Day Two report: Hurt’s late assault puts Staffordshire in promising position
Staffordshire put themselves in a position to potentially push for victory after an enthralling second day of their NCCA Championship game against Suffolk. The East Anglians closed their second innings on 58-1 – leading by 11 runs – at Copdock to leave the game in the balance. However, with the wicket showing some handy signs […]
Staffordshire name side for NCCA Championship trip to Suffolk
Staffordshire have named their travelling party for this weekend’s NCCA Championship game at Suffolk. Staffs make the long trip to Copdock aiming for a second successive Division One East victory. The county opened up their title defence with a seven-wicket victory over Lincolnshire at Checkley. Staffordshire make one change to that side with captain James […]
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 […]
Berlusconi shines with bat as Development XI claim twin wins against Wales
Staffordshire Development XI enjoyed the ideal day as they claimed twin wins from their Twenty20 matches against Wales at Tamworth. Staffs prevailed by 55 runs in the opening encounter, before doubling up in the second contest by clinching a six-wicket success. Ethan Berlusconi was in sparkling form for Staffordshire, hitting half-centuries in both matches to […]
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 […]
Lower order helps Development XI to victory over Cumbria
Staffordshire Development XI beat their Cumbria counterparts by three wickets in their 50-over clash at Moddershall & Oulton. Cumbria won the toss and elected to bat, but despite Kian Larmour making 20 early on, found themselves in trouble at 39-5. There was a rebuild of sorts with Donovan Zealand chipping in with 22, but when […]
Development squad to entertain Cumbria at Moddershall & Oulton
Staffordshire have named a 12-man squad for their Development XI game against Cumbria. The 50-over per side game takes place tomorrow at Moddershall & Oulton, starting at 11am. Meakins’ Jack Hammond captains a youthful side as Staffordshire take the opportunity to look at more players emerging through the pathway. Admission to the match is free […]
Development XI lose out to Wales in rain-affected clash
Staffordshire Development XI were beaten by Wales in a rain-affected encounter at Stone SP. Wales won the toss and elected to bat, with the weather reducing their innings from 50 overs to 46. And in between the breaks in play they made excellent progress to close on 242-6. Mathew Ryan made 28 up front for […]
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 […]