THE long and winding road to the D M Hall Western Union title passes
through Paisley tomorrow with the two main contenders having switched
places as a result of last week's events.
Darren Walker returns to familiar haunts when Greenock visit
Ferguslie. The Australian all-rounder will again be a key man against
his former employers at Meikleriggs, especially as Scotland bowler Peter
Duthie will be missing due to a hamstring problem.
Duncan Drummond is still on holiday and his absence will be good news
for Ferguslie, who have come to regard him as a bit of a bogy man,
always in the runs against them. The home side have skipper Graham
Kennedy back from injury plus Ian McKechin coming in, while Colin Shaw
is unavailable and Michael McCahill drops out.
On the other side of town, Kelburne entertain a West of Scotland side
with a busy weekend in front of them. As well as chasing Union points,
the men from Hamilton Crescent have Scottish Cup duty on Sunday, not to
mention fitting in their NCA championship quarter-final at Alnwick,
abandoned last week.
Alan Williamson is off to a wedding so David Snodgrass returns to the
fold, but the man Kelburne will be most wary of is Sajid Ali, deprived
of the chance to break his own Union record of 185 not out by the
declaration against Drumpellier. Stranded four runs short, the little
Pakistani may fancy another try.
Although Clydesdale are third from bottom and Poloc third from top,
the South-side derby at Titwood is likely to be fiercely contested. The
home side are in form at last, producing their two best batting displays
in the past fortnight while Poloc are enjoying their most consistent
season in years.
Drumpellier, the reigning champions, regained some respectability in
their draw with West and are unchanged for the visit of Kilmarnock. They
currently prop up the League but will be nearer to full strength with
the return of five players missing last time out. Uddingston make the
trip to face Ayr at Cambusdoon.
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