Kirkbrae v Standard Life
| 26/08/2010 | Double Hedges |
| Standard Life 105 for 2 (18 overs) | Kirkbrae 109 for 4 (18 overs) |
| S.Gul 45*, C.Dann 43* | B.Smith 35*, I.Rogers 35, Harish 23 |
| T.Skinner 2-1 | M.Gandhe 1-12, I.Wallace 1-15, S.Colvin 1-19 |
Lost By 6 Wkts
The Badgers exacted revenge for our earlier victory over them at Fettes with a comfortable win in the late summer light at Double Hedges. Despite a century opening partnership from Chris Dann and Shazad, the loss of Colvin (caught Sangster, sub) for a golden duck meant the score stuttered to a total that was just under a run a ball. The end of the innings was notable for Fida Gul partnering his dad (the first instance of a father-son partnership for Standard Life) and surviving the hat-trick ball. Fida made one not out.
In reply, Kirkbrae were always ahead, even after they lost Moss on nought, caught by Colvin to give the skipper his 450th career wicket for the club. Sometime SL player Ian Rogers swung the bat to good effect, hitting three successive boundaries off K-Pie and Harish chanced his arm too, evading the fielders with some hard-flashed edges. It took Mukesh to finally york Ian for 35 (I hope to see him repeat that form for us next season) but Smith took up with some fine straight hitting off Mukesh and Sangster who were having no joy against their Saturday team-mates. By the time Dann and Colvin came on, 35 was needed off the last six overs, but Harish and Smith cracked on against the "death" bowlers. A touch-on-to-the-stumps run-out by Chris saw Harish unluckily dismissed and Tom Skinner was lulled into a false shot by Steve's preceding 11 balls of variable height, width and bounce to be bowled for 6 with the scores level. Two maidens required for a tie. It didn't happen. We suffered our second friendly loss of the season with ten balls remaining, Smith dispatching a Dann half-tracker into one of Double Hedges' eponymous borders.
As the sun disappeared behind Blackford Hills and the gloaming descended on Double Hedges, there was a sense of melancholy as we tucked the kit away for another eight months. It's been a fine season though, with two trophies (and reaching a final) a fitting way to mark the club's fortieth season.
Standard Life v Bank of Scotland
| 18/08/2010 | Peffermill |
| Standard Life 155 for 4 (18 overs) | Bank of Scotland 106 for 9 (18 overs) |
| M.Gandhe 33, D.Sangster 32, C.Goddard 30, S.Gul 23*, H.Kumar 17* | X.Xxxx 30* |
| C.Goddard 4-10, I.Wallace 2-20, C-Scott 2-25 |
Won By 49 Runs
The 2010 Insurance Trophy was secured with a comprehensive win over Bank of Scotland. Mukesh and Goofy got us off to a sound start and Sangers took over once Goof retired. Mukesh slowed after a six-six start to his innings but he too retired and, despite Paul Watts being castled for 7, Shazad and Hemant took our total into safe territory. Wallaci opened up with a couple of wickets, passing the 20 mark for the season and although BofS got a bit of momentum in the middle overs they never really threatened, especially once keeper Watts entered the fray with a stumping and a dramatic, plunging one-handed scoop of a catch off Chris Scott. Apart from taking three catches, Goof came on to pick up four cheap wickets in the last few overs, twice taking two in two balls, the last a gift as the batsman walked past the delivery for another stumping for Watts. Apart from the four wickets, three catches and a brief 30, Goof had a quiet game. So, a trophy double this season: not a bad return. I suppose we'd better get it engraved this time!
Standard Life v Leith FAB
| 04/08/2010 | Newfield |
| Standard Life 113 for 6 (20 overs) | Leith FAB 103 for 7 (20 overs) |
| R.Thornton 40, M.Gandhe 33, S.Gul 15* | R.Mathos 26, P.Bilson 21*, S.Khan 17 |
| T.Heinitz 4-14 | G.Das 3-13, N.Chouguley 1-14, M.Gandhe 1-26, R.Thornton 1-27 |
Won By 10 Runs
See the match report here.
Standard Life v Edin Univ Staff
| 03/08/2010 | Fettes |
| Edin Univ Staff 91 for 5 (18 overs) | Standard Life 92 for 0 (11.5 overs) |
| Ewen 26*, Mikhail 18 | M.Forbes 36*, S.Gul 28*, Extras 28 |
| I.Wallace 2-16, K.Blake 1-16, C.Dann 1-21 |
Won By 10 Wkts
Standard Life v Murrayfield DAFS
| 28/07/2010 | Newfield |
| Standard Life 92 all out (18.4 overs) | Murrayfield DAFS 93 for 5 (13.3 overs) |
| R.Thornton 26, M.Gandhe 21 | A.Mohammed 37, S.Ferguson 24* |
| T.Wheeler 3-13, R.Davangere 3-20, M.Akerkar 2-10 | G.Das 2-17, R.Thornton 2-25, N.Chouguley 1-12 |
Lost By 5 Wkts
Standard Life v Musselburgh
| 26/07/2010 | Fettes |
| Standard Life 130 for 4 (20 overs) | Musselburgh 129 for 8 (20 overs) |
| C.Goddard 60, S.Colvin 30, M.Gandhe 20 | M.Tucker 31, A.Tufail 23, E.Gatner 22 |
| J.Allen 2-22, K.Bhadwaj 1-22 | G.Das 2-10, M.Gandhe 2-16, R.Thornton 2-29 |
Won By 1 Run
Standard Life v Scottish Widows
| 20/07/2010 | Fettes |
| Standard Life 139 for 5 (20 overs) | Scottish Widows 61 for 9 (16 overs) |
| S.Gul 31, P.Watts 27, M.Gandhe 21, S.Colvin 18 | A.Gregson 25 |
| P.Mitchell 1-11, S.Miller 1-12 | H.Kumar 5-7, N.Chouguley 2-12, M.Gandhe 1-4 |
Won By 78 Runs
See some photos courtesy of Colin Seditas here.
Standard Life v Kirkbrae
| 08/07/2010 | Fettes |
| Standard Life 143 for 1 (20 overs) | Kirkbrae 114 for 9 (20 overs) |
| S.Colvin 63*, M.Gandhe 46*, D.Jones 13 | L.Rive 43, C.Seditas 23*, T.Snow 18 |
| G.Futcher 1-7 | H.Kumar 3-8, K.Blake 2-20, I.Wallace 2-18 |
Won By 29 Runs
Drummond Trinity v Standard Life
| 30/06/2010 | Inverleith Park |
| Drummond Trinity 161 for 4 (20 overs) | Standard Life 162 for 6 (19.5 overs) |
| S.Nagi 61, J.Nasir 43, M.Hansen 20 | D.Sangster 62, M.Gandhe 48, H.Kumar 16* |
| I.Wallace 2-23 | M.Hansen 3-23 |
Won By 4 Wkts
Standard Life v Currie & Balerno
| 23/06/2010 | Newfield |
| Standard Life 192 for 4 (20 overs) | Currie & Balerno 102 for 6 (20 overs) |
| R.Thornton 97, D.Sangster 47* | Rodgers 43 |
| F.Ashgar 3-21 | R.Thornton 2-8, C.Goddard 1-6, P.Acheson 1-7 |
Won By 90 Runs
Standard Life v E=MCC
| 22/06/2010 | Newfield |
| Standard Life 170 for 9 (20 overs) | E=MCC 108 for 6 (20 overs) |
| M.Bessell 35*, D.Studders 27, S.Colvin 27, D.Jones 25, I.Wallace 11 | F.Robertson 25, M.Evans 23 |
| C.Maynard 3-18 | I.Wallace 1-4, K.Blake 1-8 |
Won By 62 Runs
Standard Life v Inchcolm CC
| 17/06/2010 | Newfield |
| Inchcolm CC 87 all out (17.2 overs) | Standard Life 88 for 5 (12.3 overs) |
| J.Findlay 23 | S.Colvin 28, D.Studders 25 |
| P.Acheson 3-4, P.Watts 2-8 | A.Bowler 2-16 |
Won By 5 Wkts
Standard Life v Currie & Balerno
| 02/06/2010 | Newfield |
| Standard Life 194 for 9 (20 overs) | Currie & Balerno 147 for 7 (20 overs) |
| R.Thornton 102*, C.Goddard 38, D.Sangster 36 | Stewart 68, Holroyd 30, Shaw 28 |
| I.Wallace 4-25 |
Won By 47 Runs
Rob became the fourth Standard Life player to hit a ton, as we racked up our biggest evening score in ten years against a decent Currie & Balerno side. A boundary off the last ball secured Rob's ton, the first in an evening game since Richard Donald hit 107* in the 218 total we racked up against the Widows in June 2000 (Iain Murdoch 96*). It's fair to say we accelerated well last night: Rob advanced from 50 to 102 in 15 scoring shots, with 86 runs being flayed off the last 30 balls of the innings. Goof was timing the ball well with some deft clips off his legs and a sweet pulled six, and Sangers put away bad and not so bad balls with aplomb.
C & B were always up against it, especially once Corstorphine opener Biddulph was adjudged caught behind early on, one of three snicks pouched by a resurgent Goddard. Despite Kieron's entry for the Prize Tosser award in which his single over went for 22, the ball finally seeking relief by leaping into one of the Newfield gardens, wickets for Gandhe, Kumar (bizarrely named as Chindaba in the book) and Rob allowed the skipper a cheap four-for in the space of about 8 balls to cement the win.
Standard Life v Holy Cross
| 25/05/2010 | Newfield |
| Standard Life 142 for 9 (20 overs) | Holy Cross 132 for 6 (20 overs) |
| R.Thornton 52, H.Kumar 21, M.Gandhe 19 | K.Fraser 44*, J.Bates 17 |
| D.Russell 4-26, S.Bonfield 3-18, N.Webb 2-30 | M.Gandhe 2-13, I.Wallace 2-26 |
Won By 10 Runs
Report may follow or see Holy Cross version.
Standard Life v Old Contemptibles
| 18/05/2010 | Newfield |
| Standard Life 122 for 5 (20 overs) | Old Contemptibles 107 all out (18.1 overs) |
| H.Kumar 25*, P.Watts 21, S.Kirkman 20 | A.Lomax 25 |
| S.Neopane 2-26 | D.Sangster 3-24, H.Kunar 2-12, K.Blake 2-26 |
Won By 15 Runs
Report may follow
Standard Life v Botanics
| 13/05/2010 | Newfield (art.) |
| Botanics 83 for 8 (19 overs) | Standard Life 86 for 3 (7.2 overs) |
| Graham 25, Jonty 19, Neville 15 | M.Gandhe 50, G.Das 15* |
| P.Ahluwalia 3-13,G.Das 3-17 |
Won By 7 Wkts
Report may follow
Scottish Widows v Standard Life
| 06/05/2010 | Inch Park |
| Standard Life 158 for 4 (18 overs) | Scottish Widows 161 for 5 (18 overs) |
| D.Sangster 95*, M.Gandhe 37, N.Chouguley 22 | E.Edwards 91, R.Hannam 40, K.Bowron 13* |
| N.Chouguley 2-30 |
Lost By 5 Wkts
Report may follow
Edinburgh Univ Staff v Standard Life
| 04/05/2010 | Peffermill |
| Standard Life 152 for 2 (18 overs) | Edin Univ Staff 114 for 7 (18 overs) |
| D.Sangster 64, A.Millington 31*, S.Kirkman 31 | Ken 19, Joe 16*, Vijay 15 |
| M.Gandhe 2-7, I.Wallace 2-15 |
Won By 38 Runs
Report may follow or read the EUSCC report here. Over-serious indeed!
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