NCCA Showcase Game announcement
We would like to confirm that our NCCA Showcase Game against Leicestershire will not take place this season. Some media outlets have reported that we are due to travel to the UptonSteel Ground to play Leicestershire on Sunday, July 19. However, after agreement between both counties, the match will no longer take place. The date […]
Double success for 2nd XI with victories over Cumbria and RAF
Staffordshire 2nd XI secured a 92-run victory over their Cumbria counterparts at Carlisle. After the weather had wiped out the counties’ first teams NCCA T20 Cup double header at the same venue on Sunday, the conditions improved to allow Monday’s 50-over per side friendly to take place. It was Staffordshire who took first use and […]
Rain can’t prevent Staffordshire from achieving NCCA T20 Cup Super 12s mission
Staffordshire managed to clinch home advantage in the next round of the NCCA Twenty20 Cup yesterday – without bowling a ball. The county’s final Group One double header against Cumbria fell victim to the inclement Carlisle weather. But the two-point haul – one for each abandoned match – proved to be enough for James Kettleborough’s side to […]
Jake Garlick on a mission to honour his dad’s memory
Jake Garlick says the trust placed in him by Staffordshire’s hierarchy has played a big part in his displays this season. The 21-year-old Moddershall seamer has been one of the county’s most impressive performers in the white-ball matches. Garlick has been handed the new ball in both the Trophy and Twenty20 competitions – and has […]
Staffs seal place in NCCA T20 Cup Super 12s after twin Cheshire wins
Staffordshire booked their place in the Super 12s stage of the NCCA Twenty20 Cup after sampling double delight against Cheshire at Burslem. Staffs secured a six-wicket triumph in the day’s opening contest at Festival Heights before clinching a 17-run victory in the second to advance to the next stage. The twin wins mean that Staffordshire […]
Matt Morris targeting immediate Staffordshire response
Matt Morris says one disappointing result won’t knock Staffordshire out of their stride. Staffs suffered an agonising one-wicket defeat in their NCCA NV Play Trophy quarter-final by Cumbria at Carlisle last Sunday. Staffordshire had been bowled out for 138 on a testing surface, but rallied superbly as Sam Keeling-Wright’s 5-26 kept them in the contest. […]
Staffs felt the pain after NCCA NV Play Trophy loss, admits skipper
James Kettleborough admits that Staffordshire’s dressing room was a painful place to be after their agonising NCCA NV Play Trophy quarter-final defeat by Cumbria. Staffs were dismissed for 138 on a tricky surface at Carlisle after being invited to bat – but fought valiantly to maintain their interest in the competition. They were eventually beaten […]
Staffordshire suffer agonising NCCA NV Play Trophy quarter-final defeat
Staffordshire’s hopes of NCCA NV Play Trophy glory were ended after a heartbreaking quarter-final defeat by Cumbria. Staffs were beaten by one wicket at Carlisle in the last-eight tie on a wicket which was favourable to bowlers throughout the day. Openers Tom Moulton (46) and Sam Kelsall (38) were the only Staffordshire batsmen to truly […]
Sam Kelsall: I thought my chance to play for Staffs again had gone
Sam Kelsall is determined to make the most of his fresh opportunity with Staffordshire – and hopefully scratch a 10-year itch in the process. Kelsall returned to the county fold over the winter after a period away from the Staffs set-up. The 33-year-old was appointed as captain ahead of the 2020 campaign – which was […]
‘Staffordshire will have no NCCA Trophy regrets’
Chris Milward says Staffordshire will leave every ounce of energy and effort out on the pitch in Carlisle as they chase a place in the NCCA NV Play Trophy semi-finals. Head coach Milward takes his side on the long trip north to Cumbria for Sunday’s last-eight tie aiming to take another step towards 50-over glory. […]