Buxton’s ‘Carl Hooper’ Sports Club and Better Hope Cricket Club stormed to the final of the Elizabeth Styles/East Coast Cricket Board 40-overs-a-side tournament.
The preliminary rounds consisted of nine matches for each participating team and culminated with Better Hope B beating Lusignan Sports Club by nine wickets and Buxton defeating Clonbrook Cricket Club by 18 runs in the semi-finals. At the Better Hope Community Centre Ground, Lusignan, asked to bat first, reached 118 all out in 30.3 overs.
Better Hope B in reply took 28.1 overs to reach 119-1.