Dumfries Sports Club

McBride and Maskrey each took 4 wickets against SMRH

APD Dumfries finally completed a home league match with a heavy nine wicket defeat of SMRH in the Scottish Championship on Saturday. The Edinburgh side could only muster a total of forty one after opening bowlers Allan Maskrey and Robert McBride cut through the batting line-up with four wickets each. Drew Dawson then took the Nunholm side to an easy win with twenty six not out.

Captain Corbett-Byers observed “I was lucky enough to win the toss and normally at Nunholm you’d have no hesitation in batting, but the wicket was a bit sticky and I decided to put them in. Our opening bowlers simply put the ball on a good line and length and we held our catches well.” Six catches were taken behind the wicket with Beveridge snaffling three of them.

The previous evening Dumfries has registered another nine wicket win at Selkirk in the Murgitroyd Twenty/20 Cup. There it was young opening bowler Niall Alexander that took four wickets. Stuart Corbett-Byers and Chad Breetzke were not out on 32 and 29 at the finish.

However after dismissing their league opponents for forty one on Saturday Dumfries understood that experience the following day at Nunholm. The side suffered from a poor batting performance against Renfrew in the Scottish Cup which saw them collapse to forty seven all out and an inevitable defeat in a game which Renfrew won by nine wickets.

This Saturday APD Dumfries are away at Penicuik in the Scottish Championship League and, after a cancelled match last Saturday, the seconds, Site Electrical Nunholm are at home against Shawholm in the West SNCL Reserve League and the Sunday XI play at Prestwick.

The club at Nunholm welcomes new players; senior, junior, women and girls. Senior training takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays and junior and women/girls coaching is on Monday evenings. For details contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455 or see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk .

Chad receives his Dumfries cap from the skipper

ADP Dumfries experienced their third “no result” in a row on Saturday when their Championship match against Edinburgh Accies at Nunholm was abandoned due to rain with Dumfries in a strong position of 208 for 1 after 35 overs. Davie Davidson was stranded twelve short of a century, on 88 not out, with Scott Beveridge close behind on 70 not out.

That left the Dumfries side’s young overseas player, Chad Breetzke, waiting as next man in for over twenty overs. May’s poor cricketing weather, unlike in April, have left him doubtful if it ever stops raining in Scotland since after arriving early in May he has yet to bat for the firsts or complete a senior game.

He comes fresh from a South African summer where he played first grade cricket and where he has represented Eastern Provinces as a batsman and keeper at each age group up to and including U19s. He worked as a cricket coach over their season and his knowledge as a South African Level 2 coach is proving an asset to the club’s development programme for juniors and seniors.

Another match abandoned, without a ball being bowled, was the Site Electrical Nunholm fixture at Partick in the West SNCL Reserve League, as was the Sunday fixture at Ayr.

This weekend APD Dumfries have two home matches, a Championship league match against SMRH on Saturday, a Scottish Cup match against Renfrew on Sunday and, weather permitting, a Murgitroyd Twenty/20 game at Selkirk on Friday evening. The seconds, Site Electrical Nunholm, travel on Saturday to play Shawholm in the West SNCL Reserve League.

The club at Nunholm welcomes new players; senior, junior, women and girls. Senior training takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays and junior and women/girls coaching is on Monday evenings. For details contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455 or see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk .

After winning the Nithsdale Sports Council award for Team of the Year at the Awards Dinner on Friday, APD Dumfries were hit by the weather at the weekend.

Captain Stuart Corbett-Byers collected the award for the side’s success in winning the Scottish Division 2 last season and the club’s biggest title. He said “it was good to see last year’s team effort from all the players rewarded with a team award”.

However he then saw Ferguslie get off to a good start in the Championship league match at Nunholm on Saturday. An attacking series of boundaries from sixteen year old youngster Darroch left the Paisley side at 81 for 1 when the rains came to subsequently end the match.

On Sunday morning rain also put paid to the Scottish Cup match at home against Renfrew. The tie will be replayed on the 29th.

The weekend’s cricketing excitement was reserved for Gatehouse on Friday where the Dumfries U12s tied with Galloway U12s in their D&G Colts League match. Chasing 73, Galloway needed three to win off the last ball and managed to scramble two to tie.

On Saturday, APD Dumfries play at Renfrew in the Championship and then at Selkirk in the Murgitroyd Twenty/20 on Sunday. The seconds, Site Electrical Nunholm, play Bothwell at home on Saturday in the West SNCL Reserve League.