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    Beckwithshaw and Goldsborough meet tonight in cricket's Addison Cup final

    by John Plummer

    | 31 Jul, 2023
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    Update: The match has been postponed for a week until Monday, August 7 due to the weather. Play will begin at Knaresborough Cricket Club at 6pm.

    Beckwithshaw will take on Goldsborough in the final of cricket's 20-over Addison Cup in Knaresborough tonight — weather permitting.

    The Addison Cup, which is contested by the top 16 teams in the Harrogate and District Amateur Evening Cricket League, is one of the oldest cricket competitions in the world, dating back to 1922.

    Burnt Yates won the centenary final last year at Follifoot Cricket Club.

    Byron Boshoff was named man of the match in last year's final.



    Beckwithshaw have lifted the cup 18 times — a joint record with Bilton. The village team first won the trophy in 1924 and did so most recently in 2017.

    They recently rejoined the league after a short break and are currently top of Division 3, having gone through the season undefeated so far.

    By contrast, Goldsborough have appeared in two previous finals but have never lifted the trophy. They are joint second in Division 1.

    Tonight's match, which is free to attend, begins at 6.15pm at Knaresborough Cricket Club on Aspin Lane.

    If the match is postponed due to weather it will be rearranged shortly afterwards.

    Knaresborough Cricket Club


    Can you solve the mystery of the 1930 trophy?


    Last year Eric Wainwright discovered a winner's medal from the first ever Addison Cup final whilst clearing out his father's house.

    This year Peter Horsman, secretary and treasurer of the league, was contacted by an antiques dealer in Canada who found an individual winner's replica cup which it is thought was given to each team member from the final in 1930.

    The antique dealer searched online to find out more about the Addison Cup and read about it in an article on the Stray Ferret.

    The individual replica (pictured below) is an exact smaller copy of the main cup and is about three inches tall.



    Mr Horsman said:

    "In 1930 the winners of the cup were Woodlands, who went on to win it five years in a row from 1929 to 1933.
    "It would be interesting to hear if anyone knew of somebody who played for Woodlands CC and who later moved to Canada so that we could trace who was presented with the individual replica."


    If you have information about the Woodlands team you can call Mr Horsman on 07798 582792 or email him at peter_horsman@hotmail.co.uk.



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