Cricket
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Magical Mushtaq sends Blythe to finals day with a stunning knock.
JS Sports T/20 Plate Round 2-Group 3. Blythe 1st XI, Moddershall 2nd XI and Silverdale 1st XI. The group stages continue today in the plate competition, with the winner booking their place at finals day. Blythe will be hoping to turn their poor league form around as they host the fixtures today; they currently sit
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NSSCCL Premier A round-up 4th July 2026.
Eccleshall vs Audley. Eccleshall beat Audley by 3 wickets. Audley won the toss and elected to bat. Ali Hamza Waseem made 53, which contained nine 4s after Murvin Abinash had taken three early wickets for the home side. Rob Hemmings added 50 that included six 4s and a six before he was the last man
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The two Ben’s guide Hem Heath to a big victory over Moddershall.
Hem Heath beat Moddershall by 95 runs. Moddershall vs Hem Heath. The halfway point in the season takes me to the beautiful Barnfields for the first time to watch a crucial clash at the top of the table. The home side lost their lead at the top of the table last week as they could
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JS Sports Vince Lindo T/20 cup Quarter finals round-up.
Whitmore vs Moddershall. Moddershall won by 5 wickets. Danyal Hussain batted throughout the home side’s innings for an unbeaten 49, which included six 4s as they made their way to 120/6 from their 20 overs. He added 48 for the second wicket with Mohammad Imran (19) as they looked to put a good score on
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A fine team performance from Meakins as they secure their place at finals day.
JS Sports Vince Lindo T/20 cup quarter final 3rd July. Norton-In-Hales vs Meakins. Meakins won by 33 runs. A place at finals day is at stake in this mouth-watering quarter-final clash tonight. Norton-In-Hales are 4th in Premier B and have made their way to this stage with narrow victories over Wood Lane and Alsager. They’ve
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NSSCCL Premier A round-up 27th June 2026.
Audley vs Meakins. Audley won by 54 runs. Audley won the toss and elected to bat. Amaan Tariq took three early wickets as Audley tumbled to 53/4. Ash Rogers then made a patient 39 from 79 balls with five boundaries before he was the 9th wicket to fall with 119 on the board. Jalat Khan
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Alsbury’s fine knock guides Stone to a comfortable victory.
Stone vs Eccleshall. Matchday 10 takes me back to Stone CC to watch their home fixture against Eccleshall. The visitors come into this game after a crucial home victory over Longton, which has pushed them back up to 6th after a run of two defeats and a draw. Stone secured a high-scoring draw on the
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Cheadle and Porthill book their places in the Talbot Shield final with convincing victories.
Talbot Shield semi-finals. Cheadle 2nd XI vs Wedgwood 1st XI. Cheadle won the toss and elected to field first. Marvin Kitamirike and Aaron Tymczuk added 45 before Tymczuk was caught by Jack Winfield off the bowling of Jack Degg for 28. He scored five boundaries and got his team off to a good start. Wedgwood
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NSSCCL Premier A round-up 20th June 2026.
Eccleshall vs Longton. Eccleshall won by 3 wickets. Longton won the toss and elected to bat. After two early wickets, Dane Tinsley made 59, which contained 8 boundaries. He added 89 with Alex Thorley (34) for the 4th wicket as Longton made their way to 129/3. A dramatic collapse of 7/21 then followed as Longton
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Redman’s excellent innings guides Audley to a narrow victory over Leek.
Leek vs Audley. Matchday 9 takes me to Highfield for the first time this season. Leek come into this game having won three on the bounce as they continue their rise up the table. They’ve gone from 10th to 7th with those recent victories and are beginning to look like a threat after their poor
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England’s young guns.
With the series against New Zealand having reached its halfway mark, I’m going to give my opinions on how the new faces have been getting on. Emilio Gay – The Durham opener has made two fifties in three innings so far. He batted very well on the spicy pitch at Lords and can hold his
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Staffordshire 2nd XI vs Derbyshire 2nd XI at Trentside CC. 16th & 17th June 2026.
Match Drawn. Staffordshire won the toss and elected to bat first. They made a good start, and the 50 came up in the 12th over. Oliver Woodward then removed Spencer Grove for 46 when Sam Cliffe took the catch. His innings contained 10 boundaries as he added 90 for the 1st wicket with George Margetts.
