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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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NATIONAL COUNTIES TROPHY quarter final nail biter

Details: Created on Sunday, 04 July 2021 07:32; Last Updated on Sunday, 04 July 2021 07:32; Published on Sunday, 04 July 2021 07:32; Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

The remaining five places in the quarter-finals of the National Counties Trophy will be up for grabs in a fascinating final round of group matches today – weather-permitting.

Cumbria, Cambridgeshire and Wales NC all qualified for the last eight last weekend. Cumbria and Cambridgeshire, the only unbeaten sides in the competition, will secure home advantage in the quarter-finals on July 18 if they can beat Shropshire at Netherfield and Norfolk at Peterborough respectively.

SWSN guide to amateur #SWgolf on twitter

Details: Created on Sunday, 04 July 2021 00:06; Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 July 2021 08:38; Published on Sunday, 04 July 2021 00:06

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PRE-SEASON Ivybridge Town AFC 1 Plymouth Parkway 2

Details: Created on Wednesday, 30 June 2021 21:29; Last Updated on Friday, 02 July 2021 08:20; Published on Wednesday, 30 June 2021 21:29; Written by GRAHAM HAMBLY at Erme Valley

The non-League Plymouth football pre-season kicked off with Lee Hobbs' Southern League new boys Parkway winning 2-1 at Ivybridge.

The match, which was watched by Plymouth Argyle manager Ryan Lowe, provided an excellent work-out for Darren Stewart's Ivies, who compete in South West Peninsula Premier East.

NATIONAL COUNTIES TROPHY wins for Dorset and Devon

Details: Created on Monday, 28 June 2021 22:27; Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2021 22:30; Published on Monday, 28 June 2021 22:27; Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

Dorset held their nerve to edge out Herefordshire by nine runs in a thrilling National Counties Trophy Group Two match at Brockhampton.

Herefordshire appeared to have laid the foundations for victory when skipper Matt Pardoe made an unbeaten half century and they reached 92 without loss in the 20^th over in pursuit of a target of 195.

REGIONAL CRICKET RESULTS National Counties & club

Details: Created on Sunday, 27 June 2021 20:50; Last Updated on Sunday, 27 June 2021 23:49; Published on Sunday, 27 June 2021 20:50; Written by ROSS REID at the SWSN fixtures desk

SUNDAY JUNE 27
National Counties Trophy (50 overs)

Group One

Alnmouth & Lesbury: Northumberland 118, Cumbria 122-1 (Sam Dutton 79 not out). Cumbria won by nine wickets.

Oswestry: Shropshire 222-7 (David Laird 58 not out, Matty Simmonds 58 not out), Staffordshire 225-3 (Zen Malik 80 not out, Peter Wilshaw 77). Staffordshire won by seven wickets.