Charity T20 Cup semi-finalists are confirmed

City CC will host Burghley Park and Bourne will entertain Burghley Park in the semi-finals of the Stamford Charity T20 Cup.

City beat Ufford Park in a low-scoring quarter-final on Monday, when Barnack were beating Stamford Town easily and Burghley Park were seeing off Castor. Ketton conceded their quarter-final tie to Bourne. The semi-finals are scehduled for Monday, June 6 (6pm starts).

Taswhin Lukas completed a remarkable two days for City by taking 5-17 in his four overs (he took 8-7 in a Rutland Division One 24 hours earlier) as Ufford were dismissed for just 70 chasing a modest 84-5. Lukas (27no) also top scored for his side.

Shahzad Amir smacked four sixes and five fours in an innings of 65 as Barnack passed Stamford’s 130 with seven wickets and four overs to spare. Mohammed Yaseen, Mohammed Raheel, Arshad Majeed and Haider Hussain all took two wickets for Barnack.

Petet Foster’s 39-ball 51 (nine fours) set up a Burghley

Park score of 134-3 in a 16-over match which proved 24 too many for Castor who closed on 110-8. Crafty slow bowler Mo Azhar took 3-17 for Burghley who were also indebted to 32 from 18 balls from Caius Headley, the son of former England Test bowler Dean Headley, and an unbeaten 30 from Sam Potter.

There’s a repeat of last season’s Stamford T20 KO Shield Final in the quarterfinals on Monday (May 30) when holders Market Deeping host Peterborough Town at Outgang Road (6pm).

The other quarter-final ties see Burghley Park host Nassington and Stamford entertain Bourne, while Ufford Park are at home to Newborough.