Sports Club Social Saturday - Sat 22 Feb
Six Nations Rugby to watch from 4:45pm followed by the Bingo Night at the club on Saturday the 22nd February, 6:45 for 7:30 start with tickets £1 per game and purchased on the night. Mark your interest at the facebook Bingo event page HERE

Senior Training - weekends in March
You should have spotted on your club app that senior training is starting up at Nunholm at the weekend in March.

March
Saturday 15th - 10:30-12:00
Saturday 22nd - 10:30-12:00
Saturday 29th - 10:30-12:00

April (from 1st April)
Tuesdays 18:00-19:30
Fridays 18:00-19:30

Player of the Week - Emma
Yes, we have one from the weekend! Emma (Fordyce) took 3 for 13 off 4 overs for Bentleigh Women 1sts on Sunday for her team to stay top of their league in Melbourne with one game to go. She also has a rescheduled T20 Final this Friday. Good luck.

Girls Cricket Hub - starts next Friday
There is an MCC Foundation Girls Only Cricket Hub for P6-S3 (U16) starting weekly on Fridays from the 28th February, 6:30-8, at the St Joseph's Sports Hall. This is for those not at a fee-paying school and is free to attend and is organised through Cricket Scotland and is a great opportunity for local girls.

Girls Hub. Friday 6:30-8. St Joseph's Sports Hall. 28 Feb - 18 April. 8 sessions.(P6-S3)

We are encouraging girls at the club to sign-up plus interested friends and also those keen to try out the game and with an initial focus on soft ball cricket.

[Note: This is an enforced change to Fridays from the planned Thursdays. Apologies]

You can sign-up online HERE. [and specify "Glasgow Girls Hub' on the form. But it is definitely in Dumfries!].

Further background can be found here.

The Hub Manager is Fraser Reynolds (National Development Manager) and he can be contacted here fraserreynolds@cricketscotland.com.

And if you do have a question you can always email and ask us at womenscricket@dumfriescricketclub.com

Scotland Women
Well done to Niamh who has been named in the Scotland Women senior squad for a training camp in Spain next week in preparation for their 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier (50 over) in Pakistan in April. And also well done to Hannah Rainey who is selected as well, a past league century scorer for our women's team.

Winter Junior Sessions resume
Our indoor junior sessions, for boys and girls, resume after the mid-term break and will be back from Monday, 24th February.

Mondays 5-6pm Stars (5-8 years), Boys and Girls (27 January - 3 March. 5 sessions)
Wednesdays 5-6pm Blasters/Chargers (9-11/12-15 years) Boys and Girls (29 January - 5 March. 5 sessions)

New starters very welcome. Come along or contact us. And you can bring a friend too. The fun starts indoors! [Contact email: dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com]

Women's and Girls Sessions resume
The weekly Women's & Girls soft ball indoor sessions also return next week and and will be back on Monday, 24th February.

Mondays 5-6pm W&G (27 Jan - 3 May. 5 sessions)

These are introductory soft ball sessions and are suitable for secondary school ages and also for those starting out and want to have a go. We are looking for more participants so contact womenscricket@dumfriescricketclub.com with any questions otherwise just turn up for a free try.

Level 1 Coaching Courses
There are ICC Level 1 Coaching courses taking place in Glasgow and Dundee.

9 + 16 March: Dundee
30 March + 6 April: Glasgow

Details are at www.cricketscotland.com/Play/Coaching/Education . Do make sure you contact the club if you are interested and course subsidies can be available.

Sign Up for Cricket this season
This year "SCRS registration is now REQUIRED FOR ALL ADULTS AND JUNIORS playing competitive adult league and cup cricket" in Scotland. It also helps us as a club to help Cricket Scotland.

SCRS is the Scottish Cricket Registration System and further details about how to register can be found here www.cricketscotland.com/Register

Registration is required this season so you need to organise your own sign up here or ensure that it is has been renewed for this year.

This has relevance as to how the club is categorised, supported and considered for outside funding by Cricket Scotland. So help out your hard pressed club admins and get it completed now. Please don't give us more work chasing you! Club article.

Running the Club
Want to ask the cricket committee something? Then email dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com .

The next Sports Club Management Committee meeting is on Mon 24th February (the last Monday of the month).