Staffordshire beat Cheshire, but must wait to find out NCCA Twenty20 Cup fate
Staffordshire survived a late Cheshire onslaught to claim a crucial NCCA Twenty20 Cup victory – but must now playing a waiting game to see if they have done enough to reach finals day. The weather-related stop-start nature of the competition this season continued as the first match at Nantwich’s Whitehouse Lane was abandoned because of […]
Staffordshire dodge the weather to stay top in NCCA Twenty20 Cup
Staffordshire banked another three-point haul to add to their NCCA Twenty20 Cup tally against Shropshire. The first Group One match between the two teams at Leek was abandoned after just 11.1 overs. And players then faced a wait to play match two after the inclement weather hit Highfield. The contest eventually got underway as a […]
Nils Priestley so close to history as Staffordshire earn NCCA Twenty20 Cup reward
Nils Priestley produced arguably the most memorable performance from a Staffordshire batsman in Twenty20 cricket to help the county to earn some reward from their long trip to Northumberland. Staffs had been defeated in the opening match at South Northumberland yesterday as they finally started their National Counties Cricket Association Group One season. Staffordshire had […]
Rain wins the day
Staffordshire suffered a frustrating start to their National Counties Cricket Association campaign as the weather emerged victorious. Staffs were due to play Cumbria in their first double header in Group One of the NCCA Twenty20 Cup on Sunday. The contests had already been moved from the original venue of Moddershall & Oulton to Checkley. The […]
Staffordshire impress, but then fall flat in NSSCL friendlies
Staffordshire were left with plenty to ponder after taking to the grass for the first time this season. The county had seen their scheduled Twenty20 friendlies against North Wales at Burslem on Saturday fall victim to the poor weather which had prevented pitch preparation. So their two T20s against the North Staffs and South Cheshire […]
NCCA Championship day three report: No fairytale finish for Byrne as Staffs’ title hopes end
Staffordshire’s hopes of staying in the NCCA Division One title hunt were ended after they lost to Suffolk. Staffs needed to win their final match of the Championship season at Checkley to stand any chance of topping the pile at the end of the campaign. They would have then needed results to go in their favour next […]
NCCA Championship day two report: Byrne has six appeal, but Staffs suffer late losses
Staffordshire’s three-day encounter against Suffolk is set for a thrilling finish after events elsewhere piqued the interest of both sides for different reasons. Staffs will head into the final throes of the National Counties Cricket Association Division One East clash at Checkley resuming on 132-6 – leading by 222. However, Bedfordshire’s surprise two-day victory at […]
NCCA Championship day one report: Michael Hill creates Staffordshire history against Suffolk
Michael Hill became the first batsman in Staffordshire’s history to score centuries in three successive innings as the county dominated the opening day of their NCCA Division One East clash against Suffolk. Hill followed up his twin tons against Lincolnshire at Cleethorpes with a stunning 152 at Checkley today to create history as Suffolk were made to toil […]
Battling Staffordshire are beaten by Leicestershire in NCCA ‘Showcase’ game
Staffordshire put in a spirited display, but Leicestershire proved to be too strong in their ‘Showcase’ game at Knypersley. It was a case of third time lucky playing the match after the past two years saw the fixture called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. So it was perhaps cruelly fitting that the weather added […]
NCCA Championship: Staffs’ hopes in the balance after Norfolk clash is abandoned
Staffordshire’s NCCA Championship game against Norfolk at Leek has been abandoned without a ball being bowled. There were hopes that conditions would improve sufficiently to play a one innings per side match on the third and final day at Highfield after the previous two had been washed out. However, further overnight rain put paid to those aspirations […]