First XI
The weekend started well and LocHire Stenhousemuir had a great win away at Dumfries. Winning the toss LocHire Stenhousemuir opted to bat first on what was a very dry pitch. Yaseen Valli again scored a wonderful century, an innings which took him past 1000 runs for our club. Callum Grant, batting with skill and intelligence scored 27 not out, and the midweek hattrick hero Dennico Hollis scored a run a ball 24 Manas Sahare scored 22. LocHire Stenhousemuir reached 261/8 at the end of their 50 overs which proven to be competitive. Dumfries were soon in trouble, the bowlers had them 36/2, with wickets falling at regular intervals LocHire Stenhousemuir kept the pressure on and the run rate at over 6s for most of the second innings. Dumfries tail wagged and they got to within 7 runs but thankfully not close enough. 3 wickets for Sahare, 2 for Adnan and 1 for Grant with some slick fielding providing 2 run out.

On Sunday LocHire Stenhousemuir played Carlton at home. In a game that ebbed and flowed LocHire Stenhousemuir just short. Losing the toss and bowling first the Carlton top order then found their rhythm and moved briskly to 180 for the loss of just one wicket. At the end of the 36th over with two set batters the visitors were eying over 300. Some excellent bowling and less than judicious shot selection allowed LocHire Stenhousemuir to restrict Carlton to 254/9 at the end of their 50 overs. Due to the loss of early wickets, LocHire Stenhousemuir were under pressure at 43/3. However a 108 partnership between Sahare and Shahzad to see us within reaching distance of the total. Unfortunately a middle over collapse losing 4 wickets for 12 runs saw the total to 163/7. A strong batting display by the tail got us to within 39 runs but falling short. It was a good day for Manas Sahare in picking up 5 wickets and scoring a 50.

W&G
Stenhousemuir W&G team put up a strong performance in their 2nd hardball Challenger League match away against Prestwick on Sunday. The team lost by a narrow 23 runs but impressively losing no wickets. Prestwick scored 143-1 (Wicket taken by excellent bowling from captain D. Manickavelu) and Stenhousemuir 120-0. There was a significant improvement in the team performance across all areas of the game and notably their bowling, fielding and batting. Three Stenhousemuir players retired on the maximum scores of 30 runs: R. Phillips 32, D. Manickavelu (c) 30 and K. Prentice 30. A superb performance by the team who move forward with growing confidence and experience.

2nd XI
The Second XI Lost at home to Dumfries 2nd team in a closely contested battle. Dumfries had a strong young team who fielded very well and put the home team under pressure. Prnahav Bhatt (24) joined Will Sneddon (48) and with both of them hitting lusty blows, raced the side into a very much stronger position and were instrumental in getting the side to a creditable 193 all out. Despite strong bowling Rian Van Der Spuy 3 for 41 and committed fielding, LocHire Stenhousemuir struggled to stop the two old campaigners Dawson and Reed putting on 98 run partnership which allowed the visitors to scramble to a 4 wicket win.

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Another fine weekend under the hot May sun. Come and visit the Tryst, have a relaxed drink and watch the fine sport of cricket. You'll be made most welcome!

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