The Beaumont Cup was a Trinidadian first-class cricket competition which regional sides competed for, the matches taking place over three days.
11-490: The competition began in 1925–26, when Rolland Beaumont , the South African Test player who had moved to Trinidad and become manager of an oil company, donated the cup to be played for by North Trinidad and South Trinidad . Beginning with the 1958–59 season the annual match was granted first-class status. In 1970–71 East Trinidad and Central Trinidad joined the competition, which now had two preliminary matches and
22-760: A final. In 1971–72 the competition was renamed the Texaco Cup . From 1975–76 to 1977–78 the competition was decided on a round robin format, with six matches each season. In 1978–79 Tobago joined the competition, and there were ten round-robin matches. That was the final season in which the Texaco Cup had first-class status. In 1975–76 the Beaumont Cup was revived, to be contested by two teams again, in an annual match between South and Central Trinidad and North and East Trinidad . It had first-class status from 1975–76 to 1979–80, and from 1982–83 to 1984–85. The Beaumont Cup
33-732: A two-day match at Johannesburg against P.W. Sherwell ’s XI in November 1913. But in all first-class matches he built only six scores of 50 or more. His highest Test score was 31, compiled against the Australians at Old Trafford during the Triangular Series of 1912. No obituary for Beaumont appeared in Wisden . He managed an oil company in Trinidad in the 1920s and donated the Beaumont Cup , which
44-411: The South African Test player who had moved to Trinidad and become manager of an oil company, donated the cup to be played for by North Trinidad and South Trinidad . Beginning with the 1958–59 season the annual match was granted first-class status. In 1970–71 East Trinidad and Central Trinidad joined the competition, which now had two preliminary matches and a final. In 1971–72 the competition
55-508: The competition had first-class status. Contested by North Trinidad and South Trinidad . Winners held the Cup until they were defeated outright in a subsequent season. Contested by North Trinidad , South Trinidad , Central Trinidad and East Trinidad . Tobago also competed in 1978–79. Contested by North and East Trinidad and South and Central Trinidad . Rolland Beaumont Rolland Beaumont (4 February 1884 – 25 May 1958)
66-469: Was a South African cricketer . He was born at Newcastle , Natal , and died in Berea , Durban , aged 74. He attended Hilton College . Beaumont was a hard hitting middle-order batsman and a good fielder. His first-class career spanned the years 1908 to 1914 and consisted of 32 matches, most of which were for South Africa during their tour of England in the wet summer of 1912. His first match of importance
77-400: Was also held as a non-first-class contest between South and Central Trinidad and North and East Trinidad in 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1985–86. The non-first-class contest between the two teams continued under the names Trintoc Trophy (1986–87 to 1995–96) and Gerry Gomez Memorial Trophy (1996–97 to 2000–01). The tables below list the winners of the Beaumont Cup and Texaco Cup in the seasons in which
88-399: Was also held as a non-first-class contest between South and Central Trinidad and North and East Trinidad in 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1985–86. The non-first-class contest between the two teams continued under the names Trintoc Trophy (1986–87 to 1995–96) and Gerry Gomez Memorial Trophy (1996–97 to 2000–01). The tables below list the winners of the Beaumont Cup and Texaco Cup in the seasons in which
99-481: Was contested by North Trinidad and South Trinidad beginning in the 1925–26 cricket season. This biographical article related to a South African cricket person born in the 1880s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Beaumont Cup The Beaumont Cup was a Trinidadian first-class cricket competition which regional sides competed for, the matches taking place over three days. The competition began in 1925–26, when Rolland Beaumont ,
110-530: Was for Wanderers when the Johannesburg club drew with a Rest of South Africa team containing S.J. Snooke and A.W. Nourse . He also turned out six times for Transvaal and represented South Africa at Test level in five matches against England and Australia. When playing his natural game Beaumont was a free-flowing batsman but too often he let an over-cautious nature restrict his talent. He scored his only first-class century, 121, whilst captaining Transvaal in
121-561: Was renamed the Texaco Cup . From 1975–76 to 1977–78 the competition was decided on a round robin format, with six matches each season. In 1978–79 Tobago joined the competition, and there were ten round-robin matches. That was the final season in which the Texaco Cup had first-class status. In 1975–76 the Beaumont Cup was revived, to be contested by two teams again, in an annual match between South and Central Trinidad and North and East Trinidad . It had first-class status from 1975–76 to 1979–80, and from 1982–83 to 1984–85. The Beaumont Cup
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