Cricket: Marchmont duo's centuries keep team's promotion push on course

Marchmont were the main men in the East League on Saturday, two batsmen smashing centuries as they notched up 352-4 on the way to beating Freuchie to keep themselves in the Division Two promotion hunt.

Aaron Sardesai led the way with 130 in Fife and was backed up by 102 by Navin Chetty. Matt Loeffen also made 64 to help the side over 350 before he snapped up four wickets as the hosts were bowled out for just 121.

The 231-run win keeps Marchmont breathing down the necks of Murrayfield DAFs and Musselburgh as they all bid to get into the top flight for 2011.

In Division One, both Watsonians II and Carlton II kept up their respective title pushes with comfortable wins.

Watsonians II bowled Glenrothes out for just 67 at Myreside, Tim Boorman taking 2-7. They then knocked off the runs with seven wickets in hand. Carlton II defeated Edinburgh at Academy Park, Mohammed Habib taking five wickets to bowl the hosts out for 140.

Earlier in the day, Carlton II had scored 213 all out, Oli Tame and Ben Duerden hitting half centuries on a difficult pitch.

Elsewhere, Grange II defeated Holy Cross with Douglas Phillip scoring a century and Sumanth Eadala took 3-22 as Boroughmuir defeated Largo in a low scoring affair. Batting first, 'Muir battled to 140 all out, before Eadala led the way in reply as the Fifers were 116 all out.

Edinburgh Accies also saw off Fauldhouse.