Dumfries Sports Club

Dumfries Cricket Club have resumed their evening training sessions with senior training taking place at Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm from 6 to 8 on Tuesdays and on Fridays. New players are very welcome for the season ahead and can contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455, or email dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com, or introduce yourself at a club training session.

That season is fast approaching with the first match a week on Saturday, the 14th April, with a friendly at Nunholm against Ferguslie. The following Saturday sees the first competitive fixture, on the 21st, with a Scottish Cup group match at home when the firsts, APD Dumfries, play Weirs. The seconds, CWE Nunholm, then start their Western Cup competition with a match at Hillhead the following Saturday. See www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk for more details.

Meanwhile Dumfries’s Tom McBride has been playing and training in South Africa on a pre-season tour with Scotland U19s. After a shoulder injury sustained in the first game he returned for the penultimate two games and was able to contribute with a run a ball 34 and then 44 for the side to remain unbeaten with one match to play.

Senior Training is now taking place midweek in the evenings.

Main training night is on Tuesdays 6pm to 8 and a second on Fridays 6pm to 8

New players are very welcome and can come down to Nunholm and make themselves known or can contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455 or email the club at dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com . See www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk .