Conference A
McKane Park rarely has seen anything like it on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Dunfermline were ready to dish out their usual excellent hospitality to their visitors - this time, Conference A challengers Heriot's FP.
The Edinburgh side were determined to grab a victory to keep them hard on the heels of city rivals Grange, who were having a day off.
But the Fife hospitality seemed to spread on to the pitch where Heriot's Shahid Aslam had a field day with eight for 12 as the Fifers were skittled out for only 31 runs.
That amazing run included a hat trick, getting rid of the last three batsmen without conceding a run, and six clean bowled, with the other two trapped leg before.
It was little wonder the procession of batsmen to and from the crease were giving the surface of the wicket more than a second backward glance.
Heriot's also sooned learned the hard way, and before they knew it, were struggling at six for three, but they steadied, and passed Dunfermline's total with the loss of only one more wicket finishing on 35 for four - that's only 66 runs scored with 14 wickets going down. Shahid hit 17 of them.
Another professional was in scintillating form - this time with the bat - as GHK's Pakistani Zahid Ahmed hammered 117 of his side's impressive 246 for seven against Forfarshire at Broughty Ferry.
Ahmed showed he could bowl a bit as well, capturing three wickets, aiding the ever reliable Richard Young, who took five for 32 as the home side collapsed to 134 all out, giving the Glasgow side a 122-run victory, despite Graeme Garden's 53 for the home side
Kelburne visited Hughenden, and won by five runs. Hillhead at one stage had their visitors in deep trouble at 122 for eight, but a vital 47 from Salim Sajjad, who later took three for 23, helped them towards a total of 156.
Hillhead pro Grant Parmenter, who hit a useful 28 runs, had put the pressure on Kelburne, finishing with bowling figures of four for 43. However, despite Derek Pettigrew scoring an excellent 56, Hillhead finished five short of the target.
Sanjay Patel was confident that the Boghall wicket was worth 200 runs or more when West Lothian entertained Stenhousemuir. The visitors' 176 for seven in the full 52 overs, therefore, was beatable, which the home side did with the loss of five wickets.
Top scorers were Johnny Owens with 58, and Peter Moses with 54 for Stenhousemuir, while West Lothian pro Craig Light was unbeaten on 72, Darren Cornforth hitting 36.
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