Double test for Staffordshire Development XI

Staffordshire Development XI face a double header this week as they continue their campaign. Staffs entertain Herefordshire at Milford Hall tomorrow (Wednesday) before making the trip to Bromsgrove School to play Worcestershire on Thursday. Both matches will be 50-over per side, red-ball matches. Both start at 11am. Staffordshire will be led by Meakins skipper Jack […]

Staffordshire name Development squad for Warwickshire game

Staffordshire Development XI take on Warwickshire Academy at Bignall End tomorrow. The two sides will contest a 50-over per side clash, which starts at 11am. Staffordshire will be captained by Audley’s Jack Redman – one of three players with senior NCCA experience. Seamer Sam Atkinson and all-rounder Tom Moulton are the other two to have […]

Development XI ready for Herefordshire challenge

Staffordshire Development XI start their season tomorrow. Staffs will welcome Herefordshire to Milford Hall for a 50-over per side contest (11am). Audley all-rounder Jack Redman captains a side which features players with NCCA experience. Seamer Sam Atkinson, part of the side which has reached Twenty20 Cup finals day, is included. Callum Leese, who made his […]

Spin twins Raza and Turner bowl Development XI to victory

Anis Raza and Matthew Turner left Cheshire in a spin as Staffordshire Development XI won a rain-affected North of England Cup encounter. The match was scheduled to be a two-day red-ball affair, but the bad weather meant that no play was possible at Burslem on Tuesday. That left the sides agreeing to bat for 60 […]

Strong Development XI side for two-day Cheshire clash

Staffordshire Development XI have a strong 12-man squad to pick from for their two-day match against Cheshire 2nd XI. The match is being played at Burslem tomorrow and Wednesday, starting at 11am on both days. Staffs have taken the opportunity to not only look at the next generation of talent, but also to give senior […]

Development XI lose North Wales clash at Stafford

Staffordshire Development XI were beaten by North Wales in their latest 50-over assignment. Staffs had started their season with victories over Cheshire 2nd XI and Cumbria in the North of England Cup. However, they couldn’t make it a hat-trick as North Wales proved to be too strong in today’s encounter at Stafford. Staffordshire were limited […]

Development XI cruise to comfortable victory over Cumbria

Staffordshire Development XI delivered a dominant performance to easily defeat their Cumbria counterparts in the North of England Cup. Staffs, under the captaincy of Matthew Morris, ran out 143-run winners in the contest at Bignall End. Staffordshire had seen their first match of the season against Northumberland called off because of the weather. But they […]