The Bob Welton cup
The Bob Welton cup (sometimes referred to as the Robert Welton cup or the 2nd XI Cup) is the secondary cup competitions for teams in the Lincolnshire County Cricket League.[1]
| Countries | England |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Lincolnshire County Cricket League |
| Format | Limited Overs |
| First edition | 1996 |
| Tournament format | 45 Over a side tournament |
| Number of teams | 16-20 |
| Current champion | Haxey |
| Most successful | Scunthorpe Town Cricket Club - 6 Titles |
| Website | Play Cricket Site |
The tournament was introduced in 1996 when a restructuring of the Lincolnshire cricket league introduced a lot of lower teams and 2nd XI teams that were not at the standard to be able to play in The George Marshall Cup which is the main cup competition in the league. The competition is named after Robert Welton, who is the current chairman of the Lincolnshire cricket league and was the person that put the idea of a secondary tournament forward.
The format is a 45 over a side tournament open to all teams and teams outside of the top two leagues that do not want to play in the main cup competition. The main rules are each bowler can only bowl nine overs meaning each team requires five bowlers (only three bowlers minimum are needed in the league) and that players cannot take part if they have played in over half the number of games for their 1st XI team at the time of the tie.[2]
It is unsure if the competition will continue past 2018 with the trail of a 30-over a side competition taking place this year on the advice of the ECB. The 30-over a side competition could be merged into the Bob Welton cup in future years.
Past Winners
| Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Grimsby Town 2nds | Hykeham | |||
| 1997 | Caistor Town 2nds | Alkborough 2nds | |||
| 1998 | Messingham 2nds | Nettleham 2nds | |||
| 1999 | Scunthorpe Town 2nds | Caistor Town 2nds | |||
| 2000 | Outcasts 2nds | 196-9 (44.2) | Scunthorpe Town 2nds | 195/7 (45) | Steve Dixon (Outcasts 2nds) |
| 2001 | Grimsby Town 2nds | ||||
| 2002 | Cleethorpes 3rds | Nettleham 2nds | |||
| 2003 | Scunthorpe Town 2nds | ||||
| 2004 | Caistor Town 2nds | 208-6 (44.2) | Grimsby Town 2nds | 207-10 (44.5) | Lee Charlton (Grimsby Town) |
| 2005 | Broughton 2nds | 131-8 (45) | Outcasts 2nds | 112-10 (42) | David Rudd (Broughton 2nds) |
| 2006 | Scunthorpe Town 2nds | 116-10 (42.3) | Nettleham 2nds | 112-9 (45) | Garmesh Chand (Scunthorpe Town 2nds) |
| 2007 | Alkborough 2nds | 202-8 (45) | Outcasts 2nds | 195-10 (43.3) | Craig Ross (Alkborough 2nds) |
| 2008 | Cleethorpes 3rds | 184-6 (45) | Holton-le-Clay 2nds | 66-10 (24.4) | Andy Vipond (Cleethorpes 3rds) |
| 2009 | Cleethorpes 3rds | 114-4 (36.2) | Alkborough 2nds | 113-10 (43.2) | Ian Bellamy (Cleethorpes 3rds) |
| 2010 | Messingham 2nds | 192-10 (45) | Cleethorpes 3rds | 92-10 (22.5) | Callum Mawer (Messingham 2nds) |
| 2011 | Outcasts 2nds | 132/9 (45) | Broughton 2nds | 126-10 (42.4) | Jake Parker (Broughton 2nds) |
| 2012 | Scunthorpe Town 2nds | 144-2 (36.2) | Outcasts 2nds | 143-10 (45) | Dylan Hopkins (Scunthorpe Town 2nds) |
| 2013 | Scunthorpe Town 2nds | 125-7 (43.1) | Alkborough 2nds | 124-10 (44.3) | Josh Pashley (Scunthorpe Town 2nds) |
| 2014 | Scunthorpe Town 2nds | 89-1 (17.2) | Alkborough 2nds | 85-8 (35) | Dave Peacock (Scunthorpe Town 2nds) |
| 2015 | Holton-le-Clay 2nds | 119-10 (42.4) | Scunthorpe Town 2nds | 73-10 (28.1) | Paul Holmes (HLC 2nds) |
| 2016 | Nettleham 2nds | 178-8 (45) | Lindum 2nds | 82-10 (25.5) | Simon Grocott (Nettleham 2nds) |
| 2017 | Haxey | 53-1 (16) | Nettleham 2nds | 52-10 (32.1) | Matthew Harris (Haxey) |
| 2018 | |||||
| Citations:[3] | |||||
References
- "Lincolnshire County League". lincscl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- All History and stats taken from Lincolnshire cricket league handbook
- "Lincolnshire County League". lincscl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.