Livingston Cricket Club's Third XI the only West Lothian team to pick up win over the weekend

Young bowler Zaki Choudry provided some pride for West Lothian’s clubs at the weekend as his five-wicket haul saw Livingston Third XI pick up a victory - the only one in five games across the region’s two clubs.

In the East of Scotland Division Seven clash at Edinburgh South Fourth XI, Livi batted first and scored a reasonable 165 all out with Nawaz Mohammed top-scoring on 32.

In reply, the hosts got off to a decent start and looked well placed at 91-2 only for a blistering spell from Choudry (5-25) tipping the scale in Livi’s favour.

He was ably assisted by Arsh Jindal, who bagged two wickets before Choudry completed his haul by claiming the winning wicket as Livi won by 31 runs.

It was a day to forget for both Livi’s First and Second XI, however.

In a Division One clash against Edinburgh South First XI, Livi batted first and tallied 186 all out - a figure the home side chased down comfortably as they lost just four wickets in the process.

Omais Altaf top-scored with the bat as he bagged a half-century before being dismissed for 55 while Adnan Ali was the only bowler the home side struggled to score off, taking just 16 runs from his seven overs.

The Second XI were beaten by an even greater margin as they lost by nine wickets in their Division Five clash at home against Bass Rock.

Livi batted first and scored 149-6 from their 40 overs. The chase was never in doubt as Bass Rock’s openers shared a century partnership as they lost just one wicket and reached their target with nine overs to spare.

A severely depleted Linlithgow First XI were swept aside by Morton in a Championship clash, losing by 135 runs.

Morton made an impressive 303-9 from their 50 overs. The pick of the bowlers for Linlithgow was experienced Will