BRAVE FACE

Frontrunners Arbroath and Grange maintained their unbeaten records to set themselves up for an intriguing head-to-head on Saturday – which could be seen as an early indicator of where the title may end up.

Grange were in particularly clinical mood as they demolished SMRH at Inverleith, with current skipper Preston Mommsen and his predecessor Andrew Brock emerging as the destroyers-in-chief. Mommsen warmed up for his Scotland comeback later this week with a superb 110 to propel the visitors to 267 for four in 44 overs.

He was well supported by Dylan Budge (58 not out). Brock then bagged five for 12 to send SMRH hurtling to a miserable 32 all out in the 21st over.

Elliot Ruthven top scored with 11 – featuring a six and a four.

Remarkably, in such a low tally, only one duck was

“At least it wasn’t our worst batting display of the season –wewerealloutfor25 against Carlton in the Scottish Cup”

SMRH SCORER NEIL LEITCH