Junior Squash Nights are re-starting on Sunday 20th Sep, 7-9pm.
Eye protection and refreshments are provided.
All Sports Club junior members are welcome.
For further information contact Raymond Currie on 07515 994172 or 01387 257036. Parent consent forms will need to be completed by new members.
Tommy batting against Netherlands U17s, courtesy of ICC/CricketEurope
He joined the other five other full time and two part-time attendees when the course started last week. They include recent Scotland internationals Matthew Parker and Marc Petrie, who kept wicket against Australia two weeks ago. He also joins some of Scotland’s aspiring skiers and rugby players as they attend the corresponding performance courses for their respective sports.
McBride, who played for Scotland U17s and Scotland U19s this year, will receive skills and fitness training and course work in sports science together with a cricketing placement overseas. Last January the group spent three months training and playing in Australia. The likely destination this year is India or Australia.
The former Lockerbie Academy pupil, who was first introduced to the sport thanks to one of the junior cricket taster sessions run by the Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Sports and Leisure Department, has an exciting ‘off-season’ in prospect.
Dumfries Tennis Club held their club championship finals day on Saturday at Dumfries Sports Club at Nunholm.
This year saw a fantastic turnout in both the junior and senior events. The ladies side of the club has been building up well and it was great to see so many of them getting involved.
In the junior events it was lovely to see some new faces taking part and well done to everyone who participated in the qualifying rounds.
Trophy winners at the 2009 Dumfries Tennis Club Championships
Thank you to all the finalists for taking part and to everyone who came along and supported the event and made it a great day.
Anyone who would like to get involved with the tennis at the club can phone Lister Mckiddie on 256260 or if you would like coaching contact the club coach Colin Dunbar on 0776264329.
For the next 4 weeks the ladies’ coaching will be back on Monday nights from 6pm to 7pm, all levels of players are welcome to come along and join in.
The Finals results are below together with more images of the day. Read the rest of this entry »
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.
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
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.
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.
Held last month at the Dumfries Sports Club, for the first time this tournament started on a Friday night as there was such a large entry with players from across the region taking part.
As always the tournament was played in a great atmosphere with some exceptional play on the Nunholm courts.
The under 10 Boys singles final saw a strong performance from the club’s Alex Shearman winning 5-1against Callum Kerr.
One of the most exciting matches of the day was the under 12 Boys singles final between two from Nunholm, Alex Shearman and Sam Copeland. With the boys tied at one set each they played a very close deciding tie break with Alex coming out on top 1-5, 5-4, 10-8.
The under 14 singles was contested by two more from the club, Duncan Muir and Sophie Robinson. Duncan showed the improvement he has made to take the title 6-3, 6-0.
For the third year in a row the under 16 boy’s singles was between Sergio Meola and Jordan Kerr. However this time there was no home win as Sergio was too strong for Jordan winning 6-0, 6-0.
This year the under 18 boys singles final was between Jack Copeland and Sergio Meola. Considering he had been at his school prom the night before Jack gave a strong performance winning 7- 5, 6 – 3 to claim another title for Dumfries Tennis Club.
The under 12 girls final was between Rhona Park and Nicole McDonald with Rhona winning 5-1, 5-1.
In the under 16 girls Sophie Robinson came through very strongly against Blythe Aitken to win 8-0.
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Another three day Cricket Scotland Summer Camp is taking place at Nunholm this summer.
2008 Cricket Scotland Summer Camp
Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th August
Saltires Camp 9am to 12pm, Lions Camp 1pm to 4 pm
Nunholm, Dumfries Cricket Club. Cost: £40
Further details on the camps and how to book are available here.
Tommy playing for Scotland U17s
Previous matches have included a win over Cumbria and a defeat to Northumberland and this week he top scored with 41 in the second innings. He was also the top scorer for the side in the second match of the ‘tour’ with 62 in their win over Hertfordshire.
Now the side move on to compete in the European Championships in Northern Ireland at the end of the month.
Congratulation from the club!
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