Cricket: Patel Lord's it with a half-ton

GRANGE cricket skipper Sanjay Patel will lead his side into action at Greenock tomorrow fresh from completing a dream half century at the home of cricket.

Patel said: "I was delighted to receive an invite to play for an MCC Select drawn from Scotland, Ireland and Wales against MCC North West at Lord's this week. Just to be able to tread the hallowed turf was in itself a great feeling but to score 55 was the icing on the cake and it was impossible to be out there in the middle of the Test ground without thinking of all the great players who had been there in the past."

Joining Patel were former Scotland under-19 wicket-keeper Euan Stubbs and his Watsonian fast bowling colleague, Mike Leggett.