Mcconnachie and Garden get nod as Forfs eye four in a row

Craig Mcconnachie and Graeme Garden are added to the team as leaders ion8 Forfarshire look to stay top of the CSL Eastern Premier Division without Scotland duo Craig Wallace and Michael Leask this afternoon.

S even days ago t he Forfs defeated Heriot’s to make it three wins from three in the league to date and they go into their first home clash of the summer against Watsonians in good spirits.

However, their bid to make it four from four will have to be done without key men Wallace and Leask who will be at The Grange as Scotland take on Sri Lanka.

Mcconnachie and Garden, who both played for the second XI seven days ago, come into the side while the likes of Rory Johnston and Chris Greaves are in top form having hit 119 not out and 68 respectively in a win for the Caledonian Highlanders over the Western Warriors on Monday.

Watsonians visit Broughty Ferry on the back of a win over RH Corstorphine last time out and they will be looking to skipper Mike Carson and pro Malusi Siboto to lead from he front with bat and ball.

Second placed StoneywoodDyce lost to Stewart’s Melville in week three, but have named an unchanged side to host RHC at Peoples Park.

RHC were f rustrated not to chase down Watsonians’ total of 108 last week, but they bounced back on Thursday night to defeat the same opponents in the Murgitroyd Masterton T20 Trophy and Majid Haq’s men will be a tough nut to crack up north.

Third- placed Heriot’s are on the road to Aberdeenshire and, with Mark Watt on Scotland duty and Michael Shean unavailable, Callum Mcdougall and Craig Mackellar come into the visiting XI.

Aberdeenshire are the only side without a win to date.

F o u r t h - p l a c e d M a z a r s Grange give a debut to Rivers King as they head to Inverleith to play Stewart’s Melville.

James Dickinson and Connor Shor t en al s o c ome i n while Patrick Ritchie will keep wicket for Stewart’s Melville against his former club and Andrew Wallace debuts having signed from Forfarshire.

Arbroath have Jack Plomer coming into their side as they head for Carlton. Tom Simpson and Parker Neame come into the home XI.