New faces in Staffordshire squad for Championship trip to Cambs
Staffordshire will field at least one NCCA debutant in this weekend’s Championship game against Cambridgeshire. Milford Hall batsman Niall McHale and Stone SP spinner Jack Batchelor, who are both yet to make their senior county bows, have been named in a 12-man squad for the Division One East three-dayer at Peterborough, which starts on Sunday. […]
Day Three report: Staffs’ hopes left up in the air after Bucks seal tense victory
Staffordshire’s hopes of retaining the NCCA Championship Division One East title are out of their hands after a one-wicket defeat by Buckinghamshire. An absorbing encounter at Stafford saw both sides in the ascendency on the final day, but ultimately it was the visitors who held their nerve to seal victory by the narrowest of margins. […]
Day Two report: Staffordshire and Bucks have eyes on the prize in thrilling clash
Eighteen wickets fell on a thrilling second day which ended with both Staffordshire and Buckinghamshire still firmly in the hunt to take the NCCA Championship points. The players will take to the field at Stafford for the final chapter of an absorbing Division One East clash with Bucks resuming on 37-1 in their second innings. […]
Day One report: Staffordshire targeting fightback after Bucks take early honours
Staffordshire will have to display their powers of recovery after a disappointing first day in their NCCA Championship game against Buckinghamshire. A below-par batting performance saw Staffs bowled out for 194 at Stafford, before Bucks drew stumps on 116-3 to seize the initiative. Several Staffordshire batsmen will look back on their dismissals wistfully in a […]
Day Three report: Callum Hawkins hits maiden Staffs century in Suffolk draw
Staffordshire’s Championship encounter at Suffolk ended in a draw – but not before they had flirted with pulling off an unlikely success. Suffolk batted for the majority of the third and final day at Copdock before declaring at tea on 306-6. That left Staffordshire requiring 260 to win in 33 overs in the searing East […]
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 […]
Day Two report: Staffordshire make solid start to testing run chase
Staffordshire manoeuvred themselves into a position to push for victory heading into the final day of their NCCA Championship game against Lincolnshire. An enthralling second day at Checkley ended with Staffordshire on 83-0 as they pursued a victory target of 292 at the Four Trees venue. The fact that Staffs have managed to stay in […]
Day One report: Super Sam takes five, but Staffs are on the back foot
Sam Atkinson picked up his maiden five-wicket haul for Staffordshire, but it was Lincolnshire who edged the opening day of the NCCA Championship encounter at Checkley. Atkinson’s 5-70 was integral to Lincolnshire being dismissed for 246 in the formative stages of the Division One East clash at the Four Trees venue, but the visitors then […]
New captain for Staffordshire’s NCCA Championship opener against Lincs
Michael Hill will captain Staffordshire in their opening NCCA Championship Division One East game of the season. The 34-year-old steps up to take the reins from James Kettleborough, who is unavailable for the match against Lincolnshire at Checkley, which starts tomorrow (11am). Hill has previously had a taste of captaining the senior side, leading Staffordshire […]