2023 News
Ladies Day - 13th May 2023
The sun shone brightly on Saturday and a fantastic day was had by all who attended 'Hoedown themed' Ladies Day at Kelso Cricket Club. Thank you to everyone who supported the event. Special thanks to Park Motors for their continued support of the club. We were delighted that could be with us on Saturday to be photographed with the team and the ladies sporting their best cowgirl outfits! A special mention also to Julie Dickson for sponsoring the match and Susan Holmes for sponsoring the match ball. Julie had the honour of choosing the Player of the Match and this deservedly went to Callum Davidson who had a great day with the ball and the bat, he was the top scorer with 30 runs and took 4 wickets for 12 runs off 8 overs. Congratulations Callum!
Thank you also to the wonderful Pat and Alan Hirst for catering the event, and to Linda Frame and Susan Holmes for their brilliant organisation, thinking of every detail.
Thanks again to everyone who made Ladies Day a great success. We are looking forward to the season ahead and many more sunny days at Kelso Cricket Club.
Kelso vs Carlton 3rds – Grange Loan 07/05/2023
Recourt Continues Kelso Rejuvenation
Kelso make it two wins from two with a comfortable victory against Carlton 3rds at Grange Loan on Sunday.
After winning the toss Kelso captain Greg Davidson decided to bowl on what was a firm but damp and green wicket at Grange Loan in Edinburgh. The downpours on Saturday had put some doubt that the game would go ahead but thanks to the excellent work from the Carlton ground staff play was able to start on time.
Kelso got themselves off to a great start with J. Connelly picking up where he left off last week dismissing young Carlton opener J. Stronach for 0 in the first over, with a delivery that nipped away from the right-handed batsman and caught the outside edge going through to give J. Recourt his first dismissal of the day. The new Kelso wicketkeeper was back in the action in the eighth over creating something out of nothing with a very sharp stumping off the bowling of G. Davidson to restrict the hosts to 24-2.
The tenth over brought C. Davidson into the attack and Kelso continued to build the pressure. With the run rate slowing C. Davidson picked up the wicket of C.A. Sale for 15, which was well caught at short fine leg by K. Burns who steadied himself under the high ball to take the catch. G. Davidson picked up his second of the afternoon in the next over teaming up with Recourt behind the stumps to dismiss I. Foley for 10 leaving the hosts in trouble at 47 for 4.
This is where Kelso really started to turn the screw and with C. Davidson picking up his second wicket of the afternoon just after the drinks the hosts were struggling at 68-5. Young Kelso bowler K. Keddie was brought into the attack and the youngster continued from where C. Davidson had left off building the pressure and picking himself up his first two wickets for Kelso 1st XI. Both catches taken by J. Recourt behind the stumps to give him his fourth and fifth dismissal of the afternoon. J. Frame was soon into the action firstly dismissing S. Smith thanks to a sharp catch at point by J. Gibson he then went and got himself another in the same over leaving him for figures of 0-2 for the afternoon. J. Connelly picked up the final Carlton wicket restricting the hosts to 116 All Out in the 37th Over.
With a target of 117 Kelso openers G. Davidson and J. Frame looked to get their side off to a positive start. Having looked in relative comfort Carlton got the breakthrough in the 8th over when J. Frame was caught in two minds and was caught and bowled by F. Foley for 8, leaving Kelso 18-1. J. Recourt came to the crease looking to build on his start last week and build on it he did. With some classy strokes and good rotation of the strike Recourt and G. Davidson were able to build a partnership of 43 before Davidson fell for 17 being cleaned bowled by D. Firth. Recourt continued to take the attack to Carlton putting the bad ball away to the boundary while continuing to rotate the strike. Young J. Dickson fell for 4 being bowled by Carlton spinner V. Nagrajan, before a moment of madness from Kelso all-rounder C. Davidson saw him fall the next ball as he was run out trying to steal a second run. The afternoon belonged to Recourt who along with his six dismissals behind the stumps brought up his 50 with a lovely, lofted shot over mid-off, to get Kelso within 15 runs of the win. The wicketkeeper batsman eventually finished 61 not out as he guided Kelso to back-to-back wins and a victory margin of 5 wickets. Kelso look to keep the momentum going on Saturday as they welcome RHC to Shedden Park on Ladies Day.
Kelso vs Dunfermline & Carnegie – Shedden Park 29/04/2023
The Clouds Break
Hosting Dunfermline & Carnegie at a bitterly cold Shedden Park, our First XI kicked off our campaign with a nail-biting win.
After losing the toss, and being sent into bat in testing conditions, Dunfermline & Carnegie took control early with only one of the top five batsmen reaching double figures as Kelso slumped to 25-5. J. Connelly and C. Dedekind stood resilient and steadied the ship in the middle overs with an important partnership. C. Dedekind went shortly after drinks for 12 with the score 55-6. Connelly then went on the offensive to try and give Kelso a defendable total to bowl at. He eventually fell for 28 trying to find the boundary leaving Kelso 76-7. Some valuable runs from Kelso’s young lower order ensured they had something to defend, ending the innings 90 all out.
Kelso knew they needed a quick start and early wickets and that is exactly what they got. Connelly continued his form with the bat getting Kelso off to be best possible start clean bowling A. Allugubelli for 4 with the score 7-1. Into the fourth over, and after being hit for 4, Kelso’s young opening bowler C. Pollhammer bowled a lovely in-swinging delivery that was caught by G. Davidson at mid-off and Kelso had their tails up. The young lad was not finished there picking up another wicket in his following over to restrict Dunfermline & Carnegie to 17-3. After several very close LBW shouts J. Connelly finally got his second wicket of the afternoon dismissing G. Grover for 3 as the visitors stumbled to 26-4.
A change in the attack brought little change to the visitors’ fortune with Kelso Captain G. Davidson getting two quick wickets, both taken very well by J. Recourt behind the stumps. With the score at 40-6 the heavens opened and the covers were pushed on. Thankfully the players were off for little over 10 minutes before the cloud cover over Shedden Park began to break.
Needing 4 wickets Kelso dug deep and after a steady partnership of 23 between V. Reddy and S. Rowley, J. Connelly picked up his final wicket of the afternoon clean bowling V. Reddy for 13. C. Davidson then got Kelso within one wicket of victory by picking up two quick wickets. Only needing 10 to win the pressure was on the young Kelso side who stuck together to bowl Dunfermline out for 80.
A positive start from a young Kelso side who showed great character and togetherness to get across the line, with everyone playing their part in the field. Kelso travel to Grange Loan on Sunday to take on Carlton Thirds hoping to build on the victory.
Social Membership Form 2023
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Season 2023 Fixtures
April
Sat 8th : Tillside vs Kelso friendly
Sun 16th : Kelso vs Hawick Friendly
Sat 29th : Kelso vs Dunfermline ESCA Div 2
Sun 30th : Kelso vs Borderers Friendly
May
Sun 7th : Carlton 3rds vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Sat 13th : Kelso vs RHC 2nds ESCA Div 2
Thu 18th : Kelso vs St Boswells T20
Sat 20th : Tranent vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Sat 27th : Westquarter vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Sun 28th : Linlithgow vs Kelso ESCA Dev League
June
Thu 1st : Kelso vs Manderston T20
Sat 3rd : Selkirk vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Sun 4th : Elgin vs Kelso CS Challenge Cup
Thu 8th : Selkirk vs Kelso T20
Sat 10th : Clackmannan vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Sat 17th : Kelso vs Kirk Brae ESCA Div 2
Sat 24th : Kelso vs Edinburgh CC 2nds ESCA Div 2
Sun 25th : Drummond Trinity vs Kelso ESCA Dev League
Wed 28th : Melrose vs Kelso T20
July
Sat 1st : Dunfermline vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Fri 7th : Kelso vs Hawick T20
Sat 8th : Kelso vs Carlton 3rds ESCA Div 2
Sun 9th : Edinburgh South vs Kelso ESCA Dev League
Sat 15th : RHC 2nds vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Sat 22nd : Kelso vs Tranent ESCA Div 2
Thu 27th : Kelso vs Gala T20
Sat 29th : Kelso vs Westquarter ESCA Div 2
August
Sat 5th : Kelso vs Selkirk ESCA Div 2
Sat 12th : Kelso vs Clackmannan ESCA Div 2
Sun 13th : Kelso vs Forty Club Friendly
Sat 19th : Kirk Brae vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Sun 20th Kelso vs Linlithgow ESCA Dev League
Sat 26th : Edinburgh CC 2nds vs Kelso ESCA Div 2
Sun 27th : Kelso vs Peebles ESCA Dev League
September
Sat 2nd : Kelso vs TBC Pud Murray Memorial Match
2022 End of Season Newsletter
Please see attached our end of season newsletter for 2022.
You'll see our AGM is planned for Wednesday 18th January 2023 - please put the date in your diaries now!
We also have some KCC 200th Anniversary Ties priced at £15 each that would make great Christmas presents - please get in touch or complete the Order Form at the bottom of the newsletter.
Thanks very much.
KCC 200th Anniversary Dinner : Friday 20th May 2022
We're celebrating - tickets are now available for our 200th anniversary dinner!
We're delighted to be welcoming guest speakers Allan Lamb, ex-England cricketing legend and Sammi Kinghorn, world-beating Team GB wheelchair racer from the Borders. Our entertaining MC for the evening will be retired vet Nigel Brown.
With a three course dinner and professional speakers we are offering a very entertaining evening which will appeal to both male and female guests alike.
Due to the significance of the event we are wanting to attract as many ex KCC players and supporters as possible. Unfortunately our database is limited so please can you help us achieve this by sharing details and encouraging as many as possible to attend.
Please click on link below for more details and tickets.
We look forward to seeing you there!
2022 AGM : Wednesday 23rd February 2022
AGM’s aren’t unnecessary and boring!!
There’s a lot to running a successful Club like KCC and we could really do with some more volunteers to help spread the load. Nowadays everyone is short of time so we believe lots of volunteers fulfilling smaller roles is the way forward rather than a few doing everything. Check out the document below for ways you could help and come along to our AGM on Wednesday 23rd February to offer your support.
Final arrangements for the AGM will be announced on Facebook. YOUR CRICKET CLUB NEEDS YOU!!
Brian Lang
We are extremely sad to share news of the passing of our beloved groundsman Brian “Langy” Lang.
For decades, Brian was the heart and soul of Kelso Cricket Club. He kept our ground in impeccable condition year after year and was always on point to help out whatever the circumstances. He was extremely kind and generous to all, even extending his own home to some of our Overseas Pros to ensure they felt comfortable during their time in Kelso and in the process making friends for life.
Put simply, he was an absolutely joy to be around, and will be truly missed by everyone at the Club and in the local community.
Thank you for everything, Mr Lang. We know you’ll be looking down on Shedden Park for years to come.
KCC : 200th Anniversary Dinner
Our 200th anniversary dinner has now been scheduled for Friday 20th May 2022 at the Kelso Showground. We are delighted to announce that Allan Lamb who played over 200 matches for England has agreed to be our main speaker. Further details will be announced in early 2022 but in the meantime please save the date, spread the word and help us make this a real showcase event for the Club!
2021 End of Season Newsletter
Please see attached our end of season newsletter for 2021. Another year disrupted by Covid - let's hope that 2022 brings more certain times for us all.
