The George Marshall Cup
The George Marshall Cup (Sometimes referred to as The Lincolnshire League Cup or the 1st XI Cup) is the main and oldest cricket cup competition in Lincolnshire.
| Countries | England |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Lincolnshire County Cricket League |
| Format | Limited Overs |
| First edition | 1970 |
| Tournament format | 45 Over a side tournament |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Current champion | Nettleham |
| Most successful | Grimsby Town Cricket Club - 7 Titles |
| Website | Play Cricket Site |
The tournament was introduced in 1970 by the Lincolnshire County Cricket League so that the league, that had just expanded to 3 divisions could have a county wide knockout competition. Up to 1970 clubs did play knockout cricket but this was mainly in other county competitions such as the Yorkshire Council Championships, with records showing Scunthorpe entering a team in that competition as far back as 1948.[1]
The competition is open to any clubs affiliated with the Lincolnshire cricket league. Since the introduction of the ECB premier leagues in 1999 teams that have a 1st XI in that league can only enter their 2nd XI into the George Marshall cup. The competition is 45 overs throughout with each bowler only allowed to bowl 9 overs, this means clubs need 5 bowlers in their side which differed a lot from the league rules (up until 2012 clubs could just use 2 bowlers in the league if they wished).[2]
The competition has also awarded a man of the match award for the best performance in the final since its introduction.
Past Winners
| Year | Winning Team | Score | Runners Up | Score | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Grimsby Town | Scunthorpe Town | D. Barnes (Scunthorpe Town) | ||
| 1971 | Rustons | Scunthorpe Town | J. Taylor (Rustons) | ||
| 1972 | Normanby PW | Grimsby BRSA | I. Postles (NPW) | ||
| 1973 | Grimsby Town | Alkborough | R. Blow (Grimsby Town) | ||
| 1974 | Grimsby Town | Lincoln Claytons | N. Fanthorpe (Grimsby Town) | ||
| 1975 | Normanby PW | Ross Group | R. Burton (NPW) | ||
| 1976 | Normanby PW | Cromwell Drewery | R. Stephenson (NPW) | ||
| 1977 | Holton-Le-Clay | Cromwell Drewery | R. Wheeler (HLC) | ||
| 1978 | Normanby PW | Cromwell Drewery | T. Dean (NPW) | ||
| 1979 | Hartsholme | Messingham | A. King (Hartsholme) | ||
| 1980 | Ross Group | Rustons | G. Robinson (Ross Group) | ||
| 1981 | Normanby PW | Market Rasen | B. Reaney (Market Rasen) | ||
| 1982 | Cleethorpes | Normanby PW | J. Sunley (Cleethorpes) | ||
| 1983 | Normanby PW | Grimsby Town | C. Riches (NPW) | ||
| 1984 | Grimsby Town | Market Rasen | D. Bielby (Grimsby Town) | ||
| 1985 | Messingham | Market Rasen | C. Knapton (Market Rasen) | ||
| 1986 | App Frod | Saxilby | P. Taylor (App Frod) | ||
| 1987 | Normanby PW | App Frod | M. Ward (NPW) | ||
| 1988 | App Frod | Broughton | J. Talor (App Frod) | ||
| 1989 | Cleethorpes 2nds | Lincoln Claytons | K. Phillips (Cleethorpes 2nds) | ||
| 1990 | Lincoln Claytons | App Frod | N. Camplejon (App Frod) | ||
| 1991 | Lincoln Claytons | Market Rasen | S. Phillipson (Claytons) | ||
| 1992 | Lincoln Claytons | Messingham | C. Platt (Lincoln Claytons) | ||
| 1993 | Cleethorpes 2nds | Messingham | J. Hunter (Cleethorpes 2nds) | ||
| 1994 | Normanby PW | Normanby Park | N. Fanthorpe (Normanby Park) | ||
| 1995 | Alford | Messingham | N. Calvert (Alford) | ||
| 1996 | Grimsby Town | Messingham | A. Colebrook (Grimsby Town) | ||
| 1997 | Caistor Town | Belton | A. Torr (Belton) | ||
| 1998 | Grimsby Town | Skegness | T. Rafton (Grimsby Town) | ||
| 1999 | Alkborough | Messingham | J. Knapton (Alkborough) | ||
| 2000 | Grimsby Town | Haxey | P. Coverley (Grimsby Town) | ||
| 2001 | |||||
| 2002 | Louth | Cleethorpes 2nds | M. Irving (Alford) | ||
| 2003 | Skegness | Cleethorpes 2nds | T. Milne (Skegness) | ||
| 2004 | Caistor Town | Nettleham | S. Hickingbottom (Nettleham) | ||
| 2005 | Nettleham | South Kelsey | S. Hickingbottom (Nettleham) | ||
| 2006 | Louth | Barton Town | R. Stanley (Barton Town) | ||
| 2007 | Skegness | Caistor Town | J. Robinson (Skegness) | ||
| 2008 | Skegness | 113-3 (30.4) | Alkborough | 112-10 (39.2) | Wade McCall (Skegness) - 54* & 1-17 |
| 2009 | Hartsholme | App Frod 2nds | D. Odd (Hartsholme) | ||
| 2010 | Caistor Town | 207-8 (45) | Alkborough | 205-9 (45) | James Barker (Alkborough) - 74 |
| 2011 | Barton Town | 199-9 (45) | Alkborough | 178-9 (45) | Chris Kipling (Barton Town) - 56 |
| 2012 [3] | Barton Town | 105-2 (25.1) | Cherry Willingham | 104-10 (38.4) | Gary Bell (Barton Town) - 5-9 |
| 2013 [4] | Messingham 2nds | 188-8 (45) | Nettleham | 129-10 (34.1) | Richard Antclifffe (Messingham) - 63 |
| 2014 | Scunthorpe Town | 140-5 (43) | Messingham | 139-9 (45) | Ciaron Deegan (Scunthorpe Town) - 5-26 |
| 2015 [5] | Scunthorpe Town | 146-3 (27.5) | Messingham | 145-10 (44.2) | Jake Smith (Scunthorpe Town) - 5-37 |
| 2016 [6] | Market Rasen | 108-4 (33.4) | Bracebridge Heath 2nds | 107-10 (36.3) | Will Bradford (Market Rasen) - 57* & 5-35 |
| 2017 [7] | Nettleham | 269-6 (45) | Market Rasen | 185-10 (36) | Girvacques De Jager (Nettleham) - 105 & 2-44 |
| 2018 | |||||
| 2019 |
References
- https://sites.google.com/site/southyorkshirecricketleague/decade-1940-s/season-1948---the-first-year/08---august/aug-28th
- All historical records and information taken from Lincolnshire cricket league handbook
- http://lincscl.play-cricket.com/website/results/1447915
- http://lincscl.play-cricket.com/website/results/1494682
- http://lincscl.play-cricket.com/website/results/2599248
- http://lincscl.play-cricket.com/website/results/2851304
- http://lincscl.play-cricket.com/website/results/3192322