Arbroath United Cricket Club

Jamie Bowick claimed a wicket in each of his first two overs before Potter (37) and Watson (34) took the total to 76 in the 15^th over when Watson was stumped by Chris Shepherd from the bowling of Neil Burnett.   Burnett (3 for 36) claimed a further two wickets as Grades closed on 114 for 6 from their 20 overs.   In reply United lost both openers in the first three overs however Matthew Gove (34) and Kevin Robb (23) took the total to 53 in the 11^th over when Robb was bowled by Sajid.  A wicket fell in each of the following two overs and when Gove was sixth out in the 15^th over United had reached 76.   Sajid (6 for 21) claimed six wickets and although Euan Small hit 12 United were dismissed in the final over for 104, losing the Three Counties Cup semi-final by ten runs.

Result:   Arbroath United lost by 10 runs.  (Three Counties Cup – Semi-Final -  20 overs)

United had early success when Matthew Parker bowled Robert Cannon in the opening over of this 20/20 cup tie.   Graham Garden (23 from 33 balls) and Craig Wallace (23 from 23 balls) took the total to 49 in the ninth over before Garden was bowled by Ben McGill.   Wallace was joined by Tony Weed and they added a further 20 before Wallace was stumped by Mark Petrie from Chris Plomer’s bowling in the 13^th over.   Plomer (3 for 8) took a further two wickets in his next over however an unbeaten 38 from 37 balls by Weed saw Forfarshire to 110 for 7.   In reply United lost McGill in the opening over but Parker (23 from 33 balls) and Fraser Burnett (33 from 33 balls) appeared to give United the upper hand as they reached 64 at the halfway stage at which point Burnett was bowled by Graham Black.  Black (2 for 16) had Parker caught by John Brown in his next over and although Peter Clarke was trapped lbw by Garden, United appeared to be still in control when they required 12 runs from the final 14 balls with six wickets remaining.   United however collapsed against the bowling of Cannon (2 for 17) and Garden (2 for 19) and combined with run outs saw them require two runs from the final ball with the last pair at the wicket, they could only manage one run and with the totals tied on 110 it was Forfarshire who progressed to the next round as they had lost fewer wickets.

Result:  Totals tied – Arbroath United lost as Forfarshire had lost fewer wickets.

United had Harmanjit Singh dismissed in the third over when he was caught by Greig Peal from Matthew Parker’s bowling.   Zulifar Shahid and Qasim Sheikh scored quickly reaching 52 in the 12^th over before a mix up saw Shahid (29 from 33 balls, 4 fours) run out.  Fraser Burnett and Ben McGill both claimed a wicket to leave the visitors on 86 for 4 in the 24^th over, however Sheikh (67 from 96 balls, 6 fours) and Zeeshar Bashir gained the upper hand taking the total to 144 in the 37^th over when Shiekh was caught by Chris Johnston from the bowling of Craig Ramsay.   Bashir (45 from 72 balls) was eighth out with the total on 200 when he was bowled by Peter Clarke (2 for 29) while Borthwick and Mo Afzal took the Clydesdale closing total to 225.   United, lost McGill in the opening over, trapped lbw by Afzal.    Parker and Johnston took the total to 41 in the 13^th over when the latter was lbw to Kamran Sajid.   The United middle order struggled and when Parker (50 from 94 balls) was dismissed by Bashir, United were 100 for 7 in the 34^th over.   Calvin Burnett (30 from 35 balls) then had partnerships of 35 with Euan Rosie and 23 with Craig Anderson (unbeaten 13 from 22 balls) before become Ross Lyons (3 for 35) third victim caught by Afzal.   Sajid (3 for 17) also claimed a third victim when he closed the innings by bowling Ramsay in the 46^th over with the total on 158, United losing by 67 runs.

Result:   Arbroath United lost by 67 runs.  (Scottish Cup – Second Round – 50 overs)

United had early success in this Three Counties Cup-tie as Euan Small and Chris Johnston both claimed a wicket in their opening over. Graham Trayner (14) and Ian Wilkinson took the total to 36 in the seventh over before the former was trapped lbw by Kevin Stott.    Wilkinson (38, 3 fours, 1 six) was sixth out bowled by Stewart Gibson in the 14^th over with the total on 81, Cupar closing on 110 for 8 from their 20 overs.   In reply Chris Johnston (41, 8 fours) and Ross McLean (unbeaten 27) raced to 70 in the seventh over before Johnston was dismissed by Ian Stonebridge.   Stonebridge also dismissed Matthew Gove as United reached their target in the 13^th over, winning by 7 wickets and a semi-final clash with Aberdeen Grades Select.

Result:   Arbroath United won by 7 wickets.  (Three Counties Cup – Second Round -  20 overs)

Arbroath United U15 Innings

Aberdeenshire U15

Aberdeenshire U15 Innings

Arbroath United X1

Result: Arbroath U15s lost by 5 wickets – Scottish Cup

Arbroath United U15 Innings

Aberdeenshire U15