26-07-2025
Strathmore stand between Greenock and Challenge Cup Final spot
ALL EYES are on Glenpark this weekend as Greenock Cricket Club go for a place in the Cricket Scotland Challenge Cup final.
On Sunday, Greenock play host to Strathmore - a club who have a rich history in the competition, having won the trophy in 2019.
Greenock Cricket Club are vying for a place in Cricket Scotland's showpiece later this month (Image: ALEX CRAIG) The Forfar side play in the North East Scotland Cricket League and currently occupy fourth position, behind Huntly, Freuchie and Aberdeenshire.
This is Greenock's first cup semi-final since 2011 and the team and supporters are hoping to get through to the final, which is scheduled to take place at Stenhousemuir's ground on Sunday August 17.
The [[Greenock]] team for Sunday shows three changes to the side scheduled to face Irvine on Saturday.
Unavailable are Greg McDougall and Shailesh Prabhu, while Usman Mansoor will play for the club's second XI, Glenpark, in a key league match against Mearns Challengers in Glasgow.
Sam Sanghera will return to Greenock's starting side (Image: alex craig) Into the side come Kurukulasuriya Leema, Sam Sanghera and Jonathan Hempsey.
Vice-captain Cammy Calder steps up as team captain for a second time due to Aryan Sanghera being unavailable for the weekend.
He will have a number of seasoned and experienced players with whom he will be able to consult during the match and is very keen to lead the team through to the final.
The Greenock team to play Strathmore CC at Glenpark on Sunday with a 1pm start will be: CS Calder (Capt), Mu Ahmadzai, F Dinarkheil, JPC Hempsey, CJ Henry (Wk), W Jenkins, N Kadyan, K Leema, CS Pandher, SS Pandher, SS Sanghera. 12th man: H Chetri.
Meanwhile, Glenpark travel to play Mearns Challengers in Glasgow the same afternoon for what is a meeting of the two top sides in Western Championship Three.
With just a few weeks of the season remaining, and both teams well ahead of other sides in the table, the match could be a league decider.
Glenpark will look to take the bragging rights in a potential league decider (Image: ALEX CRAIG) There are just five percentage points separating the two teams and a win for Glenpark would take the local side to the top.
The team has been in good scoring run-scoring form this season. Usman Mansoor is the top run-scorer and last Saturday against Ardrossan he scored a fine 56 before the match was abandoned due to rain.
Mearns Challengers will provide a stiff test for the team and the players will need to bring their best form if a win is to be achieved on Sunday afternoon.
The team for the match v Mearns Challengers on Sunday at Bellahouston Park, which will start at 12noon is: M Ahmad (Capt), Ma Ahmadzai, M Anwar, Z Dilsoz, S Haidary, R Kumar, M Mansoor, U Mansoor, A Nair, H Safi, M Zeeshan. 12th Man: R Safi.
Greenock Cricket Club is sponsored by Cleaning Supplies 4U.
