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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Day Three report: Callum Hawkins hits maiden Staffs century in Suffolk draw
Staffordshire’s Championship encounter at Suffolk ended in a draw – but not before they had flirted with pulling off an unlikely success. Suffolk batted for the majority of the third and final day at Copdock before declaring at tea on 306-6. That left Staffordshire requiring 260 to win in 33 overs in the searing East […]
Day Two report: Hurt’s late assault puts Staffordshire in promising position
Staffordshire put themselves in a position to potentially push for victory after an enthralling second day of their NCCA Championship game against Suffolk. The East Anglians closed their second innings on 58-1 – leading by 11 runs – at Copdock to leave the game in the balance. However, with the wicket showing some handy signs […]
Double defeat sends Staffordshire out of NCCA Twenty20 Cup
Staffordshire’s hopes of a third successive appearance at NCCA Twenty20 Cup finals day were ended after they were dumped out of the competition at the Super 12s stage. Staffs had won their last four completed matches in the group stages to secure home advantage against Norfolk and Herefordshire at Moddershall & Oulton. But Staffs failed […]
Day Three report: Matt Morris and Michael Hill lead Staffordshire to victory
Matt Morris compiled his second Staffordshire century to guide the county to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Lincolnshire. Morris’ unbeaten 113, coupled with another masterclass from stand-in captain Michael Hill (87no) enabled Staffs to ease to their 292-run target on the final day of their NCCA Championship encounter at Checkley. It was the ideal start […]