Development side to play Derbyshire in two-day friendly
Staffordshire Development XI start a two-day friendly against Derbyshire tomorrow. The match is at Trentside, with Staffs being captained by Meakins’ Jack Hammond once again. Staffordshire have named a 12-man squad for the contest, which starts at 11am on both days, with several players who have NCCA experience. This gives them the chance to get […]
Development squad selected for T20 games against Wales
Staffordshire have named a 13-man Development squad for this weekend’s Twenty20 matches against Wales. Staffs take on Wales at Tamworth in two T20 matches tomorrow, with the first match getting underway at 11am. Meakins’ Jack Hammond captains the group for both matches. The squad includes Rohan Vallabhaneni, who made his senior county debut in the […]
James Kettleborough sets sights on completing Super 12s mission
James Kettleborough wants Staffordshire to take things ‘one step at a time’ as they look to progress in the NCCA Twenty20 Cup. Staffordshire currently sit in third place in Group One of the short format – and head into their final double header against Cumbria at Wolverhampton on Sunday knowing exactly what they need to […]
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 […]
Pete Wilshaw assesses early NCCA T20 Cup rounds ahead of Cheshire trip
Pete Wilshaw says Staffordshire have displayed plenty of fighting spirit in the early stages of their NCCA Twenty20 Cup programme. Staffs went into the short format on the back of a hugely disappointing Knockout Trophy campaign which saw them fail to qualify from their group for the third successive season. And the T20 Cup, which […]
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. […]
‘Everyone chipping in makes a massive difference’
James Kettleborough insists every little contribution matters as Staffordshire continue their NCCA Twenty20 Cup campaign this weekend. Staffordshire welcome Shropshire to Burslem for the next instalment of their Group One double headers on Sunday. Staffs, who won the competition in 2023 and also reached finals day last summer, opened up this year’s offering with a […]
Three changes to Staffordshire squad for Shropshire T20 matches
Staffordshire have named a 12-man squad for this weekend’s NCCA Twenty20 Cup double header against Shropshire. Staffs head to Burslem looking to further enhance their qualification push from Group One of the competition. The short format has been a profitable one for Staffordshire in recent season. They won the T20 Cup for the first time […]
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 […]
James Kettleborough calls for Staffordshire pride and passion
James Kettleborough had plenty to mull over as he undertook the 200-mile drive from Norfolk on Sunday night. The Staffordshire captain had just seen his side be outplayed in all disciplines on their way to an eight-wicket defeat by the East Anglians on the outskirts of Norwich. That put paid to the extremely slim chance […]