We’re on the enterprise finish of the Scottish home cricket season now and on Sunday at Strathmore’s Lochside Park both Morton or Edinburgh South shall be topped males’s Problem Cup champions.
East League Championship outfit Morton have had latest success within the occasion having been topped champions final yr after a nail-biting ultimate towards Hillhead.
And East League Division One facet Edinburgh South are a membership on the up having already received the Parks Trophy T20 occasion this summer time and reached the final two of the Problem Cup after getting into it for the primary time.
Each golf equipment are going nicely of their respective leagues – forward of Saturday’s motion Morton are second in theirs and Edinburgh South prepared the ground in theirs – so we should always see two assured XIs taking to the sector.
Morton’s second XI are second of their league – East League Division 5 – forward of the weekend with Edinburgh South II high of East League Division Six, Edinburgh South III high of East League Division Seven and their fourth XI are additionally in that league.
They usually met earlier this summer time within the Parks Trophy quarter-final when Edinburgh South got here out on high by 16 runs as 114 all out performed 98 all out.
All of that factors to 2 thriving golf equipment which are serving to to develop the sport for all in Edinburgh and the encircling areas – so many individuals are trying ahead to this ultimate.
Morton have seen off Glasgow Accies, Renfrew, Hillhead and Kelso to get this far and their bowling assault has been in wonderful kind within the competitors to this point to bowl groups out cheaply.
Captain Senthil Nathan stated: “A variety of us within the workforce received the Problem Cup final yr and that was very particular for us, so we have been decided to succeed in the ultimate once more and have fielded robust XIs in every spherical this yr.
“Generally issues on the membership have been going nicely in 2022 and when it comes to the primary XI we have now managed to maintain ourselves up close to the highest finish of the East League Championship desk throughout a aggressive summer time in that division.
“The taking part in group we have now on the membership is pretty settled and that helps us to dig out outcomes on harder days. We’ve additionally had good assist from our sponsors Khushi’s Dunfermline and Andrew Allan Structure Restricted this season which has helped the membership massively.
“Waiting for Sunday, having been crushed by Edinburgh South within the Parks Trophy and seen how nicely they’ve been doing to compete for promotion from East League Division One, we all know they are going to be a tricky facet to beat.
“We simply should play as a workforce and keep on with our processes and hopefully we will retain the Problem Cup.”
Edinburgh South have crushed East Kilbride, Strathmore, Gordonians and Dunnikier to get this far and their vice-captain Nab Pani stated: “It has been a very good season for the membership.
“On the pitch we have now had some glorious outcomes with the Parks Trophy win a spotlight whereas getting 4 groups out every weekend and having a participant base of over 50 is one thing that’s actually pleasing and reveals the exhausting work that’s been put in.
“What can be pleasing is that we’re a really numerous membership and we have now gamers with roots in Scotland, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and elsewhere.
“We goal to be a really inclusive place to play cricket and I believe issues will solely develop from right here.
“By way of the primary XI, we wished to check ourselves after promotion from East League Division Two final season, so we entered the Problem Cup and to win our final two rounds on the highway at Gordonians and Dunnikier reveals what sort of workforce spirit we have now.
“We’ve additionally all benefitted from studying from participant/coach Qasim Sheikh and he has been a wonderful addition to the membership.
“Morton are an excellent facet who’re taking part in in a league above us, so we expect a tricky match, however we’re assured in our skills and it must be an important ultimate.”
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