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Staffs win thriller to progress.
Staffordshire vs Lincolnshire at Bignall End CC. Lincolnshire won the toss on a cold, breezy, overcast morning at Boon Hill and unsurprisingly elected to bowl first. Staffordshire made a positive start, James Kettleborough struck two early boundaries through the covers and Sam Kelsall one through the leg side. Kettleborough then struck back-to-back boundaries to end
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NSSCCL Premier A round-up 16th May 2026.
Audley vs Newcastle and Hartshill. Newcastle and Hartshill won by 7 wickets. Castle won the toss and chose to field at Kent Hills. Joe Thorne soon had Audley in all sorts of trouble when he reduced them to 19/3 in an excellent early burst with the new ball. Freddie Doorbar and Ash Rogers then rebuilt
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Eccleshall vs Moddershall.
Eccleshall won the toss and elected to bowl in cool, damp conditions at the Roy Thomson Memorial Ground. After a short shower delayed the start of play by just a mere 7 minutes, the contest was reduced to 44 overs a side. This should not have been the case, given that there is a 30-minute
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Thoughts on the England squad.
The ECB has announced the first 15-man squad for the summer, and there are a few surprise names in it. Stokes (c) FisherAhmed GayAtkinson RewBaker RobinsonBethall SmithBrook TongueDuckett Rehan Ahmed is a surprise inclusion; he hasn’t had the best of starts to the summer with the bat or the ball. He hasn’t even played any
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England watch Week 6 – Days 3 & 4.
Essex vs Hampshire. Hampshire were bowled all out for 214 on the third day to set Essex 176 for victory. Nick Gubbins made 71 for Hampshire at the top of the order, but once he was dismissed, only Ben Brown, 57*, could make another notable score. Sam Cook finished with figures of 3/52 to finish
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Staffordshire secure back-to-back victories.
Staffordshire beat Northumberland by 68 runs. Staffordshire made the long journey to Jesmond on Sunday with hopes of keeping their NCCA campaign alive. They won the toss and chose to bat first. They were quickly in trouble when they were reduced to 35/2 in the 6th over. Matt Morris, 13 and Sam Kelsall both started
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A mixed day for Staffordshire women.
Staffordshire women made the trip to Hertfordshire to play two T/20 matches at Hitchin CC. Staffordshire beat Hertfordshire by 16 runs in game 1. Staffordshire won the toss and elected to bat in the first game. They lost Lydia Perry early as they were reduced to 7/1 in the 3rd over. Helen Hughes and Megan
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Yorkshire Tykes Disability vs Cricket Shropshire Disability D40.
Yorkshire beat Shropshire by 117 runs. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat in bright and blustery conditions at Higham CC. The wicket was hard but had a good covering of grass. Dan Copping got Yorkshire off to a flying start when he struck six consecutive 4s in the 3rd over of the innings.
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England watch week 6 – Days 1 & 2.
This week’s roundup begins at Chelmsford with the match between Essex and Hampshire. Essex won the toss and elected to bowl. Sam Cooke took 3 early wickets as Hampshire were reduced to 88 for four at lunch on the first day. They reached 216 for five by tea but collapsed to 235 all out as
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NSSCCL Premier League Round Up 9th May 2026.
Eccleshall beat Checkley by 4 wickets. Eccleshall won the toss and asked Checkley to bat first at Four Trees. Checkley lost James Abbotts early before Tom Carrigan and James Kettleborough added 42 for the 2nd wicket. Carrigan made 43 before he was LBW to Murvin Abinash. Kettleborough made 22 before being bowled by Oliver Palmer,
