Cricket: Carlton are T20 masters

CARLTON continued their domination of the Murgitroyd Masterton Twenty20 cricket cup with a comfortable win over Edinburgh at Academy Park in the first semi-final, writes GARY HEATLY.

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Jun 2010, 12:09 BST

Updated 23rd Jun 2010, 13:41 BST

The Grange Loan men have been regular fixtures in the final in recent seasons and last year lost out to RH Corstorphine.

Batting first, the visitors scored 198-5 with Cedric English hitting 45, Blake Dean 34 and Jamie Kerr 32. Newly-appointed Scotland skipper Gordon Drummond also scored some good late runs, including a couple of big sixes as the SNCL Second Division side's bowlers toiled in the evening sunshine.

In reply Edinburgh's top order gave things a good go but, once the Carlton bowlers got into their collective stride, there was only going to be one winner.

Spinner Preston Mommsen was on a hat-trick at one point, and although he did not get it, he ended up with three wickets. Overseas amateur Dean also bowled well as did ex-Edinburgh man Omar Ahmad as the hosts were 131 all out to lose by 67 runs.