McPherson drives Carlton to top of Super Sixes group

SCOTTISH champions Carlton were celebrating at the double last night after match-winning shows from two of their talented youngsters on either side of the world.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jan 2012, 00:00 BST

At the National Academy, Edinburgh, teenager Kyle McPherson upstaged his team-mates as the Grange Loan side launched their bid to win back the Super Sixes title in style.

McPherson stroked a superb unbeaten 47 in a total of 129-4 to help beat champions Grange, who were dismissed for just 51. McPherson was unbeaten again – this time on 38 – as Carlton overwhelmed Stenhousemuir to cement their place at the top of Group A. McPherson played second fiddle to Scotland batsman Preston Mommsen, who made 53 not out in a total of 167-3. Gregor Maiden and former Warwickshire star Michael Powell helped Grange salvage pride with 30 and 27 in a 21-run defeat of Stenhousemuir.

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Meanwhile, in Brisbane, Leigh Kasparek scored an undefeated 50 as Western Fury beat Queensland Fire in an Australian women’s state clash. The Scotland star stroked the winning boundary to give Fury their first WNCL win of the season.

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Group A Scores: Carlton 129-4 (K McPherson 47no, F Watts 36no) beat Grange 51 by 78 runs.

Carlton 167-3 (P Mommsen 53no, K McPherson 38no, J Kerr 27 no) beat Stenhousemuir 98 (I MacDonald 30no, S Olivier 2-13) by 69 runs. Grange 141-4 (G Maiden 30no, M Powell 27no) beat Stenhousemuir 120-3 (I Kirk 32no R Jones 25no) by 21 runs.