Two SNCL Games are scheduled for this weekend - both at Hamilton Crescent, both starting at 12 noon. Saturday brings Dunfermline Knights to West and Scottish Cup winners Tunnock's Uddingston face McCrea FS West in the final SNCL match of the season on Sunday.

Last night's victory for the Under 11s over Glasgow Accies has secured the West Tinies a place in the League Play Off Final, to be played at a venue to be confirmed, on a date to be confirmed (but hopefully 2nd September), against opposition to be confirmed (perm any one from Poloc, Prestwick or Ayr).

No praise is too high for this squad's achievements so far this season. 17 players have been used and the boys have won all 12 league matches (and a friendly) to date. We complete the league section on Friday at Renfrew and then team supremo Bob Coats can start planning for the Final.

Bob stepped in as manager at the start of the season when Jim Young had to drop out for personal reasons and has done a fantastic job with the help of junior parents such as Barry Fitzgerald, Mike Barrett, Neil McCallum, Ken Godsman and Julian Guy. Thanks to all and good luck for the final.

West of Scotland CC is delighted to announce that we will be welcoming Broomhill Sports Club and Glasgow City Lacrosse Club to Hamilton Crescent this winter.

These two organisations will have the use of our ground and clubhouse over the winter months as Affiliates of West and we hope that this will prove a mutually beneficial arrangement for all concerned.

West members look forward to welcoming our new colleagues and hope they will enjoy the Club's facilities.

WOULD MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE THAT CLUBHOUSE OPENING HOURS WILL REVERT TO OUR NORMAL WINTER SCHEDULE WITH EFFECT FROM THE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER.

THE CLUBHOUSE WILL BE CLOSED EVERY TUESDAY TO THURSDAY, EXCEPT THAT UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THE CLUBHOUSE WILL BE OPEN FROM 6 PM to 9 PM ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS ONLY.

SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, OPENING HOURS WILL BE 12 NOON TO 12 MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, 12.30 PM TO 11 PM ON SUNDAYS AND 12 NOON TO 2 PM AND 5 PM TO 11 PM ON MONDAYS.

THE BAR STEWARD MAY ELECT AT HER DISCRETION TO CLOSE THE CLUBHOUSE ON OCCASIONS IF IT APPEARS NOT TO BE VIABLE TO REMAIN OPEN.

The 3s lost by 1 wicket to Kelburne in Sunday's Strathclyde League match. This means they are relegated.
Tony Lewis advises that West scored 156 all out with Siv scoring 51. Kelburne won in the 35th over with 9 wickets down.
In his usual optimistic vein Tony balances the obvious disappointment in losing with confirmation of some positive and enthusiastic performances, especially from a number of the younger members of the team, which will bode well for the future.

Saturday saw Partick easily beat Weirs 2s in the SNCL Reserve League at Hamilton Crescent. Victory was achieved at 5.22pm (from a 1pm start) This was again an unsatisfactory contest which left those returning from SPL matches with no cricket to watch. Well done,though, guys, for another victory and a long unbeaten record in this League.

Kwik Cricket continued on Sunday with McCrea FS West being defeated by 3 wickets at Stoneywood Dyce in the SNCL at 4.05pm (from a 12 noon start!). West were missing a number of important players and. although our batting proved weak, our effort and attitude in the field could not be faulted. For a full report on this match please go to the Blog.

After a week of inactivity, Partick return to League duty with a visit from Weirs to Hamilton Crescent on Saturday.

On Sunday, McCrea FS West make the long trek to Stoneywood/Dyce in the SNCL after their last inactive weekend, too.
The 3s travel to Whitehaugh on Sunday to take on Kelburne in a Sunday League Match which Tony Lewis has confirmed as being vitally important for the team's League position.

It all has a very end of season feel to it but there are some important matches and meetings for all teams to come. So don't forget to be at West on Tuesday evening (23rd) at 6.30pm when League Restructuring is the Topic for debate.

A short report that West won against BBC on Wednesday evening. The win may keep the team in Division 1 of the Evening League. We are hanging by a thread. If matches lost to the weather can be rescheduled then the team has further opportunities to win and get into mid table safety. If not, then we hope to play in the top division. One thing is for sure and that is the team needed to produce a win, and it did.

Not without some scares: West batted first and were soon in trouble on Titwood's green top wicket. The innings was saved by good batting from Colin and August who helped steer the team to 117 for 9 off 20 overs. The BBC then faced Andrew Galloway, John McDermott, August and Colin and were skittled for just under 70. In the end West won well and had a good team performance.

The team on Sunday play in another game that it has to win to secure survival in the Sunday league's top division.

Well it's been a busy old period. An awful lot of rain has fallen and unfortunately not a great deal of cricket has been played. However the Fantasy League has begun to take shape and with only three 1st XI fixtures remaining the business end of the season is well upon us.

Top of the table is John Cameron who appears to have taken inspiration from Scotland's 'best' football team, Motherwell. The big question is can either hold onto top spot? Certainly in Motherwell's case I very much doubt it!! Hot on Cammy's heels is Jatinder Singh and me. Chris Ross gets his first mention on here having reached the nose-bleed inducing heights of 4th place. At the other end of the table Barry Fitzgerald is burdened with the weight of all 24 other entrants on his shoulders. Lets hope the weight doesn't aggrevate his chocolate hamstring!! Iain Cran, John Thomson and Dominic Gallagher had best bewareas they are not far off the shame of the wooden spoon.

The full table is detailed below.

Position Name Team Points
1 John Cameron Motherwell Not Nil 2635
2 Jatinder Singh Jat's Joyriders 2565
3 Stewart Leggat David Hassel-Huff 2555
4 Chris Ross Chris's Cruasaders 2530
5 August Pandey The Calendar Boys 2450
6 Bobby Kettlewell River Carron 2370
7 Colin De Grandhomme Got No Idea 2315
8 Bob Coats Coatsy's Cruasaders 2255
9 Douglas McCrea McCreas Marvels 2240
10 Douglas Lockhart Lockhart's Legends 2220
11 David McNulty Go the Eels 2210
12 Tony Lewis The Pertick Weekenders 2205
13 Aftab Talpur Shabash Lads 2195
14 Andrea Thomson Andrea's Avengers 2195
15 Ian Young 150 Not Out 2185
16 Ross Brown Simply The Best 2160
17 Duncan Williams Saddle Sores 2150
18 Liam Howgate The Chosen Few 2105
19 Gordon Thomson Ginger Prince 2075
20 Bridget Rothwell The Great Escape 2065
21 George Ralston Il Gato e Velocie 2055
22 Iain Cran All or Nothing 2010
23 John Thomson JR Juggernauts 2005
24 Dominic Gallagher Dom's Destroyers 1935
25 Barry Fitzgerald Yes No Sorry 1890

Our last 3 SNCL fixtures for 2011 have been confirmed as below

Sun 21 Aug v Stoneywood Dyce Away
Sat 27 Aug v Dunfermline Knights Home
Sun 28 Aug v Tunnock's Uddingston Home

Could be interesting!