Dumfries & Scottish cricket - Dumfries and Galloway Standard

U13s battle for top spot

THE DUMFRIES and Galloway Junior Cricket League entered the second half of its early summer season on Sunday with the two sides from the west of the region battling it out for the top-spot.Read

Byers’ century sees off Freuchie

APD Dumfries recorded an impressive win against Freuchie on Saturday in National League Division 2.Read

Teenagers turn over Peebles

LAST Sunday Dumfries played a friendly match against Peebles on a benign Nunholm track which looked like offering minimal assistance to the bowlers.Read

IN THE fourth week of the John Henderson and Sons, Solicitors sponsored Midweek Cricket League, the better weather allowed all the matches to be played, with Annandale Insurance continuing their unbeaten run at the top of the league.Read

DG U17s beat Gatehouse

DUMFRIES and Galloway Under 17s won against Gatehouse CC on Sunday in a match designed to give the region’s youth team a good work-out in preparation for area matches arranged for the month ahead.Read

Glorious defeat for Kinmount

THE FIRST game of cricket for the 2009 season took place at Kinmount with the hosts playing a Sunday St Michaels team.Read

Cockermouth take spoils

ON A beautiful sunny Sunday at the Kingholm last weekend St Michael’s Sunday XI met Cockermouth in a match played in the friendliest of spirits.Read

Nunholm unable to seize the day

ON A perfect day for cricket at Ayr, there was a literal blow to expectations with the first ball of the match when a top edged hook meant that the Cambusdoon opener had to be escorted to hospital due to a blow to the head.Read

High-scoring tussle at Nunholm

WEEK THREE of the D&G Junior Cricket League took place on Sunday with Langholm Lightning taking on Dumfries Injuns and the Cowboys hosting Langholm/Lockerbie Thunder.Read

Wins for Dumfries sides

THE SECOND week of the Dumfries & Galloway Junior Cricket U13 League had Langholm/Lockerbie Thunder playing Dumfries Indians at Castleholm and Dumfries Cowboys playing Langholm Lightning at Nunholm.Read

Nunholm falter at Gatehouse

Although the Cally Palace ground was bathed in sunshine, completing an idyllic setting for a cricket match, unfortunately Nunholm failed to rise to the occasion as Galloway took their first scalps of the season.Read

APD Dumfries out-batted by West Lothian

APD Dumfries travelled in vain to their National League Division 2 match at West Lothian where their opponents produced a better batting display to register a six-wicket win.Read

Davidson delivers in nine wicket victory

APD Dumfries made it two wins out of two last Saturday when they beat Renfrew by nine wickets in Scottish National League Division 2.Read

Nunholm in thriller finish

JMS Nunholm were on the wrong side of a thrilling finish at Titwood in Western Union Division 2.Read

St Michael’s success over weather

DMPS Financial Services St Michael’s finally overcame the weather last Saturday when they completed their first Western Union League fixture at the fourth attempt, defeating Albert Park by a healthy eight wickets at the Kingholm.Read