 While the greatest moment of popular fame must be the victory in the final of the National Village Championship at Lord’s in 1985 (against a Surrey side, to give it added relish), the fact is that the standard of play, and equally importantly, of opposition, has increased steadily since that time.In the 1970s, virtually all games were friendlies against other village clubs, with the occasional friendly against one of the “big clubs” from Edinburgh; the club looked on these as major cricketing occasions, while the opponents thought them to be more of a social day out.Today, Freuchie Cricket Club meet these teams on a very competitive basis.