St Just won through to the Bradleys Vinter Cup Final for 14^th time in 16 years on Tuesday  night.

They beat Helston by five wickets at Penzance, with 19 balls to spare. Helston lost Mark Jenkin, Dan Jenkin and Lionel Vaaltyn with only 14 on the board. That became 44 for six but there was a late rally as Chris Martin and Karl Leathley put on 56 for the eighth wicket . The innings ended on 118 for 9 when Martin was run out off the final ball for 59. Justin Stephens took two for eight from four overs.

St Just lost Neil Curnow (19), Gary Thomas (one) and Gareth May (20) at 54 for three in the ninth over. They were steered home by Harry Medhurst who hit a six and eight fours in his 54 not out.

St Just will meet Penzance in the final at Camborne on Wednesday 13^th July. 

Scorecard at Vinter Cup

Penzance – Helston 118-9 (C Martin 59; J Stephens 2-8) lost to St Just 122-5 (H Medhurst 54no, G May 20, N Curnow 19; G Tregenza 2-30) by five wickets.

Penzance and St Just are the two most successful Vinter Cup Final teams of all time.

Between them they have made 48 final appearances .

In  the 75 finals to date they have only previously met twice.

Vinter Cup Records

Club                                Finals (75) Wins           Defeats       % Wins       Last Win

St Just                            26               17                 9               65%           2015

Penzance                       22               12               10               54%           1983

Falmouth                        20                 8               12               40%           2013

Truro                              17                 9                8                53%           1997

Troon                             15                 7                 8               46%           2000

Camborne                     11                 7                 4                63%           1999

Penzance reached their first Vinter Cup Final for 33 years following a 18 run win over Truro at Redruth. Opener Kyle Moyle anchored the innings hitting three sixes in his 69 before being fourth out at 121 in the 17th over. Following a steady start 86 runs came off the last ten overs.

Tom Sharp made 53 for Truro before being bowled by Christian Purchase, with the score at 81 in the 14th over. With 48 needed off the last four overs the task proved too much.

Bradleys Vinter Cup Semi Final    

Redruth – Penzance 143-6 (K Moyle 69, G Smith 28; T Sharp 2-22, B Tumilty 2-32, N Ivamy 1-19, R Harrison 1-24),

Truro 125-7 (T Sharp 53, K Snell 19; J Ludlam 1-16, C Purchase 1-19, G Smith 1-21, A Angove 1-23, G Fortune 1-33). Penzance beat Truro by 18 runs.