Staffordshire do the double over Cheshire to boost NCCA Twenty20 Cup chances
Staffordshire boosted their chances of qualifying for the latter stages of the NCCA Twenty20 Cup competition with twin wins over Cheshire. Staffs, cup winners in 2023 and finals-day participants last season, prevailed in both Group One encounters at Nantwich to leave themselves with an excellent opportunity to reach the Super 12s section of the short […]
Twenty20 Cup despair turns into delight for Staffordshire
Staffordshire picked up another two points in their NCCA Twenty20 Cup mission from the double header against Shropshire – but it really should have been all four. Staffs squandered a golden opportunity to win the day’s opening Group One clash at Burslem as they went down by one run in pursuit of their rivals’ 183-5. […]
Staffordshire show spirit to earn NCCA Twenty20 Cup reward
Staffordshire fought back impressively to put points on the board in their opening NCCA Twenty20 Cup double header against Northumberland. Staffs were beaten by 10 wickets in the day’s first Group One game at Allendale – a contest which was affected by the rain. But the weather then helped their cause in the second encounter […]
Development XI are beaten on trip to Cheshire 2nd XI
Staffordshire Development XI went down by five wickets in their 50-over clash against Cheshire seconds. Staffs took first use in the encounter at Macclesfield, but soon found themselves in early bother. They were reduced to 23-3 before Rohan Vallabhaneni and Niall McHale dug in to stop the rot. Vallabhaneni was at the forefront of the […]
Staffordshire end NCCA Knockout Trophy campaign with heavy defeat
Staffordshire’s NCCA Knockout Trophy campaign came to a dismal conclusion after a heavy defeat at the hands of Norfolk. Staffs travelled to East Anglia needing a minor miracle to have a sniff of qualifying in second place from Group Two. They needed Shropshire to beat Suffolk – which did materialise – while also taking the […]
Staffordshire facing NCCA Knockout Trophy exit after Shropshire defeat
Staffordshire are facing elimination from the NCCA Knockout Trophy after a comprehensive defeat by Shropshire at Shifnal. Staffs were easily beaten by six wickets in the Group Two encounter – and now head to Norfolk for their final match needed a remarkable sequence of events to occur if they are to progress. Staffordshire will need […]
Staffordshire comfortably beaten by Leicestershire in Twenty20 matches
Staffordshire suffered two defeats in their NCCA Showcase Twenty20 matches against Leicestershire. Staffs fell to a seven-wicket loss in the opening clash of the day before being thrashed by 250 runs in the second encounter at the Uptonsteel County Ground. Staffordshire were missing several first-team regulars due to work commitments, but that did allow head […]
Disappointment for Staffordshire as Suffolk bank NCCA Knockout Trophy points
Staffordshire’s hopes of enjoying a bumper Bank Holiday haul in the NCCA Knockout Trophy were thwarted by rivals Suffolk. Staffs had opened up their Group Two campaign with a comfortable victory over Herefordshire on Sunday. However, they couldn’t replicate that performance at Bignall End as they slipped to a 67-run defeat. Staffordshire always faced a […]
Captain Ketts hits century to set Staffordshire on way to NCCA Knockout Trophy win
Staffordshire made a winning start to their NCCA Knockout Trophy double header with a 60-run victory over Herefordshire at West Bromwich Dartmouth. Staffs have set their sights on improving on their 50-over fortunes after two disappointing summers which has seen them fail to progress beyond the group stages. However, they made the ideal start to […]
Matthew Morris plays lead role as Staffordshire XI beat Wales
A Staffordshire XI banked a five-wicket victory in a friendly at Wales today. Staffs fielded a youthful team alongside senior NCCA players James Kettleborough, Matthew Morris and Reeve Evitts. Teams playing the ECB National Club Championship meant that head coach Andy Carr could take the chance to cast his eye over squad players and those […]
