Senior cricket training at Nunholm (for all Dumfries CC teams) starts this Saturday, the 13th March , 11am-1pm.
Any new players, or current sports club members, interested in playing social midweek cricket, Saturday league cricket or Sunday friendlies are encouraged to come down to Nunholm and will be welcomed at the club.
Sophie Robinson of Dumfries had a superb start to the 2010 tennis season when she lifted the Northumberland Open title in Newcastle last weekend.
Sophie had to come from a set down and 3-1 down in the second set to record a gritty three-set win in the final against a top ranked player.
The Gold Medal prize she won for the title is another addition to Sophie’s collection of titles won locally and afar and was in the U14 age category.
Coach Colin Dunbar said: “Sophie has the ability to be one of Scotland’s top players and has beaten most of the girls in those positions currently. Read the rest of this entry »
After some hard pre-work game preparation, Dumfries captain John McCoskry scraped together a team of eleven to travel to Ayr on Saturday.
Missing their top scorer for the season, Jimmy Clark – who is on 15 goals – the Dumfries captain was looking for some of the other players to get themselves on the scoresheet.
The journey to the game was eventful with snow, sleet, road closures and even a traffic accident to get the day started.
Ayr were currently in fourth place in the league and chasing a promotion spot in the table.
It was Ayr who pressed early and a couple of runs down the Dumfries right were dealt with well by Mike Redman and John McCoskry to keep the ball clear of the Dumfries area. Read the rest of this entry »
The Tennis Winter Leagues for March are now on the site here or can be found in the Quick Links in the right hand site column.
The results for the February matches are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
The Squash Leagues for March are available on the site and can be found here or by following the Quick Link in the right hand column.
The build-up to the 2010 season is underway with training for the Dumfries CC Under 18’s taking place at Nunholm on Saturday mornings from 10:30 to 12. The sessions started on the 13th of February. Any new youth players interested in some cricket this season are welcome to turn up at the club on the Saturday morning.
Dumfries mens hockey team are currently looking for new players.
Anyone interested in playing is invited to the club’s training sessions on Tuesday evenings from 6pm-8pm at the King George V Park, Glasgow Road Dumfries. Information can also be sought via e-mail from: hockey@ dumfriessportsclub.co.uk
Dumfries went into Saturday’s game looking to continue their winning streak and make it three wins in the last three games.
It was always going to be a tough game after the sides finished level in a 10-goal thriller earlier in the season at Titwood, Glasgow.
The home side started the game brightly and passed the ball around the field, keeping good possession. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2010 membership week at the Dumfries Sports Club at Nunholm starts this weekend. This provides the opportunity for existing members to renew their annual membership and provides a good opportunity for new members to join. Adults, juniors and family members are welcomed by the club.
The club offers tennis, squash, cricket and gym facilities and is the home for Dumfries Tennis Club, Dumfries Squash Club and Dumfries Cricket Club. The facilities are also used by Dumfries Running Club and Dumfries Hockey Club.
In preparation for the summer seasons junior sport is already well underway on Saturday mornings with 4 junior tennis coaching sessions for different age groups and cricket training sessions for the club’s 18’s. This year the club has also introduced squash coaching for those wanting to learn and improve their game which is proving to be popular.
The club’s squash competitions are nearing their final stages with the 3rd round of the Jim Thorburn handicap being completed this week with numbers having been whittled down from the original entry of 52. The finale to the season, the Club Finals night, takes place on Friday the 16th April and Nunholm is also the venue of the U-30 Dumfries and Galloway Closed Squash Tournament which takes place this weekend on Friday and Saturday.
The membership week runs from Saturday 27 February to Friday 5 March. More details are available at http://www.dumfriessportsclub.co.uk.
Draws for the Club Championship and the Ladies Club Championship are now posted up on the notice-board in the Club with first round matches to be played by 6 March.
Dumfries Squash Club was represented at the penultimate Scottish Squash Masters tournament of the season at the Bridge of Allan Masters last weekend and came away with three titles out of the five contested and out of the 9 men’s titles on offer.
Dumfries’ “young” lads, Davy Rogan and Abbie Robertson, both won their respective age-groups. Davy Rogan won all three of his round-robin matches to secure the O-75s title, while Abbie Robertson had a tough 3-2 semi-final win before an easier 3-0 final win to secure the O-70s title.
In the O-45s current Scottish Champion Jimmy Wells was in excellent form once again. He won his quarter-final 3-1 and in the semi-final he defeated Lockerbie’s Ronnie Carter 3-1 and won the title with a commanding performance in the final winning 3-0 over Tam Adams from Crieff.
In the O-50s, Keith Gristwood secured a 3-2 win in the Plate final. Read the rest of this entry »
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