January Newsletter

A very happy New Year to everyone associated with Grammar Cricket and welcome to the first of our new regular website newsletters.

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2011 Final 1st XI Averages

The final 1st XI 2011 averages are now updated.  2nd XI averages will follow in due course.  Zahid Khan is top run scorer with 213 runs and Ali Bakhshi is top bowler with 20 wickets.  Martyn Budd edges 1st XI averages and Bakhshi has the top bowling average.

FP’s 2nd XI Win in Sunny Stoney

Sunny Stonehaven was in complete contrast to the submerged Stonehaven encountered when Grammar FP’s 2ndXI had dropped anchor in the Mineralwell car park in July. Although the rearranged game was being played on a Sunday, both teams had a full turn out. 

FP’s had to make 5 changes to the team given a scare the previous day at Dunecht, missing were Fryer, Magesh, Blues, Norwood, and Joy. Back into the team came John Davey, Tom Booth, Ian Goodenough along with Gary Stuart and Geoff Morrison. Continue reading

FPs can only draw in low scoring Stoney affair

FPs were unable to force a victory despite chasing a very gettable 128 for victory on a damp pitch and slow outfield.  Stonehaven crawled to 127 in their innings, before reducing FPs to 38 for 5, but some late order resistance kept things interesting right until the end, with a draw probably the fair result. Continue reading

Karthik the star man for 2nd XI

For the first time in three weeks, Grammar FP’s 2nd XI had a full strength team to play against Crescent at the Duthie Park. Coming into the team to join Fryer, Rama, Magesh, Milne, Karthik and Johnston were Kieran Whyte, Ian Goodenough, Mike Blues, Ben Frizzell and nursing a holiday excess knee wound with three stitches, came Doug Russell.

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FP’s 2nd XI Struggle to Defeat Dunecht

 The last scheduled home game of the season for Grammar FP’s 2ndXI was switched to Dunecht thanks to the Dunecht captain Alan Burnett who generously agreed to the request to play the match at Dunecht.

Unavailable from the SDQX match for FP’s were MacDonald and Rizwan, Karthik had flu and Whyte had a freebie to the Test match at the Oval. More dedicated players were brought in, Mike Blues and Paul Norwood were back from holiday, schoolboy Jesten D’Costa had nothing else to do as his football match was off and Pehlaj was very happy to come in from the 1stXI to keep wicket. Continue reading

4 wins in a row as FP edge tense Banchory clash

FPs made heavy weather of victory in a low scoring game with Banchory but ultimately held their nerve to win by two wickets with 3 balls remaining.  Banchory had recovered from 49 for 6 to make what apeared to be an under par 123 all out but some tight bowling meant FPs had to battle all the way to claim the vital victory and make it 4 wins on the trot as they seek to make another well timed run to escape relegation.

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FP’s 2nd XI held by SDQX

 There were only four changes to the Grammar FP’s 2nd XI team which had beaten Crescent the previous week. Off to the Test Match in Birmingham, as spectators, went Ben Frizzell and Mike Blues, seam (across his knee) bowler Doug Russell was working and Ian Goodenough was unavailable. Returning to the team were Rizwan, injured all rounder Vijay played as emergency wicketkeeper, Melvin Joy returned from holiday in India, and Aly MacDonald was rested from the 1stXI. Continue reading

1st XI averages updated

The 1st XI averages have been updated.

FPs stroll past Gordonians as winning run continues

FPs strolled to their 3rd win in a row as their efforts to avoid relegation continued to pick up pace as they easily defeated Gordonians.  Ali Bakhshi was once again in fine form with the ball claiming 3 for 28 from 12 overs and he was well supported by Gary Stuart who bagged 4 for 27 as Gordonians were bundled out for just 65.  Despite a couple of early wickets and then 2 late wickets FPs easily chased down the runs in 15 overs as Booth made 24 and Davey 25 not out in a 6 wicket win. Continue reading