Accies host their first home game of the season next weekend, entertaining Penicuik. Here’s hoping for some better weather!

With 10 overs to go Heriots were 219-1 and Accies could still have restricted them to a manageable score, however with 9 wickets still in hand Heriots hit out and scored 127-2 off the remaining 10 overs to set Accies 347 to win.

With an asking rate of almost 7 runs per over required, the top order of Williams (5), Blanchard (11) and Cosh (17) faced very tight bowling and were all out trying to force the run rate up. At 60-5 in the 14th over Accies were up against it, however a handy partnership between Manoor (10*) and Stewart (23) added some credability to the score. In the end Accies were all out for 102 and lost by 244 runs.

Accies will now turn their attention to the Murgitroyd T20 cup with a game at The Grange on Tuesday 8th and the start of the Cricket Scotland League on Saturday away to Freuchie on Saturday 12th. The Scottish Cup will resume on 30th June with Accies having 3 home games in 3 weeks against the same opponents. For full details of Accies fixtures click here.

Bowling first Accies appeared to have some semblance of control over the scoring rate of Grange. However after the 10 over point Grange accelerated their scoring to post an impressive 176-5 on a very good batting track.

Accies were confident of being able to score the runs required, however the depth of bowling attack for Grange saw them bowl Accies out of 47. Grange now advance to the second round of the cup.

Despite the loss Accies spirits were high as a total of 70 could have won the game on what proved to be a typically testing Meadows minefield and with only 1 game played Accies are still in the hunt for promotion.

Accies losing streak was extended away, at the hands of Western First Division Ferguslie in the second Scottish Cup Group B match. After losing the toss and being put in, two wickets fell in the first over. A decent rebuilding partnership of 40 between Tom Tredinnick (20) and Andy Moffat (21) in 14 overs began to add respectability to the score. However Ferguslie’s bowlers never let the run rate climb and regular wickets, including 5-16 for A. Preston-Jones, meant Accies were all out for a poor 54.

In reply Ferguslie survived a few close LBW calls but in the end a run-a-ball 33 from J Cook saw the home team win inside the 13th over.

Next week Accies ‘travel’ to Heriots in the 3rd Scottish Cup Group B game before starting the league season the following week. Here’s hoping for a better result next week.

Updated player averages for the Scottish Cup so far can be found here.

The 1st XI suffered a losing start to the season away to Western Premiership Stirling County in the Scottish Cup. Missing several key players, Accies battled to 96 all out, with a 51 run 7th wicket partnership between Vikas Manoor (23) and Marcus Stewart (25) providing the main stay of the innings. Stirling shared the wickets around, with P Rees 3-22 leading the way.

Stirling were able to knock off the runs required in 11.5 overs, with openning bat J Edwards carrying his bat to 47 not out. Hoagie and Conny Carmichael lead the bowling with 1 wicket each for 21 and 23 runs respectively as Stirling won by 8 wickets.

Player averages for the season so far can be viewed here.

Accies head to Glasgow to face Ferguslie next Saturday, with Ferguslie hoping to get a win on the board also after losing to Heriots in the other Group B match.

Kyle enjoyed a successful stint in Devon with Dartington and Totnes last year and we are sure Kyle will prove to be a great addition to the club during the coming season.