The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – 12 March 2011. | |
12 March 2011 The wintery weather played havoc with the shinty fixtures with 19 postponements due to pitch and road conditions and 3 abandoned matches on Saturday 12 March 2011. Scottish Hydro Premier Division Shinty’s top division was particularly badly hit. The only game to start was the match between reigning champions Newtonmore and Lovat at Balgate. Danny MacRae netted a hat-trick for the second successive Saturday will be wiped from the record books as referee Evan MacRae was forced to abandon the game at the break because of the worsening weather conditions. Goals from Lovat’s James MacPherson, Greg Matheson and Owen Ferguson meant that the score was 3-3 at the time. The match between Glenurquhart and Inveraray at Blairbeg was postponed because of the poor road conditions as was the game between Oban Camanachd and Kyles Athletic at Mossfield. Glenorchy’s home match against Fort William was postponed as the Mart was unplayable. The game between Kingussie and Kilmallie was the first in the division to be postponed when the Dell failed a pitch inspection. Marine Harvest North Division 1 Beauly looked to be on course to make it two wins out of two when they led Inverness 5-2 at Braeview Park with only 11 minutes remaining. However referee Innes Wood abandoned the game as the deteriorating weather continued. Strathglass and Lochcarron met at Cannich and this match also suffered from the weather conditions. This led referee Daniel MacRae to call off the game on 23 minutes after consulting with both managers. The game was goalless at the time. The match between Caberfeidh and Lochaber at Castle Leod was postponed as the pitch was unplayable. The west coast derby between Skye Camanachd and Kinlochshiel was also postponed when the Pairc nan Laoch pitch failed a pitch inspection. Marine Harvest South Division 1 The whole league programme was wiped out. The game between Glasgow Mid Argyll and Taynuilt was switched to Taynuilt when Yoker failed a pitch inspection. However it was decided to call the game off because of the treacherous road conditions. The match between Ballachulish and Aberdour at Jubilee Park was postponed because of poor road conditions as was the match in Rothesay between Bute and Lochside Rovers. The Oban Celtic versus Kilmory game in Oban did not go ahead because of an unplayable field. Marine Harvest North Division 2 The players, officials and supporters braved the freezing conditions at Kirkton for the local derby between the Kinlochshiel and Skye Camanachd reserve sides. A Neil Fraser double and a John MacRae effort, all in the first half, gave Shiel a 3-0 win. Newly promoted Lochaber enjoyed a 4-1 win over reigning champions Glenurquhart at Spean Bridge. Stuart Callison bagged a double for the home side whilst Alan Knox and Pat Toal grabbed the others. Former Scotland Head Coach Fraser MacKenzie scored for Glenurquhart. The game between Kilmallie and Kingussie at the Canal Parks was called off with Skye referee John Angus Gillies just 20 minutes from the ground. The meeting Glengarry and Fort William at Invergarry also fell foul of the weather. The match between Newtonmore and Lovat was called off when the Eilan was deemed unplayable. Marine Harvest South Division 2 The whole Marine Harvest South Division 2 programme was postponed. This included the clash between Tayforth and Ballachulish, the meeting between Aberdour and Inveraray, the game between Col Glen and Bute and Strachur versus Glasgow Mid Argyll with the latter ruled out because of the road conditions. Marine Harvest North Division 3 Aberdeen University continued their good start to the season with a 4-0 home win against Lochbroom. Former Skye Camanachd player Kenny MacLeod helped himself to a hat-trick whilst David Fraser got the other. Ardnamurchan put last week’s team raising difficulties behind them when they hosted Beauly. However the visitors were in ruthless form as a Danny Marshall hat-trick helped them to a 7-1 win. Boleskine were awarded the points for their clash with Strathglass at Farr as the visitors were unable to raise a team. The Bught Park was ruled unplayable which put paid to the game between Inverness and Caberfeidh. Battery Park also failed a pitch inspection so Lewis Camanachd’s trip to play Lochcarron was also postponed. |