Shipton-under-Wychwood from Oxfordshire beat Rowledge from Surrey at the rescheduled semi-final which took place on Sunday 22nd August.

Congratulations to Shipton who now face Sessay at the 2010 npower Village Cup final which takes place at Lords on Sunday the 12th September. Doors open at 10am with play starting at 11am. Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for concessions.

Good luck to both teams.

Sessay (183-9)  have beaten Fillongley (118) to take their place at the final of the 2010 npower Village Cup.

The club from North Yorkshire will face either Rowledge from Surrey or Shipton-under-Wychwood from Oxfordshire on Sunday 12th September at Lord’s, the home of cricket.

The Rowledge v Shipton-under- Wychwood semi-final has been rescheduled for Sunday 22nd August.

The 2010 npower Village Cup semi-finals take place this sunday.

Surrey team Rowledge will face Shipton-under-Wychwood from Oxfordshire at home, while Fillongley from Warwickshire will meet Sessay who will be travelling down from North Yorkshire.

Good luck to all four teams!

The winners of these matches will meet at Lord’s on Sunday 12th September.  Please come and join us for the final of the 2010 npower Village Cup. The ground opens at 10am and tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for concessions (under-16s or over-65s). It is always a thrilling, passionate match as two village teams go head-to-head on the game’s grandest stage.

The semi-finalists have now been confirmed for the 2010 npower Village Cup. Matches are to be played on August 15th.

Fillongley (winners of the Midlands group) v Sessay (winners of the North group)

Rowledge (winners of the South East group) v Shipton-under-Wychwood (winners of the South West group)

Congratulations to all four teams for reaching the semi-finals!

Results from the Quarter-final matches played on August 1st.

North

Sessay 173-6 beat Woodhouse Grange 141

Midlands

Fillongley 201-9 beat Quatt 180

South East

Rowledge 100-3 beat Bentley 99

South West

Shipton-under-Wychwood 266-2 beat Troon 210-7

IF YOU GO to the north Kent village of High Halstow in early summer you might find a sea of tourists and school children from all over the world has flooded the cricket ground. For here we are in Dickens country and each year the Summer Dickens festival spills onto the pitch where stalls brim with memorabilia about the writer. You can imagine the cricket team watching it all on the sidelines bemused, straining to see if one or two clumsy visitors have strayed onto the square.

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Matches to be played on August 1st.

North

Sessay (North Yorkshire: North) v Woodhouse Grange (North Yorkshire: South)

Midlands

Fillongley (Leicestershire & Warwickshire) v Quatt (Shropshire, Staffs & W.Midlands)

South East

Rowledge (Surrey & Berkshire) v Bentley (Essex & Suffolk)

South West

Shipton-under-Wychwood (Oxfordshire) v Troon (Cornwall)

Results from the second round of the National stages of the 2010 npower Village Cup

North

Sessay 135-2 beat Ackworth 132

Woodhouse Grange 245-5 beat Houghton Main 132

Midlands

Fillongley 183 beat Bretforton 173

Quatt 228-4 beat Northop 204

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National Rounds- Round 2 games to be played 18th July

North

Ackworth (West Yorkshire) v Sessay (North Yorkshire (North))

Woodhouse Grange (N Yorks (South)) v Houghton Main (Sth Yorks & Humberside)

Midlands

Bretforton (Worcs, Herefordshire & Powys) v Fillongley (Leicestershire & Warwickshire)

Quatt (Shropshire, Staffs & W.Midlands) v Northop (Cheshire & Clwyd)

South West

Wembdon (Somerset & Avon) v Shipton- under- Wychwood (Oxfordshire)

Troon (Cornwall) v Lewdown (Devon)

South East

Rowledge (Surrey & Berkshire) v Hambledon (Hampshire)

Bentley (Essex) v High Halstow (Kent)

National Round 1

North

Ackworth 184-4 beat Warkworth 180

Sessay 181-2 beat Shireshead & Forton 180-9

Woodhouse Grange 318 -2 beat Bates Cottages 58

Houghton Main 147-3 beat Kintore 142

Midlands

Bretforton 238-5 beat Great Eccleston 164

Fillongley 318 beat Holmesfield 183

Quatt 186-3 beat Geddington 185

Northop 211-3 beat South Kelsey 210-9

South West

Wembdon 74-3 beat Apperley 73

Shipton-under-Wychwood 272-7 beat Hopkinstown 147

Troon 167-6 beat Bronwydd 111

Lewdown 244-9 beat Potterne 149

South East

Rowledge 228 beat Findon 222

Hambledon 205-8 beat Langleybury 187-8

Bentley 203-8 beat Dinton 114

High Halstow 199-5 beat Fordham 198-5