mint1533	Cumbria v Cheshire
	National Counties Trophy 2026 (Group 1)
Venue	Fitz Park, Keswick on 17th May 2026 (50-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Cumbria won the toss and decided to field
Result	Cumbria won by 6 wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method)
Points	Cumbria 2; Cheshire 0
Umpires	S Beswick, J Montgomery-Else
Scorers	IAF Bevers (Cheshire), G Minshaw (Cumbria)

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Cheshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
D Newton	c Postlethwaite b Sharp	0	3	1	-	-	0.00
LF Young	run out (Waterston->Postlethwaite)	0	5	14	-	-	0.00
AM Money	c Postlethwaite b Backhouse	16	20	26	2	-	80.00
+HB Murray	c Walkden b McAlindon	6	16	31	-	-	37.50
W Valentine	b Walkden	25	27	32	3	1	92.59
*HE Dearden	c Walkden b Fallows	35	42	53	4	-	83.33
HJ Dobson	c Walkden b Watt	15	36	65	-	-	41.67
KR Carroll	lbw b Fallows	5	9	11	1	-	55.56
A Jackson	c Postlethwaite b Fallows	0	3	2	-	-	0.00
AJ Selby	not out	8	26	20	-	-	30.77
I Brooks	not out	3	5	7	-	-	60.00
Extras	(2 lb, 7 w)	9
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 133 minutes, 32 overs)	122
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Newton, 0.3 ov), 2-8 (Young, 2.6 ov), 3-23 (Money, 5.5 ov), 4-41 (Murray, 9.2 ov), 5-65 (Valentine, 12.6 ov), 6-99 (Dearden, 21.4 ov), 7-107 (Carroll, 25.1 ov), 8-107 (Jackson, 25.4 ov), 9-117 (Dobson, 30.1 ov)

Cumbria bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Sharp	6	1	20	1	-	-	36.00	3.33
Backhouse	4	0	22	1	2	-	24.00	5.50
McAlindon	4	0	16	1	1	-	24.00	4.00
Walkden	6	1	31	1	-	-	36.00	5.17
Fallows	7	1	19	3	-	-	14.00	2.71
Watt	5	0	12	1	-	-	30.00	2.40

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Cumbria innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
F Fallows	c Money b Young	10	23	35	2	-	43.48
TJM Fraine	c Murray b Jackson	7	8	13	1	-	87.50
NN Waterston	c Murray b Jackson	12	26	37	1	-	46.15
BL Walkden	not out	32	48	65	2	2	66.67
C Rowe	c Murray b Dobson	11	22	35	1	-	50.00
*MH Sempill	not out	15	8	14	1	1	187.50
SJC McAlindon	did not bat
+D Postlethwaite	did not bat
NJ Watt	did not bat
SD Sharp	did not bat
LJH Backhouse	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 4 w)	6
Total	(4 wickets, 100 minutes, 22.3 overs)	93
Fall of wickets:
1-13 (Fraine, 3.2 ov), 2-32 (Fallows, 8.3 ov), 3-38 (Waterston, 11.3 ov), 4-66 (Rowe, 19.5 ov)

Cheshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Valentine	4.3	1	26	0	1	-	-	5.78
Jackson	6	3	12	2	1	-	18.00	2.00
Young	5	0	22	1	1	-	30.00	4.40
Dobson	4	0	13	1	1	-	24.00	3.25
Brooks	2	0	12	0	-	-	-	6.00
Dearden	1	0	6	0	-	-	-	6.00

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Notes
--> Cheshire innings was reduced to 32 overs and Cumbria innings was also reduced
--> Cheshire powerplay 1: overs 1 to 7 (31/3)
--> Cumbria powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (19/1)
--> Cheshire innings: 50 in 11 overs, 52 minutes
--> Cheshire innings: 100 in 22.3 overs, 102 minutes
--> Cumbria innings: 50 in 17 overs, 74 minutes
--> SJC McAlindon made his debut in Minor Counties Trophy matches
--> F Fallows achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Trophy matches in the Cheshire innings (previous best was 3-32)

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The match was reduced to 35 overs per side.
Cheshire innings was reduced to 32 overs.
Cumbria target was initially set as 118 runs in 32 overs.
Cumbria innings target was reduced to 114 runs in 30 overs.
Cumbria innings target was reduced to 91 runs in 24 overs.

 

 

 

 

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