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Priestley’s magic steers Checkley to a big win over Porthill.
Porthill vs Checkley. It’s matchday 8 of the season, and both sides come into this fixture having lost their previous fixtures. Porthill were beaten in a low-scoring thriller at Hem Heath by 3 runs, and Checkley were bowled out for 166 chasing 200 to beat Newcastle and Hartshill. So both teams will be looking to…
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Leek beat Newcastle and Hartshill in a T/20 thriller at the Potteries Oval.
Leek won the toss and elected to bat on a bright but breezy evening. There had been rain in the build-up to the game, and the outfield looked damp underfoot. The wicket had been covered, but it looked green and played slow throughout the match. Matt Morris swept Kasun Ekanayake behind square for a boundary…
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England vs New Zealand 1st test match round-up.
England beat New Zealand by 115 runs. On a pitch that wasn’t really fit for test match cricket, England won the first match of the international summer in a game dominated by seam bowling under grey skies at the home of cricket. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl on a greenish pitch…
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Talbot Shield Quarter finals round up 7th June 2026.
Burslem 1st XI v Porthill 2nd XI Porthill won by 9 wickets. Burslem won the toss and elected to bat. Burslem were soon reduced to 37/3 and never really recovered as they were bowled out for 112 by some very good Porthill bowling. Tom Mason claimed 4/20 as he did the most damage. There were…
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Staffordshire hearts are broken as they lose a thriller against Cumbria.
Staffordshire v Cumbria at Carlisle CC. Staffordshire made the long journey up to Carlisle for their NCCA trophy quarter-final against Cumbria. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first in testing conditions. Sam Kelsall and Tom Moulton negotiated the difficult early conditions well as the Staffordshire 50 came in the 15th over. It…
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NSSCCL Premier A round-up 6th June 2026.
Checkley vs Newcastle and Hartshill. Newcastle and Hartshill won by 33 runs. Checkley won the toss and elected to field. Ryan Hassett made 27 at the top of the order for Castle before Rohan Vallabhaneni made a brilliant 88 that held their innings together. He struck ten 4s and three 6s in his 117 ball…
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Marshall and Rigby smash Shropshire to a convincing victory over Lancashire.
Shropshire D40 vs Lancashire Disability 2nd XI at Calverhall CC. The picturesque Calverhall CC was the venue for Shropshire’s home game today. It’s a very traditional and old-fashioned ground with a large slope that runs from one end to the other. Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat on a grey, cold and windy…
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A Jalat Khan masterclass seals a thumping victory for Meakins.
Meakins vs Eccleshall. Red ball cricket returns this week as both sides look to recover from heavy defeats. Eccleshall had won three in a row and were the surprise leaders before they were well beaten at home by Leek. Meakins had won two in a row before suffering a heavy defeat at home against Hem…
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England v New Zealand 1st test match preview.
The test match summer begins tomorrow with the English management under high scrutiny. They have cut their 15-man squad down to 12, with James Rew, Matthew Fisher and Rehan Ahmed being omitted. Emilio Gay is set to make his test match debut when he opens the batting with Ben Duckett. This leaves two players for…
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The pink ball summary.
With the first block of pink ball fixtures now complete, I’m just going to do a summary and share my own opinions of how things stand in Premier A after the first 6 games. I will give each team a mark out of 10 for how their season is going so far, and also a…
