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Challenge
Cup 2008
This year the Challenge Cup
continues on a regionalised basis, with the second round and
quarter finals being held on a single night in the 4 regional
venues.
The four quarter final winners
advance to the League semi-final and Final night.
Northumberland Group (at Whitley Bay Conservative Club):
Morpeth Harriers, The Bene, The Wolsy and Whitley Bay.
Newcastle Group (at
Byker Key Club):
Byker Key Club, Byker PTE,
East End Lib Club, and East End Nomads.
Gateshead/Sunderland Group (at Philadelphia Cricket Club):
Blaydon RFC, Mount Pleasant, Philadelphia CC and Saltwell SC.
Durham Group (at Leeholme Club):
Britannia, Kirk Merrington, Leeholme, and Old Shildon.
1st
Round: 31st January 2008.
| East End
Liberal Club |
90 |
St
Teresas (+37.5) |
79.5 |
|
Blaydon RFC (+29.5) |
60.5 |
Washington Cricket
Club |
55 |
(Thanks to Leo Ford who
set the quiz for the preliminary round).
All other teams received a bye to
2nd Round
2nd Round 3rd April 2008
| Philadelphia
CC (+16.5) |
63.5 |
Saltwell
(scr) |
58 |
| Blaydon
RFC (+7.5) |
39.5 |
Mount
Pleasant (scr) |
33 |
| East End
Liberal Club (scr) |
73 |
East End
Nomads (+35.5) |
81.5 |
| Byker PTE
(scr) |
59 |
Byker Key
Club (+17.5) |
72.5 |
| The Bene
(scr) |
64 |
Whitley
Bay (+17.5) |
41.5 |
| The Wolsy
(scr) |
35 |
Morpeth
Harriers (+5.5) |
24.5 |
| Leeholme
(scr) |
61 |
Kirk
Merrington (+16.5) |
53.5 |
| Old
Shildon (+28.5) |
75.5 |
Britannia
(scr) |
72 |
Quarter Finals 3rd
April 2008
| Philadelphia
CC (scr) |
48 |
Blaydon
RFC (+16.5) |
47.5 |
| East
End Nomads (scr) |
56 |
Byker
Key Club (+2.5) |
55.5 |
| The
Bene (scr) |
63 |
The
Wolsy (+19.5) |
54.5 |
| Old
Shildon (+18.5) |
71.5 |
Leeholme |
60 |
The 4 qualifiers for the
Challenge Cup Semi Finals were:
East End Nomads, Old Shildon,
Philadelphia CC and The Bene.
Allotted handicaps for Semi
Finals and Final:-
East End Nomads scratch;
The Bene
+5;
Old Shildon
+13;
Philadelphia CC +14
Semi-finals 8th May 2008.
|
East End Nomads (scr) |
58 |
Old Shildon (+13) |
60.5 |
|
The Bene
(scr) |
64 |
Philadelphia CC
(+9.5) |
58.5 |
Final 8th May 2008.
| The
Bene
(scr) |
48 |
Old
Shildon (+8.5) |
52.5
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The winners of the 2008 KO Cup
are Old Shildon.
In the semi finals they defeated
East End Nomads, who almost snatched victory from the jaws of
defeat with a 15-2 run in Round 8. The other semi final was also
decided in the last round with The Bene recovering a deficit
with a 14-5 run.
In the final the last round
again proved decisive, as The Bene were only 1.5 points back on
handicap, but Martin Robinson and his team held on to take the
title.
Congratulations to the Old
Shildon team, and also many thanks to the St Teresas team, who
set the quizzes for both the regional heats and the semi finals
and finals. Excellent work chaps. |
