Weekend preview – 1st/2nd August
The 1st XI make the short journey to Myreside to take on Watsonians. Olly Davidson is away on Scotland duty and Chris McBride is still injured so the Arrows turn to youth and include 3 of the side that won the National U15 Cup at Lords in 3 years ago. Ferg Foley and Oli Stones earn promotion from the 2s to join James Stronach in team that also sees Rudy Adair back available again to add to the seam bowling options for skipper Daniel Da Costa.
The 2nd XI are at Grange Loan for the visit of Gala. Ben D’Ulisse is back in the side and Pete Gill drops down from the 1s. Barry Vosloo is also back from his travels and young quicks Felix Lisher & Hamish Foley will add to the seam attack with the experienced Charles Stronach. Tom Hathorn will be looking to build on his maiden 50 for the 2s last week and will also offer an option with his leggies.
The 4th XI are at “home” at Peffermill for the visit of Penicuik 2s. Basil Khan is back in the mix and Ishan Samanta will want to continue his good form with the bat. Abhi Metha makes a welcome return and will form part of a formidable seam attack with Kyle Burgess and Jake Heller all in good form. Euan Burgess joins brother Kyle in the Arrows line up which will be the first time they have played together in senior cricket.
The final match on Saturday sees the 5th XI make the short journey to Inch Park 2 t take on Edinburgh South 4. A settled top order is bolstered by Sid Narayanaswamy who drop down from the 4s. Seb Gupta gets another run out after impressing last time out and Dilan Amin and Arjun Shelke come back in, fresh from their success in the U13 ECB Cup on Sunday. There is also a debut for Benitto Santhosh after an impressive performance with the ball in a midweek game. Rahul Khadse also comes back in for the injured Euan Murray.
On Sunday the Women’s 1st XI play West of Scotland for the third week in a row. This time it is a WPL 40 game at Hamilton Crescent as the Arrows look to consolidate their place at the top of the table. Skipper Samantha Evans is back from holiday but there is no Maisie Maceira this time round. Saskia Aldridge comes back in for the Arrows and Evans can also call on the experience of Ikra Farooq and Sarah Beith.
Also on Sunday, the Women’s 2nd XI are up in Brechin to take on Perth & Kinross Panthers in the final of the Challenger Cup. Amelia Beattie will be at the helm in a side with a mixture of youth and experience. There are 2 mother & daughter combinations that feature in the side as well as Lindsay Thompson, fresh from her call up to the Scotland Girls U15 squad last week.
The final game of the weekend sees the 3rd XI take on their counterparts from RHC at Grange Loan. Charlie Kentish has recovered from injury and joins a strong looking batting line up with Anish Amin, Pavan Yaradi, Robbie Murray, Cam Moore & Aadi Khadse. Dougie Firth and Elliot Peltenburg are both back from holiday to strengthen the seam bowling attack.
The 2nd XI’s and 3rd XI fixtures at Grange Loan will be livestreamed on the Carlton CC YouTube Channel.