‘Playing for Staffordshire is a big thing for me in my career’

Nils Priestley is a man with a plan… or two of them to be precise. The 22-year-old all-rounder is currently in his final year at Loughborough University studying for an international business degree. But that’s not the only examination he’s hoping to pass. Priestley still has aspirations to make it as a first-class cricketer having […]

Staffordshire select 13-man squad for NCCA Twenty20 opener against Cumbria

Staffordshire County Cricket Club have named a 13-man party for their curtain raiser against Cumbria this weekend. Staffs begin their National Counties Cricket Association campaign with a double header in Group One of the short format at Moddershall & Oulton (11am & 2.30pm). They will be the first competitive games of a new era for […]

Battling Staffordshire are beaten by Leicestershire in NCCA ‘Showcase’ game

Staffordshire put in a spirited display, but Leicestershire proved to be too strong in their ‘Showcase’ game at Knypersley. It was a case of third time lucky playing the match after the past two years saw the fixture called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. So it was perhaps cruelly fitting that the weather added […]

Former Derbyshire batsman to make Staffordshire debut in ‘Showcase’ fixture

Staffordshire will hand a debut to former Derbyshire player Nils Priestley in their ‘Showcase’ game against Leicestershire at Knypersley on Sunday (11am). The 21-year-old, who went to Abbotsholme School, was released by Derbyshire at the end of last season after playing four List A matches. However, the left-handed batsman and left-arm spinner has been in […]