Dumfries Sports Club

APD Dumfries maintained their lead at the top of National League Division 2 winning by 21 runs at RH Corstorphine by the Duckworth Lewis method in a rain affected encounter. They totalled 255 for 8 with Josh Geary top scoring with 92 and Scott Beveridge hitting 81. The home side had reached 104 for 3 when rain eventually won in the twenty ninth over.

Dumfries were put into bat in what seemed good sunny batting conditions but an lbw in the first over to Allan and another a few overs later put the side on the back foot. However the cavalry came from down under as Beveridge and Geary restored fortunes. They shared a hundred and thirty run partnership as they gradually increased the innings run rate to five an over. Read the rest of this entry »