Liphook & Ripsley could be cheered on by as many as 500 fans at Lord’s in Sunday’s National Village Cup final against Flixton.
“Interest locally is amazing, with people flocking to the final by car, bus, coach and a potentially packed Sunday morning train,” enthused Liphook skipper Charles Janczur.
“To say its exciting is an understatement. None of us imagined we’d be in a Lord’s final when the run started with that narrow win at Sparsholt five months ago.
“But it’s going to be a very special day for everyone and we naturally want to make it count.”
Liphook followers will see a full strength side emerge from the historic Long Room and down on to the hallowed turf, with batsman/wicketkeeper Grant Rouse (left) added to the side that beat Mayfield in the semi-finals.
The inclusion of Rouse frees up Harry Munt to bat at three and bowl his spin stuff alongside the evergreen Dave Elliott.
Flixton expect to field four Under-17s in their line-up, including Jack Hatton, who at 15 years of age has only just begun his GCSE year at school and will probably be the youngest cricketer to ever play in an adult Lord’s final.
Flixton set off on the 250-mile trek from their Scarborough base early on Saturday morning, boosted by the fact that Yorkshire sides have won numerous Village Cup finals at Lord’s in recent seasons.
Flixton: R Malthouse, S Stocks, T Norman, W Hutchinson, W Norman, M Nesfield, H Walmsley, J Hatton, C Stephenson, J Nesfield, M Ward.
Liphook & Ripsley: Ryan Covey, Rob Nicklin, Harry Munt, Suman Ganguly, George Neave, Grant Rouse, Jonny Pryce, Richard Williams, Sean Burton, Charles Janczur (capt), Jamie Hall, Chris Martin, Dave Elliott.
* Gates open at 10am, with play starting at 11am.
“Interest locally is amazing, with people flocking to the final by car, bus, coach and a potentially packed Sunday morning train,” enthused Liphook skipper Charles Janczur.
“To say its exciting is an understatement. None of us imagined we’d be in a Lord’s final when the run started with that narrow win at Sparsholt five months ago.
“But it’s going to be a very special day for everyone and we naturally want to make it count.”
Liphook followers will see a full strength side emerge from the historic Long Room and down on to the hallowed turf, with batsman/wicketkeeper Grant Rouse (left) added to the side that beat Mayfield in the semi-finals.
The inclusion of Rouse frees up Harry Munt to bat at three and bowl his spin stuff alongside the evergreen Dave Elliott.
Flixton expect to field four Under-17s in their line-up, including Jack Hatton, who at 15 years of age has only just begun his GCSE year at school and will probably be the youngest cricketer to ever play in an adult Lord’s final.
Flixton set off on the 250-mile trek from their Scarborough base early on Saturday morning, boosted by the fact that Yorkshire sides have won numerous Village Cup finals at Lord’s in recent seasons.
Flixton: R Malthouse, S Stocks, T Norman, W Hutchinson, W Norman, M Nesfield, H Walmsley, J Hatton, C Stephenson, J Nesfield, M Ward.
Liphook & Ripsley: Ryan Covey, Rob Nicklin, Harry Munt, Suman Ganguly, George Neave, Grant Rouse, Jonny Pryce, Richard Williams, Sean Burton, Charles Janczur (capt), Jamie Hall, Chris Martin, Dave Elliott.
* Gates open at 10am, with play starting at 11am.
