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 […]
NCCA Championship day three report: Richardson and Gibbs guide Staffordshire to dramatic win
Staffordshire limped over the line to beat Bedfordshire in their NCCA Championship encounter after making life incredibly hard for themselves. Some poorly executed shots littered Staffs’ run chase on the final day of the Division One East game at Dunstable before they managed to hold their nerve to scramble to a two-wicket win. They pocketed the points […]
NCCA Championship day two report: Staffordshire pushing for victory after stunning recovery
Staffordshire are in a strong position to push for victory in their opening NCCA Championship game of the season at Bedfordshire following a remarkable second day. Staffs had started proceedings struggling on 62-4 as they replied to Bedfordshire’s 296-5 on the first day of action in Division One East. They slid further into trouble on 78-6 before Tim Maxfield, […]
Match Report – Berkshire v Staffordshire – 2019 Final
Having won the Eastern Division title, Staffordshire travelled to Banbury Cricket Club in Oxfordshire to take on Western Division League winners Berkshire for the right to become the overall Minor Counties champions for 2019. Staffs always knew this was going to be a tough task as their opponents had won the title for the past […]