National KO Cup

posted by John Winn

'My bags are packed and I'm ready to go' but not on a jet plane, just by car to Headingley as I sit at home waiting for news of any possible play. It has been raining not heavily but steadily since before seven this morning in the Lower Ure valley and the latest tweet from Lisa Gallagher says the rain will die out this afternoon with a bit of brightness later. I was rather hoping for something a little more optimistic than that.

In an earlier blog ( May 7th) I mentioned the impact of the weather on the National KO Cup but assisted by a number of conceded games and at least one decided by toss of a coin, groups 1 and 2 which include teams representing the north east and Yorkshire have just about got back on track and there are three juicy matches scheduled for Sunday.

In Group 1 York entertain South Northumberland with the winners going through to face either Blaydon or Harrogate. In Group 2  Cuckney from Nottinghamshire, conquerors of Doncaster, await the winners of Hanging Heaton and Whitley Hall. So if you fancy seeing how Yorkshire teams fare against clubs from outside the area then Clifton Park or Bennett Lane offer a choice on Sunday at 1:00pm.