Cricket
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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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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
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NSSCCL Round-up 30th May 2026.
Audley vs Checkley. Checkley won by 7 wickets. Audley won the toss and elected to bat first at Kent Hills. Oliver Wilde made 33 at the top of the order for Audley as he added 55 with Freddie Doorbar before he was bowled by Nils Priestley to end a promising opening stand. Doorbar went on
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Match 2 Shropshire vs Staffordshire T/20 at Wem CC.
Shropshire again won the toss and elected to field. Nils Priestley took 10 runs from the opening over, bowled by Joe Stanley. He struck a six and four to get the Staffordshire innings off to a good start.James Kettleborough struck a boundary over mid-wicket in the 2nd over before he was well-caught by keeper Morgan
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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
