The Spring newsletter from the Tennis section can be downloaded below with information for the season on –
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DTC Newsletter – Spring 2013 (in Adobe/PDF format)
This Saturday
13th April
Disco at Nunholm
After day one of the Scottish Racketball Championships
and the first match of the 2013 cricket season.
Poker at Nunholm
This Friday, 12th April.
Registration from 7pm for a 7:30pm start.
Buy-in £7.
The 2nd Scottish Open Racketball Championships in partnership with main sponsor Anderson File & Rescue are being held at Dumfries Squash Club this Saturday and Sunday, 13-14th April.
The inaugural championships in 2012 attracted a 45-strong line-up of local, Scottish and English players and an increased participation is expected this year.
Come along and watch!
The 2013 cricket season starts at Nunholm this weekend with home fixtures for APD Dumfries against Ferguslie on Saturday (12 start) and then Hillhead on Sunday (1pm) in two friendlies. The matches are a precursor to the first competitive matches for the club the following weekend with Saturday matches in the Scottish Cup and Western Cup. Club training continues for senior players on Tuesdays from 6pm with newcomers for the season welcome.
Junior Cricket starting: The club’s Monday Junior sessions resume for the summer on Monday 22nd April from 6:15-8 at the Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm. These are aimed at juniors aged 8-14 and are open to those wanting to have fun learning a new sport, boys and girls, members and non-members, with a free try for first –timers.
For more details on this, and Dumfries Cricket Club Senior and Women’s cricket contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455, email dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com or see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk , www.twitter.com/dumfriescricket .
The club has organised an evening with Django (Dave Bass and Grant Dinwoodie).
All are welcome, so bring your friends and family on
Saturday 20th April
at 7.30,
£1.00 for Cocktails till 9.30 and
Tickets cost £5.00 from Bar.
The Tennis Section is delighted to be able to offer to members (for purchase at face value) tickets for the Wimbledon Championships commencing Monday 25 June 2013 and concluding Sunday 7 July 2013. The tickets are sold in pairs. This year we have received an excellent ticket allocation which is an increase on previous years as follows:
1. 2 x tickets for Monday 24 June 2013 – court 2 (£36 each)
2. 2 x tickets for Wednesday 26 June 2013 – centre court (£58 each)
3. 2 x tickets for Wednesday 26 June 2013 – court 1 (£49 each)
4. 2 x tickets for Thursday 27 June 2013 – court 2 (£43 each)
5. 2 x tickets for Friday 28 June 2013 – court 1 (£60 each)
6. 2 x tickets for Saturday 29 June 2013 – court 2 (£51 each)
7. 2 x tickets for Monday 1 July 2013 – court 1 (£67 each)
8. 2 x tickets for Saturday 6 July 2013 – centre court (£112 each)
The allocation of the tickets will be decided by ballot and there are two conditions of entry into the ballot:-
1. Must be members of Dumfries Sports Club.
2. Must be members of British Tennis by 15th April 2013.
British Tennis membership is available from www.lta.org.uk/membership. It is free to join.
Those wishing to take part in the ballot must let Lister McKiddie know by 6.30 pm on Monday 15th April 2013 and the Ballot will take place later that evening at Tennis Club night.
All those interested in applying for tickets should either e-mail lister.mckiddie@walker-sharpe.co.uk or text him on 07921825712.
Tennis Committee
Scotland U19s schools coaching in Sri Lanka ©Cricket Scotland
Dumfries Cricket Club’s Niall Alexander has been in the action during the Scotland U19 tour to Sri Lanka.
The youngster has figured in the team’s matches against local sides and has claimed two wickets in two of the matches. The side have two wins and two losses and plenty of practice against spin so far.
The squad are preparing for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers which take place in the Netherlands this summer.
As well as matches and training the Scotland squad visited an MCC sponsored foundation in the south of the country and saw the tsunami relief projects in the area. There the players were out coaching the local schoolchildren. The side have two more games this week to conclude the tour.
Outdoor Training: the Dumfries club’s senior pre-season training continues outdoors on Tuesdays evenings at the Dumfries Sports Club at Nunholm starting at 6pm.
New players are welcome to come along and the first friendly matches of the season are on the weekend of the 13th April.
To contact the club phone Trefor Williams on 01387 256455, email dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com or see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk , www.twitter.com/dumfriescricket .
The Yahs at Nunholm – Saturday 23rd March.
Squash End of Season Dance.
Open to all members of all sections.
Tickets £10, buy at the bar, entitles bearer to one free drink.
Celebrate the official arrival of spring (in the snow!).
Niall bowling for Scotland U17s last year © David M Potter
Dumfries Cricket Club’s Niall Alexander is jetting out with Scotland U19s this week for a fortnight’s training camp in Sri Lanka.
The quick bowler, who played for Scotland U17s last season, is selected in the U19 squad for their tour which will involve playing six matches in and around Colombo and well as the chance for warm weather pre-season training.
The Scotland squad’s coach Craig Wright says that this is “a valuable learning opportunity for Niall” and also provides the opportunity to continue the technical aspects worked on during the winter indoor training sessions.
Niall himself is looking forward to the trip – “it should be a great experience for me and a big opportunity”.
See the Cricket Scotland report – U19 Sri Lanka Tour 2013
Training: the club’s senior pre-season indoor training continues on Tuesdays evenings at Dumfries Academy Sports Hall (6-8). New players are welcome to attend for a free session, contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455, contact dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com or see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk , www.twitter.com/dumfriescricket .
Find out here about the Dumfries Tennis Club’s
Coaching Programme (Juniors and Seniors) for Summer 2013.
Dumfries Sports Club 
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