Cleator’s National Village Trophy campaign ended at Egerton on a day to forget for the west Cumbrians.
They lost main strike bowler David Blackwell after only nine deliveries when he pulled up with a recurrence of an old hamstring injury.
Worse was to follow when their top fielder, Chris Quin, suffered a broken finger and had to be rushed off to hospital.
Cleator were able to use a substitute fielder but one who could neither bowl or bat – which proved very costly in the end.
Egerton powered to 197-9 in their 40 overs but Cleator were never up with the rate.
The highlight of their innings was a gritty 30 from Quin who had returned to do his bit with the bat.
But Cleator were eventually bowled out for 142 with Egerton now through to the quarter-finals.
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