The Vics retained their Merseyside County C.G.B.A. Club Championship this afternoon with two convincing victories in the semi final and final at the excellent Liverpool Cricket Club green. In the semi final against a strong Brooke Hotel side, the Vics had 6 winners out of the 8 blocks, with Billy Atkinson 21-06 and Ian Sherbrooke 21-08 having the best cards. In the final against BRNESC, who had earlier beaten some pundits fancies Walton Park in their semi final, the Vics had 7 winners from the 8 blocks with Karl Sherbrooke 21-07 and Brian Leonard 21-08 having the best cards.
Semi Final: West Kirby Victoria 154 Brooke Hotel 113 Final West Kirby Victoria 161 BRNESC 115
A delighted West Kirby Captain received the trophy from the B.C.G.B.A. Chief Executive, John Crowther.
The 2008 Merseyside Club Championship (held over from last season) takes place on Saturday 28th March at Liverpool Cricket Club, Aigburth. The event starts at 11-00 am with West Kirby Victoria playing Brooke Hotel and Walton Park playing BRNESC in the Semi Finals. The eventual winners will represent Merseyside in the B.C.G.B.A. Club Championship at Severnside, Shrewsbury on Sunday 26th April starting at 9-30am. West Kirby Victoria reached the Semi Final stage of the B.C.G.B.A. Club Championship in 2008. The 2009 Merseyside Club Championship will be held later this season. Please make every effort to support the Club at Liverpool next week in what should be an entertaining event. The Vics are, of course, the current holders of the Merseyside Club Championship and qualification for the B.C.G.B.A. tournament again, would be a prestigious honour for us.
