Trophy: The Newcastle Breweries challenge trophy, which is a replica beer-pump.
The match started in 1991, as an annual match between a “B” side from SCA and a Croquet North Select side. Croquet North is the Federation of Croquet Clubs in North East England, covering Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire, and in the beginning of this period, Cumbria. In 1992, Bruce Rannie obtained a small amount of sponsorship from Newcastle Breweries, including a replica beer pump which is used as the perpetual trophy. After six matches, the fixture stalled for a further six years, but was revived in 2003 and has been played annually since then.
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