CRICKET REVIEW: Academy left kicking their heels

Academy senior cricketers were disappointed at the weekend when league and cup matches were victims of waterlogged grounds.

However, Matthew Palmer’s lads did manage to get a result in their Ulster Shield clash on Sunday when Fox Lodge won the remote bowl-out 1-0.

“A bowl-out is not the ideal way to get a result,” said secretary Jack Quinn, “but the remote version obviates unnecessary travelling especially across the border. Fox Lodge managed to hit the stumps once, while we registered a duck, so they advance to the next round,” he added.

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Overnight rain left Castle Grounds unplayable on Saturday so the Senior League Section 1 fixture against Saintfield had to be postponed.

ACC 3rd XI picked up Junior League Section 5 points when they saw off Bangor III at Upritchard Park.

The hosts posted a respectable 158 in 35 overs, with K King top scoring with 40, while the bowling honours went to Adam Montgomery with 4-25 including a hat-trick with the three final deliveries, all clean bowled.

Danny Morgan 41 and David Reid 41 led the reply along with A Bell (20), as Academy reached 159 in 25 overs. A Beech (3-20) was the Seasiders’ most successful bowler.

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The win keeps Adam Sloan’s side in 3rd spot, while Derriaghy III continue in pole position with five wins from five.

Fixtures: 1st XV v D’patrick; 2nd XI v Carrick II, (Sun); 3rd XI v Collegians III; 4th XI v Ballymena IV, (Mon).