5th XI
Fives go big in the BordersWith a scarcely-credible forecast for a second sunny Saturday in a row the Famous Fives…
Fives’ Home ComfortsOne of the particular joys of life in the Famous Fives is the wide range…
Fives fail to stop the cavalryThe Famous Fives assembled for their first league match in almost two years against Edinburgh…
Fives’ Family FortunesPenicuik’s beautiful Kirkhill ground would be the venue for the Famous Five’s latest outing. And…
Fives defy the delugeFollowing a Friday evening of feverish re-organisation – the better to try and protect as…
Fives make merry in MaySunshine! Warmth! Cricket! Well, one out of three isn’t bad. Still, not even bracing Edinburgh-in-early-May…
5s end the season on a highThe Famous Fives arrived at the Inch on Sunday 20th September for their final match…
Fives win in many waysThe Famous 5s assembled at Calvary Park for their late season friendly against Marchmont. This…
Fives don’t give an InchFresh from long(er/ish) format victory on Saturday, the Famous Fives reconvened at the infamous Inch…
Fives run out of battersMDAFS 3s 85-8 (Dougie Firth 3-9, Hamish Foley 2-11) bt Carlton 5s 78ao (David Simpson…
Fives Ferry on RegardlessSummer! Cricket! Normality! Well – one out of three’s not bad. In these troubled times,…
Youngsters to the fore for the 5sThe Famous Fives arrived at a sunny Craiglockhart for their friendly match with Watsonians 4s….
5s bowlers to the foreYour usual correspondent had declared himself unavailable for the Famous Fives’ clash with league leaders…
Fives Fall to Falkland, Part 2Sad tidings for the Famous Fives, late on Thursday evening – scheduled opponents Musselburgh 3…
5s go seismic at ClacksWith storms sweeping through Edinburgh on Friday night and continuing to deliver stair rods throughout…
5s suffer Cavalry collapseThe fifth XI moved into July facing not only table topping Drummond Trinity, but also…
5s Inch to victoryThe verdant surrounds of Inch Park provided the backdrop the Famous Fives’ latest outing in…
Fives stop the CavalryYour correspondent must start this match report by confessing an almost unforgivable sin. Cruelly stranded…
Fives’ Mission ImpossibleSunday 16 June, 2019 – a date writ large in the annals of cricketing history.
Fives on a Falkland AdventureAnother week, another Fives’ fixture in proper Scottish summer weather – good, old-fashioned torrential rain…
Fives cooked in the ‘CuikThe Famous Fives’ latest venture in the all-but-pro-level ESCA Division 7 was a tough-looking away…
Famous Fives on the Path to VictoryCricket grounds around the world are famed for their quirks, giving rise to some of…
Fives go forth to freeze in FifeCricket, in all of its myriad, glorious forms, has an identity – nebulous, perhaps, to…
Famous Fives Register Five PointsAh, the glory of a new season. The possibilities! The optimism! The teas! The vague…