This weekend sees ‘Super Saturday‘ at the Sports Club.
The club tennis finals, senior and junior, start at 11am with play for most of the day plus a barbecue.
Meanwhile the club’s cricketers play at Nunholm in what is arguably their biggest ever league game when APD Dumfries, in 3rd place, compete with Corstorphine, who are in 2nd, to get into the promotion play-off for National League Division 1.
Members are encouraged to drop by and support their local sports club.
Chris Bellwood leaves the field after scoring 170 not out
In National League Division 2 the last game of the season takes place this Saturday at Nunholm against RH Corstorphine.
In arguably the club’s biggest ever league game it means a show down between third placed Dumfries and the side in second place with the winner claiming that second spot. The winning side plays in the promotion play-off for Division 1.
A victory on Saturday would give the Dumfries side the opportunity to be promoted to the highest league they have played in during their 156 years. For skipper Beveridge “these are the games you play amateur cricket to be involved in”.
For the second week the APD Dumfries league fixture was washed out, this time at Prestwick, as was the Murgitroyd Scottish Twenty20 Finals Day on Sunday. APD Dumfries now compete for the Scottish title with Greenock, Dunfermline and Corstorphine on the 13th September.
The Western Union Division 2 match at home between JMS Nunholm and Anniesland saw a masterful innings of 170 not out by Chris Bellwood. The young opener dominated the home side’s innings of 284 for 6 scoring 29 fours and one six for what is regarded as the second highest score for the club after the 191 not out from Russell Johnston earlier this season. In his final partnership with Robert McBride (42no) the pair smashed ninety runs in the last nine overs to set a challenging total.
Bellwood lands a six onto the pavilion roof
In reply Alan Maskrey made the early breakthrough with two wickets in one over and ended up taking five in the Anniesland score of 138 all out to give Nunholm a win by 146 runs.
Monday was the last junior cricket night at Dumfries for the season with an excellent turnout on a sunny evening. Thanks go to the coaching team and the club’s junior sponsors Annandale Insurance and Coatbridge Cold Store Construction for their continued support this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Dumfries Tennis Club senior and junior championship finals take place at Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm this Saturday, 29th August starting at 11 a.m. sharp.
Play will continue for most of the day and everyone is looking forward to some exciting matches in both the open and handicap events. Competitors are asked to attend at 10.45 a.m.
The club asks members past or present and spectators to come along and enjoy the day. There is a BBQ this year. Please would all competitors bring along some additional food.
Some of last years trophies have not yet been returned and the club would ask that anyone who still has one returns it by 29th August to Lister McKiddie or Colin Dunbar or leaves the trophy behind the bar at the Sports Club. If there are any queries please contact Lister on 07921 825 712
A racketball league is starting up on the courts at the club. ALL details are available on the club noticeboard.
Note – this is open for any sports club members to try out. Tennis players and cricketers are most welcome!
Rackets and balls are available from the bar for those starting out.
Tennis Dumfries & Galloway
The last round of the Dumfries and Galloway Junior league matches takes place this Saturday, the 22nd August, and the teams are converging on Nunholm.
The courts are booked from 10 – 4 and the Dumfries Tennis Club junior team is taking part.
On Sunday, APD Dumfries travel to Glasgow for the Scottish Murgitroyd Twenty20 Finals Day. There they contest the £1000 winner’s prize with Corstorphine, Dunfermline and Premiership side Greenock in the semi-finals and final.
Also on Sunday, at Nunholm, the club’s junior section is holding a Kwik Cricket Tournament in the afternoon (2 to 5pm, Sun 23rd Aug).
Josh drives his way to 68 not out against Gatehouse
With both league matches washed out last weekend the only game played was a local Sunday friendly at Nunholm against Gatehouse. The match was dominated by Gatehouse’s Chaudhary who retired after an excellent century in their 201 for 5 with Alan Davidson taking 3 wickets. Nunholm fell 7 runs short with 6 wickets left after needing 19 off the last over. A unbeaten century partnership between Geary (68no) and Johnstone (31 no) was not quite enough in the Nunholm run chase.
Edgar strives for another wicket against Gatehouse
The two Dumfries CC sides look to resume their league campaigns with important matches this Saturday. In National League Division 2, with just two games left, third placed APD Dumfries are away at bottom side Prestwick. After last week’s washout leaders Falkland emerged as league winners leaving the second place promotion play-off spot as the Dumfries target. Second placed Corstorphine will be down at Nunholm for a showdown game next Saturday.
JMS Nunholm are at home to Anniesland as seventh play sixth in Western Union Division 2 with Nunholm needing points to steer clear of the relegation places.
First XI player Tommy McBride has been playing for the Scotland Under-19s in Durham against a United Arab Emirates Development side and Durham County’s Cricket Academy. He scored 40 and then 62 in Scotland’s drawn 2-day game against the UAE which started on Monday.
Meanwhile results last weekend confirmed the youthful Dumfries Sunday XI as winners of the Strathclyde Sunday League Division 3 with club thanks going to the side’s sponsors, B B Body Repairs.
Bats at the ready at the 2009 Cricket Scotland Summer Camp
The annual 3-day Cricket Scotland Junior Summer Camp was held last week at Nunholm. It was led by the new Dumfries and Galloway Community Cricket coach Chris Stewart and happily, barring a couple of rain interruptions, took place largely in good cricketing weather. There was a high standard of ability on display and most importantly the youngsters attending from around the region had an enjoyable three days of sport.
Any person or school interested in playing some cricket or receiving an introduction to the game can contact Chris for assistance at DG One or by email at chris.stewart@dumgal.gov.uk.
More information about how to play junior cricket in Dumfries and Galloway can be found at www.dgcricket.org.uk.
Scott Beveridge in 20/20 mode, courtesy of Cricket Europe
In the National Division 2 match at Freuchie the home side needed 6 off the last over and got it with the first ball. They were chasing a revised target of 170 in 37 overs after a couple of interruptions and thanks to opener R Birrell scoring 95 not out reached that with few mishaps losing four wickets.
Dumfries scored 211 for 8 in 50 overs in the first innings with Josh Geary scoring 64 and Chris Bellwood 46 but in hindsight the verdict was not enough runs. Dumfries bowled well conceding no runs to wides or no balls. Extras totalled just 2. The loss means the side slipped from second to third in the table and out of the promotion play-off spot.
In the Borders Final of the Murgitroyd Twenty20 competition at Gala on Sunday APD Dumfries succeeded in the last over hitting 12 runs to win by 8 wickets chasing the home total of 124 for 6 in 20 overs. Davie Davidson hit 39 not out and, following his four wickets, skipper Beveridge hit consecutive fours to win with just one ball left for his 25 not out. The side play in the Scottish semi-finals in Glasgow a week on Sunday.
In Western Union Division 2, JMS Nunholm lost a close match at home by 3 wickets. An innings of 84 not out by Clarke won the match for GU Staff after Nunholm posted 186 all out with Chris McCutcheon again the mainstay of the innings with 71.
On Sunday Marcus Richardson starred with the bat scoring 78 as a young Dumfries XI totalled 169 for 7 against a Greenock XI in the Strathclyde Sunday League. Despite a late innings flourish Dumfries won by 46 runs with Niall Alexander and Peter Johnstone each taking three wickets.
McBride top scorer against the Netherlands, courtesy ICC/CricketEurope
In a schedule affected by rain the side had a mixed week but finished second to Ireland. McBride figured prominently in their win over the Netherlands hitting the side’s top score of 39 as they successfully chased down the Dutch total.
It took a captain’s innings from Scott Beveridge on Saturday for second placed APD Dumfries to beat fourth placed Edinburgh at Nunholm in National League Division 2.
The match was reduced to 42 overs a side and Dumfries saved their best till first when a disciplined bowling and fielding effort constrained the Edinburgh innings to just 102 all out after 37 overs. Chris McCutcheon and Jim Patterson each took three wickets.
However, in contrast, the wheels fell off when Dumfries batted. Drew Dawson played positively hitting five fours which was the same as hit in the entire first innings. However he was out for 26 to Imran and he then continued to consign Dumfries to 37 for 5 having taken all five wickets with, it seemed, one happening every over. Read the rest of this entry »
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