With first class cricket just 74 days away another sign that the 2016 season is not that far away came with yesterday's publication of the draw for the village cup. The full draw is available at thecricketer.com but here are a few ties that have caught my eye.
In North Yorkshire (South) my local club, Ouseburn CC* who were regional winners last year face a tricky trip to Aire Wharfe outfit Addingham and the winners will be at home to Staxton. Across the River Ure Alne will host Staithes and Bilton in Ainsty must travel up the A1 to Barton near Scotch Corner. In the bottom half of this section Sessay, surprisingly beaten by Ouseburn last year have a bye and will face Cayton in round two.
In West and South Yorks and Humberside first round ties include Streethouse v Houghton Main and Clayton West v Fairburn. Moving north to Group2, Northumberland, Durham and Tyne and Wear there are no first or second round games for disappointingly there are only four entries from an area stretching from the Tees to the Tweed.
Last year's winners Woodhouse Grange will start their league season in Yorkshire Premier (North) a promotion which renders them ineligible for the vill age cup but the defeated finalists Floxton are drawn away in the second round to Hardwick and Caldecote, not a firm of solicitors but a club based just west of Cambridge. Amongst last year's quarter finalists Pelsall (Staffordshire) have home advantage over Milford Hall, Goatcacre (Wilts) entertain Bradford Abbas, Roche (Cornwall) travel to St Mawgan in Pyder and Bronwydd (Carmarthenshire) will have a visit from Lawrenny (Pembrokeshire).
First round ties will be played on Sunday May 1st.
* Last year's winners of the Scotland group, Falkland CC who beat Ouseburn by just one run start with a bye and will be away to the winners of Freuchie v Crathie,
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