The week simply got better for Damien Wright.
Last Sunday, he was, as captain of the losing side in the Scottish Cup Final, magnanimous in his praise of winners Greenock.
On Wednesday, he made his debut as Scotland's professional in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy game at Southgate, against a Middlesex County Board X1, laying the foundations for victory with an aggressive 55 and then taking two early wickets to put Scotland on course for victory, a performance which won him the man of the match award.
He finished his week on Saturday, by accepting the SNCL Premiership trophy after his side's comfortable victory over Uddingston at Bothwell Castle.
Relegation pressure
If there was cause for celebration at Raeburn Place, elsewhere in the capital city, fevered brows were being mopped as news filtered through that Prestwick's game against Aberdeenshire at Mannofield, had finally fallen victim to bad light.
The result was Prestwick will play in the First Division next year. Yet, it could so easily have been either Watsonians or Ayr to suffer such a fate. These two sides met at Myreside in an uninspiring game with Ayr, after seeming to be cruising towards a respectable target, on 65 for 1, suddenly, and through their own ineptitude, found themselves struggling.
Jamie Henderson's off-breaks started the rot when first he induced Alan Simpson to chip into short mid-wicket's hands and then persuaded Richard Chee Quee to go for a big leg-side hit only to be caught by the diving Kevin Flannigin.
Youngster Dewalt Nel applied the fatal dose, taking his first wicket of the league season and then going on to snap up another four to finish with 5 for 20.
The home side also looked to be cruising towards their target when first Neil McCallum and then Mike Leonard, fell to catches by Chee Quee.
Thereafter, the home side struggled but did enough to complete the 'Great Escape' through a four wicket win which was enough to ensure their Premiership survival.
Ayr had to sweat it out while awaiting news of Prestwick's fate.
Fighting finish
Drew Parsons' men looked on course for a draw, which, in the event, would have still meant they would have gone down, but not without a real fight.
Led by Parsons himself, the Scotland left-hander smashed a superb 124 from 120 balls, before declaring on 245 for 8 after 48 overs.
When the umpires finally took the players off, Aberdeenshire were on 116 for 3.
West of Scotland handed out a severe beating to already doomed West Lothian, to confirm their second place in the table and Greenock confirmed the First Division championship in beating Clydesdale at Titwood. Ferguslie join them in the Premiership.
Stenhousemuir's rout of Stirling County, who collapsed to 64 all out, sent the Williamfield side straight back to the Second Division, along with Hillhead.
They are replaced by Dunfermline and Kelburne, who completed a good season for the Paisley buddies.
There was misery for Glasgow Accies and Dundee HSFP who return to their regional leagues, at the first time of asking. Perthshire, despite going down heavily to SMRH, survive to fight another day.
Contrasting fortunes
How are the mighty fallen! A few decades ago, Perthshire was one of the country's most successful teams, now they are struggling to maintain a place in the National League.
But it was all joy at Penicuik after Steve Knox, with six wickets and an unbeaten half-century, led them into the SNCL, through victory over Meigle. Last season, despite winning their play-off, the Border League side was disqualified.
Joy too at Edinburgh Accies after they beat Weirs in their play-off to return to SNCL duty, thanks to Simon Spoljeric's century.
That's it for the league programme but there is still some cricket to be played. On September 13th Scotland meet Dorset at Boghall in a vital game.
Victory would see them playing against the 'big boys' of County fame, in the competition next year.
Defeat, hardly worth contemplating, would substantially reduce next season's international interest and add question marks to the game's international future, amongst other issues yet to be fully debated, following failure to gain a place in the next World Cup.