Rum Festival - Sat 25 October
Get your tickets for our Rum Festival at the Club on Saturday the 25th October which is now just over 2 weeks away. Book your tickets now here

2025 Scottish Women & Girls in Sport Week
This week is the 2025 Scottish Women & Girls in Sport Week and we have marked it with a club video, here on the website and also online on social media. (Join the Scottish Minister for Sport and give it a watch and a 'Like'.) (Ed likes the final clip).

Amongst the season's activities, it celebrates our female trophy winners this season with Macey, Jasmine and Orla as Scottish Premier League title winners, and also Scottish Cup Runners-up this season, plus an Australian league title win for former junior Emma playing a winter season in Melbourne, Australia.

There was an associated Cricket Scotland celebration event for Scottish Women's Cricket at Clydesdale CC on Sunday in Glasgow which Sue, and Hugh, attended on behalf of the club.

Indoor Junior Sessions
We are just awaiting confirmation of hall availability. Not long until we are back in business. Watch this website.

Cricket Overseas
James (Ritchie) took a great slip catch for his new side Northern Cape in South Africa when he was on as a substitute fielder in their first game at the weekend. You can watch an impressive catch here on youtube. And the local wildlife spectator was impressed too :)

And congratulations to him on then making his Northern Cape debut this week on Thursday, batting at six and in at 27 for 4 and then top scoring with a score of 79 when he was the 9th wicket out. BBC scorecard. Streamed on youtube.

Coaching Courses
ICC Level 1 and Level 2 coaching courses have been announced by Cricket Scotland.

Details are here
www.cricketscotland.com/Play/Coaching/Education

ICC Level 1 Coach
The purpose of this course is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to deliver fun and engaging coaching sessions for beginner into community club participants.

ICC Level 1 Coach. Glasgow Club Bellahouston, Glasgow. Sunday 23 & 30 November (10:00-16:00)
ICC Level 1 Coach. Craigroyston High School, Edinburgh. Sunday 9 & 16 November (9:00-15:00) [FREE. Women only]

ICC Level 2 Coach
The ICC Level 2 course is aimed at coaches working in hardball cricket environments who want to take their coaching skills to the next level.

Autumn 2025: The three face-to-face practical days will take place at Mayfield Sports Centre, High School of Dundee, on Sunday 26th October, Sunday 2nd November and Sunday 9 November 2025 (attendance at all three days is mandatory), from 10am to 5pm each day.

If you are interested in attending such a course please let us know to determine how the club can assist. (email: dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com)

Safeguarding Courses
These online courses, provided through Cricket Scotland, resume from 13th October.
Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport Training (free online course)
Details here - www.cricketscotland.com/Play/ClubServices/Safeguarding

EDI Courses
Cricket Scotland has launched two bespoke EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) E-learning modules for the Scottish cricket community with information here.

Module 1, titled “Cricket for All”, has been designed for the wider cricket community, including club players, spectators, parents and volunteers. Module 2, titled “Creating a Fairer Game”, provides a more in-depth look at the subject matter and is targeted at club and regional administrators, match officials and those within Cricket Scotland’s staffing and coaching structures.

Cricket Scotland’s EDI E-learning modules are free to access and available to the public via the Brightspace learning platform – click HERE to access Module 1 and HERE to access Module 2.

World Squash Day at the Club on Saturday
The squash section are marking World Squash Day this Saturday, the 11th October, and it is an opportunity for juniors, seniors, and newcomers to come and have a try, or to get back on court, with some squash and racketball for FREE. Go multi-sport at your Sports Club! The bar will be open all afternoon. Details here.

1-2PM : All 4 courts are open for free play - bring a friend (or 2!).
2-5PM : Fun handicap competition for all ages and abilities! Lots of squash guaranteed for everyone and a chance to mix it with players you don't normally play.
5-6PM : Our usual Junior session is open to everyone under 18 to try out squash in a fun, supportive environment with qualified coaches.

Follow us online
Make sure you are following us online on Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, youtube,
and, most importantly, join our website as a participant, parent, or a supporter.

Running the Club
Want to ask your cricket committee something? Or are you willing to provide much needed help in some capacity? Then email dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com or speak to a committee member.

Our next scheduled cricket committee meeting is on Tuesday evening, the 11th November, with the Cricket AGM scheduled for the end of November (Friday 28th).