Cricket
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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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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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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
