Day Three report: Heartache for Staffordshire as NCCA title bid falls just short
Staffordshire came agonisingly close to retaining their NCCA Championship Division One East title after a dramatic final day against Cambridgeshire. Staffs had their hosts nine wickets down with two overs to go at Peterborough, but just couldn’t find that last piece of magic to keep hold of their crown. They had set Cambridgeshire 244 for […]
Day Two report: Staffordshire look for final flourish in title mission
Staffordshire will need a huge final-day effort in their quest to keep their hands on the NCCA Championship Division One East title. Staffs take to the field for the last chapter of the three-dayer against Cambridgeshire at Peterborough with a 20-run lead after closing day two on 68-1. There are plenty of permutations to throw […]
Day One report: Where there’s a Hill there’s a way as Michael saves Staffs
Michael Hill proved to be Staffordshire’s savour once again on the opening day of their crucial NCCA Championship clash against Cambridgeshire. The left-hander compiled a brilliant 112 not out to rescue Staffs from a precarious position at Peterborough as they look to keep themselves in the Division One title hunt. Hill’s 13th Championship ton for […]
Staffordshire have to be ready to pounce in title finale, says skipper Kettleborough
James Kettleborough says his Staffordshire squad are ready to capitalise on a potentially enthralling last weekend in their NCCA Championship campaign. Staffs make the trip to Peterborough to take on Cambridgeshire still in with a chance of retaining their Division One East title… but also facing the possibility of being relegated. Defeat by Buckinghamshire at […]
Tom Brett hopes ‘inside knowledge’ can benefit Staffs’ cause
Tom Brett has taken on a new role ahead of Staffordshire’s NCCA Championship game against Cambridgeshire. The 35-year-old is Staffs’ frontline spinner, but he’s also been the county’s ‘spy in the camp’ ahead of this weekend Division One East finale at Peterborough. It’s a venue where Staffordshire have never played, but Brett is well versed […]
New faces in Staffordshire squad for Championship trip to Cambs
Staffordshire will field at least one NCCA debutant in this weekend’s Championship game against Cambridgeshire. Milford Hall batsman Niall McHale and Stone SP spinner Jack Batchelor, who are both yet to make their senior county bows, have been named in a 12-man squad for the Division One East three-dayer at Peterborough, which starts on Sunday. […]
Day Three report: Staffs’ hopes left up in the air after Bucks seal tense victory
Staffordshire’s hopes of retaining the NCCA Championship Division One East title are out of their hands after a one-wicket defeat by Buckinghamshire. An absorbing encounter at Stafford saw both sides in the ascendency on the final day, but ultimately it was the visitors who held their nerve to seal victory by the narrowest of margins. […]
Day Two report: Staffordshire and Bucks have eyes on the prize in thrilling clash
Eighteen wickets fell on a thrilling second day which ended with both Staffordshire and Buckinghamshire still firmly in the hunt to take the NCCA Championship points. The players will take to the field at Stafford for the final chapter of an absorbing Division One East clash with Bucks resuming on 37-1 in their second innings. […]
Former Staffordshire players reunite at NCCA Championship game
Former Staffordshire players were in attendance to watch the current crop of county players in action on day one of the NCCA Championship game against Buckinghamshire. Staffs invited all ex-players to attend a reunion event at Stafford’s Riverway ground on Sunday afternoon. A healthy turn out of players accepted the invitation to not only watch […]
Day One report: Staffordshire targeting fightback after Bucks take early honours
Staffordshire will have to display their powers of recovery after a disappointing first day in their NCCA Championship game against Buckinghamshire. A below-par batting performance saw Staffs bowled out for 194 at Stafford, before Bucks drew stumps on 116-3 to seize the initiative. Several Staffordshire batsmen will look back on their dismissals wistfully in a […]