CC Colts win Super Cup final

Sep 18 2009 by Susan Bryden, Dumfries Standard Friday

THE CC Colts and Loreburne Centre locked horns in the rearranged Super Cup Final on Saturday at Nunholm.

The match was the final of the play-offs between the top sides in the league and was a thrilling game.

Loreburne took to the crease first with Chris Brockwell and Matt Moss opening. Brockwell managed just four after being bowled by Chris Edgar.

Edgar ended the day with tight figures of 2-10 from his four overs. The second opener, Moss, was run-out by Stephen Temlett for seven before he bowled Johnson for one. This was one of Temlett’s three wickets for 12 runs from four overs.

As more wickets tumbled it was one-way traffic but the highlight of the Loreburne innings came in the form of Shah who thundered his way to 23 before being caught by Richardson off the bowling of Douglas Brotherston. Stephen Temlett bowled Sloan (10) and then ended the innings by bowling Mike Lumb for 15 in the 20th over with Loreburn setting a score of 78 for victory.

Trefor Williams and Owen Thompson opened for the Colts and the reply got off to an average start with Thompson being dismissed for two. Marcus Richardson was next in but he too failed to make an impact as he was caught by Chris McBride for two.

Todd Rafferty came to the crease in time to see Williams receive a guard of honour after he had to retire on 28 following a glorious innings. Things were heading the Colts’ way until two more quick wickets, those of Brotherston (six) and Elliot (two). However Cameron Telfer and Todd Rafferty put together a vital, and ultimately game-winning, partnership in which Telfer scored a valuable 10 not out, moving the Colts to within just two runs of victory. Unfortunately Telfer was bowled by Moss (1-14) and two more wickets fell in quick succession but in the 19th over Rafferty hit the winning single to clinch the Super Cup for the Colts.

Loreburn 77-9 (F Shah 23, M Lumb 15; S Temlett 3-12, C Edgar 2-10). CC Colts 78-6 (T Williams 28 ret, T Rafferty 14 not out; M Moss 1-14).