Dumfries Sports Club

A century at Nunholm by Drew Dawson capped the APD Dumfries league season by ensuring a final match win and their fifteenth win of the season. Already declared champions of National League Division 2, a possible anti-climax to the season was avoided when the side posted a first innings total of 253 for 4. In reply SMRH were all out for 168 with wickets shared amongst the Dumfries bowlers.

Immediately after that 85 run win the league trophy was presented by Cricket Scotland to Captain Stuart Corbett-Byers which in turn was followed by the rest of the team wasting yet more champagne, or a cheaper Spanish equivalent, over the captain in celebrating a winning climax to the season.

Dumfries opted to bat first at home and with a new opening partnership of Tom McBride and Drew Dawson. The opening bowlers Coyle and C Bissett tested the batsmen on a wicket which offering some movement and the opening was steady rather than spectacular and after ten overs the Nunholm side had reached 26.

More attention grabbing at the time was the musical accompaniment for the occasional boundary. In the spirit of celebrating the last day of a successful season a musical fanfare from the house DJ greeted boundaries and wickets during the match and caused a few to metaphorically fall off their chairs. SMRH took the music in good spirits but must have been intrigued when “Bad Boys” heralded the arrival of the openers.

Meanwhile back at the cricket the openers were intent in providing the solid platform with the fifty coming up in the 17th over and the hundred in the 31st. It was at that point that McBride, looking to boost the scoring rate, came down the wicket and was comprehensively bowled by the other Bissett (G) for 43. Read the rest of this entry »