{"id":891623,"date":"2026-09-14T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891623\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:24:21","slug":"cricket-st-georges-win-after-somerset-forfeit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891623\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket: St George&#8217;s Win After Somerset Forfeit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St George\u2019s Cricket Club were crowned Premier Division 40-Over Knockout Cup champions after Somerset Cricket Club were unable to field a team for Sunday\u2019s final at Wellington Oval.<\/p>\n<p>The match between the two Cup Match rivals was scheduled to get underway in the morning, but no play took place after Somerset were unable to field a side.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, St George\u2019s were awarded the match by forfeit and claimed the Knockout Cup title without a ball being bowled.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bernews.com\/2026\/09\/cricket-st-georges-win-after-somerset-forfeit\/\" data-via=\"bernewsdotcom\" data-text=\"Cricket: St George\u2019s Win After Somerset Forfeit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"mr_social_share_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/bernews.com\/2026\/09\/cricket-st-georges-win-after-somerset-forfeit\/whatsapp:\/\/send?text=Cricket%3A+St+George%E2%80%99s+Win+After+Somerset+Forfeit%20https%3A%2F%2Fbernews.com%2F2026%2F09%2Fcricket-st-georges-win-after-somerset-forfeit%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789385059_896_whatsapp.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Share on WhatsApp\" title=\"Share on WhatsApp\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bernews.com\/2026\/09\/cricket-st-georges-win-after-somerset-forfeit\/\" data-text=\"Cricket: St George\u2019s Win After Somerset Forfeit\" data-desc=\"St George\u2019s Cricket Club were crowned Premier Division 40-Over Knockout Cup champions after Somerset Cricket Club were unable to field a team for Sunday\u2019s final at Wellington Oval. 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