Seven players to make Championship debuts for Staffordshire
Staffordshire will have seven county Championship debutants in their line-up for this weekend’s NCCA Division One East game against Suffolk. Staffs head to Bury St Edmunds on Sunday for the first of four three-day matches – and will field one of the youngest teams in recent memory. Captain James Kettleborough and left-arm spinner Tom Brett […]
Staffordshire knocked out of Trophy as Bucks secure win
Staffordshire’s interest in the NCCA Knockout Trophy will go no further than the group stage following a nine-wicket defeat by Buckinghamshire. Staffs needed to win the Group Four contest to stand any chance of progressing to the quarter-finals, but they were beaten in a rain-affected encounter at Moddershall & Oulton. Heavy rain descended on Barnfields […]
James Kettleborough: All we can do is look after ourselves
James Kettleborough insists Staffordshire must solely focus on their dealing with their own NCCA Knockout Trophy business this weekend. Staffs wrap up their Group Four campaign against Buckinghamshire at Moddershall & Oulton on Sunday, knowing they need to win to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals. Wiltshire have already secured one of […]
Staffordshire make one change for NCCA Knockout Trophy game against Bucks
Staffordshire have made once change to their squad for this weekend’s NCCA Knockout Trophy game against Buckinghamshire. Staffs have recalled Scott Winnington to the 12-man party, with experienced batsman Peter Wilshaw dropping out for the game at Moddershall & Oulton on Sunday (11am). That leaves Staffs with a decision to make at the top of […]
Staffordshire must find batting answers, says Dave Cartledge
Dave Cartledge says Staffordshire must quickly remedy their batting issues if they are to make an impact in the NCCA Knockout Trophy. Staffs have struggled with the bat on the whole in their two Group Four matches so far in the National Counties Cricket Association’s 50-over competition. They mustered just 188 at Wales in their […]
Nils Priestley back in Staffs squad for Knockout Trophy trip to Dorset
Nils Priestley returns to the Staffordshire squad for this weekend’s NCCA Knockout Trophy trip to Dorset. Priestley was forced to withdraw from last weekend’s team which lost to Wiltshire at Smethwick because of injury. However, he is now back in the travelling party to Bashley. He replaces Scott Winnington in the 12-man squad. The news […]
Youngsters play lead roles as Staffordshire claim Knockout Trophy win
Staffordshire’s young pretenders played starring roles to help the county to make a winning start to their NCCA Knockout Trophy campaign. Staffs prevailed by 55 runs against Wales at Port Talbot to open the 50-over format in ideal fashion. The Group Four success owed much to the up-and-coming generation of Staffordshire cricketers. Wicketkeeper-batsman Callum Hawkins, […]
Historic Staffordshire innings was just a blur, admits Nils Priestley
Don’t ask Nils Priestley to give you an in-depth rundown of his record-breaking Staffordshire innings… because he can’t remember. Priestley became the first Staffs player to ever score a Twenty20 hundred when he smashed 147 not out in the NCCA finals day game against Berkshire. The 22-year-old Swarkestone all-rounder crashed 12 fours and 10 sixes […]
‘We can’t be complacent when we start Knockout Trophy programme’
James Kettleborough says it’s time for Staffordshire to cut short the celebrations and get back down to business. Kettleborough skippered Staffs to glory in the National Counties Cricket Association Twenty20 Cup at Tring Park on Sunday. It was the first time Staffordshire had won the short-format competition – and came in the first season under […]
Staffordshire announce squad for NCCA Knockout Trophy opener
Staffordshire have called up Hem Heath all-rounder Callum Leese for their NCCA Knockout Trophy opener. Leese, a right-handed batsman and off-spinner, has been named in Staffs’ 12-man squad for Sunday’s Group Four trip to play Wales at Port Talbot. He has been part of the Staffordshire Development XI and has now been included in this […]