Holy Cross and Watsonians II are President's men

HOLY CROSS go into Sunday's President's Trophy cricket final hoping to recreate the form that saw them beat Grange II and Carlton II in the last month of the Baillie Gifford East League season.

The men from Arboretum take on Watsonians II at Kirkhill, Penicuik in the final of the event for local sides buoyed by those results which helped to keep them in Division One.

They have made a couple of changes to the side named for the original final date last Sunday, but player Charlie Ellis said: "We had those good wins towards the end of the season and it is always good to have something to look forward to such as a final after a long, frustrating summer due to the weather. We lost to Watsonians II twice in the league and we know they are a good side, but we know we are capable of winning."

Ellis will be the danger man for Holy Cross, having scored 428 league runs in 2008.

Watsonians II are skippered by Mark Yellowlees and they have their season's top run scorer Ben Fox in the side and keeping wicket, while seamer Mike Legget returns.