Category Archives: 2nd XI Match Reports

Grammar FP’s 2nd XI unbeaten run continued at Dunecht pushing FP’s 2nds into second place in Grade 3. The match against league leaders St Ronald 2nd XI would therefore be a big test for an FP’s team which showed five changes to the previous week’s victory. Continue reading →

It was back to Grade 3 duty for FP’s 2nd XI and for the trip to play Stonehaven 2nd XI, there were seven changes to the team which had lost to a Gordonians 2nd XI in the Reid Cup semi-final. Out went the Knudsons, Geoff Morrison, John Lord, Hozefa, Karthik, Rubesh and Andy Milne. Returning to the side were Rob Fryer, John Youles, Ben Frizzell, Muthu, Kieran Whyte, Danny Marquart and Rizwan. Eight players dropping out and seven returning meant we were one player short. It looked like FP’s would be three players and a team kit short until the last car eventually showed up, just as the 19 sunbathing players were about to be served with a ‘rogue traveller’ eviction order by the Stonehaven council.
Some time before the kit arrived, FP’s had won the toss and unusually decided to bat first on a greenish but firm, flat wicket. Continue reading →

For the Reid Cup Semi Final at Counteswells, Grammar FP’s 2^nd XI had seven enforced changes to the team which beat Gordonians 2^nd XI the previous day’s Grade 3 encounter.  Having received byes to the semi final, this was the first cup match of the season for FP’s.

Out of the Saturday line up went Rob Fryer, Muthu, Tom Booth, John Davey, Kieran Whyte, Rizwan, and Harry Houghton, who were replaced by Roland Knudson, Sam Knudson, Karthik, Geoff Morrison, Hozefa, 2^nd XI debutant schoolboy Andy Milne. The eleven was completed at 11:30am when John Lord agreed to step in for another desperate English football fan.  Gordonians had also struggled to find eleven players and were forced to bring in several cricketers from a league only read about by most of the FP’s team.

The toss was won by Grammar who asked Gordonians to bat on a hard, straw coloured wicket. Continue reading →

Gordonians 2nd XI were the visitors to Rubislaw for the Grade 3 match as FP’s looked to continue the winning run. FP’s had only two changes to the previous weeks match, out went Karthik and Harin and into the team came Tom Booth and Rizwan.
FP’s skipper was given a fright when he arrived at 12:20pm to find a team of cricketers all ready changed and raring to go. Turned out it was the Gordonians team. Normal service was resumed when the last two FP’s players arrived after the game had commenced.

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Grammar FP’s 2^nd XI were at home against Dunecht and looking to maintain their winning streak. There were five changes to the team which made such hard work of beating Ellon the previous week, unavailable were Waji, Mike Hart, Doug Russell, Ben Frizzell, and replacing them were Rob Fryer, Kieran Whyte, John Davey, and two 2^nd XI debutants Ian Goodenough and Harin Joy. Continue reading →

For the first time this season, FP’s were under strength for the trip to Ellon, when only ten bodies could be rounded up.  Unavailable from the victory over Kintore were Kieran Whyte, Danny Marquart, Rizwan, John Davey and Rob Fryer, who was Munro bagging for charity, into the team came Ben Frizzel, Waji, Magesh and new dad Karthik. Continue reading →

Grammar FP’s 2nd XI had home advantage for the Grade 3 match against Kintore 2nd XI, and the team line up had four changes from the previous match. Paul McDonald was promoted to the 1st XI, Tom Booth was working, Mike Phillips was injured, Magesh on holiday. The replacements were Rubesh and Harry Houghton who free from exams, Mike Hart free from work, and Rizwan was a late replacement for Karthik who was still on maternity leave. Continue reading →

Following last week’s convincing win against Queens Cross 2nd XI, Grammar FP’s 2nd XI returned to Rubislaw for the Grade 3 match against Methlick 2nd XI. The FP’s line up showed two changes, out went injured Rizwan and the heavily expectant Karthik, and back in to the team came Mike Phillips and Tom Booth, playing his second game for FP’s.

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For the away match over the wall at Harlaw against Queens Cross 2nd XI, Grammar FP’s 2nd XI made three changes to the team which played St Ronald the previous week, with Aussie Danny Marqant making his debut in place of Hozefa, John Davey playing his first game of the season in place of Waji, and Rizwan a late replacement for Phillips.
Queens Cross skipper Lumsden continued his losing streak as FP’s brilliantly won the toss, and Queens Cross were invited to bat on the wicket which was damp from the previous evenings rain, and several shades of green, but the weather was very hot and sunny for this Grade 3 derby match. Continue reading →

Grammar 2nd XI had to make only four changes for the home game against Grade 3 high flying St Ronalds 2nd XI. Out of the team went John Lord, Tom Booth, Aly MacDonald, and Rubesh, who were replaced by Paul MacDonald, Waji, Doug Russell and debutant Hozefa. But this week we had all eleven players ready for action before the start, with Magesh arriving early and parking in the space reserved for the captain.

To save a little time, the toss was performed in front of the old pavilion rather than make the usual visit to the old and hopefully soon to be replaced artificial wicket. The change of venue did little to change the outcome and FP’s were duly asked to bat first. Continue reading →