Strathmore Cricket Union: the first 90 years a history 1928-2018

101 wicket fell, the Umpires pulled the stumps and began to leave the field. Coupar Angus, who had had an outside chance of winning the game, then suddenly produced an 11th man who walked out to bat and duly met the rest of the players halfway. Montrose claimed that the match was over, as stumps had been drawn, and refused to return. Both teams claimed the points, but Coupar Angus did not press their case and the Union decided in favour of Montrose, who in fact were needing a lot more points than the ones they got here. They finished bottom! Only one Representative game was played that year, a narrow defeat to the East of Scotland, the other two games being rained off. 1970 was reckoned to be a bad year for cricket. The inevitable and justified cancellation of the South African tour to England was announced at a late stage just as the season was about to begin. This was through fear of disturbances at grounds and also a general revulsion of apartheid, a revulsion which had gained ground even in the normally very slow and conservative corridors of cricket power following South Africa’s unreasonable behaviour on the Basil D’Oliveira affair. Strathmore - Union Champions 1970 Back:- George Peters (Comm), Ewen Massie, George Myles, Ian Guthrie (V-Capt), Lindsay Guthrie, Mike Thornton, John Callander, Alan Traill, Charlie Parker (Ump), Jimmy Glenday (Secy) Front:- Gavin McKiddie, Calder Sturrock, Ian Ogilvie (Pres), Don Crighton (Capt), Nigel Hazel (Prof), Graeme Ogilvie In Front:- Glenn Peters (Scorer)