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Passionate about sport? So are we! That is why sports journalist Ross Reid started South West Sports News in Spring 2008.

Our word-of-mouth, eco-friendly green game plan is to support sportspeople from the tip of South West England to the top of South Wales, young and old, male and female, grassroots participants to Olympians and Paralympians.

We are a pro-active team with one goal: winning promotion for regional sport.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Wiltshire through to semi-finals

Details: Created on Monday, 03 July 2023 07:35; Last Updated on Monday, 03 July 2023 07:37; Published on Monday, 03 July 2023 07:35; Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

Holders Berkshire, Wiltshire, Suffolk and Cumbria will contest this season’s National Counties Trophy semi-finals on Sunday July 16.

Berkshire, seeking to win the competition for a fourth successive season, successfully chased down a target of 297 to beat Dorset by three wickets in their quarter-final at Wimborne.

FREE TO SEE South West Sports results July 2

Details: Created on Sunday, 02 July 2023 16:17; Last Updated on Sunday, 20 July 2025 07:54; Published on Sunday, 02 July 2023 16:17; Written by ROSS REID

SUNDAY JULY 2, 2023

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Bristol Aztecs 38-14 London Warriors
@ SGS Wise Campus, New Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 8LP

BASEBALL

New Forest vs Cardiff Baseball
game one 10-19 game two 13-6
@ University of Southampton Sports Ground, Wide Lane, Eastleigh SO50 5PE

CRICKET

National Counties Trophy quarter finals click link here

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COUNTIES CRICKET Trophy quarter-finals team news

Details: Created on Sunday, 02 July 2023 01:23; Last Updated on Sunday, 02 July 2023 01:23; Published on Sunday, 02 July 2023 01:23; Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

Holders Berkshire have called up batter Billy Mead for his debut in today’s National Counties Trophy quarter-final against Dorset at Wimborne.

Mead comes into the 12-strong squad to replace former England Under-19 opener Savin Perera whose form for Berkshire – he averages 40.6 in the Trophy and 41.1 in three-day cricket – and his club, Attenborough, have secured him a two-week trial with Nottinghamshire.

Bristol Bears prop set for first U20s World Cup start

Details: Created on Wednesday, 28 June 2023 11:43; Last Updated on Thursday, 29 June 2023 07:33; Published on Wednesday, 28 June 2023 11:43; Written by CONNOR McGOVERNE

England men’s U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft has named his team to face Fiji in their second match of the World Rugby U20 Championship, after the side played out a 34-all draw against Ireland U20 to open their tournament in South Africa.

Finn Carnduff from Leicester Tigers has been named captain for the match, which kicks off at 18:00 BST (19:00 local time) tonight at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch.

HOCKEY WALES Prosser retires from international duty

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 June 2023 13:14; Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 June 2023 13:26; Published on Tuesday, 27 June 2023 13:14; Written by SYDNEY DAVIES at Hockey Wales

Hockey Wales’ most capped men’s player Lewis Prosser has announced his retirement from international hockey.