Day Two report: Bucks fizz leaves Staffordshire facing fight for survival
Staffordshire face a final-day fight to save their NCCA Championship game against Buckinghamshire. Staffs closed the second day at West Bromwich Dartmouth on 70-3 from 42 overs – still 52 runs in arrears of their impressive visitors. It has been a largely disappointing two days for Staffs, who had opened up the Division One East […]
Day One report: Staffordshire need something special after Bucks take control
Staffordshire have plenty of work to do to drag themselves back into matters after coming second best on the opening day of their NCCA Championship clash against Buckinghamshire. Staffs produced a largely disappointing batting performance on day one at West Bromwich Dartmouth after being put in. They were bowled out for 206 and committed the […]
Moulton and Redman produce top innings as Under-21s beat Worcestershire Academy
Staffordshire Under-21s made it two wins out of two with victory over Worcestershire Academy. Staffs’ youngsters had opened their summer programme by defeating Herefordshire at Brockhampton. And they built on that success by securing an 86-run triumph over Worcestershire at Milford Hall on Wednesday. Tom Moulton and Jack Redman were the architects of Staffordshire’s midweek […]
Staffordshire open up Championship season with victory at Suffolk
Staffordshire brought an end to their Suffolk hoodoo to open their NCCA Championship campaign in perfect fashion with a 51-run win. Staffs have come out on the wrong side of results against the East Anglians in recent seasons. But they managed to avoid that scenario from happening again. Staffordshire squandered winning positions against them at […]
Day Two report: Captain saves Staffordshire after dramatic collapse
Staffordshire suffered one of their infamous third-innings collapses to leave their NCCA Championship match against Suffolk firmly in the balance. Staffs looked to be sitting pretty after carving out a 106-run lead on the second day of the Division One East encounter at Bury St Edmunds. However, after reaching 29-0 in their second innings at […]
Day one report: Kettleborough and Malik star on a promising day
James Kettleborough marked his Staffordshire Championship debut with a sparkling century on the opening day of the NCCA Division One East game against Suffolk. Kettleborough, one of seven players making their three-day bows for the county, compiled 141 as Staffordshire posted 387-8 declared at Bury St Edmunds. Zen Malik (81), Matthew Morris (54) and Michael […]
Staffordshire Under-21s complete victory mission at Herefordshire
Staffordshire Under-21s opened up their fixtures for the season with a 90-run win against Herefordshire Development XI. The future generation of county players performed impressively at Brockhampton to ultimately run out comfortable winners. Staffs were invited to bat by their hosts – and put themselves in the driving seat with a fine display. They amassed […]
Spin twins Raza and Turner bowl Development XI to victory
Anis Raza and Matthew Turner left Cheshire in a spin as Staffordshire Development XI won a rain-affected North of England Cup encounter. The match was scheduled to be a two-day red-ball affair, but the bad weather meant that no play was possible at Burslem on Tuesday. That left the sides agreeing to bat for 60 […]
Staffordshire knocked out of Trophy as Bucks secure win
Staffordshire’s interest in the NCCA Knockout Trophy will go no further than the group stage following a nine-wicket defeat by Buckinghamshire. Staffs needed to win the Group Four contest to stand any chance of progressing to the quarter-finals, but they were beaten in a rain-affected encounter at Moddershall & Oulton. Heavy rain descended on Barnfields […]
Development XI lose North Wales clash at Stafford
Staffordshire Development XI were beaten by North Wales in their latest 50-over assignment. Staffs had started their season with victories over Cheshire 2nd XI and Cumbria in the North of England Cup. However, they couldn’t make it a hat-trick as North Wales proved to be too strong in today’s encounter at Stafford. Staffordshire were limited […]