Selkirk travelled to Fife on Saturday and came away with 20 points which keep them in contention for promotion from Division 3. It was a long day for the souters with both teams batting out their 40 overs.
The hosts won the toss and asked Selkirk to bat. Captain Greg Fenton and Harry Murphy made a solid start, and both scored easily until Murphy (20) edged a good delivery from Millar (2-24) with the total on 70 from 15 overs.
Greg Fenton posted his half-century with a six into an adjoining property’s garden, taking him 60 deliveries. However he only needed another 24 to reach his century, smashing 21 runs off one over alone (including 3 sixes).
Michael Fenton reached his 50 in smart time and was looking set to follow the captain’s lead but fell to I. Ward (2-46), edging behind to J. Hynd. The Broomhall keeper took three catches on the day, including a spectacular effort to remove Kieran Toor, diving full-stretch to his right.
Selkirk’s second wicket partnership had added 107 runs to the total, and Broomhall players were relieved to see the back of the visiting skipper when he eventually fell to Millar having scored 113.
Blaine Gillie (14) drove his first ball through the covers for four and also hit the last two balls of the innings to the boundary, setting the Fifers 232 to win.
Broomhall began well and saw off Selkirk’s opening bowlers, looking comfortable on the artificial wicket (now it was the Souters’ turn to hunt among the nettles for balls hit into the wooded area beside the ground).
Vice-captain Kenny Paterson came on as first change, taking a wicket in his very first over. Greg Fenton then took the vital wickets of Lucas and Millar, both caught behind by Michael Fenton.
A stubborn 53-run partnership between Hynd and Gudgin frustrated the visitors, but Jamie Hughes completed his full house of one run, one catch and one wicket when he bowled Breen.
Daniel Heard added some sparkle to his figures in his second spell, taking the last three wickets for seven runs. Broomhall were all out for 155, some 77 runs short of their target.
Selkirk host Murrayfield DAFS 2nds at Philiphaugh this Saturday in a top of the table clash, the Edinburgh side sitting above the Souters in second place of Division 3.