Tennis Dumfries & Galloway
The 2009 Tennis Dumfries & Galloway Junior Tennis Championships take place at the club this weekend starting on Friday evening and continuing through Saturday.
Friday 19 June 2009 at 6.00 p.m.
Saturday 20 June 2009 at 9.00 a.m.
Age Categories: 18 & Under, 16 & Under, 14 & Under, 12 & Under and 10 & Under Boys & Girls Singles.
Byo - doing his sponsors, the Nunholm Card School, proud.
Two Dumfries century makers were not enough to guide their respective sides to victory last Saturday.
Stuart Corbett-Byers played one of the best innings seen for the club as he hit his second consecutive century with 103 for second placed APD Dumfries at leaders Falkland in National League Division 2. However that wasn’t enough in the run chase and the side fell short of the winning target of 258 by 15 runs.
Jim Patterson produced a miserly opening bowling spell and Chris Bellwood and Alan Davidson each chipped in with two wickets. However from 88 for 2 after 30 overs the Falkland batsmen punished anything short or full pitched on a good wicket to amass 257 for 7 twenty overs later with their professional, Thakkar, top scoring with 87.
In comparison, after 30 overs of their innings Dumfries were well positioned on 142 for 2 but Geary was then out for a fine 48 and Corbett-Byers followed just short of the two hundred mark. Sixty plus runs in the last ten overs proved too much for the remaining batsmen against the left-arm spin of Singh and the side were all out in the final over.
This weekend they play Prestwick at home in the league on Saturday and then away in the Scottish Cup on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
At the recent club EGM it was decided to reaffiliate to Scottish Squash, our national body.
We have sought guarantees from them that they will deliver some value for our money too though! We have been assured that we will be visited 3 times through the year by a coach from Scottish Squash to work on our junior development.
We will be able to hold the South of Scotland Masters Tournament in early 2010. This will hopefully be a festival of masters squash.
There will be ranking points available to guarantee a good entry. We will hopefully have some from south of the border coming up to compete and the standard should be excellent -watch this space for news.
If there is anyone out there who would like to provide some sponsorship for this inaugural event please let the committee know.
We also plan to get some people through the UKCC level 1 coaching course later in the year. This may require some fundraising even at the greatly reduced rates for affiliated clubs so we’ll let you know what is planned.
Sue Strachan, Squash Section Chair
Saturday 4th July. STARTING AFTER THE WIMBLEDON WOMENS SINGLES FINAL (Approx 4-30 to 5pm start)
All Dumfries Sports Club members are invited to take part in the BBQ & Bubbles Mixed Doubles Tournament.
This is a free to enter tournament with a BBQ, food and drink available to buy courtside, during and after the tournament.
This is a fun and friendly mixed doubles based competition, providing we get enough ladies, where we will pair partners depending on their ability.
If you are interested please sign up on the tennis noticeboard or email 
or call/text Lister on 07912 825712 . PLEASE LET US KNOW NO LATER THAN THE 3rd JULY.
Byo's cover drive in action, coutesy of CricketEurope
APD Dumfries recorded an important win in National League Division 2 on Saturday by beating Freuchie at Nunholm by a convincing 8 wickets. Stuart Corbett-Byers starred by hitting an excellent unbeaten century as the side successfully chased 198.
This was after Stuart Alexander struck early with two wickets and Chris Bellwood made an impact in the Dumfries bowling attack by taking four wickets for thirty four as Freuchie finished on 198 for 8.
In reply Corbett-Byers (sponsored by the Nunholm Card School) came in with the score on 1 and together with Josh Geary, who finished on 63 not out, finished on exactly 100 not out and saw his side through to a win with 15 overs to spare. This was the club’s first century of the season and the first in the National League since 2006.
The win strengthens the side’s hold on second place. The game this Saturday looks like a crunch encounter when they are away at the leaders Falkland who are currently unbeaten with five wins out of five. Read the rest of this entry »
The DG U13 Cricket League had a top two clash at Nunholm last Sunday when the two sides from the West of the region played out for top spot. The match report can be read here.
This year there is a new initiative for youth cricket in the West with a Western Regional Academy team playing in Western Union Division 1. They play each team, away, once just as the Scotland Under-19s do in the National Premier League.
Gatehouse of Fleet played host to Sunday’s match against Galloway. The club’s Thomas McBride, the WCA captain, top scored for his side with a fifty. The match report for that game can be found here.
Dumfries Ladies 1st XI hockey team have been crowned champions of the Scottish West District Division 2 league.
They finished in style with a champagne toast after their last match. The team came out top against 10 other teams from Greenock to Uddingston, winning 13 out of their 17 matches for the 2008-2009 season. The team will move up to Division 1 in September.
The ladies 2nd XI team endured a competitive season in Division 3, facing both strong and experienced teams, with many younger players showing real promise for the future.
They won four out of their 16 matches, with Angela Beattie, team captain, being awarded the Division 3 player of season. The team will start the 2009-2010 season in Division 4.
The men’s team had their most successful season for many years and finished in third place in Division 2, narrowly missing out on promotion. The men finished with eleven victories, one draw and seven defeats, scoring 56 goals and conceding 38. Read the rest of this entry »
Josh: Man of the Match at Edinburgh
APD Dumfries leapfrogged Edinburgh to take their second place spot with a heavy 138 run victory away in Scottish National League Division 2.
Dumfries rattled up their biggest total of the league season by setting a target of 252 for 7. The mainstay of the innings was Josh Geary who compiled an excellent 69 batting at number 4.
The Davidson openers, Davie and Alan, again got the side off to a good start with a 72 run opening partnership. Geary then had useful partnerships with Dawson and skipper Beveridge who scored 30. When he and then Geary were out to make it 224 for 6 a Corbett-Byers cameo boosted the final total to 252. Read the rest of this entry »
Dumfries and Galloway Under 17s won against Gatehouse CC on Sunday in a warm-up match for upcoming area matches.
Gatehouse batted first and Sachin set the standards with a fine display of stroke-making with 80 in a total of 183 all out, but the fielding and bowling was equally impressive. The wickets were shared around with Anthony Hulatt the only bowler to take 2 wickets. The pick of the bowlers was Chris Edgar who only conceded 9 runs from his 8 overs.
Douglas Brotherstone (59) and Adam Elliot (37) both played entertaining innings and made sure that the four wicket victory was achieved. However it was Robbie Carson who steered the side home with an efficient unbeaten knock of 17 no.
In the DG U13 League Dumfries Cowboys beat Langholm/Lockerbie Lightning in a high scoring game at Nunholm. Niall Alexander scored an unbeaten fifty in the 152 for 4 and Douglas Hubbert took three wickets as the Langholm side fell 39 runs short. Callum Bell and James Cook both took 2 wickets for the visitors while Stuart Murray scored 22 no.
At Langholm where Langholm Lightning took on Dumfries Injuns runs were harder but the game was just as hard-fought. The Dumfries side batted first and the Langholm team must have fancied chasing the 63 runs total. However some very good bowling proved too much and they had to settle for 49 all out. Connor Bowie, Chris McBride and Todd Rafferty took 3 wickets apiece.
Tennis Dumfries & Galloway
Tennis Dumfries & Galloway presents
2009 Tennis Dumfries & Galloway Junior Tennis Championships
18 & Under, 16 & Under,
14 & Under, 12 & Under and
10 & Under Boys & Girls Singles
Friday 19 June 2009 at 6.00 p.m.
Saturday 20 June 2009 at 9.00 a.m.
VENUE:- Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm Courts (artificial grass)
Closing Date for entries:- Tuesday 16 June 2009
For more details on the competition and how to enter download the entry form here – TDG Junior Tournament Entry Form 2009 (In Adobe/PDF format). Entry forms can also obtained at the club.
Tennis Dumfries & Galloway
The County Seniors competition being held at Dalbeattie on the 13th/14th June is approaching. The entry details are below.
Tennis Dumfries & Galloway presents
The 2009 County Confined Competition.
Saturday 13th June – Men’s Singles / Ladies Doubles
Sunday 14th June – Ladies Singles / Men’s Doubles
Entry Fee:- Singles = £5, Doubles = £4 per person
VENUE:- Dalbeattie Lawn Tennis Club, Dalbeattie (artificial grass)
Closing Date for entries:- 7pm sharp, Thursday 11th June 2009
For more details on the competition and how to enter download the entry form here – TDG County Confined Entry Form 2009 (In Adobe/PDF format). Entry forms can also obtained at the club.
The Sports Club website passed a total of 20,000 hits last week. That makes 10,000 in the last six months and last month was the busiest month averaging at just over 70 a day. So continued contributions from the various sections to the site content are welcomed.
The increase in use of the site can be seen from the statistics graph below. On average a prospective new member can be regarded as visiting the site each day and coincidentally the busiest day on the site was the day of this post with approaching 160 hits. Read the rest of this entry »
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