Many thanks to everyone who helped with this and raised over £300.

All three age groups from Cartmel Valley travelled to Menwith Hill for the second Frank Caunce Tournament to be held at the American base.The forecast rain never materialised so it was in cool but dry conditions that the teams took to the field with all the NorthWest clubs represented.

After a warm welcome from the hosts and the group photograph the Pony team took on the hosts Menwith Hill for the first game which proved to be a very one sided affair. It is a credit to Menwith that they fielded a team for the tournament as many of their players were inexperienced or hadn’t played since they were Rookies. Cartmel had only 7 players so were joined by 2 enthusiastic Manchester players for our games.

Ryan pitched a no hitter for a 19 – 0 score over 4 innings taking us into the Final game with Halton, who beat Manchester in their semi final game.

The Broncos drew Menwith Hill  for their first game – taking advantage of the opportunity to hit out and maintain their unbeaten record this season with a comfortable win 14  - 1 through to the next round. Special mentions - Murray for batting , Hamish for two catches and Cameron for pitching.

The second Bronco game was against Halton where our team was almost undone by one talented player who out pitched, out ran and out thought our team. After the initial shock, Cartmel fought back with gusto and narrowly beat Halton 6-4.  Special performance - Oliver for batting & catching, and some fine batting from Coby & Ross B.

Meanwhile our little band of 7 Rookies enjoyed a friendly game with their hosts from the base, with the chance to hit coach pitched balls and get some instruction along the way.

The Finals: It was the same match up as last year for both the Pony and Bronco teams!

Cartmel Bronco v. Northwich

The final was a highly charged game against Northwich with Cartmel producing a fine team effort  and sporting performances from all. We held down the opposition with strong pitching and fielding. The final result  a 4 – 0 victory. A Special performance from all the team but Johnny’s pitching was fantastic. And a special mention to Ross D for catching for 9 innings.

Cartmel Pony v. Halton 

After losing the toss it was essential for Cartmel to get a good start in their final - Cartmel got runners on base and capitalised on some fielding errors by the normally tight Halton fielders to go 4 runs ahead in the first inning. From then on it was a nervous game with Halton desperately trying to come back with  their experienced pitcher Harry striking out several Cartmel batters and Tom pitching for Cartmel.

Two runs for Cartmel in the 3^rd were matched by 2 from Halton.  After 2 more runs from Halton in the bottom of the final inning Ryan came back to the mound to save the game, Cartmel winning 6 - 4. A jubilant Cartmel team held onto the Pony trophy for the 5^th year in succession!

Another great Frank Caunce Tournament hosted by the Menwith Hill crew with their excellent  facilities provided another great day out for all the N W clubs!

 Duck Race raises £1000!

We were able to raise £1000 towards our new Club Bursary Fund which will be used to support our talented players attending GB International tournaments and other deserving causes.  The breakdown of the £1000 raised is as follows, we sold 600 Ducks, £380 from Business donations, Raffle prize money and £50 donation from the Royal Oak BBQ.

A special thank you for to all those who helped sell Ducks for the event especially the following for helping out on the day, its much appreciated, Heather, James, Ben, Stuart, Conor, Murray, Ewan, Mark Jones,Cameron, Ross & Amane. It was also great to see all the other families that supported the event. Also a big thank you to Darren the Landlord of the Royal Oak for hosting the event and to Glen Duclos for all his hard work in organising our most successful Duck Race ever!

Thanks to all our business race sponsors - the winners were:- 1. Chamberlains' of Cartmel; 2 Hot Wines; 3. Cartmel Priory School.

 Business Sponsors:  The Royal Oak Pub; The Cavendish Arms; The Pig & Whistle Pub; The Bread shop; Cartmel Cheeses; Cartmel Priory School; Harmony; The Larch Tree; Yew Tree Barn; Sticky Toffee Pudding Co.; Grange Golf Club; Hot Wines; South Lakes Services; PDL Motors; Yewbarrow Garage Ltd; Chamberlains’ of Cartmel; Ducky's Park Farm; Catering Academy; The M Word; Grumpy’s; Chicken Joes;3663