Galloway U11s on the ball

Posted on June 22, 2010 by The third man

Galloway U11s celebrate their win

Galloway Cricket club Juniors won again this week at their Home ground at Castle Douglas. They faced the Dumfries side with their usual determination resulting in a win with wickets to spare.

They played on till the end of the allotted overs to give all of the players a chance to bat. Robert Ramsay had a good day at the office with a clean bowl and a catch to his name and Nathan and Lochlan batted well both hitting a ball out of the boundary and scoring a 4!

The Juniors have done very well recently by vastly increasing their numbers and had to have a team member sitting off at all times as twelve eager players turned up to play. This meant no shortage of umpires and scorers which is great for the kids to learn all aspects of the game.

This is a fantastic result for the club and has proved the extensive coaching programme that has been in place over the last few weeks to be a roaring success!

Sourish Mukherjee has been travelling around the Galloway schools delivering concentrated taster sessions to great effect.

This has resulted in a much higher attendance rate at the clubs coaching sessions (Wednesday night at Gatehouse ground and Thursday night at Dalbeattie High School) which reached an amazing 26 children at last Wednesday’s coaching session!

This has given head coach Howard Bradley plenty of options when picking a team for the weekend which will make the team all the more competitive and strengthens the future of the club.

If anyone is interested in coming along to the coaching sessions you can just turn up or for more information contact : Howard Bradley on 07950545993 or Sourish Mukherjee on 07931426989

For adults nets and training contact 1st 11 captain Patrick Druce on 07881585431 (Adults nets at Gatehouse ground Monday night and Wigtown Muga Thursday 5pm – 6.30pm everyone welcome)

Galloway Gazette

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D&G U17s beat Lanarkshire

Posted on June 16, 2010 by The third man

The Dumfries and Galloway U17s beat Lanarkshire U17s in the end by a very convincing 131 runs last week in their West Inter-Area knockout match at Nunholm. However at various stages throughout the match that final result was very much in question.

The final Lanarkshire wicket falls.

The D&G side were put in by the opposition and openers Anthony Hulatt and Dean Penrose faced an accurate Lanarkshire pairing of Pryde and Sabri. Sabri bowled two victims to put the locals on the back foot and when Penrose was bowled by Greenshields for a defiant 19 the side were 44 for 3. Read more »

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St Michaels Cricket Festival 18th June

Posted on June 13, 2010 by The third man

St Michael’s Cricket Club, in conjunction with the Scottish Cricket Union, will be hosting a cricket festival on Friday, June 18, 4.15-6.30pm, at Kingholm Park, Dumfries.

This is a follow up to the free coaching the club has been providing in many local schools in Dumfries and in and around Annan over the last five weeks.

On average, over 550 primary aged boys and girls have received cricket coaching on a weekly basis during the programme.

The cricket festival is free of charge for all primary aged children and everyone is welcome to come along and either have a go at the great game of cricket for the first time or continue their development in a fun format.

Iain Stewart (SCU West Community Development Manager) said: “St Michael’s Cricket Club is a great example of whole club development with an excellent schools programme.

“This festival is a great follow up to the schools programme and is aimed to encourage as many boys and girls to take up the game.

“We are delighted to be working alongside St Michael’s in the development of the game in Dumfries and Galloway this year and for many years to come.”

All boys and girls will have the chance to bat, bowl and field using kwik-cricket equipment and at the same time receive specialised coaching from coaches from both St. Michael’s and SCU.

Girls’ cricket will be a high priority as Lea Tsui (Girls and Women’s Development Officer) and her team of coaches will attend the festival to encourage girls’ participation in the game.

Lea said: “St Michael’s Cricket Club have put in a huge effort to organise what will be a fantastic event.

“They’re providing a great opportunity for girls and boys in the community to come together and have fun playing cricket.

“So boys and girls, get yourself to Kingholm Park and go for a big hit!”

Certificates will be given to all who take part in the festival, whilst prizes will also be presented to the best batter, best bowler, best fielder and best represented school on the day.

Anyone looking for further information before coming along can either check out the club website www.saintmichaelsdumfries.com or contact Derek Heron on 07894 319 412.

Dumfries and Galloway Standard

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DG U13s undone by Ayrshire

Posted on June 9, 2010 by The third man

Once again it was an understrength Dumfries & Galloway under-13 side which travelled on Sunday – this time for their second match of the season – against a strong Ayrshire team. But this time they came home with their tails firmly between their legs. In fact it was only thanks to Freddie Graham-Campbell that respectability was achieved – his heroics with bat and ball managed to camouflage some of the differences between the sides. His 48 runs with the bat and 4/38 with the ball was as good a performance as any on the day.

Bowling first our region’s boys opened with Colin Little and Ben Walker. Colin was his usual dependable self but Ben found difficulty controlling the swing of the new ball and conceded 19 runs in 2 overs. However he came back to be the pick of the bowlers with his next 5 overs going for only the same amount and being rewarded with a wicket. Aiden Collingwood also took a wicket with a good caught and bowled.

The run-rate was never a problem in the D&G innings but 2 run-outs did not help matters and Colin Little was the only other batter to achieve double figures. So despite Freddie’s excellent batting the innings subsided to 94 all out in reply to Ayrshire’s 212 for 6.
The team will be looking for better availability and a better result against Clyde on 4 July.

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DG U13s in great finish at Glasgow North

Posted on May 31, 2010 by The third man

An understrength Dumfries & Galloway under-13 side travelled to Old Anniesland on Sunday for their first match of the season – a 35-over affair against Glasgow North – and came back with their heads high despite losing by 23 runs.

Bowling first the city boys got off to a flyer due to some clean hitting and excellent running between the wickets but the country lads stuck at it; James Cook clean bowled the dangerous McCallum and the other bowlers, backed up by a good effort in the field, managed to hang on.

Then just before drinks Colin Little came back for his second spell – his first over proved expensive but in no way reflected his bowling. D&G at that stage looked like they might be looking at an awfully big total. Colin’s second over however was a wicket-maiden – the opposition captain fell to ball that was just too good for him.

The last 15 overs were then a good battle – Ewing for Glasgow North made fifty but expired, “going for it” and then Colin, in his third spell, and skipper McBride changed the momentum of the match – the final 4 overs going for only 5 runs.

For D&G to win, the top-order would have had to have done it. And they were not far away from doing it. If one went by the way that the opposition had whole team confabs between overs they certainly thought that the case. Ross Crawford timed the ball sweetly and made 28 attractive runs and Chris McBride looked the part with 20.

At drinks – after 20 overs – they were 85 for 2, which was only 7 runs worse off than Glasgow had been at the same stage. But when Colin Little, the batsman, was beaten by a slower ball, the writing was on the wall. The bowling proved too accurate and the late order was not able to support Fraser Strachan enough to push the team over the line. Fraser’s 38 however earned him the player-of-the-match award. He entered the arena in the fifth over and was still there at the end – having played some wonderful shots and having got his side into a possible match-winning position.

Glasgow North 149 for 7 (C McBride 1/12, R Matthews 1/17, C Little 1/20, J Cook 1/32)

Dumfries & Galloway 126 for 7 (F Strachan 38 no, R Crawford 28, C McBride 20)

The full scorecard is available here:
Scorecard: Glasgow North U13s v D&G U13s, 30 May2010

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Summer Cricket for Primary Schools

Posted on May 30, 2010 by The third man

Chris Stewart D&G Community Cricket Coach

The Dumfries and Galloway Community Cricket Coach, Chris Stewart, is bringing more cricket to more local schools.

During the summer term he has been out and about delivering over seventy cricket sessions at twelve schools in the region; the Primary Schools at Newington, Loreburn, Lockerbie, Caerlaverock, Locharbriggs, Noblehill, Mouswald, Ae, Amisfield, Collin, and Cargenbridge and Langholm Academy.

For most, these visits consisted of a series of sessions and varied between curriculum time, lunchtimes and after-school clubs.

Andy Reed from the Council’s Sport and Leisure Department said “The post of Dumfries and Galloway Community Cricket Coach has had a significant impact in schools across the region. The partnership between Cricket Scotland and Dumfries and Galloway Council has enable the sport to provide sustainable opportunities for children to take part in physical activity a key component to making children within the region healthier.”

The post of local community coach is part-financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community, Dumfries and Galloway Leader 2007-2013 programme and is also supported by Cricket Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Leisure and Sport department, and local cricket clubs.

For support and information for schools’cricket Chris Stewart can be contacted at Chris.Stewart@dumgal.gov.uk .

More information about how to play junior cricket in Dumfries and Galloway can be found at www.dgcricket.org.uk.

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Langholm Academy go out in the second round

Posted on May 20, 2010 by The third man

In the second round of the West section of the Scottish Schools Cup Langholm Academy went down to their visitors from Lomond School.

Lomond batted first and finished on 139-3 at the end of the 20 overs. Langholm were not too far away but reached 112-5 in reply to fall short.

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Langholm Academy draw Lomond

Posted on May 10, 2010 by The third man

2010 Langholm Academy Cricket Team

This Thursday, the 13th May, Langholm Academy play Lomond House from Helensborough in the second round of the Scottish Schools Cup on the Castleholm.

The game is scheduled to start at 1pm.

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Local boys do good

Posted on May 9, 2010 by The third man

Western Senior Academy team v Durham Academy

Well done to Galloway’s Anthony Hulatt on his bowling performance for the Western Academy senior team against Durham Academy in their two day game at Swalwell CC in the North East recently. The match was drawn with Durham Academy finishing 35 runs short in the second innings.

Also in the Western Academy senior squad, Fraser Conn recently scored a century for Gatehouse.

Meanwhile Niall Alexander and Chris McBride from Dumfries have been turning out for the Western Junior Academy team and the West U12 side respectively. More details can be found at www.westjuniorcricket.com .

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Langholm Academy Cup win over Dumfries High

Posted on May 5, 2010 by The third man

Cup contenders: Langholm Academy and Dumfries High School

In the first local fixture of its kind Langholm Academy played Dumfries High School, in the first round of the Cricket Scotland Schools Cup at Nunholm last week. This competition is for S1-S3 secondary school pupils.

This was Langholm’s second year in the competition and Dumfries High School’s first and that difference in experience told as they won scoring 136 for 2 off their 20 overs, whilst Dumfries High were all out for 57 in 18.1 overs.

Cup win for Langholm Academy Cricket Team

The next round gives Langholm a home tie against either Airdrie Academy or Lomond House.

For most of the enthusiastic Dumfries High School team this was literally their first match out in the middle and marks a revival of the High School cricket team that used to play locally in a schools league.

The aim is for more such matches against more local school opposition.

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Not FitMad enough

Posted on May 3, 2010 by The third man

Disappointingly, with low numbers signed up, the programme of weekly girls and mums cricket sessions scheduled from Monday 3rd May, as part of the Fit MAD activity club project run by the Dumfries secondary schools, has been cancelled.

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Testing Trial for DG U13s

Posted on May 3, 2010 by The third man

Sunday’s first trial / practice match for this season’s Dumfries & Galloway under 13 team was won by Chris McBride’s team. This, what is becoming an annual “test match” 2-innings affair, as usual, started unspectacularly but then built-up momentum before coming crashing to a conclusion. Colin Little’s side were first to bat and Ross Crawford and Chris Lumb made steady progress and the pair put on fifty for the first wicket before Crawford was rather unluckily stumped for 17. Chris Lumb went on to an impressive half-century but some good catching then put paid to any thoughts of a declaration and the innings subsided to 92 all out.

In reply the initial bowling gave nothing away and it was not until Todd Rafferty (36) joined his skipper that the runs started to flow but flow they did – the partnership being worth 81 in just 12 overs and allowed the declaration 12 runs ahead. Colin’s team’s second innings then imploded – looking for some quick runs to set up a run-chase, they were not able to cope with the pace and accuracy of Aiden Collingwood and the match came suddenly to an end – the required 2 runs for victory were quickly made and the 5 wicket victory was achieved with plenty overs to spare.

It was fitting that Chris himself scored the winning runs to add to his first innings 44 not out and his match figures of 2-29 in 9 overs. Chris Lumb was also a double wicket-taker and run-maker and James Cook took a couple of wickets as well but the pick of the bowlers, and arguably man-of-match, was Aiden Collingwood with match figures of 5-33 in 9 overs and second innings figures of 3-5 in 3 overs.

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DG U13 Trial Matches

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The third man

The first trial/practice match for this year’s U13 West Area Championship takes place at Nunholm on Sunday 2 May with an 11 o’clock start. The second trial/practice will be a fortnight later, Sunday the 16th May, in Langholm.

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Langholm Junior Cricket Club Open Day – Sat 17th Apr

Posted on April 15, 2010 by The third man

For all those budding young cricketers between the ages of 8 and 15 years old, Langholm Junior Cricket Club are hosting an open day on Saturday 17th April between 10.30 and 12.30 at Langholm Cricket Club

Read all about here Langholm Junior Cricket Club 2010

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2010 Easter Camp Fun and Games

Posted on April 9, 2010 by The third man

The annual Cricket Scotland Easter camp was held this week at the David Keswick centre. Twelve boys attended; five from Dumfries, six from Galloway and one from Lockerbie.

Day one was all about the basic skills of batting, bowling, and fielding. The day began with fielding drills which included catching, running, throwing and general team work. They then went straight into batting where the main shot to be practiced was the front drive. After a short break the boys moved on to bowling where they concentrated on the run-up and where to pitch the ball. After that they split into two teams to play a game.

The second day started off with more fielding work. After that the rest of the day was all about having fun with games such as racing cricket, non-stop cricket, rapid fire and Top of the Class. The two days were enjoyed by all.

The sessions were led by Chris Stewart the D&G Community Cricket Coach, The post of local community coach is being part-financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community, Dumfries and Galloway Leader 2007-2013 programme.

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