19-07-2025
Cricket: Inverclyde look to build momentum against bottom side Cavaliers
INVERCLYDE Cricket Club hope to make it back to back victories in Western District Championship Four for the first time this season.
The Rankin Park side travel up the M8 to play Clydesdale Cavaliers in fine fettle after a fine win over Ardencaple on league duty.
Inverclyde are looking to build up a head of steam on league duty (Image: alex craig) The Gourock side secured a seven-wicket victory over the Helensburgh outfit to move directly above them into seventh place in the standings thanks to a devastating bowling display.
Gordon Lappin's off-spin had Isiaq well caught by Gunn on the square leg boundary, before Chris Dick held a fine one handed catch low down at short extra cover off James' bowling to dismiss his man.
The very next ball saw Deane bowled at 110 for 4 as the Gourock side to continue to work their way through the field.
Not before long, Lappin had Ardencaple captain Chambers stumped for 23 by Pilkington after a patient captain's innings, and this proved to be the end of the visitors' resistance as Lappin and James cleaned up the tail, helped by Scott Campbell's and Dave Cooke's catches at mid wicket and cover as the innings closed at 126 in the 37th over.
Now they face off against bottom of the table Cavaliers in Glasgow, where they'll sense an opportunity to put some daylight between themselves and the bottom two as the league season reaches its half way point.
