HISTORY was made last Sunday when the Prestwich second eleven became the first team to win the Hulme Trophy three successive years.

Pete Heys' team brushed Woodhouses aside with some superb performances and turned the match into a suprisingly one-sided affair against the now runaway league leaders in Division Two.

Prestwich won the toss and elected to bat but were soon rocked by the early dismissal of Jon O'Connor in the second over with only two runs on the board.

Nevertheless, they rallied to set a total of 227 for the loss of 8 wickets mainly thanks to useful knocks of 49 from M. Walsh, 40 from G. Barnes and 38 from C. Thomas.

With a general feeling that the visitors were maybe 20 or so runs short, events in the second innings were quite unbelievable.

Like Prestwich, the home side lost an early wicket when Jones was caught behind by Barnes from

Walsh in the third over.

Walsh struck again 2 overs later when Fiorentini caught Whitehead.

Roberts went in the sixth when he was run out in bizarre circumstances.

Walsh and Lorenzini both tried direct hits which missed before Taylor collected the ball and took the bails off before the batsman made his crease.

Heppel was next to go in the following over being bowled by the venemous Walsh, who's figures of five overs, two maidens, three wickets for only 4 runs were extremely impressive.

Woodhouses found themselves at 14-4 from only seven overs and as long as the rain stayed away, hopes were high in the Prestwich ranks.

There was a glimmer of resistance from the home side when they managed to bat through the next 10 overs with only one wicket falling, until Lorenzini struck again, trapping Reeves lbw with the score on 51.

Now with Colin Higginson brought into the attack, the Woodhouses tail was soon dismissed with the last four wickets falling in only three overs.

Woodhouses were all out with only 64 runs on the board.

Matthew Walsh collected his well deserved man-of-the-match trophy from league vice chairman, Geoff Yates before skipper Pete Hey lifted the old trophy in front of his delighted players and the visiting crowd.

ON Saturday, the first eleven looked to pick up more points at home to sixth-placed Denton.

Stand-in skipper and professional Craig Duxbury scored his 15th ton for the club in a Prestwich total of 208-6.

He also picked up 5-37 with the ball, taking him past the 200 wicket mark.

Despite this, Prestwich lost out yet again in a last ball thriller.

With the scores tied and one ball and one wicket remaining, Denton scampered a run to pick up four points.