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Cup Match can be an intimidating place for a teenager colt but challengers St George’s are confident the four debutants they named for this year’s classic will be up to the task. The plan worked to a charm in 1997 when the East Enders named four col...

Returning St George’s captain Oronde Bascome is confident his young team can beat the odds and reclaim the Cup Match on Friday. Six changes were made to the team that suffered a heavy defeat in Somerset a year ago, including the selection of four tee...

We have to worry about ourselves and what we need to do to win the game instead of worrying about what they are doing. This according to Somerset skipper Jekon Edness. With the eternal rivals set to do battle for the 2013 edition of Cup Match at Well...

Former St George’s captain Clevie Wade has some fond — and sad — memories of 1983. This year marks the 30th anniversary of his three-wicket victory in Somerset which took the cup back to St George’s following the team’s 1979 defeat. And while Wade wi...

This year’s Cup Match promises to be a very special one for St George’s stalwart Lionel Cann. The veteran player is just one run shy of becoming the fourth St George’s batsman and fifth overall to score 1,000 runs in the annual two-day classic. Cann ...

A dream of officiating in Cup Match has become reality for respected umpire Oscar Andrade. The former Nationals and Forties leg spinner was chosen along with Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association (BCUA) colleagues Richard Austin and Kent Gibbons to off...

Somerset coach Jeff Richardson has dismissed concerns over the fitness of Cup Match star Janeiro Tucker. Doubts concerning Tucker’s health surfaced after the player left the field early in the second innings of Somerset’s final trial match at the wee...

Batsman Allan Douglas Jr believes the St George’s squad selected for Cup Match has the ability to wrestle the classic trophy from defending champions Somerset at Wellington Oval. St George’s have made sweeping changes to the side that surrendered the...

Champions Somerset have pinned their hopes for a successful title defence on the same nucleus of players that landed them Cup Match glory nearly a year ago. As many had predicted, the cup holders retained the entire squad that thrashed St George’s by...

This week’s Classic Interview involves a gentleman who can be found every weekend at one of the East End clubs taking in his beloved game of cricket. Invariably, he is there before the first ball is bowled and stays until the very last. Name: Alfred...