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📍Edinburgh - 4 Senior Teams, full Junior and Women's section. National Champions 2012, Masterton Winners ‘15 &'17 & T20 Champions '17 🏏 #bleedmaroon
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🌞🏏Watsonian Cricket Club Summer Camps🏏🌞
WCC will be holding three weeks of cricket summer camps during the school summer holidays in 2024 for primary 3 - S3 juniors.
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Devastating news of the sudden passing of Willie Morton today. The level of support shown from clubs across the country is a true testament to his impact on Scottish cricket, and we echo them all when we say our condolences are with Willie’s family and friends at this time.
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@AlexHartley93
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We learned this morning of the very sad news that Brian Adair had passed away.
Brian was a colossal figure at the club, playing in over 400 matches for the 1st XI and captaining as well. Our thoughts are with Mona, his family, and friends to whom we pass our condolences.
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👀 Whisper it quietly but the 'sonians are putting out 6 teams this weekend...
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Well done to
@HeriotsCricket
for their win today, and thanks to
@ayrcc
for being wonderful hosts. A great experience for the team and we look ahead to next year!
#BleedMaroon
#ChooseCricket
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What a surprise gift from
@Sarah_Bryce08
and
@Kathryn_Bryce
! A full bag plus more of women’s kit for our club kit bag!
Juniors, men and women recycle your kit and donate to your club.
#bleedmaroon
#choosecricket
🏏
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🔥PLAYER/ COACH ANNOUNCEMENT🔥
We are delighted to announce that Liam Naylor will be joining us this season as a 1st XI player and to be part of our WCC coaching team moving forward.
Liam recently made his debut for the Scotland. We are excited to see him in the WCC jersey!
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💯 Gordon Drummond joins the WCC 100 Club💯
Drummo's stats:
Played 2002-08 and captain 2006-08
Matches 101, League 82, Cup 19
All games
- matches 128
- runs 2,149, 13 X 50s, best 87
- wickets 155, 2 X 5 w/i, best 5/7
- catches 47.
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A huge thank you to
@dewaldnel619
for running our pace and swing bowling masterclass this afternoon. Excellent tips and techniques to take forward into our own games. Video highlights coming soon! 🏏
#BleedMaroon
#SwingBowling
#Masterclass
#ChooseCricket
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A lovely piece in the Times newspaper about club legend, Brian Adair. Definitely worth a read.
#bleedmaroon
#100club
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We are delighted to confirm the appointment of Andrew Chalmers as Director of Cricket.
"This appointment represents a major step forward for the club and I am sure that we are all looking forward to working with him."
🔗
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Unbelievable scenes at Myreside where skipper Ewan Chalmers is getting his first ever round in age 28
#tighterthan2coatsofpaint
#chubby
🏏
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Thanks to
@MrGGaw
for providing amazing snaps from this years season
Follow Graham for more great photography from in and around Edinburgh
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🗣 Announcing our new T20 and Cup club kit. Modelled by a Watsonian through and through
@Twiggy339
We hope to take to the field in this sooner rather than later 🤞🏼
#bleedmaroon
#cricketscotland
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Everyday should be world mental health day, but today more than ever, particularly this year, we recognise the importance of looking after our own and others’ mental wellbeing.
#worldmentalhealthday
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The boys are looking sharp in their
@CricketScotland
kit down in Alnmouth! Well done Bruce, Tom and Farhan.
#bleedmaroon
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AMAZING! Well done
@oli14wh
, the club are right behind you and loving every moment! 🏏💥
The fastest-ever Scotland Men's international century🤯
Simply 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 🤩
#FollowScotland
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We are delighted to be using to help us secure new sponsors for Watsonian Cricket Club this season. Check out the Watsonian Cricket Club profile here:
#sponsorship
#TeamSNAP
#Grassroots
@snapsponsorship
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Congratulations to the
@KnightsEastern
u18 girls who won the 2022 regional series today. Great to see Emily and Iona playing their part
#sonians
#bleedmaroon
#girlsonfire
🔥🔥🔥
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What a way to round off Scottish Women and Girls in Sport week. Our Women’s XI clearly leading the celebrations at the WCC awards night last night.
#SheCanSheWill
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Does anything say that
@WatsonianCC
is a family club more than this photo?! Many thanks to
@RHCLions
for the friendliest of friendlies today. Cricket is for everyone 🏏😍🔥
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This week it’s also the turn of the u18 girls to pop on the
@CricketScotland
tops. Emily, Iona and Molly joined their
@DumfriesCricket
WPL teammates Katy and Niamh as Scotland u18 beat Cumbria women (Iona 3-16 off her 5 overs) 🔥🔥🔥
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A massive thank you to
@cricketscotland
legend and Ex Sonian,
@craigwright99
, for coming down to meet and pass on his cricketing wisdom to our u16/18’s last night.
#bleedmaroon
#Wrighty
See all
@MrGGaw
photos via:
Sponsor:
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Good luck to coach and 1st XI player,
@oli14wh
this afternoon! He’s playing for
@CricketScotland
against the
@BLACKCAPS
in a T20 at the Grange. Go well!
#ChooseCricket
#SCOvNZ
#CricketTwitter
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🔥 A great day personally for our own Emily Tucker who made her debut in senior cricket today for the 3rd XI vs Dunbar
Many more to come!
#bleedmaroon
@CricketScotland
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Our final member of the WCC Team of the Decade is Brendan ‘The Bulldog’ O’Connell!
A fantastic batsman and bowler that clearly bleeds maroon due to his strong affiliation with
@GWC_Sport
and the club.
#bleedmaroon
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Wishing our U15 neighbours from
@CarltonCricket
all the best in their cup final at Lords. Normally we are friendly rivals but today we’ll definitely be backing the Scots 🏴🏏🏆
Our U15s have arrived in London 🚂
Less than 24hrs before they feature at Lords against Banstead in the National Final!
🏹
#Arrows
|
#ArrowsArmy
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Congratulations to
@oli14wh
for his selection in the
@CricketScotland
squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Good luck Oli, we’ll be cheering you on from Myreside! 🏏🏏🏏
#BleedMaroon
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100 capped
@WATSONIANFC
and
@WatsonianCC
player Andrew Chalmers has expressed his excitement at
@Super6Rugby
starting this weekend!
#2006
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Great afternoon hosting
@GrangeCC
at Myreside in the WPL. Spirits high in both teams - competitive match with some fabulous individual performances coming from both sides. We came out winners this time but look forward to watching both teams grow and develop.
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This weekend saw Jake Amis and Greg Brown record the highest 1st wicket stand in Watsonian CC history! 325 - 0 🔥
This also is the highest first wicket stand ever at Myreside.
Thankyou Stewart Oliver for unearthing this stat 📈
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What a team performance today from our W&G restricting the ever consistent
@CarltonCricket
to 128. This pair then posted 108 between them to drive home the win. Well done to all involved 👏🔥🏏
Our Women’s team are in action today at Grange Loan against
@CarltonCricket
in the
@CricketBeyond
Scottish T20 Cup. Follow the score and watch live here:
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WCC would like to congratulate Farhan on his selection for
@CricketScotland
under 15's
#bleedmaroon
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Really proud of our women’s team who continue to improve and develop each week. Outclassed by
@StewMelCC
but a match played in great spirits. Lots more
#tinyvictories
for our team: good runout and catch for Tucker and another confident bat from young Nevard
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Inspired by
@craigwallace18
and
@AliEvans647
, this April we decided to help raise funds for
@braintumourrsch
by running or cycling 1875 miles.
On 25th April we met our target and completed 1997 miles by the end of April, raising £1087 in the process🏃🏻♂️ 🚲 🏃🏻♀️
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Impressive innings from young Bruce yesterday, scoring his first 50 for the 1st XI at the age of 16! The last time this was done by a 16 year old for WCC, was by Ex skipper and Scotland Internationalist,
@EFChubby
in 2006.
#bleedmaroon
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As we win our last home game of the season, we’d love to say thank you to
@CecclestonCraig
for keeping the grounds looking awesome, and our scorer Stewart Oliver for counting our runs and keeping the stats! Thank you!
#BleedMaroon
#ChooseCricket
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Day 5:
@chubbychalmers
desperate to represent WCC again!
@catherine_m_chalmers
has other plans.....
On the other hand, Jilo and Fraz Chalmers clearly thriving the retired lockdown lifestyle.
#soniancommunity
#soniansathome
#bleedmaroon
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It was great to have our first WCC Girls Session last night
@GWC_Galleon
!
Highlight of the night was Tara (p6) explaining she had no real cricket experience and then producing this absolute seed.....
#SheCanSheWill
#bleedmaroon
@WCC_colts
@CricketScotland
@GWCGCC
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Class of Corona 2020 season
Sonians finish the season with a loss to
@heriotscricket
in the Final of the Edinburgh S16
Sonians fielded 5 men’s teams and a ladies team this season.
Thankyou those who helped provide some cricket in what has been an unprecedented year
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A massive thank you to
@CricketScotland
Women’s Representative,
@mcg_katie31
, for visiting our WCC girls session last night! They loved meeting you and learned a lot in such a short time!
#choosecricket
🏏
#bleedmaroon
#strikeapose
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Good to see
@Sarah_Bryce08
near the top of the ECB Women’s County Championship Batting Averages. Some good players on that list
#shesoneofourown
#shotbryceyyyy
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Young Weatherhead ready for his first (wet) net of the season!
#cricketisback
#bleedmaroon
@CricketScotland
@SandersonsWynd
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Fab & Robbo make their long awaited returns to the 1st XI this weekend. A lot has changed since the last time they both made the starting XI...
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Yes! Awesome knock from Oli, well done! Proud to see our coach and 1st XI superstar representing Scotland today!
#BleedMaroon
#Proud
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Sonians WIN vs
@EdinburghAccies
in a close game with Sonians chasing 165 in 17.1 overs
A Chalmers with a match winning 115* 🔥
#bleedmaroon
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We really enjoyed hosting
@SettleCC
on Tuesday evening at Myreside and gave our visitors a good run for their money, winning in the last over! Lots of new friends made and a great time had by all.
#ChooseCricket
#BleedMaroon
🏏🍻🤝
Album:
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What a thrilling finish! 👏 1 run off the last ball of the game saw the 1st XI to 255/9, winning by 1 wicket. Jasper’s 78* was the solid, unwavering foundation for a nail-biting victory against
@StewMelCC
. What a game!
#BleedMaroon
#Cricket
#Thriller
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Watsonians win 🔥
Aberdeenshire 69 all out!
16:00 Finish
@MalusiSiboto23
5for
J.Stinson 4for
@MaksimczykPete
with the final wicket
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🏏 Its time for cricket!
4 teams playing on Saturday
1s v
@GrangeCC
away 12.00
2s v
@StewMelCC
2s away 11.00
3s v
@drummondtrinity
2s home 11.00
4s v
@mortonedinburgh
home 11.00
#bleedmaroon
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🏏🏏Looking to join a cricket club for the summer? We are always looking for new members of all ages, genders and ability level. 🏏🏏
If so please get in touch via doc
@watsoniancricket
.com or private message us for more details!
#bleedmaroon
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Busy day with 2 teams (18 of our players!) taking part in the Wee Bash at MES today. Squad 1 forgot to get a photo 🙈 but here’s the afternoon crew…lots of mum/daughter participation!
#bleedmaroon
🔥🏏🔥
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Congratulations to
@Kelso_CC
’s
@TennyC_02
scoring 105* on their way to 188 for 4 against our 2nd XI. An exciting chase to come after tea.
#ChooseCricket
#CricketTwitter
#Cricket
🏏
#Sonians
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What an impact
@GeorgeMunsey
made on the club upon his arrival. He was one of, if not, the main reason WCC gained the 2017 Masterton and Murgitroyd trophies.
#bleedmaroon
@CricketScotland
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📣 Our video highlights of
@dewaldnel619
's excellent pace and swing bowling masterclass are now available online! Rewatch Dewald's superb hints, tips and techniques to improve your swing bowling.
#BleedMaroon
#ChooseCricket
#Masterclass
🏏💪
📺 Watch
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Thanks to
@edinsouthcc
for hosting a really enjoyable match to kick off our Challenger League season. Proud of how our team has come together and a combined effort resulted in the win. The spirit from both teams was class 👍🔥🏏
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It may have been freezing but what a start to the WCC Easter Camp today!!
Congratulations to our three Players of the Day:
Hector (p6)
Ethan (p7)
Michael (S2)
#bleedmaroon
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🏏The Wee Bash Edinburgh 2021🏏
2nd place for the WCC Women today at The Wee Bash! What a start to the new season.
#bleedmaroon
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🚨🚨WCC Easter Camp Class of 2021🚨🚨
What a week we had down at Craiglockhart with all 83 juniors across the 5 days of sun, wind, rain and snow! Well done to all that were involved.
A big thank you to our coaches (
@striker8cricket
) and
@MrGGaw
for the fantastic photos!
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It was always going to be a challenge to choose the WCC Pro of the Decade.
However, Andy Mckay was not only unbelievable on the pitch, but a fantastic club man, social legend and all round brilliant bloke!
Those figures of 9-9 will never be forgotten.
#bleedmaroon
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Congratulations girls - what a win!!!Shout out to
@kfraser_70
who led from the front (building a key partnership with our own
@emilyttuckerr
) and
@stgeorges_sport
’s Molly Paton who got the team over the line 🔥🏴🔥
THEY’VE DONE IT 💪
Nail biting finish sees Paton score the winning runs with 2 balls to go 🤩
#FollowScotland
🏴
#U19T20WorldCup
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More WCC developments tonight!
Thanks to the building efforts of
@CecclestonCraig
and
@rossxmartin
, we now have a cage at Craiglockhart!!
#bleedmaroon
@GWC_Sport
@WCC_colts
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What an exciting finish! Despite a great effort from our batters, we came up just short on 314-9. Well done to
@GrangeCC
who win by 2 runs. Thanks for the support from the balcony at
@MyresidePav
!
#ChooseCricket
#Sonians
#BleedMaroon
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We are delighted to be signed up with
@GNTeamwear
for a 3 year kit deal! In this video, Duncan Weir is so thrilled with the dynamic new polo tops, he thinks you should buy one too!
@RossHighHouseC1
#bleedmaroon
🏴
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Back in 2016 and 2017 we had the pleasure of having
@BLACKCAPS
capped Andy McKay in our ranks. He made quite the impression, no more so than in his first season when he took the incredible 9/9 at Portgower Place. A quite stunning performance.
#soniancchistory
#bleedmaroon
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Our women beat
@GWCGCC
by 129 runs 🔥
Whole squad looking great in the new look kit - sponsored by Ellisons
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Brilliant to see all the fine work
@CecclestonCraig
and his team have already put in at Craiglockhart and Myreside in preparation for what will be a very exciting 2021 season for the club,
@GWCGCC
and
@GWC_Sport
!
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Congratulations to the
@KnightsEastern
u15 boys who won the 2022 regional series yesterday. Great to see our Academy players Sean and Bruce involved in the action in Stirling - well done boys 👏
#sonians
#bleedmaroon
🔥🔥🔥
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Our 2020 slipper kicks off the WCC Team of the Decade.
An incredible batsman that has showed his talent since arriving at the club in 2014. Surely the next in line to receive the 100 club baggy maroon....
#bleedmaroon
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Looking forward to seeing these stumps in action for the 2022 season at Myreside and Craiglockhart!
Fingers crossed they get skittled over on our terms.
#bleedmaroon
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WCC throw back to 2003 when we were privileged to have legendary umpire, Billy Bowden, at Myreside!
#bleedmaroon
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Congratulations to Carson who was awarded his 100th cap today for national competition games! He’s scored over 3000 runs, including five 100s and sixteen 50s, well done! Here’s to the next 100!
#Watsonian
#BleedMaroon
💯
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This man is the definition of
#bleedmaroon
@WatsonianCC
A
#MaroonMan
to the core. Clever, articulate, curator, archivist, cricketer and team player.
#DrAlanBorthwick
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🏏🔥COVERS AT CRAIGLOCKHART🔥🏏
Brilliant to see our new covers thanks to
@totalplayLtd
doing their job at Craiglockhart playing fields!!!
#bleedmaroon
#nomoreroguecalloffs
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Myreside is ready for the 1st and 2nd XI pre-season fixtures vs
@HeriotsCricket
, thanks to
@CecclestonCraig
and his team.
2nd XI - 10am start - 20 overs
1st XI - 1pm start - 30 overs
The Pavilion will be open, so head down for a coffee/ pint and some cricket.
#bleedmaroon
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Disappointing result in yesterday's Cup final, but a great match to be involved in. Thanks to all the support and well done
@CarltonCricket
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What a day! It was great to see a total of 44 members down over two back to back Intraclub fixtures yesterday!
A huge thank you goes to
@MrGGaw
for taking multiple brilliant photos! See all photos in link:
#bleedmaroon
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📸 Image of the day 15.8.20 vs
@GrangeCC
Credit to
@MrGGaw
for this shot with Grange’s famous pavilion in the background
@CricketScotland
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The Myreside Wanderers are playing their first ever friendly fixture this evening as they welcome
@MDAFS
to the Myreside Astro. Social cricket at its best, with lots of post match analysis to come. And stretching… lots of sore arms and legs out there!
#MyresideWanderers
#Cricket
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Great win for our 2nd XI last night!
Brilliant to also see the team was made up of 8 ex
@GWC_News
pupils, 3 current
@WATSONIANFC
members and 1
@WatsonianHockey
member.
#bleedmaroon
#oneclub
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Congrats to
@CarltonCricket
on retaining the Womens’ Prem League 👏 Thanks to all our opponents, who have encouraged us this season, as we look to build opportunities for developing players. We’ll keep building to contribute to the growth of the game 🔥
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A hat trick 💥💥💥 for G Carr sees
@CarltonCricket
all out for 115! Well done to our 1st XI for their win!
#ChooseCricket
#BleedMaroon
#Cricket
#CricketTwitter
#CricketX
#GCarrHatTrickHero
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A fantastic contest last night vs
@MDAFS
u14’s! Plenty of smiles and youngsters enjoying their cricket.
#bleedmaroon
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Great turnout for the first Watsonian women’s Friday night training session of the season. We had the tunes going and are underway 🏏
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Return of the Munz!!
Thank you very much
@GeorgeMunsey
for taking the
@WCC_colts
T20 batting Masterclass yesterday! Lots of new drills and tips to take from the session.
#bleedmaroon
*Masterclass video to come*
@CricketScotland
Photos by
@MrGGaw
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Our fantastic seamer, Josh Stinson scored an outstanding 6 for 22 from 9.5 overs on Sunday! Amazing!
#stino
🔥
#unplayable
#BleedMaroon
@mi_plc
🏏💪
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It is great to see our women’s section continue to grow over the winter in the lead up to the busy summer season! Plenty of new faces still attending and adding even more buzz to the session.
#bleedmaroon
See photos from last nights session via:
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The first group from our U12s started 2022 in winning form with indoor matches against
@CarltonCricket
@HeriotsCricket
and
@Kelso_CC
. Great to see Vrushank, Gregor and Rory join our team this year. Looking forward to rounds 2 and 3!
@ESCACricket
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