:11:00 +0100

Some of the youngesters who have played their Cricket in the ACA Grades represented the Caledonian North Regional Academy U16 versus Tayside/Fife Regional Academy U16. To read more click here