What a summer of 1993 Liphook & Ripsley enjoyed. Not only did they win the Hampshire League County Division 1 championship, but also the Southern League's Echo Trophy knockout, played on a 24-over basis in those days.
They won 13 of their 15 matches to beat Cormorants to the CD1 title by 16 points, with Richard Lewis scoring a handsome 714 runs and taking 24 wickets. Malcolm Berryman weighed in with 381 runs and influential Kiwi Neil Blake plundering 157 in one game to finish with 373 runs.
Liphook knocked out Waterlooville, Purbrook, Chichester Priory Park and Hursley Park before Richard Lewis scored a superb 118 to steer Liphook to 192-5 and a crushing 111-run cup final win over Old Tauntonians in the Northlands Road County Ground final.
They won 13 of their 15 matches to beat Cormorants to the CD1 title by 16 points, with Richard Lewis scoring a handsome 714 runs and taking 24 wickets. Malcolm Berryman weighed in with 381 runs and influential Kiwi Neil Blake plundering 157 in one game to finish with 373 runs.
Liphook knocked out Waterlooville, Purbrook, Chichester Priory Park and Hursley Park before Richard Lewis scored a superb 118 to steer Liphook to 192-5 and a crushing 111-run cup final win over Old Tauntonians in the Northlands Road County Ground final.
