The 2013 Dumfries Cricket Club AGM will be held at Nunholm on Friday the 22nd November at 7pm.
For those who have not made an appearance at this meeting before but have views or want to influence how our Club operates or take a role on the Committee then please make the effort to attend, this is your opportunity to contribute to the Club’s operation.
2013 Cricket Awards winners
He won the McKerrow Trophy as 1st XI Player the Year for his performances in the League and Cup as APD Dumfries finished third in the CSL Western Premiership.
He was the Club’s top wicket taker with 28 wickets, as well as the League’s second top wicket taker with 24, and completed an all-round effort as the Club’s third top run scorer with 338 runs for the side.
The season highlight was his remarkable spell of swing bowling to take 7 wickets for just 9 runs at Nunholm for a win against West of Scotland in the second last game which ensured that third spot. That also meant he picked up the Jimmy Steele Bowling Award. An Award he was already in line for having taken six wickets in a match a couple of weeks earlier. To complete his set of trophies his fellow team-mates weekly votes gave him the 2013 Players’ Player of the Year Award as well.
Spinner Jerry Goodin won the Freddy MacLachlan 2nd XI Player of the Year. He was by a distance the top wicket taker with 26 wickets as well as contributing valuable runs with the bat to help Eco-Genics Nunholm finish fourth in the Western Premier Reserve League.
The Young Player of the Year was fourteen year old Chris McBride as he consolidated his place up the order for the 2nd XI contributing over two hundred runs with his mature performances with the bat.
The Dumfries Women’s side finished third equal in their first season in the Scottish League and their Player of the Year went to Kirsty Strachan as top wicket taker and top scorer with one match-winning innings of seventy not out and for earning her first Scotland Cap. Particularly for the development in her bowling, the Strachan Cup for the Most Improved Player was awarded to Ryan Ryan.
The Dumfries Cricket Club AGM will take place at Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm, on Friday the 22th Nov at 7pm.
The Dumfries Tennis Club Mens team has won league division 3 of the Aegon Scottish National Club League.
Unfortunately, the title decider with Stirling University did not proceed as Stirling conceded the game as they could not raise a team . It was not an ideal way to win the league, however the team remains unbeaten and looks forward to some fantastic and challenging matches in League 2 next year.
The team comprised Captain – Chris Topping, Lister and Dan McKiddie, Kyle Singh,Graeme Cross and Ritchie Cunningham.
The Dumfries Tennis Club AGM will take place on Thursday 21th November at 7.15pm in the sports club lounge.
The club is in need of a new chairperson to chair committee meetings and ensure what is decided is carried out effectively and we always need committee members to help run the club.
The club would also like to hear from anyone who is interested in being a team captain and a team player for 2014. We currently have 3 men’s teams, 2 ladies teams and 2 mixed teams competing in the D&G district leagues and 2 men’s teams competing in the national leagues.
This is your opportunity to have your say in the running of the club. Please get in touch with Michael Goldie at tennis@dumfriessportsclub.co.uk if you would like to nominate or be nominated for a position, or have a proposal to help keep the club running smoothly.
Your support at the AGM will be very much appreciated so please find the time to come along and use your voting rights!
Kind regards
Michael Goldie
The third round of the Aegon National Tennis League Games took place last Sunday when Dumfries took on Waverley (Edinburgh).
Waverley are a well respected Edinburgh team and one of the strong contenders for Division 3. Dumfries continued their good form by winning the match 4-2. Dan McKiddie at one continued his good form being unbeaten in all matches so far and won a tight match in the third set match tie break.
Ritchie Cunningham at two put on an impressive performance to win convincingly 6-2, 6-3. Next at 3, Graeme Cross in his first match stepped up to the mark with a fine performance winning 6-3, 6-3. The last singles rubber was lost by Kyle Singh 6-3, 7-6 in a close encounter.
In the doubles, the scratch pairing of Dan and Graeme with their excellent double skills combined well to win 6-4, 6-3. The final rubber was lost by Ritchie and Kyle 6-3, 7-6 to make the overall result an excellent 4-2 win for Dumfries.
That sets up the grand finale against Stirling University this Sunday with both teams having won all their matches. Dumfries will have to play their best to beat a strong Stirling team.
Dumfries Men’s Tennis Team are currently taking part in the Aegon National Club League. In the first match against Dunfermline the team won in a match shoot out 7 – 6.
Last Sunday, 29th September they took on Craigmiller Park, Edinburgh at Nunholm. Lister McKiddie who had to play at 1 due to the ratings system was well beaten by his opponent – 6 – 0, 6 – 2. At 2 , Dan McKiddie had a comfortable win 6 – 1, 6 -0. Ritchie Cunningham had a very good win against a useful opponent 6 – 2, 6 – 3. Kyle Singh produced another excellent performance, growing in confidence from his win last week, winning 10 – 7 in the third set match tie break.
That meant Dumfries were 3 -1 up after the singles. In doubles, Lister and Dan McKiddie combined to take on strong opponents on paper. However,the McKiddie’s doubles experience from having played together a lot made the difference and they had a solid win 6 – 2, 6 – 3.
In the other doubles, Richard and Kyle combined in what was to become a dead rubber, lost a close match 7-6, 7– 6.
That means that Dumfries have won its first two matches and now play Stirling University at home on Sunday in what could well be the title decider as Stirling have won both their matches so far comfortably.
It was a final Saturday run-fest at Nunholm when a Dumfries U23 side hosted the Southern Steelers. With the sides contending with intermittent showers it was an amazing innings by Dumfries’s Marcus Richardson that lit up the second innings and the match.
Dumfries U23s and Steelers in high scoring match
The Steelers set the ball rolling by amassing 234 for 5 from the allotted thirty overs in their high scoring first innings. Captain and opener Charlie Steel hit 44 at a run a ball. He was backed up by Noble with 39 and, in the later overs, by Faulkner with a rapid 43 and an even more rapid top score of 60 not out from Horn. Chris Brockwell was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets for just 26 on a day when everyone’s figures suffered.
Marcus hit 24 boundaries in scoring 135
However Richardson had sent the bowling to all parts as he hit 17 fours and 7 sixes. His century took just 57 balls as he hit a series of majestic shots. He had reached 135 in 79 deliveries when he followed McBride with the score still on 204, finally bowled by Jones.
With six overs to go thirty runs were still needed but further wickets affected the run rate and it came down to ten to win off the last over. The Steelers held their nerve and won a great game of cricket by one just run. Dumfries finished on 233 for 7 and the Good Man Home Improvements Man of the Match for the Nunholm side was, unsurprisingly, Marcus Richardson.
The 2013 Dumfries Club Championships take place this weekend with the first final scheduled at 11am and the show event scheduled for 12.30.
This years Gents Final is between last years runner-up Richie Cunningham and Daniel McKiddie and I would suspect it is the first ever final to be played between 2 left handed players. Neither player has ever won this event, so a brand new winner is guaranteed.
All finals are scheduled and times can be viewed using the link below.
Finished third – APD Dumfries side v Uddingston, courtesy of Donald MacLeod
In a tense finish on Saturday APD Dumfries lost their last Western Premier League match of the season by just two wickets at Uddingston.
That result meant that Uddingston became league champions ahead of their challengers Clydesdale, and then only on run rate, and claimed this year’s title from holders Dumfries who finished in third spot.
APD Dumfries were put in and made a good start with openers Griffiths and Druce taking the side to 74 without loss. However the introduction of Calum MacLeod, with three wickets, set Dumfries back to 86 for 4, including Griffiths lbw for 41.
Tom McBride and Drew Dawson responded with a fifty partnership, but McBride was out for the top score of 42 with the score just past 150. Then a resilient unbeaten stand between Scott Beveridge, with 38 not out, and Peter Lojszczyk (18no) took Dumfries past two hundred to 209 for 7.
Dumfries had another good start as Uddingston were reduced to 44 for 4, after Chris McCutcheon and then Peter Lojszczyk each took two wickets. However Scotland player Calum MacLeod proved to be the match-winner. He and Reddy, caught off Lojszczyk for 28, recovered to 137 for 5 and when the Homer Burgess Dumfries Man of the Match, McCutcheon, trapped MacLeod lbw at 187 he had scored ninety.
Then the loss of two more wickets meant a nail-biting finish for the locals as they scraped home with two wickets left for the win required to take the Premiership title.
The Eco-Genics Nunholm side v Bothwell
In their last league game in the Western Premier Reserve League, Eco-Genics Nunholm demolished Uddingston 2nds, Bothwell, in a 144 run home win. Nunholm scored 190 with Andy Reed the top scorer with 36, adding to runs from Jerry Goodin, Robert McBride and Todd Rafferty.
Bothwell were then bowled out for just 46. Two run-outs helped but Goodin, the A.C Eggleton Man of the Match, took three wickets and Stuart Alexander and Chris Brockwell took two each. The win meant the Nunholm side finished in fourth place.
On Sunday, Good Man Dumfries won a close friendly at Dalton by just 5 runs. Peter Lojszczyk was the Solway Offset Dumfries Man of the Match for his big-hitting 66 in the Dumfries total of 178.
The season’s last friendlies take place this weekend. For more information about Dumfries Cricket Club, contact 07799 856094 or see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk, www.twitter.com/dumfriescricket .
The Tennis D&G Mixed Leagues are close to their finish with both leagues still up for grabs.
Dalbeattie A have taken the advantage in the A league with a home victory 4-0 over a young Moffat team who had 3 junior players in their line-up and Moffat also lost out to Stewartry CSC 3-1. This week sees Beechgrove finish their campaign away to Dumfries A whilst Dalbeattie travel through to Castle Douglas to play Stewartry CSC.
| Points | Played | Matches | ||||
| 1 | Dalbeattie A |
6 |
3 |
11 |
– |
1 |
| 2 | Dumfries A |
4 |
2 |
8 |
– |
0 |
| 3 | Stewartry CSC |
4 |
4 |
4 |
– |
8 |
| 4 | Beechgrove |
0 |
5 |
1 |
– |
15 |
Kirkcudbright and Dumfries B edged towards the top of the table with 3-1 wins against Stranraer and Dalbeattie B respectively. This week Dumfries B make the long trip to Stranraer whilst Dalbeattie B entertain Kirkcudbright.
| Points | Played | Matches | ||||
| 1 | Kirkcudbright |
6 |
4 |
12 |
– |
4 |
| 2 | Dumfries B |
6 |
4 |
10 |
– |
6 |
| 3 | Stranraer |
4 |
4 |
8 |
– |
8 |
| 4 | Dalbeattie B |
0 |
4 |
2 |
– |
14 |
All the league results and stats can be found using the link “Tennis D&G Leagues” on the Dumfries Sports Club webpage.
More local tennis news and the updated leagues can be found at www.dumfriessportsclub.co.uk/tennis .
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