Dumfries Cricket Club concluded their Saturday league season with both club sides finishing in top of the table places, including a top two promotion place for the 2nds, but with two defeats in their final two fixtures,

In Western Premiership 2, third placed Dumfries 1st XI, Vigilant Dumfries lost their match at home by nine wickets to be well beaten by visitors Hillhead to drop down to fourth. Dumfries were put in to bat and had to recover from the loss of early wickets, Wahid Jabarkhil with 44 and Max Corbett-Byers with 38 got the side past the hundred for the loss of four wickets, However, the loss of both required another revival. That was led by skipper Scott Beveridge who was out for 57 on the final ball of the innings as Dumfries reached 208 all out. He was the Andrew Dawson Horticultural Player of the Match for his innings and he was helped by lower order partnerships and Callum Reynolds-Lewis contributing a score of 21.

It soon became apparent that that total was not enough on a good batting track. The Hillhead openers batted well as Dumfries struggled to make inroads. Callum Reynolds-Lewis did remove opener James who was caught off a skier for 58 for 122 for 1. However, his opening partner, Hawley, carried on to be 86 not out as the visitors completed their win with overs to spare.

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Dumfries lost to Hillhead by 9 wickets (0 bonus points)
Toss Hillhead won the toss and elected to bowl
Dumfries 208-10 (50 overs)
S. Beveridge 57
W. Jabarkhil 44
M. Corbett-Byers 38
C. Reynolds-Lewis 21
Extras 16 9WD 0NB 2LB 5B 0P
Fall of Wickets 1-0 Munro Cubbon, 2-7 Christopher Brockwell, 3-19 Lachlan Friend, 4-37 Ronan Dunbar, 5-103 Wahidullah Jabarkhil, 6-106 Max Corbett-Byers, 7-134 Tommy McGrath, 8-169 Callum Reynolds-Lewis, 9-200 Finley Trigg, 10-208 Scott Beveridge
Hillhead 209-1 (37.2 overs)
A. Hawley 86no
H. James 58
F. Trigg 4 overs 0-26
P. Druce 9 overs 0-55
C. Brockwell 7 overs 0-32
M. Cubbon 6.2 overs 0-43
C. Reynolds-Lewis 7 overs 1-31
T. McGrath 4 overs 0-17
Extras 24 17WD 2NB 0LB 5B 0P
Fall of Wickets 1-122 Henry James