KO update

posted by John Winn

Having decided not to go to Headingley this morning as I type(3:00) rain is preventing play which even if there is no more cricket today will mean that there will probably have been more than this morning's forecast suggested. But with a very busy week's watching ahead which necessitates a night away from home, there were some domestic jobs that needed to be done and with those now ticked off I thought I should post an update of the two national club ko competitions which I have been covering throughout the season.

There is still Yorkshire interest in both competitions. In the Kingfisher Cup York CC will play Bamford Fieldhouse of The Saddleworth League in their semi final at Clifton Park on Sunday 26th August with a 1:00 pm start. The other tie is between Havant and Wanstead and Snaresbrook on the same day at Havant Park.Bamford's quarter final against Kidderminster was reported in The Cricket Paper as an ill-tempered affair. The presence of three former Lancashire players in the Bamford side adds much interest to the York game, let's hope there is no repetition of the kind of behaviour that marred the game with Kidderminster. Strong umpiring may be necessary.

In the National Village Cup sponsored by Yorkshire Tea, the finalists are now known. Yorkshire interest is in the hands of Woodhouse Grange from The York Senior League. Their opponents at Lord's will be Reed CC from Hertfordshire. The two teams have booked their date at HQ via contrasting semi finals. Woodhouse faced Cropston from Leicester last Sunday at Sutton on Derwent and after a decent start the visitors were bowled out for103 using only 34 of their overs. Led from the top by their opener Nick Hadfield, who has been the model of consistency in this competition, Woodhouse won by 8 wickets with almost 19 overs in hand.

In the other semi, Reed faced Goatacre from Wiltshire. Reed batted first and overcame a shaky start (0 for 2 at one point) to make 225 all out after 36 overs. Local hero was Stuart Smith who hit 100 including seven sixes and eight fours. When Goatacre batted they were all out for 163 in the 36th over. The Lord's final is on Sunday September the 9th.