SUNDAY LEAGUE : RENFREW DEVELOPMENT TEAM BEAT FERGUSLIE BY 22 RUNS, At Meikleriggs, Sunday July 24^th 2010,

Renfrew Won the toss and elected to Bat

Renfrew 183/9 in 40 overs (F Hussain 76*, S Black 21, H Tahir 4/32)

Ferguslie 161/9 in 37.5 overs. (P Paramanik 43, D Staffard 34, T Khasiya 2/22, A Javid 2/13, F Hussain 2/29)

WEIRS BEAT MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BY 125 RUNS, at Weirs SNCL : 2, Saturday 24^th July 2010.

Weirs 227-7 (50 overs, T Huyser 82, F Murray 44, H Akram 31, F Hussain 4-38),

MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew 102 all out (36 overs, H Akram 3-0), (Match scorecard)

MOORCROFT DREW WITH KIRKSTYLE, PLAYED AT KGV, WDCU: 4, Saturday 24^th July 2010.

Kirkstyle 344/7 50 overs (A Khan 173, A Rehman 46, W Ahmed 3/75)

Moorcroft Innings 235/7 50 overs ( P Majeed 57, P Goodman 55, A Khan 3/62)                  

SUMMER COACHING CAMPS TO KGV. PART FUNDED BY THE BIG LOTTERY FUND.

Renfrew Cricket Club have set up a summer coaching programme for school age kids. The sessions will be between Monday 6pm to 8pm. And 12pm to 2pm every Tuesday & Wednesday. There will be at least 3 qualified coaches available to coach the Kids. The programme will continue for the duration of the summer holidays. There will be opportunities to have one-to-one coaching if required. The aim of the programme is to instill a sense of fun for cricket. Let s hope the good summer weather continues and we are able to maximize the benefits from the coaching programme.

MATCH CANCELLED : MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW V WEST LOTHIAN at KGV, SNCL : 2, 17th July 2010.

MATCH CANCELLED : SHAWHOLM V MOORCROFT at Shawholm, WDCU: 4, 17th July 2010.

MATCH ABANDONED : MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW V APD DUMFRIES, KGV, SNCL:2, 10th July (Scorecard)

MATCH ABANDONED : ARDROSSAN V MOORCROFT at MEMORIAL FIELD, WDCU: 4, 10th July 2010

MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BEAT IMANS EDINBURGH BY 7 WICKETS, Academy Park, SNCL Div :2, 3 July 2010.

Imans Edinburgh 202/10 All Out, Overs 40.1 (A Majeed 90, F Hussain 4/36, Ahmad Said 2/12, S Majeed 2/43)

Renfrew Innings 206/3, Overs 44.4 (Ahmad Said 94, F Hussain 42, Z ul-Haq 40*) (Scorecard)

Renfrew traveled through to Edinburgh to play bottom of the table Edinburgh in SNCL division 2 match on Sat 3rd July. On arriving and inspecting the wicket it was obvious that not very much time had been spent on preparing it, in fact their seemed to be an absence of a straight edge for the crease lines, and the remains of oil leaks from whatever machinery had in fact been used. Were all over the wicket Renfrew skipper Sajid Majeed had decided that if he were to win the toss they would field first, unfortunately he lost so Edinburgh decided they would bat first, just what Renfrew wanted them to do.

It was in fact Majeed who removed both K.Pervez and the mouthy K.Hussain cheaply both caught out by the late swing. K,Saeed followed this up by removing Z.UlHaq with the score on 3, this brought the Edinburgh professional A.Mir to the crease and he put on 68 for the fourth wicket before he was caught behind by Zia ul Haq off the bowling of Imtiaz Uddin,for which he walked before the umpire had a chance to give him out, this was not before he had been caught by Ahmad Said , who sportingly did not claim the catch as he knew the ball had not carried to him. Spinners Fida Hussain and Ahmad Said then accounted for the rest of the Edinburgh team by taking 4 and 2 wickets respectively leaving Edinburgh on 202 all out.

It would be interesting how Renfrew would cope with the unpredictable wicket. Renfrew openers Said and Hussain patiently negotiated their way through the minefield whilst putting on another great opening partnership of 106 before Hussain eventually holed out at mid-on for 42, this brought the prolific Anjum Aslam to the crease who was again the victim of another mysterious lbw decision, it seems he must be getting shorter every week as whenenver it hits his thigh he gets given out lbw, it does not help when the Edinburgh fielders were appealing for anything and thus pressurising the umpires, not quite as "sporting" as Renfrew , but then this is to be expected of Edinburgh. This brought Zia ul Haq to the crease who had recently been out of form with the bat, it seemed the spur he needed was the constant sledging of Edinburgh wicket keeper K.Hussain to spur him on to share a partnership of 78 with Said before Said was strangely given out, stumped when he seemed to be in the crease attempting to hit a a six to see him reach his third consecutive century and the winning runs for Renfrew. He ended on 94, another superbly timed innings, Ul Haq hit the winning runs in the next over finishing on 40, Renfrew hammering Edinburgh by 7 wickets keeping them rooted to bottom spot and consolidating Renfrew’s 2^nd position, making next weeks game v Dumfries all the more interesting as Dumfries lost, narrowing the gap. (Report by Farhan Majid)

MOORCROFT BEAT ST NINIANS AT KGV BY 7 WICKETS, WDCU:4, July 3^rd 2010,

St. Ninians 277/3 (50 overs, M Openshaw 113*, P Stafford 72, N Calderwood 67*)

Moorcroft 279/3 (45.1 overs, C. Lambert 84, B. Fahim 84, A. Shan 48) (Match Photos)

After the disappointment of the recent back-to-back draws, MacTaggart and Mickel Renfrew’s second eleven returned to winning ways with a brilliant run chase in a seven wicket victory over Prestwick’s seconds St Ninians in their WDCU division 4 match on Saturday.

On a blustery day at KGV, Moorcroft captain Parvase Majeed won the toss and put the visitors in to field.  With the team bolstered by the return of Muneeb Gill and Shezad Ahmed, the hosts got off to the prefect start, as both St Ninians openers were dismissed within the first four overs.  However this was as good as it was to get for Moorcroft as numbers 3 and 4, P. Stafford and M. Openshaw put on 150 for the third wicket.  After Stafford departed for 72, Openshaw took over and went on to score a brilliantly paced hundred.  With the score on 193 and only 4 overs remaining, it looked like Moorcroft had done well to peg back the visitors.  However number 5 batsman N. Calderwood had other ideas as he blazed his way to a swift fifty and together with Openshaw amplified the total to 276/3 at the end of the allotted 50 overs.

Yet again it was a disappointing effort in the field from the Moorcroft men, with none of the bowlers, apart from Graeme Phillips who bowled exceptionally well, coping with the windy conditions.  Waseem Ahmed in particular proved to be expensive as the hosts handed the opposition plenty of easy runs, helping them post an imposing total.

In reply Parvase made it clear that he was going to go for the target and set the batting order accordingly.  However a good start would be imperative and openers Clayton Lambert and Balawal Fahim provided exactly that as the two went about building a solid platform for the hosts to try and chase down the target.  Clayton was his normal aggressive self, with Balawal initially playing the anchor role, and this combination proved extremely effective as Moorcroft reached the drinks break with the score on 160 for no loss and both batsmen settled.  Clayton was striking the ball well and powered his way to 84, but was unfortunate to toe-end one straight to the fielder at cover.  Balawal then took over as the aggressor and began to score freely with some elegant cover drives and classy flicks.  However just like Clayton, he was also to fall for 84, run out going for a risky second.  Both openers were unfortunate not to reach deserved hundreds, however their mammoth opening stand of 186 was the highest first wicket partnership at the club this season and was paramount to Moorcroft’s success in this game. 

Shani, who was in at number 3, had a shaky start but soon found the bowling to his liking as he repeatedly dispatched the ball to the boundary.  With 2 runs required for victory, he was looking all set for his fifty when he skied one to mid wicket…but was dropped.  However he did not learn his lesson as he was out bowled next ball for 48.  Skipper Parvase then put away the winning runs as Moorcroft won the match with eight overs to spare, leading to joyous scenes on the boundary from the Renfrew men.

A poor display with the ball was compensated for by an enthralling display with the bat and this fantastic victory has now breathed new confidence into the seconds as they continue to push for promotion to the WDCU’s third division.  Full credit must go to Clayton and Balawal for their composed batting at the top of the order which was crucial in Moorcroft winning this match and getting their campaign back on track.

NATIONAL CLUBS KWIK CRICKET FESTIVAL 2010, Venue: Doo'cot Park, Perth on Date: Saturday 11 Sept.

More details to follow, co-ordinating the event is Borders Cricket Development Manager Neil Cameron : neilcameron@cricketscotland.com

MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BEAT FREUCHIE BY 8 WICKETS, at KGV, SNCL Div :2,  June 26^th 2010.

Freuchie's Innings 267/10 (Overs 48.1, JSC Galloway 62, S Gourlay 50, extras 61, K Saeed 4/41, A Aslam 3/28)

Renfrew's Innings 268/2 (Overs 47.2, Ahmad Said 113*, F Hussain 60, A Aslam 46)

Club professional Ahmed Said scored his second consecutive century with an unbeaten 113 as he helped McTaggart and Mickel Renfrew beat Freuchie to record their fourth successive league victory in the SNCL division 2.  Ahmed would like to dedicate his match winning hundred to his daughter Hajra who turned 5 on Friday 25th June. 

There had been a couple of late changes and teenagers Ryan Murray and Steven Black who made his first eleven debut, were in for Paul Goodman and Anil Roy. MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew skipper

Sajid Majeed lost the toss to Scott Galloway the Freuchie skipper in the last game of the first half of the season in the SNCL DIV 2 match, who elected to bat first. This was the first home toss Majeed had lost and as expected Freuchie decided to bat first and it meant that Renfrew for the first time in the league were fielding first, it was not ideal but Renfrew hoped to continue their run of 5 wins out of  the last 5 SNCL games. Their was a run out in the 3rd over and this was folowed up by Kamran Saeed having the Freuchie professional  Junaid Khan caught behind for 16 after he had hit him for a couple of boundaries. Saeed followed this up repeating the feat by removing Birrel. freuchie were 39 for 3 and it was looking promising for Renfrew. It seemed the Renfrew players had relaxed and allowed Freuchie back into the game by dropping both players and a contested decision for Galloway being adjudged not out. Scott Gourlay (the former Scotland all-rounder) finally departed for 50 adding 117 for the 3rd wicket. Wickets fell at regular intervals but Renfrew struggled with their bowling and fielding and conceded 61 extras by the time Freuchie were all out for 267 in 48.1 overs. Saeed had bowled well taking 4 wickets for 41 runs in his 10 overs, Anjum Aslam finished with 3 wickets for 28 runs from 5 overs. It was a poor bowling and fielding performance and Renfrew would have to work extremely hard to win this game.

Renfrew professional Ahmad Said who had been in good batting form after his previous weeks century, opened with Fida Hussain. Freuchies professional Junaid Khan was opening the bowling and bowled at speeds of 87 mph plus and it was going to be difficult as their are not any bowlers even close to that pace in this division. Khan prepared both openers with short balls and bouncers and even bowled round the wicket at times to them. In order to intimidate them. Both openers stood firm, at times having to duck and weave at the short balls but still managed to despatch Khan several times to the boundary playing some cultured shots. Hussain was eventually given out caught behind chasing a wide ball which he was adamant he had not touched, unfortunately the decision went against him and he was out for 60, in a first wicket stand of 127. This brought Anjum Aslam to the crease and he also continued his good form scoring with ease before he was eventually out to Khan caught at deep gully for 46, adding 84 for the 2nd wicket. Said had made his half century and was getting close to his second century in as many weeks, he was now joined by Zia ul Haq who gave him the support required to see the match through with Said hitting a straight six to win the game, when six runs were required. Said finished unbeaten on 113 not out carrying his bat for 47.2 overs , with Renfrew finishing on 268 for 2 , winning the match comfortably by 8 wickets, Said had been immense throughout the innings showing discipline when required, guile and technical ability seeing the job completed to the end. It had been another run fest at KGV which had seems Renfrew come out on top again, in another close game. The result sees Renfrew consolidate their second position in the table, with leaders Dunfries defeating 3rd placed West Lothian. (Match Report : Sai Majeed, 1st XI Captain)

MOORCROFT DREW WITH HUGHENDEN, At Glasgow Accies School Ground, WDCU:4, 26^th June 2010,

Hughenden 303/5, 50 overs (A Bhartia 118*, R Mohammed 53, J McEwan 38, S Bates 37, W Khan 2/56)

Moorcroft 238/6, 50 Overs (G Phillips 65*, C Lambart 33, W Khan 32, P Majeed 26, R Bhardwaj 3/47)

MacTaggart and Mickel Renfrew’s 2XI were in action against fellow WDCU:4 challengers Hughenden in an eagerly anticipated top of the table clash on Saturday.  With Hughenden’s home ground being unavailable, the match was held at nearby Glasgow Accies High School Ground.

On a small pitch with tiny boundaries, WDCU4 leaders Moorcroft won the toss and elected to field as the game began with a bang! Hughenden opener (and STV sports presenter) Raman Bhardwaj hit the first ball of the match straight to point…only to be dropped.  However the very next ball he was gone, clean bowled to give the visitors an early breakthrough.  Number 3 Jamie McEwan then came in and was involved in two crucial partnerships, first with Hughenden skipper Stephen Bates and then with number 4 Abhi Bhartia.  However after his dismissal it was Bhartia who took over and despite a slow start, soon exploded into life as he continuously clattered the ball to the short boundaries to finish unbeaten on 118*

Fielding was a crucial element of this match especially given the size of the boundaries, however Moorcroft were fielding a slightly under strength team and the cracks soon began to show.  Catches were dropped and several misfields went to the boundary allowing the opposition plenty of ‘free’ runs as the hosts posted a formidable total of 303/5 in 50 overs.

In reply Moorcroft got their innings off to a positive start as openers Wasim Khan and Clayton Lambert put on 70 for the first wicket before both fell in quick succession.  This brought together Taral Khasiya and Shani who continued where the openers had left off, as the visitors brought up 100 runs after 17 overs.  However once again, both wickets fell quickly to put Moorcroft on the back foot.  Captain Parvase Majeed and Graeme Phillips then came in and began to steady things but with victory slowly slipping out of sight, a draw seemed the next best option.  Both batsmen played sensibly and put on 61 for the 5^th wicket before Parvase was out bowled for 26, trying to up the scoring rate in order to reach the 228 runs required to gain draw points.  Graeme continued steadily and reached a deserved fifty, his first of the season, as Moorcroft crept towards their target - eventually reaching the 228 mark in the penultimate over.  Fittingly Graeme remained until the end, unbeaten on 65* as he and Javed saw out the final few balls to end the Moorcroft innings on 238/6.  Despite a poor fielding performance, credit must be given to the batsmen who all contributed and batted well to take some valuable points from this match.

The match itself was strikingly similar to the first meeting between both sides earlier this season where it was Moorcroft who posted more than 300, yet the opposition managed to claim the draw with no real difficulty.  This was however Moorcroft’s second successive draw and Parvase is now keen for his side to bounce back and return to winning ways with the visit of Prestwick’s second eleven St Ninians next Saturday at home. (Match Photos)

SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 24TH JUNE FROM 4PM TO 6PM AT KGV

MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew, Renfrew primary schools festival final will be held at KGV playing fields, on Thursday 24^th June, from 4pm to 6pm. Renfrew CC have had a 7 week coaching programme in Newmains, Moorpark, Arkleston, St James ,irklandneuk primary schools.

There were two class sessions for each school, and some of the schools had two classes. This was followed up by 5 weeks of after school clubs.

Last years winners were Newmains, the schools will be playing for the Gus Adger memorial trophy.

Gus was the late president of the club who passed away Jan last year, he was the prime instigator in Renfrew CCs commitment to the community and Renfrew schools and the current youth development programme at the club, which currently has teams at u10s,11s,13s, and 15s the majority of the players are from these schools and Inchinnan Primary.

The date for the schools festival has been confirmed for this Thursday 24th June from 4pm to 6pm. We require volunteers to help/assist the coaches; anybody who could come along to assist would be of great assistance. Please confirm with Sai if they are able to assist on Thursday 24th June from 4pm to 6pm at KGV.

MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BEAT FERGUSLIE BY 11 RUNS,  At Meikleriggs, SNCL : 2, June20th 2010,

MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew 274 all out (50 overs, A SaiAd 110, F Hussain 40, A Aslam 52, P Mullick 5-41),

Ferguslie 263-9 (50 overs, D Stafford 50, A Mories 47, SR Kennedy 45). Match Photos

MOORCROFT DREW WITH ARDENCAPLE, At KGV, WDCU:4,19^th June 2010,

Moorcroft 239 all out (45.5 overs, T. Khasiya 68, A. Roy 44*, B.Strickland 3/39)

Ardencaple 193/8 (50 overs, B.Strickland 44, A. Shezhad 3/46, W. Ahmed 2/28)

Moorcroft welcomed WDCU division four’s basement side Ardencaple on a glorious day at King George V Playing Fields, confident of maintaining their recent run of good form.  The plan was simple, win the toss, bowl first and then chase down the target.  With a strong batting line up including Zia Ul-Haq, Moorcroft were looking odds on for a comfortable victory.  However this was not to be the case as this game was clearly blown before it even began. 

As a result of some team members arriving late, despite everyone being told to be at the ground for 11.30am, the plan fell apart.  Having won the toss, Moorcroft captain Parvase Majeed was forced to opt against fielding first because of the disruption caused by the latecomers.  This also meant the hosts had to start the game with a reshuffled batting order. 

Parvase opened the innings with Graeme Phillips however he was out in the second over, caught at mid on for 1. Clayton Lambert was next in and began his innings in positive fashion, hammering a four straight back past the bowler to get off the mark. Graeme Phillips was also looking good but was unfortunate to be out playing on for 15, and was shortly followed by Clayton, also out bowled for 18. Taral Khasiya was the next man in and, together with Ryan Murray, began to get the score moving. Both Taral and Ryan played with positive intent and were looking good untill the latter was out, caught at mid off for 16, Taral then proceeded to take the attack to the bowlers, reaching his fifty in the process. However he was unfortunate to have been given out caught behind for a brilliant 68, including 15 boundaries in total!  This triggered a typical Renfrew collapse as Javed was next to go, followed by Shani - out first ball and then Amir Shehzad for a duck.  Even Zia failed to contribute meaningfully as he was out caught brilliantly at mid on for 4.  Anil was still in, however was yet to get off the mark when he was joined by number 11 Waseem Ahmed.  At 166/9 and with more than 16 overs remaining, both batted responsibly and took Renfrew to a respectable 239 with a final wicket stand of 63.  Waseem was the last man out, bowled for 17, leaving Anil stranded on 44.  

In reply, the visitors got off to a flier as the opening batsmen took a shining to Anil’s bowling. After an expensive 3 overs, he was taken off and replaced by Graeme Philips to steady things.  At the other end however, Waseem was keeping it tight and deservedly claimed the wickets of both openers.  Ardencaple then provided stubborn resistance in the form of number four Bobby Strickland, who came in and just defended. Initially it seemed, he was getting his eye in, however this defensive display continued long through the middle overs until eventually he was gone, caught behind for a monotonous 44 off Amir to bring Moorcroft back to life.  At one point all 3 results were possible, with both teams pushing for victory.  However a couple of quick wickets later it looked like the hosts were going to pull it off...but the Ardencaple tail had other ideas as they completely shut up shop and defended out the remaining overs to settle for a draw.

A disappointing result, full of complacency from the Moorcroft men could now cost them their position as WDCU4 leaders.  With respect to the visitors, Moorcroft are the only team who has failed to beat bottom side Ardencaple this season.  The commitment and attitude of certain individuals must come under question as this poor result should be used as an eye opener for the tougher games to come if Renfrew are to stand any chance of gaining promotion, never mind winning the division. 

RENFREW BEAT WHITEHAUGH BY 7 WICKETS, At KGV, Greenwood Troopy,17^th June 2010,

Whitehaugh 144/8 (20 Overs, S McLister 75, M Majeed 4/28, F Hussain 3/15)

Renfrew 147 in 16.5 overs ( F Hussain 94*, A Haider 25*)

MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BEAT KELBURNE BY 15 RUNS, at KGV, SNCL Div :2,  June 12th 2010,

MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew 153 all out (46.4 overs, K Saeed 35, D Harper 3-15),

Kelburne 138 all out (45.3 overs S McLister 56)

McTaggart and Mickel Renfrew welcomed local rivals Kelburne to King George V Park in Renfrew on Saturday for their first meeting in the SNCL 2nd Division since Kelburne's promotion to the national league. Sajid Majeed, the Renfrew Captain, won the toss and decided to bat first. Renfrew openers Ahmad Said and Ghulam Rabani put on a good partnership of 32 for the first wicket before Rabani was caught by Kelburne wicket keeper O'Connell off professional David Harper for 7. Kelburne then took control of the match as Harper bowled Fida Hussain for 0 with the score still 32.  Harper then removed Renfrew's professional Said for 28.  Jamie MacDonald then had Zia Ul-Haq caught by Kelburne captain Steven McLister for 11 leaving Renfrew at 50 for the loss of 4 wickets.  Paul Goodman then joined Anjum Aslam and the fifth wicket partnership added some stability to the Renfrew innings. Goodman was out for 7 for the fifth wicket with the score on 78 but along with Aslam had steadied the innings over the last ten over's. Remarkably Kelburne again struck for the next wicket with the score still on 78 as Anil Roy was bowled by Scott Hamilton for 0. Captain Sajid Majeed promoted himself to come in next and together with first Aslam and then Kamran Saeed Renfrew started to take back some control of the match.  Unfortunately Sajid Majeed was injured while batting, requiring a runner to complete his innings, and was eighth out for 5 with the score on 140.  Renfrew had two wickets remaining but both fell in quick sucession to end the innings with a score of 153 all out in 46.4 overs.

When Renfrew started the innings, captain Majeed opened the bowling but only lasted 2 balls before he had to admit defeat (later having to leave the field and be replaced by twelth man Taral Khasiya) and the over was completed by Aslam.  Renfrew's other opening bowler Kamran Saeed made the initial break through when he had  Hamilton caught behind by Ul-Haq for 7 with the score on 13. Imtiaz Uddin captured the second wicket when he bowled Cook for 5 with Kelburne on 26. Renfrew kept the pressure on Kelburne when Uddin struck again, having Bennett caught by Aslam for 14 with 1 more run added to the total. Kelburne professional Harper and captain McLister shared a critical fourth wicket partnership before Harper was caught by Moshin Majeed for 22 with the total on 77.  Miller was next to go for 5 with the when he was bowled by Hussain, leaving Kelburne on 87 for 5.  Aslam then had Greenhorn caught behind for 2 by Ul-Haq - his second catch of the game - with Kelburne now on 98/6.  The next three wickets to fall were all to run outs including the crucial wicket of captain McLister  for a important 56. This was the turning point in the game as Kelburne were now 136 for 9. O'Connell joined Donaldson for the last wicket and shortly after O'Connell was caught by a superb catch at first slip from professional and stand in captain Said off the bowling of Uddin to finish the Kelburne innings at 138 in 45.3 overs.

 This victory lifts Renfrew to second place in the league and sets up next Sundays second successive local derby at fourth place Ferguslie. (Reported By: David O’May),, Match photos

JUNE 2ND WEEK REPORT BY RENFREW CAPTAIN : SAI MAJEED

Week RoMacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew managed to defeat Premier League Greenock for the third season in succession in the West League Cup group game on Thursday 3^rd June 2010. Renfrew restricted Greenock to 116 of 20 overs with all of the bowlers bowling tight spells, with Kamran Saeed finishing with 3 wickets for 32 runs for his 5 overs and skipper Sajid Majeed 5 overs going for just 20 runs being the main contributors with the ball.

Renfrew’s reply seen professional Ahmad Said finishing unbeaten and carrying his bat throughout the 20 overs on 71 not out hitting the winning runs of the last ball of the match, he was ably supported by Fida Hussain 31 in a first wicket partnership of 71.

On Saturday MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew were at home to SMRH (STEWARTS MELVILLE ROYAL HIGH) on SNCL div 2 business, Renfrew were undefeated in their last two whereas SMRH had lost the last two.

Skipper Sajid Majeed won the toss and elected to bat first, and his decision was vindicated by his batsmen who, when the reached a total of 230 for 7 wickets in 50 overs, professional Ahmad Said hit 27, Fida Hussain top scored with 84 and Anjum Aslam hit a quick fire 55.

The SMRH challenge was brushed aside comfortably with them all out in 31.1 overs for 105 with Majeed picking up one wicket and Kamran Saeed, Imtiaz Uddin, Fida Hussain and Mohsin Majeed picking up a two wickets each.

On Sunday MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew playing their third game in 4 days at home against a strong Premier league side in Dunfermline Knights in the Scottish cup 2^nd round, found last years losing finalists too strong for them by conceding 305 runs in 50 overs with former Renfrew player Abi Shakoor top scoring with 85 for Dunfermline as they ran out comfortable winners by 181 runs. This was a disappointing result, but considering the pedigree of the Dunfermline team and the game on Sunday just being a game too many for Renfrew it was not surprising.

With the 2^nd XI recording a comprehensive victory over Marress on Saturday by 168 runs and taking top place in WDCU div4, the under 11s and under15s both defeating Glasgow Accies in their respective games it had been a good week for the club up until Sunday

MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BEAT S.M.R.H. BY 125 RUNS, at KGV, SNCL Div :2,  June 5th 2010,

Renfrew won the toss and elected to bat first. Renfrew 230/7 (F Hussain 84, A Aslam 53)

S.M.R.H. 105 all out (J Poward 25, K Saeed 2/22, I Uddin 2/17, F Hussain 2/20, M Majeeed 2/10, S Majeed 1/30)

MOORCROFT BEAT MARRESS AT IRVINE BY 168 RUNS, WDCU:4, June 5th 2010,

Moorcroft 302/6, 44 over innings declared. ( A Roy 99, C Lambert 45, G Phillips 33, P Majeed 28)

Marress 134 all-out (G Phillips 3/27).

With the first team in action at home, McTaggart and Mickel Renfrew’s second eleven Moorcroft visited Marress to face Irvine's seconds, looking to maintain their excellent run of form and take over as leaders of WDCU Division 4.  The hosts won the toss and put Moorcroft into bat on their artificial wicket. 

Openers Graeme Phillips and Clayton Lambert put on 79 for the first wicket before Graeme was out bowled by one that kept low for 33.  Anil Roy was in at number 3 and immediately raced towards his first half century of the season with some well timed boundaries. Clayton however was to fall 5 runs short of his own 50 as he was caught behind on 45.  Arfan Sabir was next in and just like Anil, began his innings in positive fashion. However despite looking in good touch, he was next to depart, bowled on 26.  Moorcroft captain Parvase Majeed then came to the middle with the score on  241/3 and with Anil looking in fine touch, set for his maiden Moorcroft century, when disaster struck! On 99, he drove the ball straight into the hands of the man at point...only for the fielder to drop an absolute dolly.  However having just been given a lifeline 2 balls earlier, another loose stroke resulted in Anil top-edging the ball and presenting the Marress wicketkeeper with the simplest of catches.  It brought to an end a fine innings from Anil who was extremely unfortunate not to reach a deserved hundred.

Parvase then continued to keep the score moving with some boundaries of his own, including running 4 with Javid, leaving the latter in desperate need of an oxygen mask! However after the loss of 3 further wickets, he decided to declare, with the score on 302/7 after 44 overs.  This allowed Moorcroft an extra 6 overs to try and bowl the hosts out.

On a disappointing surface, Waseem Ahmed and Graeme Phillips opened the bowling for Moorcroft and after initially struggling to come to terms with their run ups, both bowlers found some rhythm as the wickets started to fall. Waseem made the initial breakthrough before Graeme claimed 3 wickets to leave Maress on 75/4 Just like the opening bowlers, first and second change Amir Shezad and Arfan also found bowling on the track difficult to begin with, and at the drinks break Moorcroft required another 6 wickets for victory.  With the hosts preparing to play for the draw, any concerns about failing to bowl out the opponents were immediately quashed as Arfan claimed two quick wickets after the interval to pile the pressure on Maress, with the score on 120/7 Amir Shezad then got in on the act with the following wicket before Muneeb Gill clean bowled the next batsman, leaving two Maress juniors at the crease as the final pair.  The match was promptly finished off in Amir’s next over to give Moorcroft an emphatic 168 run victory.

As a sporting gesture once the game was over, the Moorcroft fielders allowed the final wicket pair to stay at the crease and face one more over just for the experience, as Clayton and Javaid both bowled 3 balls each with the youngsters chasing 10 runs. With four required from the final ball, number 10 popped the ball straight to a diving Waseem at cover, to end any hopes of the free drinks offered from Clayton had they reached the target.

The victory moves Moorcroft to the top of the WDCU division 4 table for the first time this season as their quest for promotion continues…

WEST LEAGUE CUP: RENFREW DEFEATED GREENOCK BY 6 WICKETS, Thursday 3rd June 2010 at KGV

Greenock 116/7 (20 overs, KA McLaren 37, WJ Rowan 34,  K Saeed 3/32, I Uddin 2/27).
Renfrew 119/4 (20 overs, A Said 71*, F Hussain 31, RDG Wylie 2/24)

MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew were in action again in midweek as they faced Premiere Division side Greenock in their second West League Cup game of the season.  After the final ball heartache of the previous game in the competition against Ferguslie, Renfrew were looking to bounce back strongly.

Having won the toss and put the visitors in to bat, Renfrew’s opening bowlers, captain Sajid Majeed and Imtiaz Uddin kept the visitors at bay with fine spells of tight bowling.  Imtiaz picked up the first two wickets and at the half way stage of the innings, Greenock were 47/2.  Despite the efforts of captain Kevin McLaren (37) and Willie Rowan (34), the visitors could only manage 116/7 at the end of their 20 overs.  Kamran Saeed was the pick of the Renfrew bowlers, taking 3-32. 

In reply, Renfrew sent in club professional Ahmed Said to open the innings along with Fida Hussain, and the two managed to put 71 on the board before Fida was out caught at mid-on for 31.  After the fall of the first wicket, Zia Ul Haq and Anjum Aslam both failed to contribute and were out cheaply as the Renfrew innings slowly began to lose momentum.  However Ahmed kept things moving with a brilliant array of attacking shots and together with Wasim Khan looked to be guiding Renfrew towards victory.  Somehow Greenock managed to take the game down to the last over, and with 2 required to win, Wasim Khan was out caught off the penultimate ball of the innings.  Luckily the batsmen crossed leaving Ahmed on strike with 2 runs required from the last ball.  With the fielders in, ‘the Pro’ showed his class and drove the ball sweetly through the covers to bring an end to an exciting game of cricket and take Renfrew to a well deserved victory.  Man of the match Ahmed finished unbeaten on 71 to maintain his recent run of good form and keep Renfrews West League Cup hopes alive for the 2010 campaign.

RENFREW BEAT HILLHEAD BY 5 WICKETS AT KGV ON SUNDAY LEAGUE MATCH, May 30, 2010

Hillhead 117 all-out in 34.4 Overs (R Murray 7/28, G Phillips 2/12, S Dihora 1/9)
Renfrew 119/5 in 26.2 Overs (C lambart 30, M Majeed 25, T Khasiya 20*), Match Photos

MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BEAT RH CORSTORPHINE BY 3 WICKETS, SNCL : 2, May 29, 2010

Match reduced to 46 overs from the start, RH Corstorphine 152 all out (45.1 overs, D Ross 32, F Hussain 3-24), MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew 156-7 (43.3 overs, A Said 75, F Hussain 31, S Olivier 3-17)

MacTaggart and Mickel Renfrew Cricket Club have jumped into third spot in the SNCL Second Division after they posted their third league victory of the season. Captain Sai Majeed’s side, who are sponsored by  travelled to Edinburgh to take on RH Corstorphine and, thanks to their three-wicket victory, they now leapfrog their opponents in the division. Renfrew captain Majeed, who later picked up a facial injury during a fielding accident, lost the toss and opposition skipper Rob More decided to bat first. With showers in the air, the start of the match was delayed and the game reduced to 46 overs per side. The visitors started well in the field and, in the fifth over, Kamran Saeed made the first break through when he had Corstorphine professional Mohammed Ramzan LBW for six with the total on 14.

Jason Biddulph continued his good form in a second wicket partnership with Dave Stewart. However, Stewart was bowled by Majeed for nine with the score on 33 for the loss of two wickets in the 10th over. With Biddulph looking set for a large score, Renfrew introduced the spin of professional Ahmad Said in the 13th over and it had the desired result, with Said taking a caught and bowled chance to remove the dangerous Biddulph for 23 with the total on 39. Renfrew continued their grip on the match with a second wicket for Majeed in the 14th over with the score still on 39. Fida Hussain was introduced into the attack and Renfrew’s two spinners started to turn the screw on Corstorphine. Captain Majeed picked up a serve facial injury during fielding and needed to leave the field for treatment and was replaced in the field by scorer David O'May. Hussain took three wickets to reduce the home team to 132 for eight in the 42nd over. Moshin Majeed took the final wicket in the last over, leaving Corstorphine on 152 all out.

In reply, Renfrew opened with Said and Paul Goodman and they put on a solid 39 for the first wicket when Goodman was bowled by Kinghorn-Gray. Hussain joined Said and they produced 67 runs for the second wicket before Hussain was out for 31 LBW to Ramzan with the score on 104 in the 29th over. Said batted through until the 42nd over when he was finally out for 75 with the score on 144 for seven. Uddin came in to join Saeed and this lead to the sight of Sai Majeed sitting with his pads on and holding his ice pack over his swollen face. Uddin and Saeed successfully added the additional runs required to see Renfrew home with three wickets remaining. Saeed hit the winning runs with a boundary four to finish the match on 156 for seven. Olivier took three wickets for Corstorphine.

This Saturday Renfrew’s 1st XI are at home to SMRH in the league and on Sunday they take on Premier Division team Dunfermline Knights in the second round of the Scottish Cup, also at home. Both fixtures start at 1pm. (Reported By: David O’May)

MOORCROFT BEAT SCOTINDIAN BY 1 WICKET AT KGV, WDCU:4, May 29, 2010,

ScotIndian 197 all-out, Moorcroft 198/9, Match Photos

In one of the closest matches faced by Renfrew’s second eleven for a long time, Moorcroft beat Scotindians by 1 wicket in a nail-biting encounter to maintain 2^nd place in WDCU division 4.

Having won the toss, Moorcroft put the visitors into bat in bowling friendly conditions.  On a green wicket opening bowler Waseem Ahmed was extracting lively pace and bounce, and at the other end Graeme Philips was moving the ball both ways. This combination allowed the hosts to restrict Scotindians to 49/5 by the drinks break. However, as has been the case all season, complacency set in and Moorcroft allowed their opponents back into the game. Despite Irfan claiming 2 wickets in between, the hosts managed to somehow rack up a daunting 197 before Taral dismissed their final 2 batsmen.

Chasing 198 for victory, first eleven batsman Balawal Fahim and Graeme Philips opened the Moorcroft innings and despite a steady start Philips was out caught for 17. Balawal was looking in good touch however he was next to go, caught brilliantly at slip for 20, and to make things worse, captain Parvase Majeed and Taral Khasiya fell in quick succession - both to even more amazing catches from the vigorous Scotindian fielders leaving the hosts on 94/4. The away side were now on top, despite Moorcroft being ahead of the required run rate, as hard hitting number 6 Irfan Sabir came to the crease.  He and Ghulam Rabbani, who was in at 3, then set about rebuilding the innings, however Irfan was not standing around and proceeded to blast 4 massive sixes, including 2 into the houses, as Moorcroft began to pick up the pace.  Unfortunately he was to fall agonisingly short of his maiden half-century as he edged to slip and was out for 46.

With 36 runs required from 15.4 overs, it looked as though Moorcroft had the game in the bag. However in typical Renfrew fashion, Javid was out caught at mid on and was followed by Uzair who was comprehensively bowled next ball. To continue the collapse, Ryan Murray and debutant Gareth Law both failed to trouble the scorers leaving ScotIndians needing 1 final wicket to complete a remarkable turnaround.

With 28 runs required for a Moorcroft win, Waseem Ahmed joined Ghulam in the middle.  Despite the intense pressure there were 9.3 overs to go so the equation was simple; Waseem hold up an end and provide the set batsman with strike to complete the job. The plan worked to perfection as Waseem held his nerve and defended brilliantly, allowing Ghulam - with the help of some useful extras - to finish unbeaten on 80 and take Moorcroft to victory.

MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BEAT WEIRS BY 25 RUNS AT KGV, SNCL : 2, May 22, 2010

Renfrew 285/4 (A Aslam 88*, A Said 67, F Hussain 53, Z Ul Haq 46, R Srinivas 2/10), Weirs 260 allout in 46.3 (R Murray 62, H Akram 48, F Hussain 6/37, S Majeed 3/72)

RENFREW LOST TO DUMFRIES AT NUNHOLM,ON SUNDAY LEAGUE MATCH, May 30, 2010, Match Photos

MOORCROFT BEAT KIRKSTYLE AT ACADEMY PARK BY 18 RUNS, WDCU:4, May 22, 2010

Moorcroft 163 a/o, Kirkstyle 145 a/o

Moorcroft kept the pressure on WDCU leaders St Ninians by beating Kirkstyle in a tense finish at Academy Park on Saturday.

Having lost the toss and been put in to bat on a wicket that had not been rolled by the hosts, Moorcroft’s innings did not go as planned as Anil Roy was caught at gully for 7 in the 5th over, and was shortly followed by captain Parvaise Majeed, out edging behind on 2. This brought together Clayton Lambert and Graeme Phillips who set about rebuilding the innings. After a shaky start, Clayton began to motor on with some well struck boundaries including a six, but was out bowled just after the drinks break.  Graeme, looking as composed as ever, moved steadily on to 46.  However he was unfortunate to be out caught 4 short of a deserved half-century. The pitch was beginning to show its disproportion and the Moorcroft innings began to fall apart as the visitors went from being 114/4 to 146/9. Some late hitting from debutant Irfan managed to take the score up to a reasonable, but far from comfortable, 163 all out.

In reply, Kirkstyle’s innings got off to the worst possible start as Moorcroft’s opening bowlers Waseem Ahmed and Anil Roy ripped through the top order at ease.  With the hosts reeling on 46/5, Moorcroft sensed victory was near, however Kirkstyles 13 year old batsman M.Azeem Jnr had other plans and began to show some resistance with a well crafted 28. However, just like Clayton earlier on, 2 balls after the drinks break, he was bowled by Waseem, and was shortly followed back to the pavilion by the next batsman in the same over to all but end any hopes of a Kirkstyle victory.   

Having seen out Waseem Ahmed’s marathon spell of 15 overs on the trot and with Anil being replaced at the other end, Kirkstyle went on the defensive and looked content with going for the draw.  However with the pace of the game slowing right down, complacency began to show in the field, and Kirkstyle suddenly began to sniff at an opportunity of victory as J.Raine and M.Azeem Snr put on 77 for the 8th wicket.  Suddenly with less than 30 runs required in 15 overs, the game had turned on its head and Kirkstyle were now in the ascendancy.  With no other options working, Moorcroft captain Parvase Majeed decided to bring Anil back on and it turned out to be a wise decision as he trapped Raine lbw to swing things back in favour of the visitors.  This triggered a Kirkstyle collapse as Taral Khasiya had the next batsman caught out in the following over to leave Moorcroft needing 1 more wicket for victory.  However M.Azeem Snr was still around and proceeded to take the attack to the Moorcroft bowlers to leave Kirkstyle needing 18 to win from the final 10 overs.  But his valiant effort was to come to and end as he was out bowled by Irfan for 44 in the 49th over to bring an end to a game Moorcroft should have comfortably won, but somehow managed to make as difficult as possible for themselves.  The victory maintains Moorcroft’s position as 2nd in the WDCU 4th division.

WEST LOTHIAN BEAT MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BY 8 WICKETS, SNCL : 2, May 15, 2010

Renfrew won the toss and decided to field at BOGHALL, Renfrew 229 Allout (I Uddin 51, A Aslam 40, Z Ul-Haq 24, A Raven 4/54),

West Lothian 230/2 (K Van Wyk 114*, J Cookson 92, K Saeed 1/33)

MACTAGGART AND MICKEL RENFREW FACED KELBURNE, First round of Cricket’s Scottish Cup, 09/05/2010, Sunday.

MacTaggart and Mickel Renfrew faced Kelburne in a local derby last Sunday in the first round of Cricket’s Scottish Cup. Renfrew Captain Sai Majeed elected to bat first and his decision proved to be correct as Ahmad Said and Fida Hussain added 182 for the second wicket before Fida was caught off the bowling of MacDonald for 76. Ahmad Said went on to complete his 100 in partnership with Anjum Aslam who added 28 before being caught from the bowling of McLean. Said was finally out with three balls of the innings left for 132 with the score on 269. Renfrew finished their innings on 271 for the loss of 7 wickets from their 50 overs. Renfrew had 4 players run out during the innings all involving professional Ahmad Said but we will put this down to him adjusting to the cold Renfrew climate for this season having arrived in the country on Friday.

In reply Kelburne started brightly and were managing to stay close to the required run rate for the first ten overs. Renfrew Captain Sai Majeed made the break through having Robin caught behind by wicket keeper Roy for 16 with the score on 33. Sai Majeed continued his good spell of bowling with two further wickets to reduce Kelburne to 66 for 3 in the 17th over. Renfrew’s bowling attack kept the pressure on Kelburne and both Anjum Aslam and Fida Hussain picked up two wickets. Hamilton top scored in the Kelburne innings with 35 before becoming one of Fida’s wickets. To complete a good day for the Majeed family Sai’s son Moshin also took three wickets as Kelburne were bowled out for 127 in the 35th of their allotted 50 overs. Moshin finished with figures of 3 for 21 with Sai taking 3 for 37. This was a good victory for Renfrew and in the second round we have a home tie with Dunfermline Knights.

This performance sets the team up for their Rowan Cup match away to Weirs on Thursday evening and the league match with West Lothian in Linlithgow next Saturday. (Reported by: David O'May, 10/05/2010)

MOORCROFT BEAT ARDROSSAN BY 2 WICKETS AT HOME, WDCU : 4, 08/05/2010, Saturday.

Moorcroft won the toss and decided to field first. Ardrossan 182 allout in 42 overs (I Singh 112, R King 23, G Phillips 4/30, W Ahmed 3/66)

Moorcroft 185/8 (G Rubani 66, P Majeed 32, K Singh 22, T Khasiya 22, I Singh 4/51)

APD DUMFRIES V MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW, AT NUNHOLM, SNCL : 2, 08/05/2010, Saturday.

APD Dumfries (10) beat MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew (2) by 3 wickets,

MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew 150 all out (49.5 overs, Z ul-Haq 66, S Beveridge 3-39),

APD Dumfries 154-7 (46.3 overs, R Johnston 32, S Corbett-Byers 43*, K Saeed 3-25)

WEST LEAGUE CUP : RENFREW V FERGUSLIE AT HOME, Sunday 02/05/2010
Renfrew lost by 6 wickets (Renfrew 152 for 9 from 30 overs, Ferguslie 153 for 4 from 30 overs)

MACTAGGART & MICKEL RENFREW BEAT IMANS EDINBURGH BY 58 RUNS AT HOME. SNCL : 2, 01/05/2010,

MacTaggart & Mickel Renfrew 228 all out (45 overs, Z-Ul Haq 128, F Hussain 43, Ahmed 4/35),

Imans Edinburgh 170 allout (I Hussain 46, K Hussain 37, Fida Hussain 3/27, Kamran Saeed 3/27)

MOORCROFT V ST NINIANS AT HENRY THOW OVAL, PRESTWICK, WDCU : 4, 01/05/2010, Saturday.

St Ninians 257-5 in 50 overs (K Langer 62, P stafford 57*, T Khasiya 2/54, A Amin 2/57) Moorcroft allout 137 in 47 overs (G Phillips 47)

GLASGOW CUP : MOORCROFT V ALPS AT KGV, Thursday 29/04/2010

16 Overs Game, Moorcroft lost by 40 runs Apls 119/5 (H Malik 48, H Bajwa 3/30) Moorcroft 79 allout in 15.6 overs (K Saeed 20, C Hawkins 3/19)

MOORCROFT V HUGHENDEN AT HOME, WDCU : 4, 24/04/2010, Saturday. 

Match Drawn : Moorcroft 323/6 (Z Ul Haq 138, G Rubani 45*, P Goodman 40, W Khan 33*), Hughenden 251-7 (S Bates 66, A Bharti 49, A Kochar 33*, M Majeed 3/76, G Rabani 3/37)

PRE-SEASON GROUND MAINTENANCE WORK PARTY.

The club are looking for volunteers to assist with essential pre-season ground maintenance on the weekend of Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 April 2010, weather permitting. We require to carry out necessary work on the cricket square and also on the practice nets to make them ready for the new season. This work will benefit all members and we would ask that as many members as possible make themselves available. If you require any further details please contact Ground Convener Paul Goodman, (posted by: David Mudie, 03/04/2010)

JUNIOR OUTDOOR NET PRACTICE.

Junior out door training will commence from Monday 12th April 2010, 6pm at KGV, Further details please contact Paul Goodman. (posted by: David Mudie, 03/04/2010)

SENIOR OUTDOOR NET PRACTICE. 

The clubs senior outdoor net practice is scheduled to start on Thursday 15 April 2010 at King George V Playing Fields, Renfrew, again weather permitting. A start time has not been fixed as yet but obviously the earlier the start, the better the light for batting. If you require any further details please contact Cricket Convener Sajid Majeed. (posted by: David Mudie, 03/04/2010)

RENFREW CRICKET CLUB ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 2010

Please note that all Renfrew Cricket Club Subscriptions are now due to be paid and should be paid in full, unless arranged otherwise, before the first match of the season. Any members who fail to pay their annual subscriptions may not be selected for forthcoming matches and are therefore urged to do so as soon as possible.  If you are in any doubt as to how much you need to pay please contact Parvase Majeed or Mohsin Majeed who will be able to assist you. (posted by: David Mudie, 03/04/2010)

RENFREW CRICKET CLUB KIT ORDER FOR 2010.

A number of members have approached the club asking about ordering cricket kit for the new season. Whilst it is unlikely that we would be able to get the kit for the start of the season, it would be good to get an indication of how many people are looking to place an order, as we have an minimum number of garments for each order. If anyone is interested in placing an order then please contact Taral Khasiya with your requirements and we will do our best to get them for you.  (posted by: David Mudie, 03/04/2010)

WDCU PLAYER REGISTRATION 2010 SEASON

All players must be registered with the Committee prior to playing in any match, please contact Taral Khasiya if you are not registered yet!

INDOOR TRAINING

Just a reminder that this Friday (26 March) will be the last evening for the indoor nets before the High School of Glasgow closes for the Easter holidays. The first match of the season is scheduled for Saturday 17 April at Irvine, so hopefully I will be able to communicate the start date for outdoor practice shortly, weather permitting. (posted by: David Mudie, 24/03/2010)

RCC AGM, AWARD NIGHT & CLUB DINNER - THURSDAY 18TH MARCH 2010.

RCC AGM will be held on Thursday 18th March 2010 at 490 Victoria Road at 6:30 pm. The RCC annual club dinner and 2009 Awards will be held at Kebabish, Vicrotia Road, at 7:30 pm.

INDOOR NETS

The indoor nets re-start on Friday 8th January 2010 at the High School of Glasgow from 6pm-9pm. Any junior or senior member who would like to attend but is experiencing transport difficulties please contact David Mudie (07813 991606), Paul Goodman (07815 701183) or Sajid Majeed (07971 781084). (posted by: David Mudie, 29/12/2009)