Notification has been sent to clubs regarding the WDCU end of season forum. This year it will be held at Meikleriggs on Sunday the 6th of October with a start time of 2pm. The agenda will be compiled by the CMC and sent to clubs towards the end of September.
The agenda is now available in the Club documents section of the website.
Once again the weather has ensured that the Greenwood Trophy final cannot go ahead. The game planned for tomorrow at Meikleriggs is cancelled due to the ground being unfit for play.
Identifying and developing new coaches and encouraging current coaches to continue their development are critical factors in helping clubs to increase the number and quality of young cricket players!! Please see below details of upcoming coaching courses in the west this winter.
There will be a Coach Support Worker Course (Level 1 equivalent) held at Eastwood High School on Saturday the 5th of October at a cost of £20.
There will also be a four-day UKCC Level 2 Course (Coaching Children’s Cricket) again held at Eastwood High School starting on the 9th of November at a cost of £350. More information including booking details is available from the Cricket Scotland website.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!
sportscotland continue to offer a subsidy for candidates wishing to attend the Level 2 course, via the “funding” menu, here.
Details of a Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop and a Basic First Aid for Sport course will be confirmed within the next month.
With the rain putting paid to any action at the weekend the final Saturday league winners have been identified. They are as follows:
Division 2 – GHK
Division 3 – GHK/Strathclyde
Division 4 – Kirkstyle
Premier Reserve League – St. Ninian’s
Well done to you all, and particularly to GHK for their double success!
Stenhousemuir CC regret to announce the passing of our Honorary Life President Mr William Duffy today. A fixture of the club for several decades he will be sorely missed by all. Our thoughts are with Molly and the family at this time.
Congratulations to Tunnock’s Uddingston who held their nerve at Titwood on Saturday to clinch the Premier Division title for 2019. They knew a win against Clydesdale CC would snuff out the chance of Prestwick CC sneaking in and pinching the title should they have beaten Ferguslie CC at Henry Thow Oval. In any event victories for both Uddingston and Ferguslie meant the title headed to Bothwell Castle for the first time since 1934! They did so in fine style winning eleven out of twelve games with an excellent percentage of 94.67%.
Congratulations to Croma Vigilant Dumfries who have won the WDCU First Division title for 2019. Pictured below are the victorious side who wrapped up the title in fine style at Whitehaugh on Saturday with one week left in the season.
Congratulations to Partick who overcame a spirited effort by the Titwood side in the Western Cup final held at Titwood on Tuesday night. In an exciting game, reduced to sixteen overs aside due to the light, Partick chased down the Clydesdale total of 99 all out in the last over for the loss of five wickets. Highlight of the night for WDCU CMC chair was a moment of fair play from the Partick wicket-keeper who informed the umpires that he had broken the stumps when it had looked like the batsman had been bowled. Terrific sportsmanship in a final!
Thanks to Clydesdale CC for their efforts to stage the final and to umpires Jon Barnes and Richard Young for ensuring that the game ran smoothly.
An exciting new Cricket Development Officer post has now become available in the South West of Scotland, at Galloway CC. Do you think you can increase the number of boys and girls, men and women playing cricket in the area? If that’s you, have a look at the details in the link below and send your CV and letter of application to Galloway CC.
Closing date for applications is 31 August 2019.
The Western Cup final for 2019 has been rescheduled once more and will now take place on Tuesday the 20th of August at Titwood. Here’s hoping for a dry sunny night!
