TEARS, CHEERS AND BEERS... LYMINGTON'S PREVIOUS CUP FINAL APPEARANCES
When Lymington take to the field at the Green Jackets Ground in Winchester on Saturday afternoon it will be the fifth time they have reached the final of local cricket's major cup competition: the Southern Premier Cricket League T20 Cup, formerly known as the Echo Trophy. The Echo Trophy began back in 1980 and predominately featured Southern League clubs, although teams from outside the league could also apply to take part. On occasion Lymington ventured eastwards into Sussex to play Chichester Priory, and westwards into Dorset to face Colehill where, as Stewart Hand will no doubt gleefully tell you, Lymington once became the victim of a rather embarrassing giant-killing act. Each innings would consist of 24 overs or last for a maximum of one and a half hours, whichever came first. Clubs took the competition very seriously and fielded strong sides so the standard was generally very high. Being an evening competition, early season fixtures could often end in near darkness, which wa...