Falkland Beat League Leaders

Falkland (25) : 275 for 5 in 45 overs.
(H Nawalage 146, A Ferguson 38)

ASI Gordonians (8) : 190 all out in 43.5 overs.
(A Arora 36, H Saraswat 35, L Robertson 3 for 29, D Pearce 2 for 12)

Falkland Won by 85 Runs

On a beautiful midsummer day at Falkland, the home team had a convincing win over Gordonians who up to this point had had a 100% record. Falkland won the toss and opted to bat against a talented team who, oddly, decided to open with slow bowlers and leave the fast men till late in the innings. Falkland's large total was more than 50% due to Harsha Cooray's 146, but he was well supported by Adam Ferguson who scored 38 in a stand of 100 exactly. After the departure of Cooray, Falkland were indebted to a fine unbroken stand by two youngsters Cassius Haresign and Euan Sloan.

275 always did look like a winning total, but for a while when the Gordonians were 114 for 2, a shock result did not look entirely out of the question. Falkland, however, bowled competently (albeit conceding 16 Wides) and Lyle Robertson in particular deserves praise for his 3 for 19. Falkland's fielding, although far from immaculate, was nevertheless noticeably better than that of Gordonians.

It was a good day for Falkland which included a surprise visit from a hang glider landing on an adjacent field! There were, however, one or two unsavoury incidents (with culprits on both sides) which must be addressed. This is now the halfway stage of the season, and the battle for the Strathmore Union North Eastern Championship is now heating up and seems to be a three horse race between Gordonians, Meigle and Falkland with Dundee High School also in the frame. At the moment Meigle are still on top with a 100% record, but there is a long way to go.

Falkland travel to Arbroath next Saturday.

David Potter