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 […]
Development side heading to play Cheshire
Staffordshire Development XI are in action tomorrow when they make the trip to Cheshire. The teams will contest a 50-over per side match at Macclesfield, which starts at 11am. Meakins’ Jack Hammond captains the side for the encounter. Staffordshire’s team features several players who have NCCA experience under their belts. James Abbotts, Sam Atkinson, Jacob […]
Staffordshire comfortably beaten by Leicestershire in Twenty20 matches
Staffordshire suffered two defeats in their NCCA Showcase Twenty20 matches against Leicestershire. Staffs fell to a seven-wicket loss in the opening clash of the day before being thrashed by 250 runs in the second encounter at the Uptonsteel County Ground. Staffordshire were missing several first-team regulars due to work commitments, but that did allow head […]
Staffordshire name squad for Leicestershire Twenty20 matches
Staffordshire captain James Kettleborough says the NCCA Showcase games against Leicestershire will be worthwhile exercises – regardless of the outcomes. In previous years, the matches between National Counties Cricket Association sides and their first-class rivals have been 50-over affairs. But tomorrow, Staffordshire will take on Leicestershire in two Twenty20 matches at the Foxes’ Uptonsteel County […]
Matthew Morris plays lead role as Staffordshire XI beat Wales
A Staffordshire XI banked a five-wicket victory in a friendly at Wales today. Staffs fielded a youthful team alongside senior NCCA players James Kettleborough, Matthew Morris and Reeve Evitts. Teams playing the ECB National Club Championship meant that head coach Andy Carr could take the chance to cast his eye over squad players and those […]