Tennis: Duncan in County Team

8 05 2009

Duncan Muir of Closeburn, a member of Dumfries Sports Club, has been selected to play for the South of Scotland county team at the forthcoming County Cup.

Duncan, a relative latecomer to tennis, has impressed with his development and attitude on court to make a rapid rise in the ranks.

Winner of the Dumfriesshire U14 title, Duncan has been playing competitions all over Scotland and the north of England with an ever rising success rate and was recently a finalist in the Chatsworth Easter tournament in Carlisle.

Dumfries and Galloway Standard


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Squash Open Day, Sat 23rd May

6 05 2009

Nunholm Squash Club is planning an Open Day on Saturday 23rd May to promote squash in Dumfries but also to support Squash 2016 which is a world wide initiative to get the game of squash included in the Olympics in 2016.

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The aim for the day is to showcase exhibition matches between some of the club’s Scottish Masters Champions but also to give those who have not tried squash an opportunity to have a go.

Eye protection for junior players and rackets will be available along with some refreshments.

There will also be a chance for club players to take part in a mini team competition during the day. Read the rest of this entry »


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Cricket: APD Dumfries win National League Opener

4 05 2009
Davie Davidson scores the 1st league 50 of the season

Davie Davidson scores the 1st league 50 of the season

Playing Weirs on Saturday at Nunholm, APD Dumfries won their first league match of the season by a healthy 84 runs in National League Division 2.

The Dumfries side put up 217 batting first with the first league fifty being scored by opener Davie Davidson. His 58 and 41 from Geary at number 4 were the backbone of the innings and when Davidson was caught at 142, 12 overs and seven wickets were left.

Wickets then fell as the scoring rate rose with Dawson adding a useful 21. Those final overs contributed about six an over for the Doonhamers to reach 217 for 9 after 50 overs.

Despite losing Alexander to injury after bowling only three overs, Jim Patterson and then Geary put pressure on the Weirs batting. Each took a wicket to restrict the total to 19 off ten. Two more catches off Geary and one in left-armer Beveridge’s first over meant five wickets down for below fifty.

Spinners Beveridge and Goodin then gradually mopped up the innings. Skipper Beveridge finished with two wickets and Goodin four as the run chase ended well short on 133. Next Saturday Dumfries play away at SMRH. Read the rest of this entry »


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Tennis: 2009 Open Day Success

3 05 2009

The Tennis Open Day held last Sunday to invite people to come down and try the courts was a success, despite a chillier outlook than hoped, with as many as 20 new juniors having a hit at the club for the first time.

2009 Dumfries Tennis Club Open Day

2009 Dumfries Tennis Club Open Day

A busy day was rounded off with 16 adults daring to enter the doubles competition organised to wrap up the day. Read the rest of this entry »


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Tennis goes Fit MAD

24 04 2009

fitmad_logoThe Dumfries Sports Club and Dumfries Tennis Club is taking part in the new local Fit Mad initiative by offering those participating the chance to play Tennis on a Saturday morning.

This is an exciting project run by the PE Departments and the Active Schools Co-ordinators of the Dumfries Burgh Schools.

“Fit MAD is an exciting new activity club aimed at all S1 & S2 girls and their mums (or female guardian). The idea behind the club is to get as many girls and their mums to enjoy exercising and to lead more active and healthy lifestyles and is open to S1 & S2 girls who attend any of the 4 Burgh Schools and their mums.

The programme of classes run from Monday 27th April to Saturday 27th June and are open only to S1 & S2 girls and their mums from the Burgh Schools (Dumfries High School, Dumfries Academy, Maxwelltown High School, St Joseph’s College).”

More details on the initiative and how to join can be found on the Fit MAD website.

Tennis Coach Colin Dunbar is taking the Tennis Fit MAD sessions on Saturday mornings from 11am-12. Bookings are required and he can be contacted on 07762 624329.


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Cricket: Junior Coaching – Mon 20th Apr

10 04 2009
Dumfries CC a Cricket Scotland TopClub

Dumfries CC a Cricket Scotland TopClub

MONDAY NIGHT IS JUNIOR NIGHT: The cricket section’s popular junior coaching sessions are starting again on Monday the 20th April at 6:15 pm (to 8pm) and on subsequent Mondays throughout the season.

These evening sessions are open to Sports Club members and non-members, and aimed at boys and girls aged from 8 to 14. Basic skills coaching will be provided for new starters whilst more experienced players will be given key technical skills training. However the emphasis is on fun and participation. For those older, cricket training starts earlier at 4:15pm (to 6pm).

Come along to Nunholm and ask, or for further details contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455 or visit www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk. Read the rest of this entry »


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Tennis Open Day – Sun 26th April

9 04 2009
Try Tennis in Dumfries

Try Tennis in Dumfries

SUNDAY 26TH APRIL: Starting at 10AM & continuing into the afternoon.

Murray v Federer

Murray v Federer at Nunholm

Dumfries Sports Club is holding a tennis open day. All members & Non members of any age & any standard are welcome to come along and try out the club tennis courts.

The club tennis coach will be on-hand between 10 & 12pm to hold practise sessions as well as offering tips & advice on how to improve your game.

There will be a prize draw raffle which is open to everyone & from 12pm onwards food & drinks will be available.

bbqTo finish the day we will be holding a free to enter, open doubles tennis competition, with everyone welcome to enter, no matter what their skill level is.

BBQ from 12pm with snacks and drinks available court side.

To download, print and display your own Tennis Open Day Poster click here, Tennis Open Day Notice (PDF format)


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Cricket: D&G Coach position

1 04 2009

A Community Cricket Coach is being sought for the Dumfries and Galloway region.

The post, which is with Cricket Scotland and in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council, has the objective of building on the cricket already played in the region. The focus is on developing junior cricket and involving more youngsters in the sport by linking more schools with clubs.

Last year in Scotland, 18000 children were introduced to the sport by primary school teachers, a 10% rise on the previous year. A number of these were in Dumfries and Galloway but the aim is to increase that involvement in sport. With new Regional Cricket Academies in place across Scotland the route is also there to achieve regional and national selection. Partly as a result of these initiatives Cricket Scotland recently was awarded the International Cricket Council (Europe) award for best overall cricket development programme.

This part-time position with Cricket Scotland is located at the Sports Development Team at DG One. It has been made possible through the efforts of the DG Cricket Development Group, local clubs, and with the support of local community funding. More details on the role can be found at www.dgcricket.org.uk.


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Tennis: Club Nights start – Mon 6th Apr

1 04 2009
Keep your eye on the ball!

Keep your eye on the ball!

The tennis summer club night starts on Monday 6th April 09.

These will run from April to September on Mondays and are open to any senior and junior members who have the ability to play doubles matches.

You can come along at 6.30pm until whenever suits, to play fun competitive sets with other players.

More tennis news and events can be found on this site at
www.dumfriessportsclub.co.uk/category/tennis/

or just click Tennis News in the Quick Links top right.


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Squash: Nunholm Finals Weekend 2009

24 03 2009
Les, Sue and Iain (Senior, Womens, Junior/Jim Thorburn Champions 2009)

Les, Sue and Iain (Senior, Womens, Junior/Jim Thorburn Champions 2009)

Finals weekend at the Nunholm Squash Club started with the semi-finals of the Club Championships last Friday night. Current Scottish Masters over-45 champion Jim Wells beat Malcolm McCubbin who was hampered by an ankle injury sustained during the week. Les Harkness beat Robin Ridley, the current Scottish Masters over-50 champion, in a close fought contest with some classy squash. Read the rest of this entry »


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Cricket Scotland Easter Cricket Camp

20 03 2009

Cricket Scotland LogoThe Cricket Scotland Easter Cricket Camp held last year is to be repeated in Dumfries during the second week of Easter school holidays. Targetted at girls and boys aged 8 to 13 this is open to all ability levels. Basic skills coaching will be provided for new starters whilst more experienced players will be offered key technical skills training. This camp will have a large emphasis on fun and participation.

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Squash Club Finals this Fri/Sat/Sun

17 03 2009

This weekend at Dumfries Sports Club will see the final matches of the Club Championship, Jim Thorburn Trophy and Junior Club Championship all played on a Finals Day on Sunday 22nd March. All club members are urged to come and support the finals weekend on what should be a great advert for squash for our area.

The Junior event will start play on Saturday afternoon where there will be a healthy number of the club’s junior players on show and it will climax with the junior final taking place on the Sunday.

The favourite will be defending Champion Iain Anderson but he is sure to be pushed all the way by last years runner up Douglas Brotherston.

In the main Club Championship event, the semi-finals will take place on Friday night at 7pm with Malcolm McCubbin taking on new Scottish Masters over 45 Champion Jimmy Wells in the first semi. This will be followed by Les Harkness who will look to overcome the new Scottish Masters over 50 Champion Robin Ridley. Two cracking matches are in prospect and a good turnout of spectators is expected.

In the Jim Thorburn trophy, the popular handicap competition, young Iain Anderson takes on the hard hitting Davy Lindsay in the first semi final at 7:15pm. This will be a tough one for Davy as he has a big handicap to turn around so expect a tight game here. The other semi sees Lister McKiddie forget the tennis court for a bit to face hotelier Phil Leek. Phil too has an advantage on the handicap so it will be a stern test for Lister.

Presentation of prizes will follow in the main lounge after ALL finals with Chair of the Squash Committee Sue Strachan.

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