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2012 National Village Cup Draw

Posted on February 10, 2012 by David Currie

The draw for the 2012 National Village Cup has now been made. The competition, which celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year gets under way on Sunday, April 22 with the Preliminary Round. Please note that the regional boundaries of some … Continue reading →

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Live coverage of Sunday’s Village Cup final

Posted on September 2, 2011 by The Cricketer

The Persimmon Village Cup final takes place at Lord’s on Sunday and you can follow MCC’s live audio ball-by-ball commentary at www.mcc.sportslinemedia.co.uk The final is between Rottingdean, from Sussex, and Woodhouses, from Lancashire. Neither side has reached the Lord’s final … Continue reading →

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Mike Atherton: Village Cup close to my heart

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Mike Atherton

My earliest memory of competitive cricket: it was the searing summer of 1975 and I was sitting, if the pavilion was at twelve o’clock, at quarter to the hour, surrounded by what felt like many thousands to a seven-year-old boy … Continue reading →

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First-time finalists make it to Lord’s

Posted on August 10, 2011 by David Currie

Lord’s will host two new finalists for the 2011 Persimmon Village Cup final. Woodhouses of Lancashire and Rottingdean of Sussex will walk through the Long Room and make their way out of the Pavilion to play on cricket’s grandest stage … Continue reading →

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Persimmon Village Cup semi-finalists decided

Posted on July 26, 2011 by David Currie

The semi-finalists for the Persimmon Village Cup have been decided – with all four travelling sides in Sunday’s quarters going through. A classic Roses encounter awaits in the northern semi: Lancashire – represented by Michael Atherton’s local village side, Woodhouses … Continue reading →

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Persimmon Village Cup: National Round 6

Posted on July 14, 2011 by David Currie

Lord’s is now two months and two wins away for the quarter-finalists of the Persimmon Village Cup, seven of whom were decided after last weekend’s national round. The two giantkillers from the South East, Mistley (Essex) and Rottingdean (Sussex) will … Continue reading →

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Persimmon Village Cup: National Round 5

Posted on July 1, 2011 by David Currie

Where once there were 286 teams, now there are 16. The Persimmon Village Cup is heading to its latter stages after the first national round took place last weekend. Here’s a round-up of the action. SOUTH-EAST There were tight finishes … Continue reading →

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Persimmon Village Cup: Into the national rounds

Posted on June 23, 2011 by David Currie

Just as in the Rose Bowl Test match, the weather tried its hardest to derail the regional finals of the Persimmon Village Cup last weekend. After a wash-out a week earlier when only three of the 32 matches returned a positive outcome … Continue reading →

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Persimmon Village Cup: Regional final results

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

Regional final results (Sunday, June 19) Scotland Group Meigle (89); Freuchie (90-1) Northumberland Group Warkworth; Bomarsund Welfare – Bowl out (2-3) Durham, Cleveland and Tyne & Wear Group Wolviston; Bates Cottages – Bowl out (0-2) North Yorkshire (North) Group Cloughton … Continue reading →

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The Persimmon Village Cup: Close encounters

Posted on June 3, 2011 by David Currie

The regional semi-finals of the Persimmon Village Cup took place on Sunday as teams edge ever closer to the national rounds – and, whisper it, the Lord’s final. Home advantage paid dividends in Derbyshire as Holmesfield edged out Brailsford & … Continue reading →

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