SUNDAY CUP FINAL

By Brian Sanderson,

Another early start to go to Duncombe Park were even Brian Cobb has not visited.Hope you read the Blog Brian and go to watch a match there you will enjoy it..The ground is situated in Helmsley and the Final was the Feversham Evening League between Gillamoor and Slingsby.As you enter Helmsley centre there is a statue of Earl Helmley also Earl Feversham.In the church yard there is a memorial to the people killed in the First War World which is head by Earl Feversham killed in 1916.So the family is connected with the town and opened the village hall and baths which are in the cricket field.

The field slopes nearly eleven feet and the groundsman told us a tell that a car without a handbrake on rolled down the field to smash into a tree  so writing the car off but nobody was injured.There is a second pitch on the left were the juniors play and acts as a football pitch.There is a double sided wooden stand were we watched the cricket from which was just behind the bowlers arm.We talked to the Slingsby captain before the match and was very confident about winnig the match as the majority of the side played for Sheriff Hutton  in the league on Saturday.However Gillamoor had Nick Thornicroft playing ex England under 19 and Yorkshire fast bowler so Gillamoor were hopeful of winning.

Gillamoor won the toss and decided to bat on a beautiful sunny morning at just after elevenSlingby opened the bowling with a lob bowler which must have happen one hundred years ago.Thornicroft struck a hugh six into the next field but was soon out bowled.The match was over twenty- four overs and they struggled to 122.

Slingsby batted next and were expected to reach the total easily so Thornicroft had to take wickets.However this did not happen with the wicket-keeper struggled with the pace so giving another of byes away.He bowled four overs and had to reserve two overs till the end of the innings.
With twenty overs gone Slingsby were only two wickets down requiring about 30 runs.Thornicroft did take a wicket with the keeper holding on to a catch when he returned.In the last over eight runs were required with wickets in hand. The first ball went towards the boundary for a disputed three as Slingsby claiming four runs.They required two runs to win  on the last ball but only managed one run so the match was a tie.The rules of the competition said the trophy was shared between the two teams.

Ron Deaton gave out the trophies and give a impassioned  speech for  local cricket to continue in the area.Next Sunday Gillamoor are in the Countess of Feversham Cup Final against Kirby moor side at their home ground.Gillamoor have never won the cup in living history so come on Gillamoor.