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Police thanked both the island’s Cup Match cricket clubs for an incident-free classic held over Thursday and yesterday at Wellington Oval. Neil Paynter, the president of St George’s Cricket Club, was thanked along with his management team for a well-...

Wellington Oval (final day of two; St George’s won toss): Somerset beat St George’s by ten wickets St George’s avoided an innings defeat by the narrowest of margins, but they could not prevent Somerset from wrapping up another convincing Cup Mat...

The Cup Match Classic’s comeback marked a welcome return to normality for many at Wellington Oval in St George’s yesterday – and the revival of a sacred Bermudian tradition for those to whom Cup Match is everything. “I’ve been coming here ever since ...

Antisocial behaviour and marine traffic violations are to be targeted by the Royal Bermuda Regiment Coastguard over the Cup Match holiday period. An advisory has been issued to remind boaters to keep safety at the forefront. A spokesman said: “Th...

Wellington Oval (final day of two): Somerset beat St George’s by ten wickets It was the match they never wanted, but holders Somerset nevertheless showed their superiority over their East End counterparts in as one-sided a result as anyone could...

Wellington Oval (first day of two; St George’s won toss:) Somerset, with nine first-innings wickets in hand, are 12 runs behind St George’s Holders Somerset Cricket Club took control of the opening day of Cup Match at Wellington Oval today, domi...

Masks will not be required outdoors at the Cup Match Classic. But the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said indoor mask guidance and all other safety measures remain in effect. Updated guidelines for the match along with other Covid-19 details ca...

It’s Cup Match time in Bermuda! After falling victim to the pandemic last year, our beloved two-day holiday is back, albeit with a difference. There is nothing like Cup Match anywhere else in the world. Having a cricket game played on two days of his...

Expectations are high within both teams as Cup Match makes a return after last year’s event was cancelled for the first time because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It wasn’t a match that the holders Somerset wanted to play, initially, the on-again, off-ag...

Dean Minors plans to do something every year to recognise the most senior of former Cup Match players. Yesterday, the Former Cup Match Players and Officials Association held a luncheon at Divots to recognise the contribution of living former players ...

HSBC showed the Bermuda Hospitals Board some “Cup Match magic” in the form of cricket equipment and other goods. The bank’s Cup Match Motorcade drove passed the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Paget on Monday to set up special tables, which incl...

We are reminded that Cup Match had its genesis in the celebration of the emancipation of those formerly enslaved in Bermuda. The recent assassination of the Haitian president saw our premier reach out to Haitians, expressing sympathy during their cha...