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  • Match 1 of Shropshire vs Staffordshire T/20 at Wem CC.

    Sadly, I have been unable to attend the match at Wem today as I was unable to leave my estate due to roadworks. Though I have been watching the live stream, such as it is, to get a report out. So here it is. Shropshire won the toss and elected to field. The wicket had

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  • Longton vs Whitmore.

    It’s the final round of pink ball fixtures today, and it’s an important game for both sides at Ripon Road today. Whitmore find themselves winless and rooted to the foot of the table. Longton sit only 6 points and 1 place above them. A defeat for Whitmore today could see them cut adrift at the

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  • Staffordshire 2nd XI v Cheshire 2nd XI.

    Knypersley cricket club looked resplendent in the morning sun as Staffordshire won the toss and elected to bat. Conditions were perfect, and the day should be full of runs. James Abbotts played a loose drive and was caught at slip in the 5th over with the score on 23. Ethan Berlusconi made a fast start

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  • Staffs women seal back-to-back victories on the road.

    It was double delight for Staffordshire women as they defeated Bucks women in both of their T/20 matches at Ascott Estate on Sunday. Match 1. Staffordshire won by 8 wickets. Staffordshire won the toss and elected to field. Bucks added 60 for the first wicket before Amelie Bishop was dismissed by Anusha Chauhan for 25

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  • Staffordshire v Northumberland T/20 match 2.

    Northumberland won the toss and elected to bat. Conditions had not changed, except that it had got hotter. Alasdair Appleby made a positive start to the Northumberland innings when he swept a Nils Priestley delivery for a boundary in the opening over. He then dispatched a Liam Hurt slower ball for six over long on

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  • Staffordshire v Northumberland T/20 group stage match 1.

    Northumberland won the toss and elected to field on a perfect day for cricket at Stone CC. Nils Priestley got Staffordshire off to a fast start when he struck two boundaries in the opening over. Ollie Walker was bowled for 5 in the 2nd over when he attempted a big shot off the bowling of

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  • NSSCCL Premier A round-up 23rd May 2026.

    Checkley vs Stone. Stone won by 4 runs. Stone won the toss and elected to bat first at Four Trees. Professional Warrick Fynn made 54 at the top of the order, which included nine 4’s. No other top-order batter could get going, though, and it was left to Daniel Lunn 27* and James Green 33*

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  • Hem Heath v Newcastle and Hartshill.

    Hem Heath won the toss and elected to field on a bright sunny afternoon. The wicket had a good covering of grass and looked like it was going to offer plenty for the bowlers. Liam Banks then gave Hem Heath the perfect start when he claimed three wickets in the opening over. After a big

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  • Hem Heath 2nd XI v Bagnall Norton 1st XI T/20 cup round 1.

    On a wonderfully bright summer’s evening at Hem Heath cricket club, the T20 cup began. The home side won the toss and elected to field first. Strangely, the game began 10 minutes late; not that the big crowd minded, as conditions couldn’t have been better. There was plenty of life in the wicket as the

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  • Talbot Shield 2nd Round 17th May.

    Little Stoke 1st XI beat Bagnall Norton 2nd XI by 69 runs. Little Stoke won the toss and chose to bat first at Potteries Fuels Park. After the early wicket of Nikita Sayar. Tim Twigg and Rob Spruce added 151 for the 2nd wicket. Spruce was dismissed first for an excellent 95 made off 103

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