On Sunday 24th August, Farnsfield Cricket Club claimed the title of North Regional Champions 2025 in
the Vitality Club T20 Plate, following two hard-fought victories in the semi-final and final.
Semi-Final: Farnsfield CC vs Preston CC
Farnsfield won the toss and chose to bat first against Preston CC. Despite facing disciplined bowling from
the opposition, the Ferns battled to a total of 119 for 9, with Dom Cumming anchoring the innings with a
valuable 51 runs.
In defence of their total, Farnsfield put on a stellar bowling and fielding display. Tom Chalkley and Krrish
Patel were the standout performers with the ball, both claiming 3 wickets. The team backed them up with
sharp fielding, including crucial catches taken by Ben Kilford, Andrew Frettingham, Freddie Skelton,
Will Wheatley, Alex Ainger, and Joel Brett. Preston were bowled out for 92, securing a solid semi-final
win for the Ferns.
Final: Farnsfield CC vs Morpeth CC
In the regional final, Farnsfield faced Morpeth CC. This time, Morpeth won the toss and elected to field.
Farnsfield’s innings got off to a brisk start thanks to Alex Ainger, who scored a quickfire 20 off 13 balls.
Dom Cumming (22) and Ben Kilford (20) added crucial runs in the middle order, before a pivotal late
partnership between Andrew Frettingham (21) and Peter Frettingham (29) helped push the total to a
competitive 133 for 7.
Morpeth’s chase was tense and went down to the wire. One of their openers threatened to take the game
away with a score of 58, but he was dismissed in the final over — caught by Tom Chalkley off the
bowling of Krrish Patel. Four balls later, Krrish struck again, clean bowling another batter. With Morpeth
needing 3 runs off the final delivery, they managed only a single bye, handing Farnsfield a thrilling 1-run
victory.
It was fantastic to see such a strong turnout of supporters backing the team on the day and their support was
greatly appreciated.
National Final
Farnsfield CC now progress to the National Final of the Vitality Club T20 Plate, which will be held on
Sunday 14th September at Wormsley Cricket Ground in Buckinghamshire. More details will follow.
The squad on 24th August 2025:
Joel Brett (Captain)
Andrew Frettingham (Wicket Keeper)
Peter Frettingham
Dom Cumming
Ben Kilford
Alex Ainger
Alex West
Krrish Patel
Tom Chalkey
Will Wheatley
Freddie Skelton
Joe West
Jack Rogers
