QUINN THOMAS CHESHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CUP KNOCK OUT 2002

FINAL NEWS
New Brighton beat Widnes in a nail biting finish. Widnes scored 166 for 2 and then New Brighton got to needing 12 off the last over and two off the last ball - they did it and are champions !!!

SEMI-FINAL NEWS
Upton 89 G. Dixon 24, M. Wilkie 4-16) New Brighton 89-5 (M. Evans 30no, G. Dixon 3-15). New Brighton won by 5 wickets.
Wallasey 116 Widnes 117-7. Widnes won by 3 wickets.
New Brighton won toss for choice of ground for final on Sunday, September 1st, may not be able to stage game at Rake Lane as pitch is due to be dug up late August. Venue decision pending.

DETAILS OF 2002 COMPETITION
WIRRAL rivals Birkenhead Park and Oxton will meet in the first round of next season's Quinn Thomas Cheshire Cricket Knockout Cup on Sunday, May 5.

There has been an entry of 38 of the county's senior clubs. Other first-round highlights include New Brighton v Hale Barns, while Merseyside Competition champions Birkenhead St Mary's go to Alderley Edge.

The star second round game is undoubtedly the clash of Liverpool Competition giants Wallasey, who won the competition in 1998-99 and 2000 and the leading Cheshire County League club, Bowdon.

Elsewhere Caldy host Alsager, Widnes go to Winnington Park, Chester Boughton Hall host Congleton, Warrington are at home to Upton and Old Parkonians meet near neighbours Irby.

For the first time, matches will. be of 45 overs per innings, instead of 40 and players not eligible for England will be able to play if they have resided in the U K for two years.

Draw and Results
First round (Sunday, May 5)
Birkenhead Park v Oxton - OXTON WON
Davenham v Macclesfield - MACCLESFIELD WON
Bredbury St. Mark's v Oulton Park - OULTON PARK WON
Alderley Edge v Birkenhead St Mary's - ALDERLEY EDGE WON
Warrington v Upton - UPTON WON
New Brighton v Hale Barns - NEW BRIGHTON WON

Top team at home in every round except final (toss of coin)
2nd Round 3rd Round Quarter Final Semi Final County Final
26 May 9 June 7 July 11 August 1 September
Oxton
v Oxton
Cheadle Hulme
v Oxton
Macclesfield
v Neston
Neston
v Wallasey
Bowdon
v Wallasey
Wallasey
v Wallasey
Oulton Park
v Didsbury
Didsbury
v Widnes
Winnington Park
v Widnes
Widnes
v Widnes
Caldy
v Alsager
Alsager
v Widnes
Alderley Edge
v Nantwich
Nantwich
v Nantwich
Brooklands
v Poynton
Poynton
Final at New Brighton
Cheadle
v Cheadle
Timperley
v Cheadle
Bramhall
v Bramhall
Toft
v Upton
Marple
v Haslington
Haslington
v Upton
Upton
v Upton
Elworth
v New Brighton
Hyde
v Hyde
Grappenhall
v Hyde
Chester BH
v Chester BH
Congleton
v New Brighton
New Brighton
v New Brighton
Crewe
v New Brighton
Old Parkonians
v Irby
Irby

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