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This is the official website of the Dumfries Sports Club in the South West of Scotland.

The club has a long history as can be seen in the timeline below of the most significant events in the development of the club.

Timeline

2008 - www.dumfriessportsclub.co.uk is available on the web.
2007 - Les Hill wins a World Master silver medal for GB&NI in his 50th marathon.
2007 - New 3-lane artificial nets are built thanks to grants from Nithsdale Local Council and Awards for All.
2007 - Les Hill and Paul Hart are selected for Scotland in the Anglo-Celtic Plate 100k race. 
2006 - Dumfries Cricket Club is awarded the best amateur groundsman award for ‘the best ground in Scotland’.
2006 - Scotland Womens cricket team play Derbyshire at Nunholm in a one-day game.
2006 - The cricket club play in Division 2 of the Scottish National leagues for the first time.
2005 - The new cricket Scorebox at the ‘Railway End’ is built.
2005 - Dumfries Cricket Club are Western Union Division 1 champions.
2004 - The four tennis courts have a new all-weather artificial grass surface laid.
1997 - The new suite, gym and changing rooms are opened.
1997 - Dumfries Cricket Club win the Scottish Cricket Union Trophy.
1996 - The cricket club joins the Western Union leagues.
1993 - Dumfries Cricket Club are Border League champions for a second time.
1988 - Nunholm becomes a first class cricket ground when Scotland play Ireland in a 3-day game.
1987 - Two more squash courts are built onto the clubhouse.
1986 - The running club organise the first Dumfries marathon.
1986 - Scotland play India at Nunholm in two one-day internationals.
1984 - Dumfries Running Club moves their base to the Dumfries Sports Club.
1981 - The running club organise the first Dumfries half-marathon.
1980 - Dumfries Running Club is formed.
1977 - Dumfries Sports Club is formed incorporating the cricket and tennis clubs and Nunholm Squash Club is created.
1977 - The characterful corrugated iron cricket pavilion is demolished and the current clubhouse is completed with two squash courts.
1974 - The cricket club sell the field next to the ground to part finance the new clubhouse and the houses that form Nunholm Park next to the ground are built.
1938 - Dumfries Cricket Club are crowned Border League champions.
1890’s - Dumfries Lawn Tennis Club is established at Nunholm.
1897 - The Nunholm ground is purchased by the cricket club.
1881 - The cricket club moves to the present location at Nunholm.
1853 - Dumfries Cricket club is founded at Mildamhead in Dumfries.