COUNTIES CRICKET Western Division round-up July 28, 2026

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Written by PAUL BOLTON Cricket Correspondent

Western Division champions Devon made it two wins from two at the start of their final defence with an 86 runs victory over Oxfordshire at Banbury.

Oxfordshire seamer Jack Warner claimed a five wicket haul on his Championship debut to finish with impressive match figures of nine for 66 to dismiss Devon for 188.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Championship results July 27/28, 2026

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NCCA CLUBERLY CHAMPIONSHIP

Last day of three

Eastern Division One

Benwell Hill: Buckinghamshire 257 (Billy Dodds 79, Ed Bragg 57 not out, Conner Haddow 42, Jonny Bushnell 6-88) & 175 (Ewan Cox 51, Oli McGee 4-25), Northumberland 212 (Ross Whitfield 57) &  221-2 (Sol Bell 106 not out, Jonny Bushnell 57 not out). Northumberland (21pts) beat Buckinghamshire (6pts) by eight wickets.

Checkley: Cambridgeshire 152 (Sam Keeling-Wright 8-60) & 198 (Ben Claydon 58, Alex Peirson 44, Sam Keeling-Wright 5-41), Staffordshire 461-5 (Reeve Evitts 207 not out, Tom Moulton 96, James Kettleborough 42).  Staffordshire (24pts) beat Cambridgeshire (2pts) by an innings and 111 runs.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Championship matches July 28

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NCCA CLUBERLY CHAMPIONSHIP
Day 3 of 3 
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Eastern Division One

Benwell Hill: Buckinghamshire 257 (Billy Dodds 79, Ed Bragg 57 not out, Conner Haddow 42, Jonny Bushnell 6-88) & 17-1, Northumberland 212 (Ross Whitfield 57).

Checkley: Cambridgeshire 152 (Sam Keeling-Wright 8-60) & 173-8 (Ben Claydon 58, Alex Peirson 44, Sam Keeling-Wright 4-32), Staffordshire 461-5 (Reeve Evitts 207 not out, Tom Moulton 96, James Kettleborough 42).

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COUNTIES CRICKET Championship day 2 round-up July 27

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Herefordshire face an uphill battle to avoid a second successive defeat despite a county record ninth wicket partnership between youngsters Joel Cox and Freddie Ammonds against Wiltshire at Eastnor in Western Division One.

The pair added 115 with Cox making 80 and Ammonds 45 which lifted Herefordshire from 91 for eight to 206 all out.

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TENNIS Bath ace Samuel soars to 112 in world

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Created on Monday, 27 July 2026 11:50

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Team Bath Tennis professional Toby Samuel made a stunning start to his hard court season as he secured his biggest title win to date at the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger in Canada.

Samuel didn’t drop a set all week as he claimed his first success at ATP Challenger Tour 75 level, moving him to a new career high of 112 in the world.

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