
Keswick are the third team through to the semi-finals of the Higson Cup after beating Whitehaven by 43 runs at Fitz Park.
The will join Cockermouth and Furness, with either Workington or Cleator completing the semi-final line-up after they play on June 11.
Keswick won the toss and took first use of the wicket, getting off to a solid start as Stephen Hindmarch (55) and Will Atkinson (26) put on 66 for the first wicket.
That quickly became 68-2 when professional Risith Upamal was trapped leg before by opposite number Terance Warde without scoring.
But Keswick rallied through Paul Hindmarch who produced one of his block-buster innings.
He hit 97 off 90 deliveries and that included 62 in boundaries through seven sixes and five fours.
Scott McGown chipped in with 21 and after their 45 overs Keswick had reached 236-7.
Warde was the only bowler Hindmarch couldn’t get hold of and he finished a spell of nine overs with 3-16.
Whitehaven lost their openers Stephen Holliday and Leo Sanczuk for 34 and really their reply centred on a stand between Warde and Josh Foster.
They seemed to be going well, and had put on 112 for the third wicket when Foster was run out for 46 by James McGown.
Thirteen runs later Warde was clean bowled by Scott McGown and the Whitehaven response completely lost momentum.
They eventually subsided to 193 all out with James McGown taking 5-40 from 8.5 overs.





