The biggest  triumph of the Sunday XI (or in this case the Sunday X) came in actually getting a side out on the park. Three late call offs led to Akeel being called from his sick bed and the ageing Junior Convener being asked to park his Zimmer on the boundary and join the mixture of young and old campaigners on the field. Add to that a sick wicket-keeper, and Shaun who was hobbling from his exertions of the previous day, and it’s fair to say that Musselburgh weren’t exactly shaking in their shoes as their opening batsman took to the field.

However, skipper Tom Barrett was undeterred and bowled a tight opening spell with the impressive William Brown operating from the other end. The hard hitting Anderson moved the score along and it took the leg-spin twins of Saif and Fergus to regain control for the home side. Fergus ended with 3 wickets while Saif added a couple of excellent run-outs to his wicket.

Set 152 to win off 40 overs, Carlton started solidly with Saif and 12-year old William impressing with sound technique and application. However, it was the father and son Barrett combination that dragged Carlton back towards the required run rate. Shaun found his legs were still moving even though he couldn’t feel them and the family partnership added a crucial 60 runs before a tiring Shaun bribed the umpire to give him out LBW. The whippet like Fraser joined Tom and the pair tore up and down the 22 yards to haul their side ahead of the rate. Although Fraser holed out and Akeel was soon dismissed as he hardly had the strength to lift his bat, Tom saw his side home with an over to spare with a fine unbeaten 53.

Great day for our youngsters. Read the Woodcutters' match report here.