A NORTHWICH side reached the last 16 of a worldwide competition recently and you probably will never have heard of it. 1874, represented by 17-year-old Ben Davies, took part in the Lower League eCup – a global online football gaming tournament on FIFA 21 focusing on lower league sides. The aim? To conquer the opponents in his path for the trophy. Ben, a fan and co-owner of North West Counties Premier Division side 1874 Northwich, live streams video games to his audience on the online platform called Twitch. He has grown up in Birmingham, but his parents' ties to Comberbach and other family links to Little Leigh meant that Ben wanted to keep the Northwich flag flying high from the West Midlands.