THE VONEUS VILLAGE CUP FINAL TAKES PLACE AT LORD’S ON SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER, AS LEEDS AND BROOMFIELD CC OF KENT TAKE ON MILFORD HALL CC AT THE HOME OF CRICKET.
The competition, which has been running since 1972, gives village cricketers the chance to play at Lord’s. It will be the 52nd final to be played since the inception of the tournament. It has been administered by The Cricketer since the start and currently, around 300 clubs from across the British Isles enter the competition.
In 2022, Dumbleton, of Gloucestershire, were victorious at Lord’s, defeating Hampshire’s Calmore Sports by 86 runs, denying Calmore back-to-back successes after winning the tournament in 2021.
Play is due to begin at 11.00 and the match consists of 40 overs per side.
TEAM NEWS
Leeds & Broomfield
Monte McCague, Edward Scrivens (c), Fred Roberts, George Davis, James Mitchinson, Clarry McCague, Chris Davis (wk), Neil Dibben, Alex Czabaniuk, Owen Matthews, Phil Semmens
Scorer: Andy Huthwaite
Milford Hall
Daniel Betty (c), Mark Thompson (vc), Aaron Afford, Dominic Afford, Philip Cheadle, Christopher Dean, Robert Firth, Harry Flowers, Stuart Phazey, Alex Stenson, Thomas Webb
Scorer: Dave Firth
Umpires:
Steven Malone & Stuart Todd
Live Commentary
MCC will be providing live audio commentary from the match. This will be available to listen to inside the Ground with a Lord’s Radio, which are available for purchase from the Lord’s Shop.
For blind and partially sighted visitors, headsets are available from stewards or the Head Steward's Office (located at the back of the Mound Stand). The headsets fit over a standard hearing aid.
The commentary team for this match will be Ian Cowdroy, Nick von Schlippe, Tim Worden and Matt Walker.
Commentary from the match is also available online via the link below. If you would like to get in touch with the team, please email ballbyball@mcc.org.uk
Commentary
Live Stream
A live stream from The Cricketer will be available watch below and commentary for this is provided by Live Sports FM.