John Pagan & Son Kingholm

Match Reports 2009

John Pagan & Son Kingholm

Kingholm up to Third in League

Last Saturday, St Michael’s second string, John Pagan & Son Kingholm travelled to Ardrossan and were put in to bat on a bouncy artificial wicket. Alan Coulter immediately set about the Ardrossan bowling, racing to 21 off 10 balls before being bowled trying to launch McLaggan over the legside boundary.

Against some very tight bowling especially from McLaggan, who took 1 for 14 from his 11 overs, Mike Lumb and Alex Taylor progressed steadily at 3 runs an over so that at drinks the score was 80 for 1.

Taylor, promoted to 3 in the order, batted especially bravely against pacy Australian bowler Thomas and took two heavy blows from bouncers during the course of his innings of 41, which ended in the 31st over with the score on 97. Raj Shyam then hit a brisk 14 before being caught and then Ram Krishna drove a ball to cover for a duck leaving Kingholm at 123-4 in the 40th over.

In strode Davey Fallas, who in recent weeks has turned back the clock 10 years. Back to his brutal best, he punished the tight Ardrossan bowling attack, hitting straight ball after straight ball to the boundary. After Lumb went for a stubborn 37 trying for the big hit, Fallas carried on with first Kenny Wilson and then John Whitehouse taking the total to 199-6 from 50 overs, having plundered 76 runs from the last ten.

Ardrossan’s batting chances were not helped when Thomas was taken to hospital following a severe hand injury sustained while fielding. However openers Clayton Lambert and Dwariwal set off at a brisk pace against bowlers Ram Krishna and Kenny Wilson before Lambert was narrowly run out for 19.

The runs were still flowing at five an over until Campbell was caught by Fallas off Wilson, who was by now showing himself to be the best bowler on display. Wickets started to fall at regular intervals and good catches were taken by Fallas, Whitehouse, Armstrong, Shyam and Sloan.

Donald held the innings together with 35 for Ardrossan but eventually they were all out for 123. All of the Kingholm bowlers contributed to the win but the best was Kenny Wilson with figures of 3 for 32 from 11 overs.

This win puts Kingholm third in the table with a trip away to table toppers Hamilton next week. The William Jardine Man of the Match award went to Alex Taylor for his fine innings of 41 against some very tight Ardrossan bowling.

24/08/09

Kingholm Defeat League Leaders (scanned)

17/08/09

Vital Win for Kingholm

John Pagan and Son Kingholm faced their longest journey of the season with an away fixture against Vale of Leven at Alexandria in a potential banana skin of a fixture.

A win for the home side would give them a chance of avoiding relegation and a defeat for kingholm would involve them in the fights to stay in Division IV.

Kingholm's team preparations were jeopardised by the usual plethora of call offs and unavailibilities and the side that left Dumfries include two U13s, and two sprightly pensioners. Despite this, the side produced one of their best performances of the season, defeating a confident home side by six wickets.

Observing a damp pitch, Skipper McNay fortunately called correctly and immediately inserted the home side in to face a kingholm openning attack of M Pagan and K Wilson.

Both bowlers used the favourable bowling conditions to the team's advantage and making full use of their experience and guile had reduced Vale of Leven to 24 for 5 after 20 overs, pagan taking three wickets and wilson two. Both bowlers were backed up by some energetic fielding with youngsters C Lumb, C Bowie and B Johnstone making good stops in the outfield.

Change bowlers M Lumb and W Woodhouse continued the good work bowling a good line and length, Lumb taking three wickets and Woodhouse two.

All the bowlers were supported by good catching with A Coulter, Wilson and Lumb snr and jnr all pocketing good ones. D Fallas had an excellent match behind the stumps not conceding a bye and taking two sharp chances.

In reply John Pagan & Son Kingholm's openers, Coulter especially, did not allow the bowlers to get the upper hand. Coulter batted with great aplomb powerfully dispatching the short ball to the boundary before being caught on the boundary for a sparkling 38 in an opening partneship of 53.

A sudden fall of wickets to good catghcing and bowling didn't distract Lumb from the job in hand and despite carrying an Achilles injury and just coming of a busy hospital night shift without any sleep, partnered now by A Taylor.

The two of them saw the side home without any further alarms with Taylor again showing what a good player he is under pressure and Lumb finishing with 21no.

This was an excellent away win for J Pagan, Kingholm and consolodates their mid-table position.

The AC Eggleton & Partners Man of the Match was won by M Lumb for his three wickets and gritty 21 no.

Scorecard:

Vale of Leven 73 all out (M Pagan 14 overs 3 mdns 3-21; K Wilson 15 overs 3 mdns 2-25; M Lumb 8 over 0 mdns 3-20; W Woodhouse 7 overs 3 mdns 2-4; B Johnstone 1 over 0 mdn 0-3)

John Pagan & Son Kingholm 75 for 4 (A Coulter 38; M Lumb 21 no.)

31/07/09

Majestic Batting Clinches Big Win

On Saturday John Pagan & Son Kingholm, after a couple of set backs at home over the last two weeks, travelled with some trepidation to Renfrew to play Moorcroft who had gained the better of a draw at the Kingholm earlier this season.

However skipper Sandy McNay had mustered a far stronger side together determined to dispel last Saturday’s under par performance against Hughenden and they did this with a vengeance, defeating a reasonable home side by 92 runs.

On being insterted to bat on a pitch that had been left uncovered, they lost the early wicket of Siva, but Andrew Todd-Hunter and Mike Lumb knuckled down , batting diligently on a pitch of variable bounce, putting on 30 for the second wicket until Todd-Hunter was undone by a delivery that stopped and lifted and was caught at cover for a useful 23.

Moorcroft were ecstatic at their good start but ecstasy soon turned to despair when Lumb and Pagan came together and batted the home team out of the match with a third wicket stand of 213 that will have to be forwarded to the statisticians to check if it is a club record.

Pagan, after a cautious start batted majestically playing each ball on its merit and hit the bad ball for may a mile, his career best innings of 139 not out including 13 fours and 4 sixes. He found the perfect foil in Lumb whose contribution to this partnership cannot be underestimated, finishing with 71.

Kingholm finished their fifty over allocation on 254 for 3, a total that would take some reaching if the bowling and fielding was on a par with the batting.

The Moorcroft openers played their shots from the first ball but opening bowler Ram Krishna bowled with pace and accuracy and induced a false shot from Fahim who was well caught by Alex Taylor at mid-wicket. Then an enterprising partnership of 43 between Majeed and Shan was broken by the introduction of Lumb to the attack who bowled both batsmen.

Moorcroft continued to take the attack to the away team and just as the partnership between Khasiya and Phillips was looking ominous two superb catches by Kevin Kirkpatrick removed both batsmen and Kenny Wilson and Mark Pagan removed the home side’s tail to give Kingholm a much needed victory.

The fielding was top notch and a special mention must be made of the athletic wicket keeping of Davy Fallas who stood up to the bowlers on a pitch of variable bounce.

This much improved all round display should give John Pagan & Son Kingholm much needed confidence for the matches to come, starting this Sunday with a home game to Garscube.

The John Pagan & Son Man of the Match was won quite appropriately by Mark Pagan who was instrumental in burying the home side.

Scoreboard: John Pagan & Son Kingholm 254 for 3 (Pagan 139 n.o., Lumb 71, Todd-Hunter 23) : Moorcroft 162 all out (Pagan 4-23, Lumb 2-29, Wilson 2-48)

10/07/09

Heavy Defeat for Off-form Kingholm

Last Saturday John Pagan & Son Kingholm played host to Hughenden (Hillhead Second XI) in a Western Union Division IV match on a warm day and an easy-paced pitch.

Once again player unavailability prevented Skipper for the day Davie Armstrong from putting out his first choice team, although the side selected should have been good enough on paper to beat average opponents. Unfortunately they turned in their most listless bowling, fielding and batting performance of the season and were deservedly defeated by 70 runs.

Hughenden won the toss and elected to bat and after 25 overs were 65 - 3 following reasonably tight early bowling and fileding by Kingholm. But after the drinks break, the home side wilted in the heat, dropping some crucial catches as the bowlers bowled too short or too wide and extras contributed significantly to a final Hughenden total of 180 - 9.

The pick of the bowlers were Ben Rayen and Davie Armstrong, who each took three wickets to good catches by Johnny Walker, Andrew Todd-Hunter and Derek Heron.

In reply John Pagan & Son Kingholm started disastrously as four wickets fell for just 16 runs in a mere five overs, with the Kingholm batsmen contributing to their own downfall with a succession of ill-judged shots.

The team never recovered from this atrocious start, only Walker (34), Kevin Kirkpatrick (17) and Alex Taylor (14 not out) producing some form of respectability as Kingholm were all out in the 37th over for 110.

Kingholm will have to pick themselves up from this dismal perfomance to get a result at Moorcroft next Saturday.

The Chalmers Construction Man of the Match Award went to Johnny Walker who was the best home batsman and took two good catches.

Scoreboard: Hughenden 180 - 9 : Kingholm 110 all out (Walker 34)

03/07/09

Lumb Blocks as Kingholm Hold Kirkstyle

A much-weakened John Pagan & Son Kingholm squad travelled to Kilmarnock to meet Kirkstyle last Saturday, but did well to grind out a draw in a long encounter that took up the full 100 overs.

Captain Sandy McNay had to draw on juniors Dylan Muir and Chris Lumb to make up a team and must have been happy to find himself fielding first in sunny conditions. But it was the inclusion of Club Secretary Mike Lumb, still nursing a badly broken little finger, that was to have a decisive influence on the outcome of the match.

The Kirkstyle openers started with a couple of flourishes to the short boundary at the far end of the ground but it was mainly Nimbley who ensured that they progressed at around three an over until Wilson induced him to play on in the sixteenth over and then clean bowled left-hander Qaisar first ball.

On a wicket of unpredictable pace and bounce, shot selection was the key to success. Opener Saleem finally picked the wrong option and was duly caught by Alex Taylor at cover off the bowling of Douglas Sloan. Sloan was also troubling Salman and at 58-3 Saints fielders started to wonder if an unlikely victory might be in prospect.

The answer came in the form of Kirkstyle's McFadzean. Apparently dropped from the Kilmarnock First XI for the day, he immediately found the right combination of attack and defence and a series of well-timed shots started to rake through the offside field as Salman finally settled down to offer support.

When Lumb was introduced to the attack, his first few overs were unpromising until he yorked Salman and then induced his successor Rahman to hole out to Chris Richards at square leg. After Akhtar fell lbw to Armstrong, Lumb promptly bowled Azeem for 0 and, when Anwar was lbw the very next ball, a Kingholm bowler was in with the chance of a hat-trick for the second time in the game.

Unfortunately McFadzean found the ideal partner in No. 10 Raine, who happily shut up one end for 13 overs while McFadzean piled on the runs to finish on 93 not out, having been particularly hard on Davey Armstrong, who had the thankless task of bowling uphill after keeping wicket for 22 overs. Meanwhile Lumb ended with a very creditable 4-43, figures that would have been even better but for a frustrating number of legside deliveries and wides.

It did not take the Kingholm camp long to work out that the home total was unlikely to be reached with the batting line up available. After a modest snack, Colin Taylor and Mike Lumb went out to face a potent Kirkstyle attack.

Taylor started with one straight drive that threatened to decapitate poor Umpire Armstrong before racing to the boundary but soon the emphasis was on defence as Lumb bravely shrugged off a painful blow from a rising ball from Rahman. Another ball that lifted from Nimbley accounted for Taylor, who top-edged for 11 as he tried to paddle to leg, but John Mutthiah supported Lumb ably for a number of overs until he was bowled leg-stump by Saleem.

Kingholm reached a low spot after Chris Richards went lbw for a duck and Kenny Wilson played another rising ball from Rahman straight to point to make it 72-4 off 27 overs. However, Sandy McNay managed to hang on as Lumb increasingly went into his shell, prodding the ball gently into the field with monotonous regularity. Meanwhile the irregularities of the pitch were causing ageing wicketkeeper McWatt considerable problems as the Extras column threatened to outscore the stonewalling Lumb.

By now the only discussion was whether to attempt the extra draw points target of 153 but once McNay pulled a full toss very hard only to be caught at square leg, the Captain decided to risk nothing on a pitch that might have proved dangerous to the younger batsmen.

And so the normally aggressive Alex Taylor, who had dropped down the order to recover from an acute bout of insomnia, joined fortress Lumb to prod out the last 14 overs to the obvious annoyance of the home skipper. Ball after ball met with a dead bat as the spectators yawned, some of the fielding team lost the will to live and Extras finally contributed the runs required to ensure a second Kingholm batting point.

The visitors finally completed their allocated overs on 131-5, Lumb having carried his bat for a vital 47 not out and showing no remorse whatever at missing out on his half century.

John Pagan & Son Kingholm can be proud of a gutsy performance that gave nothing away against strong opposition. Some of the fielding from the speedy Alex Taylor and the agile Richards was excellent and Dylan Muir and Chris Lumb kept up their concentration to make some good stops on a fast outfield. It is unlikely that the team of two seasons ago would have showed the same resilience.

The Annandale Funeral Directors Man of the Match Award went to Mike Lumb for his four wickets and match saving innings.

Scores: Kirkstyle 209 for 8 (McFadzean 93 n.o., Rahman 24, Salman 20, Nimbley 20 ; Lumb 4-43, Wilson 2-48) : Kingholm 131 for 5 (Lumb 47 n.o., Extras 44 n.o. ; Saleem 2-25)

14/06/09

Strong Performance as McKirdle Narrowly Misses Ton

On Saturday, after having four of their first five fixtures cancelled due to rain, John Pagan & Son Kingholm finally managed to get a match played against Maress (Irvine) at the Kingholm on the sunniest day of the year so far.

Kingholm produced a performance to match the weather, batting, bowling and fielding impressively to post a 165 run win after being invited to bat first.

The opening duo of Ben Rayen and Graeme McKirdle took full advantage of a decent pitch and sultry conditions, putting on an opening partnership of 97 before Rayen departed for a fine 51, having picked up his runs with good shots on either side of the wicket.

Another partnership of 47 between McKirdle and Mark Pagan took the score on to 144 with McKirdle dominating the bowling before Pagan departed for 15. Several quick wickets then fell but McKirdle was still there showing good defence and placing the ball powerfully into gaps in the field off the front and back foot.

The fifth wicket between Chris Richards and McKirdle put on 41 before McKirdle holed out for 99, a truly memorable knock. Richards ent on to score 20, and decent batting by Davey Fallas and Sandy McNay saw the total to 263 all out.

The Maress reply started positively, reaching 75 for one before first change bowler Pagan induced a false shot from McPhee, who was caught by Alex Taylor at cover. After the departure of Ingram for 34, the victim of a fine piece of bowling by Pagan and catching by Wilson at forward short leg, the home side gained the ascendancy.

Pagan goes round the wicket to Ingram, who had dominated on the offside. Wilson (second from right) waits for the catch.

Wilson eventually finished with four wickets and Pagan three, backed up by good fielding and in particular two excellent catches by Mike Lumb and Richards to hasten the visitors’ demise.

The John Henderson @ Son Man of the Match award went to Graeme McKirdle for his excellent 99.

Scores: Kingholm 263 all out (McKirdle 99, Rayen 51, Richards 20): Maress 98 all out (Ingram 34 ; Wilson 4-12, Pagan 3-28)

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02/06/09

Kingholm Scrape a Draw

John Pagan & Son Kingholm escaped with a draw from their first fixture against a strong Moorcroft outfit at a bright and breezy Kingholm Park last Saturday, largely thanks to a gutsy batting performance from allrounder Kenny Wilson.

Wet weather the day before the game ensured a damp pitch and it was no surprise when Captain Sandy McNay invited the visitors to bat. Sure enough, the very first ball from Wilson went straight through the surface and the batsmen spent the first half of the innings adjusting their shots to cope with some very uneven bounce.

Dougie Sloan struck early, bringing one back to trap Hajeed lbw but it was to the visitors' credit that they survived the next twenty overs without further loss. At this point Alam took a good low catch at cover to dismiss battling opener Phillips off the bowling of newcomer Ross Dunlop. At the drinks break Moorcoft were still struggling, having only amassed 43-2.

The wicket was gradually easing but Kingholm did not help themselves by dropping a couple of chances until Mike Lumb at deep mid wicket got under an ambitious swipe to catch Khasiyga off Armstrong. Dunlop claimed a second wicket when the dangerous Abbas edged to 'keeper Davey Fallas, but some well-judged batting and quick running from Goodman and Majeed eventually gave Moorcroft some momentum and they lost only two further wickets in reaching 152 for 6 after 50 overs.

Mike Lumb and Ahsanul Alam made a reasonable start until Alam edged a leg cutter from Ahmed to the 'keeper. Ahmed was troubling the batsmen with his good line and soon Colin Taylor was caught and bowled without scoring. When Fallas was caught playing aggressively at his first ball, it looked like the start of a major collapse at 13-3.

Fortunately Lumb and Wilson played more steadfastly and put on 37 before Lumb was unfortunately run out for 18. Even then Sandy McNay leant solid support to Wilson to stabilise the innings until he was undone by a very slow delivery from McHardie that only just succeeded in removing the bails.

McHardie's pace looked tempting but he was turning the ball significantly and he then bowled Mutthiah and Sayani in quick succession to plunge the home team back into trouble. Dunlop stuck around for a while but in the end it was No. 11 Dougie Sloan who showed as good a defensive technique as anyone against McHardie to hang on with the ever improving Wilson as Kingholm sneaked past the draw target of 115 and batted out the last couple of overs. Wilson, who was batting on Strepsils for a heavy cold ended on 48 not out.

This was a performance with many positive features. Sloan and Dunlop bowled some very good deliveries to form a quartet of seamers with Wilson and Armstrong that most teams will find hard to score off. However the batting showed weaknesses and, although there was enough grittiness to secure the 'losing draw', there were also some rather soft dismissals.

The Chalmers Construction Man of the Match Award went to Kenny Wilson for his well-crafted innings.

Scores: Moorcroft (16 points) 152 - 6 (Abbas 35, Goodman 31 n.o., Khasiyga 24 ; Sloan 2-27) : John Pagan & Son Kingholm (6 points) 118 - 9 (Wilson 48 n.o., Lumb 18 ; Ahmed 4-18 McHardie 3-26)

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