Sun. Oct 13th, 2024

Pre-season action at Grange Loan

Benwell Hill batting at Grange Loan in 2015

Benwell Hill batting at Grange Loan in 2015

Cricket will be back at Grange Loan on Saturday 13th April, when Carlton host our old friends Benwell Hill CC from Newcastle in a pre-season friendly. The North Eastern Premier League side last visited Edinburgh in April 2015, losing out narrowly in a low scoring encounter by 39 runs.

Benwell Hill will be led at Grange Loan by a very familiar face, their Director of Cricket and Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer. His club have built a strong squad ahead of the new season, including their most recent signing Will Smith, the ex-Durham batsman.

The following weekend, the 1s, 2s and 3s are all in pre-season action, with the top two sides taking on neighbours Watsonians in a double-header at Grange Loan and Myreside on the Saturday, while the Threes will be at Grange Loan on Sunday 21st April against visitors Peebles.