Stewart’s Melville won the Beyond Boundaries Scottish Women’s Cricket T20 competition for the first time when they defeated holders West of Scotland in the final at the home of Stirling County CC.
An unbeaten partnership of 86 from Emma Walsingham (45) and Lucy Pillinger (26) saw Stewart’s Melville home with nine overs to spare after West had been restricted to 85 runs.
Earlier, in an all-Edinburgh semi-final, Stewart’s Melville notched 96-5 to edge past Carlton’s 95-6 with seven balls remaining.
The winning line-up – Emma Walshingham, Lucy Pillinger, Lucy Forrester-Smith, Emily Duguid, Lois Wilkinson, Faatima Gardee, Iris Conlin, Izzy Armstrong, Mariam Akram, Diya Shukla and Megan Hay.
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