TYNEDALE reached the quarter-finals of the Northumberland county cup with an eight wicket win over Allendale on Thursday night, Newcastle Cricket Club awaiting them in the final eight.

The exciting action displayed on the field from Tynedale, in bowling and batting, is typical of their current form, streching back almost a month.

It blew away Allendale's attempt to humble their near neighbours, with a team that included former Tynedale players and a couple of Tynedale's juniors.

A broad front now stretches out in front of Tynedale in terms of cup competitions. And it seems now that captain Tom Cant has a team at his disposal, which has a very good chance of winning one or more pieces of silverware.

Allendale, full of confidence after defeating Haltwhistle in the same format cricket, though in a different competition, were shocked into defeat.

A positive sign was how well Ollie Fletcher, a Tynedale junior, performed.

A good sign of things to come for Tynedale was Patrick atautaava taking two wickets in the first over the match.

He and Ross Sinclair unleashed an array of fast paced balls, not that short, which had Allendale's batsmen ducking and weaving.

Jack Raglan and Dylan Griffin held out stoically as Cant shuffled his bowlers round. But when Raglan went it seemed to show up Allendale's total of 110-8 from 20 overs into a good target for Tynedale.

Matautaava, the seventh batsman to open for Tynedale this season, and Crichton opened for the home side.

Following on from a match 24 hours before they shot onto the attack.

Matautaava hit two fours and six within a couple off overs. Crichton, more succinctly, eased his way to 17.

Both batsmen departed for less than 20 however.

At 45-2, Sam Mannion and James Rainford, put down their respective marks; with a selection of sumptuous shots. Fifty came up in eighth over.

Ross. Laidlaw, Allendale's strike bowler, swapped ends in a bid to stem the flow of runs but nothing came of it.

Tynedale won it in the 15th over following short period of reflective batting between Rainford and Mannion. They were not in any rush to reach the target, which proves Tynedale's growing resolve and discipline.