North of England Cup: Mixed day for Staffs as they share the spoils with Wales
Staffordshire Development XI had to be content with a win and a defeat in their two Twenty20 games against their Wales counterparts in the North of England Cup. Staffs were beaten in the opening encounter at Milford Hall on Wednesday as Wales produced a magnificent late-order batting effort, but the home side bounced back to win […]
NCCA Knockout Trophy: Staffordshire open with win, but make hard work of Wales victory
Staffordshire made a winning start to their NCCA Knockout Trophy campaign with a three-wicket victory over Wales at Himley. The forecast indicated that there was little prospect of play in the south of the county, but the bad weather relented long enough for the teams to contest a 35 overs per side match. And Staffs made the […]
NCCA Knockout Trophy: Alex Mellor looks for Staffordshire to fulfil their potential
Alex Mellor is excited by Staffordshire’s potential in the 50-over format… he now wants his players to showcase their skills. Staffs commence their National Counties Cricket Association Knockout Trophy campaign on Sunday when they play host to Wales at Himley (11am). Staffordshire have had a decent run in this part of the white-ball programme in recent […]
North of England Cup: Leese and Hammond are Staffordshire’s heroes
Callum Leese and Jack Hammond guided Staffordshire Development XI to victory over Wales in their latest North of England Cup encounter. Staffs had opened the competition with a win against Cheshire at Moddershall & Oulton – and appeared to be cruising to a second success at St Asaph on Wednesday after being set 245 to win from their 50 […]
North of England Cup: Staffordshire Development XI defeat Cheshire rivals
Staffordshire Development XI started their summer programme with a six-wicket win at home against Cheshire Academy. The match formed the first part of a new format for Staffs’ side as they take part in the ‘North of England’ Cup which covers 50-over, Twenty20 and two-day games. Wales, Cumbria, Shropshire and Northumberland are also involved in […]
NCCA Twenty20 Cup: Double delight for Staffs, but they miss out on finals day
Staffordshire’s hopes of reaching finals day in the National Counties Cricket Association Twenty20 Cup were ended, despite them claiming two victories against Cumbria today. Staffs made the long trek to Carlisle knowing they needed to win twice in the double header against the Sausages and hope that Group One leaders Cheshire came a cropper at […]
NCCA Twenty20 Cup: Staffordshire and Cheshire share the points at Leek
Staffordshire and Cheshire shared the spoils from their National Counties Cricket Association Twenty20 Cup matches at Leek today. Cheshire outclassed their hosts in all departments in the opening encounter at Highfield, but Staffs kept their hopes of Group One qualification alive with a 30-run victory in game two, led by seamer Grant Thornton’s five-wicket haul. […]
Staffordshire’s Twenty20 education must continue, insists Alex Mellor
Alex Mellor says Staffordshire must continue to be students of the Twenty20 game after making a promising start to this season’s campaign. Staffs have had a distinctly modest record in the short format since it was introduced into the National Counties Cricket Association programme in 2015. The past two seasons have seen T20 cricket put […]
Staffordshire left wondering what might have been after solitary Shropshire win
Staffordshire added another win to their NCCA Twenty20 Cup tally, but squandered a big opportunity to maintain their perfect record against Shropshire. Staffs had opened their Group One campaign with twin victories over Northumberland last weekend, and they made it three out of three after seeing off Shropshire in the first encounter at Whitchurch today. […]
Double delight for Staffordshire as new Twenty20 Cup era starts off in style
Staffordshire and Twenty20 cricket has never been a happy marriage – but there could possibly be a reconciliation on the cards. Defeats, some of them heavy, have littered Staffs’ attempts to master the short format of the game since it was introduced on to the National Counties Cricket Association circuit in 2015. While other counties […]