On Saturday, a commanding win by leaders Dumfries Cricket Club over third placed Renfrew meant that the Nunholm side won the Western Premiership 2 league title. An excellent century by opener Chris Bellwood, with a score of 110, set up a big total for the home side of 257 for 4. Fellow opener Adam Malik contributed 32 runs and Chris Brockwell continued his batting form in hitting 68.
James Hobman then took two wickets in the first over and Renfrew struggled to recover. That start was reinforced by a skillful spell of spin bowling by Brockwell that claimed 5 further wickets and Callum Reynolds-Lewis kept ahead as the club’s leading wicket taker in the league with a further three as Renfrew were all out for 83 for a massive 174 run victory. That win put Dumfries beyond the reach of second placed Kelburne, who lost, to claim the league title with two games still to play. The two Chris’s, Bellwood and Brockwell, shared the Crosbie Roofing Player of the Match award.
In Western Championship 2, leaders Dumfries 2nd XI, Nunholm, were defeated by three wickets in a close game at third placed GHK Strathclyde to slip to second place. In a low scoring encounter Scott Beveridge and junior player Billy Morgan were equal top scorers with 23 as Nunholm reached 130 for 7. With not quite enough runs to play with, Nunholm still took seven wickets before their total was overtaken. Wahid Jabarkhil and Harith Hassan each took two wickets. Nunholm play current leaders Hillhead 2nds on Saturday at home in a match that should determine the final league winners.
On Sunday, Dumfries Under-16s played their first ever semi-final at the U16 Scottish Cup Finals Day at Perth but lost out to Gordonians. A score of 39 not out from Billy Morgan took Dumfries to 83 for 6 after the 20 overs. Munro Cubbon then took two wickets and Cory Dawson one as the Aberdeen side reached their target for the loss of three wickets. In the 3rd and 4th place play-off Dumfries U16s finished with four wins out of five in an impressive Cup run with a good win against Uddingston to claim ‘Best in the West’. Dumfries restricted Uddingston to a total of just over eighty thanks to an outstanding bowling effort from Nairn Cubbon who took 7 wickets. Dumfries then successfully chased that down in the eighteenth over.
Photo: The Your Move Dumfries team that claimed the league title on Saturday
