On Saturday 4th September Northants Steelbacks and London Metro will face each other in the final of the BBS Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Memorial Cup.
The game, being held at The Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground, will see Northants try to win the trophy for the first time having only even reached the semi finals once before. Northants beat Kent Spitifres by 106 runs and Sussex Sharks by 4 wickets in their quarter and semi final matches.
Metro will be looking to defend the trophy that they won for a record 17th time in 2019, they’ve beaten Somerset VICC by 10 wickets & Lancashire Lions by 5 wickets to reach the final.
BBS Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Memorial Cup Final 2021
Northants Steelbacks v London Metro
Saturday 4th September
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
11.30: Ground Opens
12.00: Northants practice on pitch
12.20: Metro practice on pitch
12.40: Toss, Northants to call
13.00: First innings starts
15.30 at latest: Tea
16.00 approx: second innings starts
18.30 at latest: match finishes
18.40 approx: presentations
** From tea onwards all times may vary depending on over rate & state of the match
Officials
Umpires: Ian Hopkins & Rob Hodgkinson
Scorers: Yvette Bailey & Paul Toplis
Match Referee: Roger Barker
The bar at the ground will be open throughout the day and up until 8pm. Food can be purchased in the bar/restaurant area of the ground.
Car parking is available at the ground via the Wantage Road entrance, spectators are welcome to attend the match.
The game will be live scored on Play Cricket with regular automated twitter updates via @UKBlindCricket