Magnificent bowling from Selkirk on Saturday saw them secure a seven wicket victory over Drummond Trinity II.
Selkirk lost the toss and the visitors chose to bat. From the outset the visitors were finding it difficult against the opening bowlers. While M.Fenton was beating the bat at one end, D.Heard picked up a wicket in each of his first three overs. The visiting side were hopeful that a bowling change would be in their favour but Banks and Paterson were equally effective. When I.Gardiner took his second catch of the day to remove Anwar things were not looking good for the Edinburgh side.
Now at the crease, Koti and Nasir were a dangerous pairing, the latter visiting Philiphaugh on the back of scoring 68 runs the previous week and the former with something to prove having been dropped down from the 1st XI this week. It was to be the home bowlers day however and Banks bowled Nasir in his third over. By drinks Drummond Trinity were struggling at 45 for 6.
There was no complacency from the souters and after drinks Paterson bowled out his final four overs for just 2 runs and took two further wickets, finishing with 4 for 17. The innings was over in the 29th over when D.Heard took his fourth wicket of the day to finish with top figures for the day, 4 for 11, cementing his position as the top bowler in Division 3.
In reply, G.Fenton was full of intent from the outset, looking to score quickly. Murphy played at a wide ball and was caught behind bringing M.Fenton to the crease. Both looked determined to finish the game quickly and did give the visiting side some chances in the field. By the time G.Fenton (34) was out LBW to Veeramachaneni the score was at 58 and the job was almost done so even when M.Fenton (21) gave an easy catch to Arepelly at mid on the game was done and Banks knocked off the last 6 runs with some ease.
Selkirk travel to Fife next week for a tough fixture against the unpredictable Broomhall, who have only lost a couple of games at home this season.
