The event was well supported with an estimated 200-plus spectators.
The start was delayed for an hour following some hard work getting the ground suitable after all the rain.
The first match saw hosts Wollaton ask Marshalls to bat first. They made 85-8 off their 20 overs, Chris Blood top scoring with 24 not out. Paul McMahon took 3-9 off four overs, Scott Elstone 2-18 off three and Gerry McMahon 2-18 off his four.
Wollaton reached the required target of 86-5 in 18 overs with Steve Allcoat scoring 29. Best bowling figures for Marshalls were Tim Lane's 2-11 and Paul Van den Heuvel with 2-24 off four overs.
Cuckney played Attenborough in the second match. They chose to bat first and scored 125-4 off their 20 overs. Tom Ullyott hit 45 and was backed up by Francis O'Neill with 36 not out.
Attenborough were bowled out for 81, Richard Stroh taking 3-13 in three overs and Elliott Hind 2-5 in one over. Attenborough's top scorer was A Moss with 17.
Cuckney won the toss against Wollaton in the final and this time they made 134-5 in 20 overs, Ullyott scoring 33 and Stroh 29. Paul McMahon took 2-18 off four overs.
Wollaton were bowled out in the final over for 96, Scott Elstone top scoring with 30. Tom Ullyott impressed again, taking 3-20 off four overs backed by Will Butler and Dan Brown who both took 2-15.
Cuckney now go through to the Cockspur ECB East Midland's Finals at Wollaton on Sunday August 30. It will be a round-robin competition, starting at 10am, with Cuckney playing Leicestershire's champions, Kibworth.
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