IN their first game for six weeks, the Gala/Hawick Development team put in a decent showing despite falling to defeat to a strong Leith FAB side in a Division 8 game at Meigle Park.

The Gala/Hawick youngsters bowled and fielded well to restrict Leith’s strong batting line-up to 151 for 8.

However, they struggled to keep up with the run rate, eventually ending 38 runs short on 113 for 7.

Gala/Hawick captain Kenny Paterson won the toss and decided to bowl first, which appeared a good decision as good bowling all round kept Leith to a low scoring rate, with the first wicket to fall to Caitlin Ormiston from a stunning catch by James Boyle.

However, Nishanth Nahendran (37) and Mohammed Najlaan (46) upped the scoring rate to ensure Leith had a challenging total.

Hawick’s Justin Tait took 4 for 33 for the home team, and Gala’s Ormiston bowled well to take 2 for 27, while Hawick youngster Harris Brogan bowled superbly without reward.

In reply, Paterson (23) and Charis Scott (15) started Gala/Hawick’s reply steadily but when both fell to poor shots it left the homesters 49 for 2.

Regular wickets fell with only Andrew Rutherford (36 not out) seriously troubling the scorers.

Best for Leith was the one and only Gavin Fisher, who ditched his one red trouser brace from last season to take 2 for 32.

Leith

M. Lekhwar ct J. Boyle b C. Ormiston 7

M. Najlaan ct C. Ormiston b J. Tait 46

T. Ahmed ct K. Paterson b C. Ormiston 29

N. Nahendran b A. Hastings 37

R. Mann run out 6

K. Sundaram ct H. Brogan b J. Tait 9

B. Bhandhari ct K. Paterson b J. Tait 1

A. Prince not out 3

J. Secker ct & b J. Tait 0

AH. Gazali not out 1

Extras – 12

Total – 151 for 8 wickets

C. Ormiston 8-1-27-2; A. Hastings 8-1-22-1; F. Hastings 6-1-19-0; H. Brogan 8-2-17-0; J. Tait 6-0-33-4; C. Scott 3-0-22-0; M. Rutherford 1-0-8-0.

Gala/Hawick

K. Paterson ct R. Mann b N. Nahendran 23

C. Scott ct & b G. Fisher 15

N. Dobbie run out 3

A. Rutherford not out 36

J. Boyle ct M. Najlaan b G. Fisher 6

A. Hastings ct R. Mann b M. Lekhwar 9

C. Ormiston ct M. Najlaan b T. Ahmed 0

H. Brogan ct T. Ahmed b A. Prince 0

J. Tait not out 1

Extras – 20

Total - 113 for 7 wickets

T. Ahmed 8-3-12-1; K. Sundaram 8-1-14-0; G. Fisher 8-0-32-2; N. Nahendran 8-1-15-1; M. Lekhwar 6-0-20-1; A. Prince 1-0-4-1; R. Mann 1-0-6-0.