Carlton cricket club have qualified to play Banstead CC, from Surrey, in the final of the ECB under-15 competition at Lord’s on Saturday 2 September.
The Edinburgh outfit booked their place by holding off Leamington CC at Elsecar CC near Barnsley after winning the toss and scoring 98 from their allotted 20 overs.
At the crunch Leamington needed 19 runs from the last over with four wickets remaining but it proved too much.
Principal damage was done by players who returned to the ranks after missing the semi-final due to Scotland age-group commitments including Oli Stones who top scored with 38 and Fergus Foley whose three wickets cost only 10 runs.
In reaching the home of cricket the Carlton youngsters will follow in the footsteps of Freuchie CC men who caused a stir by winning the National Village Championship in 1985.
Hopefully it is an omen that Freuchie defeated a team from Surrey that day – Rowledge CC.
Meanwhile, under-15 match winners Foley and Stones stepped out of their natural age-group to help Carlton under-16’s win a Scottish Cup.
They are pictured with victorious Carlton under-16 team-mates after beating Gordonians, from Aberdeen, in the final.
Back row – left to right – Fergus Foley, Lewis King, Robbie Murray, Ben Stronach, Dan Mowat, Hector Murray
Front row – Oli Stones, James Stronach, Max D’Ulisse, Shreyas Tekale, Hamish Foley.
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