Dumfries Sports Club

Dumfries CC Womens Team

In their first competitive outing the Dumfries Cricket Club Women’s team registered a win over Galloway in their Scottish Cup match at Nunholm on Tuesday.

Dumfries posted a challenging 139 for 2 in their twenty overs and it was that total that presented a problem with Galloway finishing on 79 for 1.

Dumfries were put in to bat and openers Kirsty Strachan and Rachel Howard set up the win for their side with an eighty run opening partnership. That only came to an end in the 13th over when Howard was bowled for 17 and, one brings two, Strachan was also bowled five short of a first fifty.

Rosy Ryan and Sue Strachan steadied the innings and accelerated in the last couple of overs with Strachan hitting three successive fours. They finished not out on 24 and 32 respectively for a good total of 139 for 2 in the twenty overs.

Hamblin and Maxwell batted well for Galloway but it was the weight of runs that was the problem with the Dumfries side fielding well to stop the runs and bowling effectively. The pair had almost batted right through when Howard hit the top of off stump to bowl Hamblin for 19 in the very last over. Galloway finished on 79 for 1 with Kate Maxwell undefeated on 30 to back up her good bowling in the first innings.

Kirsty Strachan took the Parkdale Garage Dumfries Player of the Match award for putting her side on course with her innings of 45 to make it a good week after she, and Rachel Howard, were both picked for Scotland U17s for their away matches in the ECB Championship next week starting with a match against Leicestershire.

The game was a credit to both sides who are both in the early stages of playing. It was the first such game for the Dumfries side and a first for the club since Dumfriesshire Ladies were recorded playing at Nunholm in the 1890s. Dumfries will play at either Ayr or Glasgow Accies in the semi-final.

The club at Nunholm are keen to introduce more girl and women players to the game, with beginners most welcome. Those interested can contact the club through dumfriescricketclub@gmail com, or contact Trefor Williams (01387 256455) to find out about the weekly coaching sessions for women and girls running throughout the summer.

Scoreboard: Women’s Scottish Cup Quarter-final at Benfield Park Nunholm
Match sponsored by Parkdale Garage
Dumfries Women beat Galloway Ladies by 60 runs
Dumfries Women 139 for 2 (20 overs) K Strachan 45, S Strachan 32no,
R Ryan 24no, R Howard 17, N Hamblin 4 overs 1 for 30
Galloway Ladies 79 for 1 (20 overs)
K Maxwell 30no, N Hamblin 19, R Howard 4 overs 1 for 5
Parkdale Garage Dumfries Player of the Match: K Strachan

APD Dumfries celebrate a wicket

APD Dumfries beat St Boswells in the Twenty20 Borders Murgitroyd Cup on Sunday. This was the only weekend outing with Saturday’s league matches victims of the rain.

The game at Benfield Park Nunholm went ahead in good conditions and Dumfries were immediately in trouble losing two wickets in eight balls for zero runs. However Chris McCutcheon and Scott Beveridge recovered with eighty runs over the next ten overs. McCutcheon took the opportunity to improvise until he was caught for 43. Chris Bellwood was Beveridge’s next partner as the latter reached his fifty with a couple of sixes despite being hampered by injury. Both were out looking for runs in the last couple of overs, Beveridge for 55 and Bellwood for 34.

St Boswells had a difficult start chasing the Dumfries total of 157 for 6 when Alan Davison snared two wickets in his second over and McCutcheon bowled another. St Lucian Mathurin was the mainstay of the St Boswells innings with 30 when a skier was caught off Goodin with the Borders side at 46 for 4 off ten overs. Young batted well for 46 not out as wickets fell at the other end but the opposition finished 37 runs short losing eight wickets for 121. Dumfries play at Gala next in the Borders semi-final. This Saturday, in the league, they play at top placed West of Scotland.

Club sponsors Elliot Graham, Jim Main and John Strong of APD try their Dumfries Cup shirts.

Dumfries tried coloured kit for the first time in a competitive match at Nunholm and appropriately Newbie sponsors APD Ltd had been at the club to receive their shirts and to mark the seventh year of their Club sponsorship. Elliott Graham from APD said “we are pleased to support a local community club like Dumfries CC and to see the firsts, APD Dumfries, challenging at the top of the Western Premier League”.

Meanwhile Tom McBride has been named in the provisional Scotland U19 squad for the U19 World Cup in Australia in August and Kirsty Strachan, and Rachel Howard, for Scotland Women’s U17s for their away matches in the ECB Championship next week. The Nunholm club’s junior coaching sessions continue on Mondays and over the summer from 6:15 to 8 at Dumfries Sports Club, contact Trefor Williams (01387 256455).

In the Western Premier League on Saturday APD Dumfries lost their unbeaten record to Uddingston at Benfield Park Nunholm when they were unable to chase a revised target of 182 to win off 40 overs.

Dumfries had a good start taking three Uddingston wickets for just five runs with Chris McCutcheon dismissing both openers in his first over and Drew Dawson taking a brilliant diving catch at cover. However the Uddingston Sri Lankan professional Priyadashrana set a target with his fine innings of 80 and Uddingston finished on 189 for 9.

Dumfries then lost their top order cheaply with Scotland player Calum McLeod taking four wickets and it required 51 not out by Davie Davidson for Dumfries to reach 157 for 7 some twenty five runs short. Dumfries now lie second to West of Scotland with each having four wins but with the Glasgow side ahead with extra bonus points. Davidson took the Roger Lever Photography Dumfries Man of the Match award for his fighting innings.

In the CWE Nunholm fixture away against Uddingston 2nds, Bothwell, Nunholm won by 83 runs after a fine team batting effort reached 244 for 8 with Kingmoor Training Man of the Match Farries top scoring with 60. Bothwell were all out for 161 in reply. Niall Alexander and Allan Maskrey were unlucky not to claim more early wickets and young Chris McBride took four wickets with his leg spin. The Nunholm side also sit second due to bonus points in the Western Premier Reserve League.

Mat was Man of the Match v GU Staff

In the Sunday league at Nunholm, Brammer Dumfries came a distinct second to Glasgow University Staff. It took a partnership from Dave Strachan (39) and Glasgow Uni (Crichton) Man of the Match Mat Williams (41) to recover from 70 for 6 to 161 all out.

Jack Barnes took two wickets to dent the opposition progression to a seven wicket win reached in the closing overs.

Junior cricket: The Nunholm club’s Monday junior coaching sessions run from 6:15 to 8 at Dumfries Sports Club. These are open to non-members, boys and girls. For more details on junior, senior, and women’s cricket contact Trefor Williams (01387 256455), dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com, or see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk.

APD Dumfries maintained their top of the table position in the Western Premier league with their fourth victory on Saturday at Ayr when they won by six wickets thanks to an outstanding innings of one hundred and thirty not out from Josh Geary.

In the Ayr innings there was another century with opener Neil Smith scoring 105 not out. Spinner Scott Beveridge took three of the five wickets to fall including Ayr professional Thyssen who was stumped for 61 when Ayr were well positioned at 151 for 1.

Dumfries faced a total of 234 for 5 and had a bad start losing both openers inside four overs. However Tom McBride and Josh Geary then recovered the situation with a match winning 150 run partnership. McBride was caught for 51 and Joe Clarke (30no) then helped Complete Engineering Man of the Match Geary guide his side home in the second last over.

Dumfries remain the only undefeated side in the league after West of Scotland lost to Stirling and next face Uddingston at home at Benfield Park Nunholm on Saturday.

Nunholm sponsor, Colin Wallace of CWE Solutions receives his Dumfries shirt from Davie Davidson and skipper Stuart Alexander.

Meanwhile CWE Solutions Nunholm had a decisive ten wicket win against Cambusdoon, Ayr seconds at home. Davie Davidson and the Stevenson McConnel Man of the Match, Chris McCutcheon, each took three wickets in a Cambusdoon total of 93 all out. The Nunholm side took just 13 overs to finish the game with youngster Niall Alexander hitting 51no and Farries 42no.

Ayr were also the visitors in the Sunday league and it was Marcus Richardson who claimed the Web Engineering Man of the match award with the second century of the weekend ending on exactly 100 not out for an eight wicket win for Brammer Dumfries chasing an Ayr total of 181 for 9. Ben Walker and Jack Barnes took three wickets and Todd Rafferty partnered Richardson to his century with 37 not out.

Juniors: The Nunholm club’s junior coaching sessions run on Mondays from 6:15 to 8 at Dumfries Sports Club. These are open to non-members, boys and girls. For more details on junior, senior, and women’s cricket contact Trefor Williams (01387 256455), dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com, or see http://www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk.

Six for skipper Stuart Corbett-Byers ©David M Potter

APD Dumfries maintained top spot in the Western Premier League in a dramatic finish at Stirling on Saturday.

Chasing a big total of 265, Dumfries got the winning run off the last ball with one wicket left. Captain Stuart Corbett-Byers hit a match winning 72 not out and opener Chris Bellwood contributed another fifty in a successful run chase, just.

Stirling, at 25 overs, were just under a hundred for the loss of three wickets but a 150 partnership between Reddy (74) and Farrar (53) set up a challenging total of 265 for 5. Spinners Beveridge and Bellwood each took two wickets.

Similarly Dumfries were just past a hundred at half-way, for 2 wickets, but at 6 wickets down for 157 and just 12 overs left it required a crucial sixty run partnership between Corbett-Byers and Robert McBride to keep the side in the chase. At the last over the scoreboard showed 13 runs to win. Byers hit two fours, then a leg-bye and a well placed edged four by last-man Goodin off the second last ball saw that target reached.

However the electronic runs countdown had been one short. So the stumps were replaced, celebrations cut short, and for a second time Goodin hit the winning runs taking a single off the last ball with the John Henderson & Sons Dumfries Man of the Match Corbett-Byers undefeated on 72 after one of his best innings for the club.

The result leaves the side just ahead of West of Scotland on run rate with both sides played three, won three. This Saturday in the league Dumfries play away at Ayr.

Todd top scored for Nunholm

CWE Nunholm were unable to post a large enough total at Benfield Park Nunholm against Stirling 2nds. Youngster Todd Rafferty top scored for Nunholm with 35 to get his side back into the game from a position of 59 for 5 to end up 177 all out.

Despite being 47 for 4 the visitors reached their target for the loss of just one more wicket. The club’s junior sessions continue to run on Mondays from 6:15-8 at Nunholm, see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk.