The 1970's

NATIONAL CUP CRICKET

The National Club Championship has run since 1969, when it was called the Derrick Robins Trophy (1969-1975). It has also been known as the John Haig Trophy (76-82), the William Younger Cup (83-86), the Cockspur Cup (87-90) and the Abbot Ale Cup (93-98). In 1991, 1992, 1999 and 2000 the competition was not sponsored.

The Best Club in England - 1971

Derrick Robins Trophy

Blackheath (Kent) beat Ealing (Middx)

 

Lords 1971 team.

Harold Shrimpton; Don moffatt; Freddie Price; Alex Clarke; David Laycock; Dick Gaskin; Ian Giles; Andy Hooper; Jim Murray

Jack Radford (scorer); Eric Marsh; Mike Olton; Chris Swadkin; Tony Carr; Theo Toppin; Peter Isgar (team manager)

 

 

Celebrating in Lord's dressing room 1971

Radford; Richard Elms (ineligible as played too many games for Kent 1st team); price; laycock;

hooper; marsh; moffatt;giles; toppin; murray; olton; clarke

front: swadkin; carr.

 

 

John Haig Trophy

1981 Scarborough (Yorks) beat Blackheath (Kent)

Click for final Scorecard and Details: 1981 Final on Cricinfo

 

NATIONAL CLUB CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP: Winners and Runners Up

2000 Sheffield Collegiate( Yorks) beat Eastbourne(Sussex) 1990 Blackpool (Lancs) beat Cheam (Surrey) 1980 Moseley (Warws) beat Gosport Borough (Hants
1999 Wolverhampton (Staffs) beat Teddington ( Middx) 1989 Teddington (Middx) beat Old Hill (Worcs) 1979 Scarborough (Yorks) beat Reading (Berks)
1998 Doncaster (Yorks ) beat Bath (Somerset) 1988 Enfield (Middx) beat Wolverhampton (Staffs) 1978 Cheltenham (Gloucs) beat Bishop's Stortford (Hertfordshire)
1997 Eastbourne(Sussex) beat Harrogate (Yorks) 1987 Old Hill (Worcs) beat Teddington (Middx) 1977 Southgate (Middx) beat Bowdon (Cheshire)
1996 Walsall (Staffs) beat Chorley (Lancs) 1986 Stourbridge(Worcs) beat Weston-Super-Mare (Som) 1976 Scarborough(Yorks)beat Dulwich (Surrey)
1995 Chorley(Lancs) Clifton Flax Bourton (Somerset) 1985 Old Hill (Worcs) beat Reading (Berks) 1975 York (Yorkshire) beat Blackpool (Lancs)
1994 Chorley (Lancs) beat Ealing (Middlesex) 1984 Old Hill (Worcs) beat Bishop's Stortford (Herts) 1974 Sunbury (Middx) beat Tunbridge Wells (Kent)
1993 Old Hill (Worcs) beat West Bromwich Dartmouth (Staffs) 1983 Shrewsbury (Shrops )beat Hastings & St Leonards Priory (Sussex) 1973 Wolverhampton (Staffs) beat The Mote (Kent)
1992 Optimists (Gloucs) beat Kendal (Cumbria) 1982 Scarborough(Yorks) beat Finchley (Middx) 1972 Scarborough (Yorks) beat Brentham (Middx)
1991 Teddington (Middx) beat Walsall (Staffs) 1981 Scarborough (Yorks) beat Blackheath (Kent) 1971 Blackheath (Kent) beat Ealing (Middx)

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Bertie Joel Cup Winners 1976

 

Bertie Joel cup final team

back row: Neil Clinton; Denzil winsborrow; Dennis williams; David willis; Martin Cross; Buster Price; Bruno Williams;

kneeling Glynn Gunning (a very unhappy 12th man).Chris Swadkin; Mike olton; Andy Hooper; Grahame Clinton; Simon Dyson;

mascot: Simon Dyson's nephew.

Bertie Joel Cup Final:

Gillian Alvin (Scorer); Bruno Williams;Martin Cross;David Willis; Simon Dyson; Dennis Williams; Bertie Joel; Denzil Winsborrow;Buster Price; Neil Clinton; Glynn Gunning (an unhappy 12th man)

Chris Swadkin; Mike olton; Andy Hooper; Grahame Clinton; mascot: Simon Dyson's nephew.

 

 

Winning Captain Andy Hooper receives the cup from Bertie Joel himself.

 

 

 

A Saturday 1st XI in 1971 at Beckenham

Bob Ross (umpire); John Ellis; David Laycock; Charlie Wilkin; Jim Murray; Dick Gaskin; Andy Hooper; Theo Toppin;

Mike olton; Chris Swadkin; Don Moffatt; Eric Marsh