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(Young) Ladies v
U13s - 6th May The
persistent rain that covered Kinross throughout Thursday
and Friday morning, didn’t dampen the spirits of the
Kinross (Young) Ladies as they faced a boys under-13
side for the first time in the 2011 season. Having lost
the toss, the young ladies skipper, Lauren Megginson was
not disappointed at being asked to bowl as this was her
intended option had she won the toss. Regular opening
bowler, Claire Jackson proved why she was selected to
train with the Scotland under-17s squad as she delivered
a devastating first over of highly accurate swing
bowling taking her first wicket with her fourth ball.
The second over, bowled by skipper, Lauren Megginson,
was equally effective, taking a wicket with her 3rd
ball.
By the end of the seventh over,
the boys were under pressure, having lost 6 wickets with
the score on 21. (Claire Jackson 2-1, Lauren Megginson
and Kirsty Clarke, a wicket apiece and 2 run-outs).
Lachlan Peterson came into bat and steadied the ship for
the boys. He played a number of good shots and he picked
off the singles with some good calling and fast running
and he rotated the strike effectively. Lachlan and
Hamzah Ulla batted nicely together and put on a good
partnership of 26 before Lachlan retired on 20. The
girls continued to bowl extremely good line and length
which the boys found difficult to play. 10 year old,
Sally Weir, bowled two overs for 3 runs, Catriona
Anderson in her first ever competitive game bowled 2
overs for 4 runs. The winter training has really shown
its worth as the whole team bowled and fielded to a very
high standard restricting the boys to 67 in 20 overs.
Stand out fielding moments – Carla Megginson’s brave use
of her shin to stop a 4! And consistently good fielding
from Lottie Mayes (Queen of the long barrier and sliding
stop!) and Alison Johnston.
After a short tea where Wendy
Conway’s warm, out of the oven banana cake had
disappeared before the umpires made it into the
pavilion, the boys got off to an excellent start having
opener, Zoe Conway caught at mid-on off the third ball.
They continued to build on this and the girls were 5
down for 13 runs at the end of the fifth over. Samuel
Smith’s caught and bowled was the pick of the wickets.
The loss of the wickets brought Kirsty Clarke and Hannah
Drew to the crease and the boys were fully expecting the
match to be wrapped up within the next few overs. The
girls however had different ideas! With 55 needed to
win, Hannah and Kirsty dug deep and made it clear that
their wickets would not be given cheaply. The boys’ lack
of focus and indiscipline in the field opened a window
of opportunity for the girls and they didn’t hesitate to
take advantage of it. Hannah played some lovely cut
shots finding the gaps and Kirsty was immovable in
defence allowing Hannah to take the strike. A
controversial decision not to give a run out when Kirsty
Clarke was clearly obstructed by a fielder as she tried
to make safe her ground, seemed to unsettle the boys. As
the girls edged closer to their target, the boys found
it increasingly difficult to find a good line to bowl.
Hannah was eventually out caught behind on a very good
catch by boys captain and wicketkeeper, Connor Emslie.
With 4˝ overs to go, the ladies required 14 as Carla
Megginson came in to bat in her first ladies match.
Having already shown how fearless she was in the field,
she continued this attitude with her batting, hitting
every bowler and hitting the girls only 4 of the match.
The 19th over saw Kirsty on
strike to face the boys top bowler, Lachlan Peterson
with the girls needing four to win. Lachlan delivered 6
highly accurate deliveries including two perfect yorkers
and was utterly dismayed as Kirsty Clarke kept a
straight bat and defended her wicket with great
determination. This left Carla to face Darwin Douglas
requiring four to win the game. A couple of loose
deliveries and a scrambled single left the girls
requiring one to win with two balls remaining and Kirsty
on strike. A decent delivery which missed batsman,
stumps and keeper, gave Carla the chance to sprint for
the line which she safely made giving the young ladies
their first ever win against a boys team. Hannah Drew
and Kirsty Clarke were joint “Men of the Match” for
their determination to keep their wicket and bat
together for 11 overs and put on a partnership of 40. An
excellent performance by the girls which gives the boys
plenty to think about before the return fixture later in
the season.
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