Selkirk continued their unbeaten run in this season’s Border T20 Cup with an eight-wicket victory over St Boswells at The Green on Friday night.
Fielding first, Skipper Greg Fenton took the opportunity to give Selkirk’s younger players a chance in the spotlight, with 15-year-olds Gregor Borthwick and Shaun Wilkinson opening the bowling for the visitors.
Both players repaid their captain’s faith with tidy spells – Borthwick (2/14) taking his wickets in consecutive balls, with Wilkinson (1/9) in equally impressive form. Selkirk’s other wicket-takers were Ashley Robertson (1/15) and Jamie Hughes (2/7).
his second St Boswells wicket
The Villagers finished on 102 for six after 20 overs, with Daniel Hirtenstein (34), Ellie Wilkie (20*) and Gavin Dickson (15) scoring the bulk of the home side’s runs.
In reply, a fine partnership between Lewis McCulloch (30) and Michael Fenton (33*) laid the foundations for Selkirk’s victory, complemented by equally solid knocks from Greg Fenton (15) and Gregor Borthwick (18*).
The visitors passed St Boswells’ score in the 18th over, Michael Fenton hitting a four over the midwicket boundary to take the Selkirk total to 104/2.
Match report and photo by John Smail.