The club has been in touch with Ipswich firm Club Colours Ltd with a view to the company producing some traditional Selkirk CC blazers – using the same design and material as those being worn in the photos below by Neil & Roy, and by Selkirk’s 1905 Border League-winning side. The firm would produce a new bolt of material, then make up the jackets to each individual buyer’s measurements. Depending on the number of orders, the cost would be £228 per blazer. Would anyone who’d like to order a Selkirk club blazer please get in touch with John Smail (01750 21616), so he can get an idea whether this is going to be a viable proposition. Many thanks.
Brothers Greg (left) and Michael Fenton celebrate their twin achievements against Haddington – Greg scoring 83 runs, with Michael picking up five wickets for just 5 runs.
SELKIRK skipper Greg Fenton scored his first half-century of the season, and older brother Michael produced a superb bowling display for his first five-wicket haul in Division 3, as the Philiphaugh side convincingly defeated visitors Haddington on Saturday.
After winning the toss and electing to bat in the warm conditions, Greg Fenton hit two smooth cover drives to the boundary to settle any nerves. Haddington bowlers Ash Kumar (2-25) and James Shaw (2-21) combined well at either end to slow the home scoring rate, with Michael Fenton (19) their first victim.
When Daniel Heard came out to bat on the loss of the 5th home wicket, it looked as though Greg Fenton might run out of partners. However, Heard (14) helped his captain reach the 50-run mark and beyond. Fenton (eventually out for 83) played some impressive shots, not least a full-blooded six to mid-wicket. The Selkirk tail, skittled out for just 3 runs last week, managed to see out the 40 overs – adding 34 to take the home total to 154 and present a decent challenge for the visitors.
Selkirk got off to the perfect start when a short, first-ball delivery from Michael Fenton took opener Cruikshank by surprise, with Kenny Paterson taking a simple catch. Logan then succumbed to Fenton’s pace, firing a thick edge to Beveridge at point. When Blades gloved behind three balls later, again to a short delivery from Fenton, things looked grim for the East Lothian side.
Visiting captain James Shaw finally put some runs on the board, but Cardwell-Moore completed the full set of ducks for Haddington’s top four batsmen when bowled by Fenton at the end of the 9th over. A flurry of shots from Arbuthnott added 12 to the total, and number 10 Syme hit some consolation runs, but Haddington’s total of 42 all out was a disappointing return. Michael Fenton took his fifth wicket of the day by bowling Kumar, finishing with the outstanding figures of 5-5. Blaine Gillie ended the Haddington innings with two wickets in five balls.
If they are to secure back-to-back wins, Selkirk will need a top performance this Saturday away to runaway league leaders Tranent & Preston Village.
Selkirk skipper Greg Fenton presents a club plaque to his Haddington counterpart James Shaw before Saturday’s game at Philiphaugh.
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Marchmont II took revenge over Selkirk for an opening day defeat with a 72 run victory at Cavalry Park in Edinburgh on Saturday.
David Gardiner finished with five wickets for 14 runs – Selkirk’s first ‘five-for’ of the season.
The hosts batted first and progress was slow but at drinks they had only lost 2 wickets so were hopeful of pushing on. Selkirk bowling was tight and wickets fell at steady intervals. When D.Gardiner came on as second change and took 2 wickets in his first over, Marchmont II were 73 for 5.
Fielding was good on the day and with 8 batsmen out caught this was the best return of the season, M.Fenton taking three catches on the day.
N.Chetty, batting at 5, finished not out with 27 runs. Steering the lower order through the final overs he helped them add a very valuable 51 runs to the total.
D.Gardiner finished with season best figures 5 for 14 and K.Paterson found his range at the end of his spell to finish with 2 for 22.
Selkirk’s reply was surprisingly timid and tight bowling from the two Marchmont openers, S.Clayton and D.Prakash, made it clear that the modest target of 125 would require a diligent effort.
G.Fenton and M.Fenton both fell quickly to difficult deliveries and when W.Toms took a great catch running forward to remove K.Paterson the total required looked far off.
In hindsight, the removal of H.Murphy after drinks spelled an early finish. Where their hosts had soldiered on from 5 wickets down, Selkirk crumpled. The souters fell from 47 for 5 to 52 all out and gave the Marchmont change bowlers their best figures for the year. A.Hall (3-8) and K.Choudary (4-13) made short work of the lower order taking the last five wickets in a woeful 11 balls. H.Murphy (21) was the only batter in double figures.
This was a disappointing defeat for Selkirk and they will need a much better performance with the bat if they are to exact revenge on Haddington for a low scoring loss earlier in the season.
DESPITE a downpour during the tea interval, Selkirk’s cricketers managed to keep their powder dry long enough to record a 90-run victory over Melrose in Saturday’s East League Division 3 match at Philiphaugh.
Selkirk skipper Greg Fenton presents a club plaque to Melrose captain Rowan Williams, marking the 150th anniversary of the club’s move to Philiphaugh.
The highlight of a contest played throughout in blustery conditions, was the maiden century scored by Selkirk’s Rory Banks, who finished on 103 not out.
His patient knock included one six and 12 fours, and was the second century scored by a Selkirk player in the past three days – Michael Fenton having hit 130 not out against St Boswells in a T20 game on Thursday.
Rory Banks celebrates after scoring his maiden century for Selkirk in Saturday’s match against Melrose.
At the close of their innings, Selkirk had reached 199-8, with Michael Fenton (25) and Kenny Paterson (22) lending solid support to Banks.
Elliot Compton (3-46) and the evergreen Callum Wilson (2-27) were the pick of Melrose’s bowlers.
Chasing such a large total was always going to be a big ask, and when both of the visitors’ openers departed cheaply, leaving the Huntlyburn side on 10-2, the writing looked to be on the wall.
Spirited knocks came from Josh Loftus (19), ex-Selkirk player David Playfair (17) and Callum Wilson (15 not out), with Melrose eventually dismissed for 109 in the 36th over.
Three Selkirk bowlers each took a brace of wickets – Rory Banks (2-9), Kenny Paterson (2-11) and Daniel Heard (2-29) – while no fewer than seven catches were pouched by the home fielders.
Prior to the game a minute’s silence was observed by both teams, in tribute to life-long Selkirk supporter George Oliver, who passed away on June 16. Fittingly the match winning wicket was taken by George’s grandson Blaine Gillie.
At the conclusion of Saturday’s game, Selkirk players, supporters and Melrose team members gathered on the Ettrickhaugh Road boundary wall – George Oliver’s favourite vantage spot – to raise a glass in his memory.The Selkirk and Melrose players observe a minute’s silence in remembrance of life-long supporter George Oliver.
