28 July 2001
Ayr One win from Lords final
Ayr batted first in the ECB quarter final at Old Wickersley and amassed a whopping 262-9 at the end of their 45 overs. Opener Bruce Patterson fell just short of a century with 97 and skipper Alan Simpson contributed an outstanding 52. They disposed of their opponents for 260 all out with three balls remaining. Andy Baird top bowler with 3-47. Mark Renny and Patterson each took two wickets and one for Gavin Caven. The final wicket fell to a run out from Alan Simpson. The Ayr captain said ' That was without a doubt the biggest win in the club's history, considering it is a national competition, and a great result for Scottish Cricket in general'.
Ayr One win from Lords final
Ayr batted first in the ECB quarter final at Old Wickersley and amassed a whopping 262-9 at the end of their 45 overs. Opener Bruce Patterson fell just short of a century with 97 and skipper Alan Simpson contributed an outstanding 52. They disposed of their opponents for 260 all out with three balls remaining. Andy Baird top bowler with 3-47. Mark Renny and Patterson each took two wickets and one for Gavin Caven. The final wicket fell to a run out from Alan Simpson. The Ayr captain said ' That was without a doubt the biggest win in the club's history, considering it is a national competition, and a great result for Scottish Cricket in general'.
27 July 2001
Bowler Andy has a down on Prestwick
Ayr boosted their Scottish National League Premier Division survival hopes with victory over derby rivals Prestwick at the Henry Thow Oval. Prestwick now find themselves deep in relegation trouble after a match marred by some dreadful umpiring decisions.
Veteran fast bowler Andy Baird was the destroyer for Ayr taking 5-32 in his best ever performances against Prestwick.
Officials and fans from both sides were both openly critical of the standard of umpiring with three highly questionable lbw decisions given against Prestwick, opener Royan Smith, skipper Drew Parsons and Derek Pettigrew.
But Ayr and Baird in particular, deserved the plaudits after turning in one of their best displays of the season, in one of the most important games.
The visitors batted first and got off to shaky start when skipper Albert Simpson was caught behind by wicket keeper David Haggo off the bowling of Martyn Hay for just five runs. However Scotland international Bruce Patterson hit 50 before being caught by Haggo off the bowling of Andy Tennant. Niall McCrossin scored 10 before being run out by Pettigrew. Professional Richard Chee Quee added 23 before being caught by Prestwick pro Laurie Williams, again off the bowling of Tennant.
Still struggling at 102-5 after 40 overs, Ayr the scored 82 runs in their final 10 overs. David Simpson ended the innings not out on 57 with Mark Renny on eight as they finished on 187-5. Aside from Tennant who took 2-47 of 15 overs, Williams picked up 1-40 off his 15 overs and Martyn Hay 1-55 from his 14 overs.
Prestwick got off to the worst possible start when Smith was adjudged to lbw bowled by Baird for a duck. It was the third successive game in which the Jamaican amateur had had failed to score, Dom Rigby and Gavin Pitt then put on 63 for the second wicket before Pitt was bowled by Bruce Patterson for 13. Rigby followed shortly afterwards when he was bowled by Baird for 34. Skipper Parsons was dismissed for a duck in another controversial lbw decision. Williams was then clean bowled by Baird for 15, leaving the home side on 86-5, but this time there was no argument. Andy Gibson fell to the same bowler for only four before Pettigrew was adjudged to have been lbw for a duck in spite of the fact that he appeared to edge the ball onto his pads.
Although David Haggo scored 19, Prestwick were all out for 143 in the 94th over. Chee Quee then took the last two wickets to end the afternoon with 2-44. Patterson who also claimed the wicket of Allan Haggo, took 2-57 and Caven 1-13.
Ayr hero Baird told Sportscene, ' I was absolutely delighted with my performance, not only because it was against Prestwick, but also because it boosts our chances of survival'. Chee Quee added ' I was pleased to get two late wickets and Andy Baird had a great game. I really enjoyed my first derby match against Prestwick. It was quite an occaison and we had a really good crowd.'
For Prestwick, Tennant said ' I felt some of the umpiring decisions had a bearing on the match, although we will not make a complaint as that would sound like sour grapes. We still had chances to win but did not take them. We must beat Uddingston away on Saturday because we play the top three the following thre weeks. I feel we are capable of winning on Saturday.'
Bowler Andy has a down on Prestwick
Ayr boosted their Scottish National League Premier Division survival hopes with victory over derby rivals Prestwick at the Henry Thow Oval. Prestwick now find themselves deep in relegation trouble after a match marred by some dreadful umpiring decisions.
Veteran fast bowler Andy Baird was the destroyer for Ayr taking 5-32 in his best ever performances against Prestwick.
Officials and fans from both sides were both openly critical of the standard of umpiring with three highly questionable lbw decisions given against Prestwick, opener Royan Smith, skipper Drew Parsons and Derek Pettigrew.
But Ayr and Baird in particular, deserved the plaudits after turning in one of their best displays of the season, in one of the most important games.
The visitors batted first and got off to shaky start when skipper Albert Simpson was caught behind by wicket keeper David Haggo off the bowling of Martyn Hay for just five runs. However Scotland international Bruce Patterson hit 50 before being caught by Haggo off the bowling of Andy Tennant. Niall McCrossin scored 10 before being run out by Pettigrew. Professional Richard Chee Quee added 23 before being caught by Prestwick pro Laurie Williams, again off the bowling of Tennant.
Still struggling at 102-5 after 40 overs, Ayr the scored 82 runs in their final 10 overs. David Simpson ended the innings not out on 57 with Mark Renny on eight as they finished on 187-5. Aside from Tennant who took 2-47 of 15 overs, Williams picked up 1-40 off his 15 overs and Martyn Hay 1-55 from his 14 overs.
Prestwick got off to the worst possible start when Smith was adjudged to lbw bowled by Baird for a duck. It was the third successive game in which the Jamaican amateur had had failed to score, Dom Rigby and Gavin Pitt then put on 63 for the second wicket before Pitt was bowled by Bruce Patterson for 13. Rigby followed shortly afterwards when he was bowled by Baird for 34. Skipper Parsons was dismissed for a duck in another controversial lbw decision. Williams was then clean bowled by Baird for 15, leaving the home side on 86-5, but this time there was no argument. Andy Gibson fell to the same bowler for only four before Pettigrew was adjudged to have been lbw for a duck in spite of the fact that he appeared to edge the ball onto his pads.
Although David Haggo scored 19, Prestwick were all out for 143 in the 94th over. Chee Quee then took the last two wickets to end the afternoon with 2-44. Patterson who also claimed the wicket of Allan Haggo, took 2-57 and Caven 1-13.
Ayr hero Baird told Sportscene, ' I was absolutely delighted with my performance, not only because it was against Prestwick, but also because it boosts our chances of survival'. Chee Quee added ' I was pleased to get two late wickets and Andy Baird had a great game. I really enjoyed my first derby match against Prestwick. It was quite an occaison and we had a really good crowd.'
For Prestwick, Tennant said ' I felt some of the umpiring decisions had a bearing on the match, although we will not make a complaint as that would sound like sour grapes. We still had chances to win but did not take them. We must beat Uddingston away on Saturday because we play the top three the following thre weeks. I feel we are capable of winning on Saturday.'
