Cricket: Hairs helps to brush aside Uddingston with terrific 77

Teenager Oli Hairs continued to impress for Grange as he smashed 77 from 59 balls to lead them to a comfortable win over Uddingston and edge them closer to the SNCL Premier Division title.

After defeat to Clydesdale last week, the leaders knew it was imperative to get back to winning ways at Bothwell Castle and they did so with a clinical performance.

Seamer Giles Holmes and medium pacer Mike Powell took three wickets apiece as the usually dangerous Uddingston batting line-up were bowled out for just 116.

Left-hander Hairs then attacked from ball one of the reply and led his side home by eight wickets with a brilliant 77, following up his century against the same opponents earlier in the summer.

In the First Division, leaders Heriot's thumped Poloc by 180 runs.

Heriot's posted 237-5 batting first at Goldenacre, Gavin McIntyre top scoring with 71 not out and Adam Lockhart-Krause making 69.

Captain Sean Weeraratna also made 48.

In reply, the Heriot's bowling attack were on top form to skittle the visitors out for just 57.

Weeraratna removed two of the top three batsmen and fellow seamers Anthony Edington and Andre Van Neikerk also chipped in with wickets.

Kiwi teenager Matthew Thomas was also in on the act with 3-9, meaning he has a superb tally of 37 wickets this summer.

Penicuik could not build on last weekend's excellent win over Stirling County when they were defeated by nine wickets at Langloan against Drumpellier.

Batting first, the Midlothian outfit made 142 all out and the hosts eased to their victory target.

In the Edinburgh derby in the Second Division, RH Corstorphine brought SMRH's good run to an end.

Pro Mo Ramzan made 64 as the visitors to Inverleith made 186-9 with captain Rob More battling hard for 34 not out as wickets fell around him. The returning Andy Gamble took 3-22 for the hosts.

In reply, without pro Jon Kent, SMRH were always up against it after losing openers Greg Bissett and Andy Davidson for 2 and 0 respectively.

Azir Abid was the main man for RH Corstorphine, taking 5-26 as SMRH were eventually all out for 108.

Jason Biddulph also took 3-12 in the 78-run win.

Edinburgh defeated West Lothian by 29 runs at Boghall.

The visitors posted 289-8 batting first and then restricted the hosts to 260-7, running out key man Kruger van Wyk for 62.