Aberdeen Grammar FPs Cricket Club

Sunny Stonehaven was in complete contrast to the submerged Stonehaven encountered when Grammar FP’s 2^ndXI 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 →

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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 The last scheduled home game of the season for Grammar FP’s 2^ndXI 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 1^stXI to keep wicket. Continue reading →

 There were only four changes to the Grammar FP’s 2^nd 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 1^stXI. Continue reading →