ANOTHER dreadful batting performance saw Dunfermline and Carnegie lose a second successive East of Scotland 1st Division fixture, when RH Corstorphine 2nd XI came to McKane Park on Saturday.
Having lost seven wickets for two runs at the end of their innings the previous week at Tranent and Preston Village, batting first on Saturday, after winning the toss, DCCC were 0 for three after two overs, meaning they had lost 10 wickets for 2 runs over the past two games, an incredible statistic!
Bilal Amjad managed to avoid the carnage and top scored with 21, but only Geets Grover and Muhammad Ahsan made double figures as the innings folded in 19 overs for only 79.
The wet weather of Thursday and Friday had seen a small amount of water get under the covers meaning the pitch gave the bowlers some assistance and when RH Corstorphine began their innings Zane Schlebusch struck twice and Muhammad Shafiq dismissed one of the openers, leaving them 15 for 3 and in trouble.
But a couple of dropped catches by the home side proved costly and careful batting by Dan Kelly and Mumar Khan saw them home in 33 overs, with five wickets in hand.
Despite the defeat DCCC are still top of the 1st Division table at the half way stage through defeats for nearest challengers Watsonians 2nd XI.
Dunfermline and Carnegie skipper, Vasu Reddy, is looking for a lot better when the second half of the season starts this Saturday and his team travel to meet Murrayfield/Dafs in the shadow of the international rugby stadium.
Dunfermline and Carnegie (4) 79, B Amjad 21, G Grover 16, M Ahsan 14, H Sultani 4 for 32, H Salil 3 for 37.
RH Corstorphine 2nd XI (20) 80 for 5, M Khan 18 not out, M Vettes 18 , Z Schlebusch 2 for 13, B Amjad 2 for 24.
DUNFERMLINE and Carnegie 2nd XI are very much in the Division 4 title race at the half way stage, with an impressive seven wicket win at Melrose, and Shubham Verma completing an unbeaten century.
The home side took advantage of some really good batting conditions, at Huntlyburn, to move along consistently at five runs an over, posting a total of exactly 200, with skipper Campbell Scott making 88.
The DCCC reply got off to a bad start, with Waseem Khan falling early, but number three bat, Verma, joined Arav Dejesh in a match winning partnership of 169, and he completed his century in less than 80 balls.
The win sees the twos 17 per cent clear, in second top spot in the Division 2 table, and only one per cent behind leaders Grange 3rd XI.
Melrose (7) 200 for 5, C Scott 88, D Phillips 36 not our, A Hassan 2 for 38.
Dunfermline and Carnegie 2nd XI (20) 201 for 3, S Verma 119 not out A Dejesh 48.
DUNFERMLINE and Carnegie 3rd XI cemented their place at the top of Division 7 at the half way stage, with a five wicket win over Edinburgh South 4th XI, at The Cairns.
A good performance in the field by DCCC saw South contained to 101, with Albin James again impressing with a three wicket haul.
A fine half century by Ahmed Syed put the threes on the road to victory and they achieved their target in only 22 overs.
Edinburgh South 4th XI (5) 101, J Ahmed 43, A James 3 for 14, M Mode 2 for 12, A Syed 2 for 24, B Afghan 2 for 20.
Dunfermline and Carnegie 3rd XI (20) 102 for 5, A Syed 51, S Mahmood 23.
DUNFERMLINE and Carnegie 4th XI were outgunned by Winchburgh, at Auldcathie, in a Division 9 match.
Dunfermline and Carnegie 4th XI (4) 106 for 7, J Moritz 23, V Jayaranan 2 for 12, S Srinivasan 2 for 9.
Winchburgh (20) 107 for 3, S Satyvada 62, S Choday 25.
