Chris Milward: We have to nail our skills for a sustained period
Head coach Chris Milward says Staffordshire must play the long game to get their NCCA Championship campaign back on track. Staffs were heavily beaten by 187 runs in their Division One East opener against Buckinghamshire at Chesham. And that’s left them with three matches to redress the balance if they are to mount a challenge […]
Jake Garlick looking to seize his chance on the pro circuit
Jake Garlick says the hard work has only just started after he signed a short-term deal with Warwickshire. The Staffordshire seamer has been rewarded for some impressive performances on the National Counties Cricket Association circuit – and for the Bears’ second team – with a contract covering the upcoming Metro Bank 50-over competition. The 21-year-old […]
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 […]
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. […]
‘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. […]
Coach Wilshaw has Twenty20 vision for Staffordshire
Pete Wilshaw wants to see a Staffordshire transfer this weekend. Staffs switch National Counties Cricket Association formats on Sunday as they kick off their Twenty20 Cup campaign with a double header against Northumberland at Stone SP (11am & 2.30pm). Staffordshire head into the competition on a high after booking their place in the NV Play […]
Staffordshire face batting decisions for Trophy clash with Lincs
Staffordshire captain James Kettleborough admits he’s been mulling over whether to restore order to his side this weekend. There’s no issues in the county camp – merely the fact Kettleborough, head coach Chris Milward and assistant Pete Wilshaw have to decide the make-up of their batting order. Openers Sam Kelsall and Matt Morris appeared to […]
Coach Milward looking for Staffs to deliver final knockout blow
Staffordshire face a knockout contest this weekend – but head coach Chris Milward says his players are well-versed in that particular scenario. Staffs welcome Lincolnshire to Bignall End on Sunday for the final instalment of their NCCA NV Play Trophy Group Two campaign. And the stakes couldn’t be higher. With Norfolk having already clinched one […]
‘We know we’re a good side, it’s just a case of proving it’
Tom Brett insists Staffordshire proved a point in their NCCA NV Play Trophy win at Bedfordshire. Staffs picked up their first win of the 50-over competition with a 34-run success on Bank Holiday Monday’s trip to Ampthill Town. It was a much-needed success after Staffordshire had been beaten in their opening Group Two encounter by […]
Staffordshire falter on the Trophy start line
Staffordshire slumped to an emphatic 105-run defeat at the hands of Norfolk in their opening NCCA NV Play One-Day Trophy match of the season. Staffs had started the day brightly enough at West Bromwich Dartmouth’s Sandwell Park ground by reducing the East Anglians to 52-3 in the eighth over after asking them to bat. But […]