Forfarshire claimed their third title of the 2019 season with a five-wicket win over Heriot’s at Dumfries to add the Murgitroyd T20 trophy to their silverware cabinet.
With Heriot’s defeating Dumfries in the first semi-final by 102 runs, Forfarshire came up against the Edinburgh based-outfit in the final thanks to the latter’s eight wicket win in the second semi-final against Clydesdale.
An inspired spell of bowling from Jack Hogarth – returning sensational figures of 6/12 – restricted Heriot’s to 111/10 after 20 overs with Mark Watt (25) and Hayes van der Beg (12) top scoring for the Edinburgh-based outfit.
An unbeaten 55* from Chris Greaves, who a day earlier smashed a century to take Forfarshire to the CS Grand Final trophy, saw Forfarshire reach the target in 19 overs. Michael Shean (3/15) was the pick of the bowlers for Heriot’s, with Elliot Ruthven bagging 2/25.
Semi Final 1
Heriots 169 for 8 in 20 overs (Elnathan Meiri 34, Hayes van der Berg 36, Michael Shean 31, Mark Watt 31. S Beveridge 4 for 18) defeated Dumfries 67 all out in 17.1 overs (Thomas McBride 26. Keith Morton 3 for 5, Micheal Shean 2 for 7, Eliot Ruthven 2 for 17, Ryan Brown 2 for 20)
Semi Final 2
Clydesdale 143 for 5 in 20 overs (Richie Berrington 63, Angus Guy 25, Arman Farid 22. Bryce Allchin 2 for 23) lost to Forfarshire 146 for 2 in 18.4 overs (Craig Wallace 75, Callum Garden 49*)
Final
Heriots 111 all out in 20 overs ((Mark Watt 25, Hayes van der Berg 18. Jack Hogarth 6 for 12, including 3 wickets in his last over) lost to Forfarshire 112 for 5 in 19 overs. (Chris Greaves 55*, Craig Wallace 18. Michael Shean 3 for 15, Elliot Ruthven 2 for 25)
