Ladies indoor cricket tournament – Glasgow – November 8th 2015
The first indoor tournament of the season was met with excitement and anticipation as the Galloway ladies travelled up to the Holyrood Sports Centre in Glasgow on Sunday 8th November, the very early start not dampening their enthusiasm.
Galloway fielded two teams – the Kites captained by Natalie Hamblin with Ginger Ramsay, Louise Cumbley, Jessica McCulloch, Julia Ross and Pavlina Van Rooyen.
The Swans captained by Dawn Campbell – Kathleen Hamblin, young Orla Montgomery, Monica Ross, Julie McCulloch, Natalie van Rooyen and Fiona Ramsay.
It was great to catch up with the ladies from Stirling County Cricket Club and Ayr Cricket Club – both clubs fielding very strong teams. Unfortunately Poloc had not managed to field a team due to lack of players.
All the ladies worked hard in their matches – indoor cricket being such a fast game with only 5 overs per innings each team is trying to score as many runs as they can off just 30 balls. Some excellent bowling, tight fielding and taking runs at every opportunity saw all the matches being very closely fought indeed. Great sportsmanship and friendship was shown between all the teams which added to the exciting atmosphere. The Galloway Swans lost against Stirling, but won against Ayr and then in the final thrilling game managed to beat the Galloway Kites! The Kites narrowly lost all there games but all the players were on top form, playing well in all their matches. This left the Swans second in the tournament which was a great start to the winter league competition. Monica Ross was awarded Man of the Match for her consistent efforts in bowling, having taken a couple of wickets, batting and in the field. Her friendly, enthusiastic attitude to the game must also be commended. Well done to all!
Thanks must go to all who took part and Natalie Hamblin for organising the event – the Galloway Ladies are looking forward to the next tournament in the New Year. It is an extremely exciting time to be involved in women’s cricket in Scotland as the Scottish national team head out to Thailand to take part in the World Cup T20 Qualifiers. The young team are fighting for a place in the World Cup to be held in India in 2016.
Anyone keen to give indoor cricket a try please come to training at the High School at Castle Douglas on Monday and Wednesday evenings 6-8pm. For any information regarding cricket in Galloway please do not hesitate to contact Natalie on 0872 909 010.
GALLOWAY KITES AND SWANS ARE JUST THE TICKET FOR CRICKET IN GLASGOW
