posted by John Winn
Since I last reported on the Voneus Village Cup the national competition has progressed to the semi finals which are due to be played on August 1st but events have been tinged with controversy.
Calmore Sports (Hampshire) who had a comfortable win over Rockhampton in the quarter finals will host Stoke Green from Buckinghamshire, the latter progressing to within one game at Lord's by virtue of a five wicket win over Foxton. It is the other semi final that has aroused passions for Houghton Main (Yorks) have made it to the last four via a walk over which arose when quarter final opponents Alvanley could not play on the original date due to covid. Houghton refused to play on an alternative date, a decision that is within the rules but which has provoked caustic comments on social media. The Yorkshire Southern Premier team will travel to Neyland (Dyfed) who are trying to become the first Welsh winners since 2004. In their quarter final match, a low scoring encounter, Neyland defeated South Wingfield by five wickets.
I have pieced together the events surrounding Houghton's walkover from social media for the official website still shows 'Houghton Main v Alvanley' as tbc but comments on the Alvanley twitter feed leave little doubt that the Cheshire club have had to forfeit the tie while Houghton may have forfeited some friends.
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