Turriff recorded their second win of the season on Saturday at the tricky Sheddocksley venue in Aberdeen, beating Grampian by 38 runs. Winning the toss in overcast, humid conditions Turriff skipper Steve Lings opted to bat first on damp, muddy pitch. Turra had turned up with 10 men, including Ian Smart and Barry Donald both playing their first game of 2016. Smart opened the batting with Lings, and both players made a strong start against the new ball, taking the total to 31 without loss after 10 overs. Lings went on the offensive, driving two big straight sixes down the ground before bottom edging a short ball off Agidh onto his stumps for 27 in the 13th over to make the score 45-1.
The in-form Frazer Smart joined his Father at the crease and played positive cricket from the off, finding the fence twice and striking a quick fire 11. Like Lings, he also fell attempting to pull a short of a length Agidh delivery. This one just clipped his bail, reducing his 2016 batting average from 125 to a more realistic, but still exceptional 68. Smart senior pressed on in partnership with Donald before being caught for 29. He became the third batsman to get out attempting a pull shot, top edging Vinod to the keeper. With the score at 71-3 off 19 overs, Michael Soper made a welcome return, batting in the pivotal number 5 position.
Donald was next to go, adjudged lbw for 9, having helped bring the 100 up. Blair Balment joined Soper in the middle and looked to press the total onto the team target of one hundred and fifty. Both batsmen played fluently, Soper scoring 28 and Balment 24. Craig Peters made runs and supported Balment in a vital partnership of 28 after Soper departed. Phil Wrigglesworth played aggressively in the lower order, recording his first double figure score of 11 not out to see his side to 153 all out off 43 overs. With less than 4 an over needed Turra would be looking for wickets with the new ball.
Blair Balment opened the bowling with Lings, looking to make us of what swing would be available before the ball inevitably became wet. Lings struck in his first over when Mridul fell to an ambitious pull shot, skying a catch that was snaffled by Donald running from behind the stumps to backward square leg. Balment stuck again in his second over, knocking over Vinod's middle stump. Lings removed opener Naji for 12, bowing the dumbfounded batsman around his legs with a big out swinger. Balment made it two each and reduced the home side to 21-4 off 8 overs when he bowled Grampian number 5 Ashin for a duck.
Turriff were now racing against the impending rain to take 6 more wickets, while Grampian still saw a glimmer of hope as the ball got wet and there was no more swing for Turriff's bowlers to exploit. Sajan and Sachin dug in for the home side. They rotated the strike and struck the occasional boundary. Noah Balment and Michael Soper came on in the 13th and 14th over and Turriff were reduced to 9 men as one player had to make an early departure. Balment junior nearly made the breakthrough when his skipper shelled a difficult chance running back from extra cover.
By over 26, when Ian Smart came onto bowl the total had crept to 82-4, despite 6 tight overs each by Balment junior and Soper. With 20 overs to go, the home team needed 72 for victory, at just 3.6 runs an over. But Smart delivered on his fifth delivery, having Sachin caught and bowled for 30. Victory looked on again and the skipper brought himself back into the attack. The field came right up in an attempt to stop any singles and leave the batsmen no choice but to lash out. Lings and Smart bowled tight lines and lengths, aiming for the blockhole and trying their best to restrict any runs whatsoever.
The plan worked as the barrage of well-aimed yorkers saw the pressure for runs get too much for the batsmen. The final four wickets fell in close succession leaving Lings with 4-30 and Smart with 3-22. Soper bowled 7 overs for only 9 runs. Balment senior took 2-27 off 7 overs and Balment junior - who the batsmen targeted the most - bowled exceptionally well, his 6 overs going for only 23 runs. A direct hit run out by Lings throwing from a short midwicket made the 10th wicket.
Next Saturday sees a local derby when Turra travel down the road to take on Methlick 2nd team in what is probably the most pleasant fixture of the season, at the idillic Lairds cricket ground.
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Monday, 24 August 2015
Siyapa CC v Turriff CC match report...
Turriff played away on Saturday at the controversial Sheddocksley ground in Aberdeen, losing to Siyapa who secured their promotion to grade 3 as a result. David Laing captained a depleted side of 9 men, and opted to bat when he won the toss. Hoping to get the Turriff innings off to a good start, David Chalmers and Steven Lings opened up, looking to play cautiously and make the most of all the overs. Like Turriff, Siyapa had also had a fortnight off and new ball bowlers Nisar and Shahid started with a few looseners before settling into a rhythm and bowling an attacking line targeting the stumps just full of a good length. Turriff rotated the strike a little until after a close lbw shout in the fifth over, Lings adopted a policy of stonewalling Nisar, taking a big stride forward and showing the full face of the bat. This resulted in two maidens for Nisar, but it was Shahid who struck first in the 8th over, beating left-hander Chalmers with a good delivery from around the wicket to bowl him for 3.
This brought Neil Smith to the crease, who watched from the non-strikers end as Nisar got fed up of bowling dot balls and presented Lings with first an off-break, and then a leg-break which he worked fine on the leg side for an easy single. Pleased with the way his wrist spinner had come out, Nisar then gave Smith a similar delivery, which was mis-timed to mid-on to bring the score to 14-2. Dodd Duncan came to the crease and looked in good touch, striking a quickfire 9 before he was beaten by the tricky Sheddocksley park pitch by one that stayed low to become Nisar's second victim, leaving Turriff on 18-3. David Laing joined Lings in the middle and Siyapa made a double bowling change. Taveer Khan, a talented wrist spinner with a genuine 'wrongun', struggled at firs to bowl a full enough length as Lings cashed in with a boundry behind square leg. He quickly changed to around the wicket and immediately found the right nagging length slow amateur spin bowlers need to hit, pitching the ball just a foot or two beyond then reach of the batsman taking his biggest stride forward.
Hasnan, a medium pacer, found his rhythm immediately at the other end and got himself the wicket of Laing, to reduce Turriff to 31-4. The next over Lings blunded trying to smother a hard spun leg break, spooning a catch to the short exta cover fielder for 11, Turriff were 37-5. Fraser Smart, William Wechsler, Byron Woolley and Noah Balment put up some late resistance, before Turra were dismiseed for just 45 runs. Wechsler finished the not out batsman with two runs. There was little hope for Turra with only seven fielders against the talented Siyapa batting line up. Lings fluked the wicket of opener Khassam, who rather comically hit his own stumps sweeping a wide attempted slower off-break. The batsman struck the ball the rope, but the momentum of his shot led to him letting go of his bat with one hand, and following through the stroke into his stumps. Fazal, and his skipper Abdullah Khan hit the remaing runs off with ease on their home ground, both hitting maximums as they slogged their way to a win within 7 overs. Turriff play their last game of the season against Portcullis at Duthie Park, Aberdeen on 29th August.
This brought Neil Smith to the crease, who watched from the non-strikers end as Nisar got fed up of bowling dot balls and presented Lings with first an off-break, and then a leg-break which he worked fine on the leg side for an easy single. Pleased with the way his wrist spinner had come out, Nisar then gave Smith a similar delivery, which was mis-timed to mid-on to bring the score to 14-2. Dodd Duncan came to the crease and looked in good touch, striking a quickfire 9 before he was beaten by the tricky Sheddocksley park pitch by one that stayed low to become Nisar's second victim, leaving Turriff on 18-3. David Laing joined Lings in the middle and Siyapa made a double bowling change. Taveer Khan, a talented wrist spinner with a genuine 'wrongun', struggled at firs to bowl a full enough length as Lings cashed in with a boundry behind square leg. He quickly changed to around the wicket and immediately found the right nagging length slow amateur spin bowlers need to hit, pitching the ball just a foot or two beyond then reach of the batsman taking his biggest stride forward.
Hasnan, a medium pacer, found his rhythm immediately at the other end and got himself the wicket of Laing, to reduce Turriff to 31-4. The next over Lings blunded trying to smother a hard spun leg break, spooning a catch to the short exta cover fielder for 11, Turriff were 37-5. Fraser Smart, William Wechsler, Byron Woolley and Noah Balment put up some late resistance, before Turra were dismiseed for just 45 runs. Wechsler finished the not out batsman with two runs. There was little hope for Turra with only seven fielders against the talented Siyapa batting line up. Lings fluked the wicket of opener Khassam, who rather comically hit his own stumps sweeping a wide attempted slower off-break. The batsman struck the ball the rope, but the momentum of his shot led to him letting go of his bat with one hand, and following through the stroke into his stumps. Fazal, and his skipper Abdullah Khan hit the remaing runs off with ease on their home ground, both hitting maximums as they slogged their way to a win within 7 overs. Turriff play their last game of the season against Portcullis at Duthie Park, Aberdeen on 29th August.
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Siyapa CC v Turriff CC scorecards...
Date: 22nd August 2015
Venue: Sheddockley
Siyapa beat Turriff by 9 wickets
Turriff Cricket Club Innings
1. D. Chalmers............b. Shahid...3
2. S. Lings...caught...b. T. Khan...11
3. N. Smith.......caught...b. Nisar...0
4. D. Duncan.................b. Nisar...9
5. D. Laing.................b. Hasnain...0
6. F. Smart.......caught...b. Rizwt...0
7. W. Wechsler...............not out...2
8. N. Balment...caught...b. Rizwt...0
9. B. Wolley..............b. A Khan...2
10. did not play
11. did not play
Extras: 18 (15w, 0nb, 3b, 2lb)
Total: 46 all out
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
A. Nisar 8 3 10 2
M. Shahid 8 2 20 1
N. Hasnain 2 0 2 1
T. Khan 2 1 5 1
R. Rizwt 2 0 3 2
A. Siddiqi 1 0 1 0
A. Khan 1 0 3 1
Sipaya Cricket Club Innings
1. Khassam...hit wicket...b. Lings...5
2. Fazal...........................not out...25
3. A. Khan.....................not out....18
4. DNB
5. DNB
6. DNB
7. DNB
8. DNB
9. DNB
10. DNB
11. DNB
Extras: 1 (1w, 0nb, 0b, 0lb)
Total: 48-1
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Laing 3.5 0 39 0
Lings 3 0 9 1
Laing 3.5 0 39 0
Lings 3 0 9 1
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Grampian CC v Turriff CC match report ...
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Turriff, now playing in grade 4, began their season away to Aberdeenshire grades cricket newcomer Grampian CC. Two weeks of warm air and glorious sunshine had given way to a rather winter-like weather front or two. Heavy rain moving in from the west coast overnight had turned Sheddocksley's grassy park pitch into a muddy, sticky wicket. While the exposed location provided no respite from the nasty north winds sweeping into the north east from Iceland. Turriff managed to field 10 men, including three juniors, against a full strength Grampian side that looked to have another half dozen keen cricketers in reserve. With Turriff put into bat, the game was delayed for a few minutes as a brief shower of hail stones paid a visit to the proceedings.
Play got underway with Skipper Ian Smart opening the batting with Steven Lings, facing the Grampian new ball pair of Noby and John Varghese. Noby, a young, tall, quick and skiddy medium pacer, could swing the ball away from the right handed Smart and into the left handed Lings. Bowling a tight line and length on a pitch with variable pace and bounce he gave little away. John Varghese was an older bowler sporting a sort of medium pace off-cutter that spat, turned at least a foot and reared up from a good length. In fact no Turriff player could remember seeing a bowler turn it as much. It wasn't easy going and after the first 11 overs Turriff had crept to just 11 runs for no loss.
Change bowlers Davis Varghese and Saju Matthews were next up, as Smart and Lings looked to change gear and get some runs on the board. Davis Varghese immediately removed Lings, catching him off his own bowling for just one run as he mis-timed his stroke and an attempted drive was skied straight up in the air. This brought classy right-hander Immanuel Doss to the crease, who looked in good touch, getting off the mark with a boundary off Matthews in his first over. Smart sought to step up the run rate, and hit two fours before Matthews bowled him for 14, which ended the day as the third best score on either team.
As the weather got worse and showers set in, Davis Varghese took full advantage, producing an inspired spell of bowling to remove three of Turriff's middle order without them troubling the scorers. Immanuel Doss, left batting with the tail, farmed the strike superbly to reach a fluent and quickfire 35 before being caught off the bowling of Davis Varghese as he looked to attack the Grampian strike bowler, who had just completed his five-for. Grampian decided to let their spinners have a go. Turriff's increasingly impressive junior, Findlay Gowan, found the leg side rope and struck two more singles from sweetly timed pull shots. A frustrated Grampian decided to go for the kill and brought back opening bowler John. Startled by a cutter that gripped and spun into his hips from nearly two feet wide of his off stump, Gowan fended to the well placed short midwicket fielder and Turriff were all out for 85, probably 40 or so short of a winning total on this pitch.
Conditions cleared up a bit after lunch and the sun was out. assisting the batsmen. But the wind had picked up, making one end rather tricky to bowl from. Senior new ball bowler David Laing draw the short straw and Grampian opener Saji found the fence with a pull shot in the first over. Lings bowled with the wind behind him from the other end to left-hander Seby, who got a jaffer first ball, and played onto his stumps bringing Johnson to the crease. Johnson made 8 before being bowled as one of Lings' outswingers took his off stump bail. In his next over Lings bowled Saji for 8 with a similar delivery and an unlikely Turriff win was looking possible. Grampian veteren number 4 batsman, and demon off cut bowler, John Varghese had different ideas. As he started freeing up his arms, attacking the Turriff bowlers he scored freely and generally looked in a different class to anyone else on the field.
Turriff quicky Immanuel Doss had replaced Laing, but was bowling wrist spin as the wind was making bowling seam up just too tricky for the bowlers and far too easy for the batsman. Grampian middle order batsmen Davis Varghese and Noby both perished hitting hard spun leg breaks straight to new recruit Callum Duncan at backward point for scores of two and five. But the bowlers were struggling to contain John Varghese's strokeplay, and struggling to keep him off strike. He struck a brilliant 54 not out, including four sixes and six fours, to see Grampian home with a lot of overs to spare. His talent and experience proved to be the difference between the two grade 4 teams. In 2014, the average winning score in grade 4 was 127, and with another 40-odd runs on the board Turriff might have had a competitive total on a tricky Sheddockley wicket. Turriff also shelled two difficult catches and can take a lot of positives into their first home game against Portcullis on 2nd May.
Turriff, now playing in grade 4, began their season away to Aberdeenshire grades cricket newcomer Grampian CC. Two weeks of warm air and glorious sunshine had given way to a rather winter-like weather front or two. Heavy rain moving in from the west coast overnight had turned Sheddocksley's grassy park pitch into a muddy, sticky wicket. While the exposed location provided no respite from the nasty north winds sweeping into the north east from Iceland. Turriff managed to field 10 men, including three juniors, against a full strength Grampian side that looked to have another half dozen keen cricketers in reserve. With Turriff put into bat, the game was delayed for a few minutes as a brief shower of hail stones paid a visit to the proceedings.
Play got underway with Skipper Ian Smart opening the batting with Steven Lings, facing the Grampian new ball pair of Noby and John Varghese. Noby, a young, tall, quick and skiddy medium pacer, could swing the ball away from the right handed Smart and into the left handed Lings. Bowling a tight line and length on a pitch with variable pace and bounce he gave little away. John Varghese was an older bowler sporting a sort of medium pace off-cutter that spat, turned at least a foot and reared up from a good length. In fact no Turriff player could remember seeing a bowler turn it as much. It wasn't easy going and after the first 11 overs Turriff had crept to just 11 runs for no loss.
Change bowlers Davis Varghese and Saju Matthews were next up, as Smart and Lings looked to change gear and get some runs on the board. Davis Varghese immediately removed Lings, catching him off his own bowling for just one run as he mis-timed his stroke and an attempted drive was skied straight up in the air. This brought classy right-hander Immanuel Doss to the crease, who looked in good touch, getting off the mark with a boundary off Matthews in his first over. Smart sought to step up the run rate, and hit two fours before Matthews bowled him for 14, which ended the day as the third best score on either team.
As the weather got worse and showers set in, Davis Varghese took full advantage, producing an inspired spell of bowling to remove three of Turriff's middle order without them troubling the scorers. Immanuel Doss, left batting with the tail, farmed the strike superbly to reach a fluent and quickfire 35 before being caught off the bowling of Davis Varghese as he looked to attack the Grampian strike bowler, who had just completed his five-for. Grampian decided to let their spinners have a go. Turriff's increasingly impressive junior, Findlay Gowan, found the leg side rope and struck two more singles from sweetly timed pull shots. A frustrated Grampian decided to go for the kill and brought back opening bowler John. Startled by a cutter that gripped and spun into his hips from nearly two feet wide of his off stump, Gowan fended to the well placed short midwicket fielder and Turriff were all out for 85, probably 40 or so short of a winning total on this pitch.
Conditions cleared up a bit after lunch and the sun was out. assisting the batsmen. But the wind had picked up, making one end rather tricky to bowl from. Senior new ball bowler David Laing draw the short straw and Grampian opener Saji found the fence with a pull shot in the first over. Lings bowled with the wind behind him from the other end to left-hander Seby, who got a jaffer first ball, and played onto his stumps bringing Johnson to the crease. Johnson made 8 before being bowled as one of Lings' outswingers took his off stump bail. In his next over Lings bowled Saji for 8 with a similar delivery and an unlikely Turriff win was looking possible. Grampian veteren number 4 batsman, and demon off cut bowler, John Varghese had different ideas. As he started freeing up his arms, attacking the Turriff bowlers he scored freely and generally looked in a different class to anyone else on the field.
Turriff quicky Immanuel Doss had replaced Laing, but was bowling wrist spin as the wind was making bowling seam up just too tricky for the bowlers and far too easy for the batsman. Grampian middle order batsmen Davis Varghese and Noby both perished hitting hard spun leg breaks straight to new recruit Callum Duncan at backward point for scores of two and five. But the bowlers were struggling to contain John Varghese's strokeplay, and struggling to keep him off strike. He struck a brilliant 54 not out, including four sixes and six fours, to see Grampian home with a lot of overs to spare. His talent and experience proved to be the difference between the two grade 4 teams. In 2014, the average winning score in grade 4 was 127, and with another 40-odd runs on the board Turriff might have had a competitive total on a tricky Sheddockley wicket. Turriff also shelled two difficult catches and can take a lot of positives into their first home game against Portcullis on 2nd May.
Grampian CC v Turriff CC scorecards...
Date: 25th April 2015
Venue: Sheddocksley
Grampian beat Turriff by 5 wickets, match report here.
Turriff Cricket Club Innings
1. I. Smart .......... b. Matthew ................14
2. S. Lings .......... c&b. D Varghese ...... 1
3. I. Doss ... caught ... b D Varghese ..... 35
4. F. Smart .......... b. Matthew ............... 2
5. D. Laing .......... b. D Varghese ........... 0
6. C. Duncan ....... b. D Varghese ........... 0
7. B. Woolley ...... b. D Verghese ........... 0
8. F Gowan ... caught ... b. J Varghese ... 6
9. W. Wechsler ... caught ... b.Vaisak ..... 1
10. N. Balment ....not out ....................... 0
Extras. 26 (13w, 1nb, 11b, 1lb)
Total: 85 all out.
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Noby 6 2 4 0
J Varghese 5.1 1 7 1
D Varghese 8 1 18 5
Matthew 7 1 32 2
Vaisak 1 0 4 1
Vinod 2 0 6 0
Charles 1 0 6 0
Grampian Cricket Club Innings
1. Saji ................. b. Lings ..................... 8
2. Seby ............... b. Lings .................... 0
3. Johnson ........... b. Lings .................... 8
4. J Varghese .............. not out ............. 54
5. D Varghese ... c. Duncan ... b. Doss ..... 2
6. Noby ...... c. Duncan ... b. Doss ......... 5
7. Bijil ...................... not out .............. 1
8. Vaisaka ............................. dnb
9. Matthew ............................ dnb
10. Vinod ............................... dnb
11. Charles ............................. dnb
Extras. 12
Total: 90-5
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Laing 1 0 7 0
Lings 7 1 18 3
Doss 6 0 40 2
Duncan 1 0 11 0
Venue: Sheddocksley
Grampian beat Turriff by 5 wickets, match report here.
Turriff Cricket Club Innings
1. I. Smart .......... b. Matthew ................14
2. S. Lings .......... c&b. D Varghese ...... 1
3. I. Doss ... caught ... b D Varghese ..... 35
4. F. Smart .......... b. Matthew ............... 2
5. D. Laing .......... b. D Varghese ........... 0
6. C. Duncan ....... b. D Varghese ........... 0
7. B. Woolley ...... b. D Verghese ........... 0
8. F Gowan ... caught ... b. J Varghese ... 6
9. W. Wechsler ... caught ... b.Vaisak ..... 1
10. N. Balment ....not out ....................... 0
Extras. 26 (13w, 1nb, 11b, 1lb)
Total: 85 all out.
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Noby 6 2 4 0
J Varghese 5.1 1 7 1
D Varghese 8 1 18 5
Matthew 7 1 32 2
Vaisak 1 0 4 1
Vinod 2 0 6 0
Charles 1 0 6 0
Grampian Cricket Club Innings
1. Saji ................. b. Lings ..................... 8
2. Seby ............... b. Lings .................... 0
3. Johnson ........... b. Lings .................... 8
4. J Varghese .............. not out ............. 54
5. D Varghese ... c. Duncan ... b. Doss ..... 2
6. Noby ...... c. Duncan ... b. Doss ......... 5
7. Bijil ...................... not out .............. 1
8. Vaisaka ............................. dnb
9. Matthew ............................ dnb
10. Vinod ............................... dnb
11. Charles ............................. dnb
Extras. 12
Total: 90-5
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Laing 1 0 7 0
Lings 7 1 18 3
Doss 6 0 40 2
Duncan 1 0 11 0
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