Published: Thursday, 28th May, 2009 10:50am

Dunfermline demolish Drumpelier to continue good start

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DUNFERMLINE KNIGHTS demolished Drumpelier on an awkward wicket at Langloan on Saturday.

Sanjay Rakshit and captain Gowtham Rai opened at a cracking pace, taking the score to 54 after 10 overs before both were dismissed.

Alistair Gray and Vasu Reddy featured in a partnership of 119 and when Reddy departed Marshall Bunting, coupled with other sensible batting, enabled the Knights to total 241-6.

Drumpelier lost wickets at regular intervals with their innings closing in the 31st over for the total of 75.

Dunfermline 241-6, (A Gray 91 not out, V Reddy 53). Drumpelier 75, (V Reddy 3-11, S Sharif 3-14).

On Sunday the Knights progressed to the semi-finals of the Caledonia section of the Murgitroyd National 20/Twenty Cup, comfortably beating Freuchie by eight wickets.

Freuchie totalled 95 but an unbeaten partnership between Rakshit and Bunting allowed the Knights to proceed.

This weekend the Knights travel to Arbroath in a battle between two of the three undefeated teams in the SNCL first division. Dunfermline make one change when Neal Service comes in to replace the unavailable Roger Barnes.

l Dunfermline Carnegie Cricket Club edged out local rivals Townhill in their East League Division Four derby clash at Pitreavie on Saturday.

In a game dominated by the bowlers, Carnegie got home by two wickets mainly thanks to Man of the Match Neil Harris.

On winning the toss, Carnegie captain David Mitchell asked Townhill to bat and was rewarded with an excellent bowling and fielding performance. Nine catches were taken by Carnegie to back up accurate bowling from the Ross brothers, Wauchop, Urolagin and captain Mitchell as Townhill fell to 66 all out.

In reply, Carnegie lost early wickets but the ship was steadied by the experienced Harris, who top-scored with 23 as wickets regularly fell around him. When Harris was dismissed it was left to Gavin Ross and Monty Urolagin to see Carnegie home.

Carnegie captain David Mitchell said afterwards, 'The bowling and fielding was of a really high standard but the batting is something we really need to improve on in the coming weeks.'

This weekend Carnegie have a tough test as they head to Inverleith to take on Stewarts Melville.

In the Scottish East League Division 4 Broomhall beat SMRH second XI by four wickets.

SMRH 2nd XI 164 all out, (C Brown 33, C Breen 2 for 10, D Hunt 2 for 12). Broomhall 1st XI 165 for 6, (J Bell 61, R Grant 43, Crispin 2 for 22).

In East League Division 8, Broomhall beat Kirkbrae seconds by five wickets, making it three successive wins in the drive for promotion.

Kirkbrae 2s 181-6, (S Walker 85, M Warren 2-29, I Baron 2-33). Broomhall 2s 184-5, (I Ahmed 62 no, I Ward 20).

In the Sunday Forth Cricket Union 20/Twenty League Broomhall beat Glenrothes in a great result for Calum Breen in his first game as Broomhall captain. He weighed in with three catches behind the stumps.

Broomhall 125-1, (C Hoefling 65, M Warren 45 not out). Glenrothes 88 all out, (A Gudgin 3-15, I Bold 3-6).