Final four confirmed for Portman Under 15 Club Championship

Bournemouth Cricket Club will for the first time host the finals of the Portman Building Society Under 15 National Club Championship - club cricket's biggest competition with a record 1,603 entries this year.

Such is the prestigious nature of the tournament, that Nasser Hussain (Former England Men's Team captain), Andy Caddick, Clare Connor (England Women's Team captain), and former England opening bowler Angus Fraser, will all be present to lend their support on the day.

Taking place on Wednesday 27 August, just four talented sides remain to contest the finals: Liverpool CC (representing the North), Bath CC (representing the South West), Wolverhampton CC (representing the Midlands) and Wanstead CC (representing the South East). Each side has progressed to the final by winning their respective county and then regional finals, and they will gather at Bournemouth Sports Ground with hopes of lifting the Harry Secombe Cup.

Wanstead CC will play Bath CC, and Wolverhampton CC will play Liverpool CC in the semi-finals in the morning (10.30am start), with the two winners contesting the final in the afternoon (2.15pm start) - which will be officiated by First Class umpire, Roy Palmer. The matches will be 20 overs a side, with a maximum of four overs per bowler.

The tournament, initiated by the Lord's Taverners in 1972 and administered by the England and Wales Cricket Board, is seen as a breeding ground for aspiring cricketers, having helped develop the early talents of current England cricketers Nasser Hussain, Marcus Trescothick, Mark Ramprakash and Graham Thorpe.

Perhaps the most extraordinary performance in the history of the competition came in 1993 when current England cricketer, Andrew Flintoff, smashed a massive 234 not out in 20 overs!

John Carr, Director of Cricket Operations at the England and Wales Cricket Board, said: "The finals of the Portman Under 15 Club Championship is always a great event and in the past we have seen excellent cricket and some close finishes.

"I congratulate all the teams on getting to the final, which is a fine achievement in itself, and I wish them all the very best of luck on the day."

Semi-finals Wolverhampton 95 for 5 beat Cambridge Granta 94 for 8 by 5 wickets Oxford Horspath 152 for 5 beat Ramsey 83 all out by 69 runs

Final
Wolverhampton 134 for 4 beat Oxford Horspath 133 for 9 by 6 wickets

Semi-finals
Wath 100 for 2 beat Stocksfield 99 for 7 by 8 wickets
Liverpool 151 for 4 beat Ellerslie 147 for 3 by 6 wickets

Final
Liverpool 104 for 3 beat Wath 103 for 6 by 7 wickets

Semi-finals
Bath 107 for 3 beat Hursley Park 103 for 6 by 7 wickets
Corfe Mullen 109 for 1 beat Cheltenham 105 for 7 by 9 wickets

Final
Bath 117 all out beat Corfe Mullen 94 all out by 16 runs

Semi-finals
Wanstead 146 for 4 beat King's Langley 103 for 8 by 43 runs
Sunbury 184 for 2 (Toby Roland-Jones 109 not out) beat Bury St Edmunds 61 for 5 by 123 runs

Final
Wanstead 125 for 2 beat Sunbury 124 for 5 (Toby Roland-Jones 59 not out) by 8 wickets