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]

The Bob Welton Cup
CountriesEngland
AdministratorLincolnshire County Cricket League
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1996
Tournament format45 Over a side tournament
Number of teams16-20
Current championHaxey
Most successfulScunthorpe Town Cricket Club - 6 Titles
WebsitePlay 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
YearWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamScoreMan of the Match
1996Grimsby Town 2ndsHykeham
1997Caistor Town 2ndsAlkborough 2nds
1998Messingham 2ndsNettleham 2nds
1999Scunthorpe Town 2ndsCaistor Town 2nds
2000Outcasts 2nds196-9 (44.2)Scunthorpe Town 2nds195/7 (45)Steve Dixon (Outcasts 2nds)
2001Grimsby Town 2nds
2002Cleethorpes 3rdsNettleham 2nds
2003Scunthorpe Town 2nds
2004Caistor Town 2nds208-6 (44.2)Grimsby Town 2nds207-10 (44.5)Lee Charlton (Grimsby Town)
2005Broughton 2nds131-8 (45)Outcasts 2nds112-10 (42)David Rudd (Broughton 2nds)
2006Scunthorpe Town 2nds116-10 (42.3)Nettleham 2nds112-9 (45)Garmesh Chand (Scunthorpe Town 2nds)
2007Alkborough 2nds202-8 (45)Outcasts 2nds195-10 (43.3)Craig Ross (Alkborough 2nds)
2008Cleethorpes 3rds184-6 (45)Holton-le-Clay 2nds66-10 (24.4)Andy Vipond (Cleethorpes 3rds)
2009Cleethorpes 3rds114-4 (36.2)Alkborough 2nds113-10 (43.2)Ian Bellamy (Cleethorpes 3rds)
2010Messingham 2nds192-10 (45)Cleethorpes 3rds92-10 (22.5)Callum Mawer (Messingham 2nds)
2011Outcasts 2nds132/9 (45)Broughton 2nds126-10 (42.4)Jake Parker (Broughton 2nds)
2012Scunthorpe Town 2nds144-2 (36.2)Outcasts 2nds143-10 (45)Dylan Hopkins (Scunthorpe Town 2nds)
2013Scunthorpe Town 2nds125-7 (43.1)Alkborough 2nds124-10 (44.3)Josh Pashley (Scunthorpe Town 2nds)
2014Scunthorpe Town 2nds89-1 (17.2)Alkborough 2nds85-8 (35)Dave Peacock (Scunthorpe Town 2nds)
2015Holton-le-Clay 2nds119-10 (42.4)Scunthorpe Town 2nds73-10 (28.1)Paul Holmes (HLC 2nds)
2016Nettleham 2nds178-8 (45)Lindum 2nds82-10 (25.5)Simon Grocott (Nettleham 2nds)
2017Haxey53-1 (16)Nettleham 2nds52-10 (32.1)Matthew Harris (Haxey)
2018
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References
  1. "Lincolnshire County League". lincscl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. All History and stats taken from Lincolnshire cricket league handbook
  3. "Lincolnshire County League". lincscl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.


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