On a sunny day in May when Sussex celebrated cup success in Hove after the rearranged 2023 cup final you could have been excused for thinking the Northants v Sussex cup rivalry was over for this year, but here we are again with the same two teams meeting in Northampton at the end of August.
On Saturday 31st August the 2024 BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup Final will be held at the Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground & will again feature 2021 winners Northants Steelbacks against reigning champions Sussex Sharks.
The Primary Club Cup started in 1979 & has taken place annually since then, yet this is only the third time that the same two teams have met in back to back finals after London Sports v Birmingham Sports (1992-1993) & Metro v South Wales Dragons (2005-2007) & the notable thing about those rivalries was that whilst the finals stayed the same the winners always changed.
The 2024 final will feature live YouTube commentary & will be live scored on Play Cricket, more details are below.
BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup Final 2024
Sussex Sharks v Northants Steelbacks
At The Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground
Address: The County Ground, Abington Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4PR.
How to find it: See https://nccc.co.uk/contact/
Please enter the car park at the Wantage Road entrance.
Timings
10.30 Ground Opens
12.00 Northants practice on pitch
12.20 Sussex practice on pitch
12.40 Toss, Sussex to call
13.00 Innings One
15.15: Lunch
15.45: Second Innings
18.00: Match Ends
18.15: Presentations
Timings may change depending on how long the match actually lasts
Match Officials
Umpires: John McClean & Roger Barker
Scorers: Steve Field & Yvette Bailey
Other Details
The Match will be live scored on Play-Cricket via BCEW.Play-Cricket.com
Commentary will be provided by Paul Toplis & co-commentator Hugh Spence, link to the commentary is: https://youtube.com/live/NC_0-x5msjE
Car parking will be available at the ground & the bar will be open throughout the day.
