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  • NSSCCL Premier A round-up 6th June 2026.

    Checkley vs Newcastle and Hartshill. Newcastle and Hartshill won by 33 runs. Checkley won the toss and elected to field. Ryan Hassett made 27 at the top of the order for Castle before Rohan Vallabhaneni made a brilliant 88 that held their innings together. He struck ten 4s and three 6s in his 117 ball

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Porthill vs Longton.

    Longton won the toss and elected to bowl in cool, overcast conditions at the Old County Ground. Morning rainfall left the outfield damp underfoot. But the wicket was hard with a good covering of grass. The first hour will be crucial for both sides. If Longton can make early inroads while the ball is still

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