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  Twenty years ago today! A good quiz question might be: who were the first team to win a trophy at the Ageas Bowl? Well that honour belongs to Lymington Cricket Club.  August 1st 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Lymington’s victory at the Ageas Bowl in the final of the Southern League evening knockout competition, the SEC Cup (formerly the Echo Trophy and nowadays better known as the T20). The cup win was significant for a number of reasons, not least the fact that it came in the first final to be played at Hampshire’s brand new West End arena following the county’s move from Northlands Road. But more than anything it marked the end of a frustrating 25 year wait for success in a competition that, despite all their big stars over the years, Lymington had fared pretty poorly in. It also exorcised the ghosts of Lymo’s previous final appearance in 1997 when the club was thrashed by 10 wickets by Havant. Lymington possessed a pretty potent First XI in 2001. A batting line up already cont