Dumfries Sports Club

In the Western Premier League on Saturday, Stafforce Dumfries faced an imposing total at Ayr when the league leaders set a score of 327 for 7 in the first innings. Opening bowler Niall Alexander took three of the wickets to fall.

Dumfries provided a good response thanks to a 177 run partnership between Chris Bellwood and Peter Lojszczyk. Bellwood reached his century but Lojszczyk fell nine runs short as did Dumfries when they finished on 269 for 7.

In the Western Premier Reserve League, Eco-Genics Nunholm had a good five wicket win against Ayr 2nds, Cambusdoon. Stuart Alexander took early wickets and finished with four as Cambusdoon were bowled out for 129. Gei Singh and Fraser Strachan each took three wickets.

Andy Reed then top scored with 44 to enable the target to be reached for five wickets down.

In the Sunday friendly against Dalton, Dave Strachan was the JB Houston Dumfries Man of the Match with his score of fifty two not out but his side finished shy by some thirty three runs.

This Saturday in the league, Stafforce Dumfries play East Kilbride at home and Eco-Genics Nunholm play East Kilbride 2nds away.

Chris Bellwood batting against Ferguslie

On Sunday, Stafforce Dumfries overcame Ferguslie by two wickets in their CricHQ40 Cup quarter-final in a close finish at Nunholm.

Ferguslie were all out for 115 with Chris Brockwell taking three wickets and the Brazenall & Orr Dumfries Man of the Match, Chris McCutcheon, taking four for nineteen runs.

A second wicket partnership between Chris Bellwood and Dean Brotherston seemed to put Dumfries on the right course but wickets meant that Robert McBride and Stuart Corbett-Byers were required to take the score into the nineties.

Ferguslie professional Dabengwa then dismissed McBride for 29, one of his four wickets, and Corbett-Byers pulled a short delivery to long leg where an important catch was held. It required a tense ninth wicket partnership between Peter Lojszczyk and Stuart Alexander to nurse the side to a win and into the semi-final.

Sunday and Monday saw the concluding matches for the Scotland Reivers in the North Sea Pro Series, in the Netherlands against the Dutch Hurricanes. In two low scoring matches, Niall Alexander took three wickets in the Twenty20 and two in the 50 over match. Dumfries teammate Scott Beveridge took a wicket in each game as the Reivers lost the T20 and won the 50 over contest.

On Saturday, both league fixtures for the Dumfries sides were a victim of the rain and had to be abandoned. This Saturday, in the Western Premier League, fourth placed Dumfries are at Uddingston, who are in fifth spot, and Dumfries 2nds are at home against Bothwell.

For information about playing at Nunholm, juniors or seniors, see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk .

Scott Beveridge took 3 wickets bowling for the Reivers

Dumfries players Scott Beveridge and Niall Alexander were in the Netherlands on Sunday and Monday with the Scottish Reivers.

There the side lost out to the Dutch Seafarers in the North Sea Pro Series.

The pair played together in the 50 over game with Captain Beveridge taking three quick wickets to stem the Seafarers start and he also hit a rapid 26 in the Twenty20 encounter.

The Reivers are in Dumfries at Nunholm in just over a week’s time (Mon 2/Tue 3 June) for two matches at Nunholm against the Scottish Highlanders.

On Saturday Stafforce Dumfries lost their league encounter at East Kilbride in the Western Premier league by seven runs in a match affected by weather interruptions. In the first innings East Kilbride were bowled out for 148 with APD Dumfries Man of the Match Niall Alexander taking four wickets. When Dumfries batted a rain interruption reduced the innings to twenty overs and a revised target of 96 which meant 75 runs were needed in the last ten overs when they restarted. Scott Beveridge was crucially run out for 43 and Dumfries finished short on 88 for 8.

Eco-Genics Nunholm won their home match against East Kilbride seconds by 146 runs in the Western Reserve league. Campbell Potts hit 50 for Nunholm in their substantial total of 259 for 6. Walker and Sharpe Man of the Match Jerry Goodin took three wickets as the East Kilbride side were then dismissed for 113 in reply.

Chris hit 34 on Saturday, and a century on Sunday

Chris McBride scored 34 batting at three for Nunholm on Saturday and hit a century on Sunday for Cumbria U15s against Yorkshire U15b reaching his century when he hit the winning runs.

Ball dominated bat in the Scottish Cup tie at Poloc on Sunday. Opening bowlers Peter Lojszczyk, with three wickets, and GS Plumbing Man of the Match Alan Davidson, with six wickets, restricted Poloc to 77 all out. However the same fate befell Dumfries. Five wickets fell rapidly and only Chris Brockwell kept Dumfries in the game until he was run out for 25 for the side to slump to 55 all out.

Junior coaching sessions are in progress at Dumfries Cricket Club for the summer on Mondays, 6:15-8, for boys and girls, suitable for ages 8 to S2. For details contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455, or the club on dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com or 07799 856094, see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk , or come along to Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm on the night.

Dumfries’s Scott Beveridge returned to Reivers action this week with games against the Highlanders in the North Seas Pro Series.

On Monday at Arbroath the Reivers posted a low score of just 82 for 9 in the Twenty20 match. Beveridge took a brilliant running catch to help dismiss Goudie but the Highlanders reached the win rapidly for the loss of just three wickets with Scotland’s Man of the Match against England, Michael Leask, smashing 44 not out off 23 balls.

Beveridge hitting out for the Reivers v Highlanders. Courtesy of Cricket Scotland

The Reivers were unable to take revenge in Tuesday’s 50 over match, losing by four wickets. Beveridge contributed with a wicket and five boundaries in a quickfire score of 28 at the end of the Reivers innings to boost the total up to 173 all out.

The Reivers and the Highlanders are both in Dumfries , at Nunholm, on the 2nd and 3rd  June. On the Monday they play a Twenty20 match starting at 3:30pm, and on the Tuesday the 50 overs match starts at 10:30am.

Scottish Cup: A half chance off Lojszczyk

At the weekend, the matches for the Dumfries sides were curtailed by the weather. The Stafforce Dumfries fixture at home against Prestwick in the CricHQ40 Cup was cancelled, as was the match for Eco-Genics Nunholm away at Prestwick in the Western Cup. However both sides progressed through the group stage with the Dumfries 1st XI drawn at home against Ferguslie on Sunday the 8th June.

On Sunday, it was pink ball cricket in the Scottish Cup. The match at Nunholm against Poloc got started with the opposition having a good start to be 61 for 1 after nearly 12 overs.  Chris McCutcheon claimed the one wicket to fall, lbw. However a rain interruption and later a violent hailstorm put paid to the game The replay is at Poloc on Sunday.

This Saturday, the West Premier league commences with Dumfries away at East Kilbride and Nunholm playing at home against East Kilbride 2nds in the Reserve League.

Junior coaching sessions are in progress at Dumfries Cricket Club for the summer on Mondays, 6:15-8, for boys and girls, suitable for ages 8 to S2. For details contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455, or the club on dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com or 07799 856094, see www.dumfriescricketclub.co.uk , or come along to Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm on the night.

Stafforce Dumfries won their CricHQ40 Cup group match at Ayr on Saturday after a dramatic Ayr collapse in the second innings.

Niall took three wickets for the Reivers © David Potter

The RS Byers Engineering Man of the Match Davie Davidson (sponsored by the Sports Club Domino School!) scored 35 not out and Chris McCutcheon added 23 not out, batting at number nine, which revived the Dumfries innings for a final total of 119 for 7 after the 40 overs.

In reply, Ayr looked very much in control at 56 for no loss. However, pace bowlers Alan Davidson and Niall Alexander then ripped through the batting line-up as they each took four wickets. Remarkably all ten wickets fell for just twenty runs for Ayr to slump to 76 all out and a Dumfries victory by 43 runs.

This Saturday, after two wins, Dumfries play the deciding group match against Prestwick at home. On Sunday they play Poloc in the Scottish Cup, also at Nunholm.

Alexander was in the wickets again on Monday when he took 3 wickets for 23 for the Border Reivers in their 52 run win over the Dutch Hurricanes in a 50 over Pro Series encounter in Glasgow. Scott Beveridge also took three wickets and boosted the Reivers up to 236 with a hard hitting score of 33. Beveridge had figured in the previous day’s Twenty20 victory taking two wickets and captained the Reivers to an eight wicket win chasing a total of 117.

Also on Monday, Dumfries’s Kirsty Strachan played for Scotland Women in their six wicket County Championship win over Hampshire after a defeat to Northants the day before.

Junior coaching sessions are underway at Dumfries Cricket Club for the summer on Mondays, 6:15-8, for boys and girls, suitable for ages 8 to S2. For details contact Trefor Williams on 01387 256455, or the club on dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com or 07799 856094, or come along to Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm on the night.