By Gwyn Jones / Alan Rowley
July 29 2002
West Indian Cavaliers became favourites to land the 2002 Premier Cup with a resounding victory against Ilkeston. The visitors were never in with a shout as Jackman and Haye see Cavs cruise through. The other surviving Notts club, Southwell, lost to Alvaston & Boulton.
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The West Indian Cavaliers 153-3 beat Ilkeston Rutland 150-7 by 7 wickets Ilkeston batted first and it soon became clear that they were facing a first class side. All the Cavaliers' bowlers had had County experience and the Ilkeston batsmen were up against it from the start. There were commendable performances from David Smit (37), and Matt Boyer (31) and it was to the credit of the Ilkeston team that they batted out their 50 overs. The Cavaliers lost three wickets and two straightforward catches were dropped, but they were never in any danger and they coasted to victory in 29.4 overs, with Andrew Jackman 79 and Andy Haye 29 not out. Southwell 162-7 lost to Alvaston & Boulton 165-4 by 6 wickets Southwell batted out their full 50 overs, with their top score coming from A Sedgwick (50). For A&B Carl Beetge took 3-23, and when they went in to bat Mohammed Ayub hit 36 and Haq Nawaz 46. The winning run came after 41.1 overs. Sandiacre Town 293-6 beat Langley Mill 97 by 196 runs Quarndon 284-5 beat Denby 203 by 81 runs The draw for the Semi-Final,
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