Inverurie won the toss and decided to bat. Thistle opened the bowling with C.Hinchcliffe and C.Van Der Ruit looking to get early wickets but with a fast outfield and great sunny conditions Inverurie raced onto 20 off 5 overs for no wicket, pushing ha
rd early on to get as much runs as possible being 2 men short of a full team.
C.Van Der Ruit got the breakthrough wicket bowling Hadden for 16. Inverurie's number 3 and 4 batsmen soon followed, being out cheaply but with Murrison on form, Norval joined him and pushed thistle hard in the sweltering conditions, running the score onto154 for 3 off 32.
D.Crozier spun his way into the attack and got Norval and Murrison both out in one over, exposing the Inverurie tail enders.
With only 8 overs left Thistle turned the screw and managed to restrict Inverurie to 176 for 6 off 40.
D.Crozier was the pick if the bowlers with 3 for 52 off 12 overs, C.Van Der Ruit and A.Long also taking a wicket each.
After tea Thistle had a real chance to get the total required and after Saturday's shocker, the batsmen were eager to get some runs. A.Keith and A.Milroy did just this racing the score onto 41 for 0 off just 7 overs but with Keith injured earlier on in the game, he struggled at the crease and was bowled for 12.
C.Van Der Ruit needing to leave early came in at number 3 and had the innings of his life smashing an excellent 35 off 28 balls, 19 of them coming from 1 over. Van Der Ruit was finally caught out but had entertained the spectators and put thistle in the drivers seat with the score on 103 off 19 overs.
A.Hinchcliffe who had been supporting Van Der Ruit decided to get in on the run scoring and set about the Inverurie bowlers with ease, hitting 4 sixes in his innings and with the support of D.Crozier and D.Garden eased thistle home to victory, thistle finishing on 177 off 34 overs for 6 wickets.
A.Hinchcliffe top scored on 57 not out, C.Van Der Ruit next with a splendid 35 and A.Milroy also scoring 29.
Thistle now advance to the semi finals where they hope to continue their chance of more silverware. The match ball was sponsored by the Station Hotel.
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