Galloway Cricket Club defeat East Kilbride in final home game of the season

Despite the best efforts of Storm Betty Galloway Cricket Club managed to get in a full game against East Kilbride at Gatehouse Cricket Ground on Saturday.

It was the final home WDCU Western Premiership 3 game of the season for The Galloway Lodge side and some wonderful individual and team moments combined to allow them to finish with a win.

A wonderful end to a challenging and difficult home season.

Skipper McMenemy chose to bat first after considering the previous weeks outcome – and this proved a good decision. A slightly delayed start allowed the game to begin, curtailed as it was to 48 overs max per team.

Batting first the home season lost early wickets to the pacy opening pair of Swanevelder and Kampman, before a terrific partnership between Domanic and Somarajan settled nerves. They smashed the ball and catapulted the scoreboard along with great batting. Domanic fell for an excellent 43 – allowing Somarajan to continue on his wonderful, merry way despite losing batting partners. A stoic innings by Bradley enabled Somarajan to flow before he fell for 12 to the spin pair of Doyle, in tandem with Mahmood.

Somarajan continued – and continued to accumulate runs before, with some anxiety due to a loss of partners, he achieved the single needed to take him to a magnificent century. Plaudits go to young Thorburn for accompanying him across the threshold.

Galloway finished on a well put together 199 all out from 43 overs, with Kerala kings Somarajan and Domanic pick of the crop.

Following teas and a breather, Galloway took to the field knowing they were in with a chance yet also knew they faced strong batting opposition.

The crowd of supporters and well-wishers were now enjoying the warmth of the day, which