At Nunholm, the combined Dumfries CC and Galloway CC women’s team restricted RH Corstorphine to 96 for 8 in their thirty overs in their opening Women’s Premier League fixture.
Instrumental in that pressure was Roshini Prince-Navaratnam on debut who came on first change and spun her way to four wickets. Also on debut Hannah Marshall took three wickets and Niamh Muir neatly took out off stump for her wicket.
Prince-Navaratnam and Muir built on their bowling success with an opening partnership against the Edinburgh side. Muir was out caught attempting to hit over the top for 27 but Prince-Navaratnam completed an impressive Ashleigh Building Player of the Match performance by hitting a winning four to reach 53 not out.
The Sunday XI appreciated their friendly encounter in the Eden Valley League against Carlisle. There they piled on the runs with Mat Williams retiring on 52 plus 21 from Adam Malik. Batting at four Fergus Bainbridge hit his way to a score of 40 and he was then supported by Scott Muir with 33 not out and Sean Thornely 30 not out.
Dumfries’s 212 for 4 in the 36 overs was a challenging target but Carlisle set out on their chase. Junior Billy Morgan took the first wicket followed by a bowled by James Hobman. The required run rate was increasing and Captain Adam Malik came on to bowl late on and was able to successfully remove opener Egglestone for 82 and bowl Smith for 35 after their significant partnership. Malik went on take 5 wickets for 21 for the Nith Valley Player of the Match as Carlisle ended on 179 for 7, for a 33 run Dumfries victory.
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