NATIONAL COUNTIES Six more free-to-see games today
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- Created on Monday, 29 May 2023 07:40
- Last Updated on Monday, 29 May 2023 07:56
- Published on Monday, 29 May 2023 07:40
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
Wicketkeeper Callum Hawkins impressed as an opening batter with a 68-ball 50 which, with useful contributions from the in-form Nils Priestley (27) and captain James Kettleborough (25) helped Staffordshire to 188.
Experienced seamer Richard Edwards was the pick of Wales’ attack with four for 33.
Warwickshire Academy pair Sam Atkinson and Rory Haydon opened Staffordshire’s attack and returned combined figures of 15.2-0-57-6 but it was slow left-armer Tom Brett who throttled the chase as he took two for 14 in his ten overs.
Steffan Roberts (33) and Alex Horton (31) shared a second wicket partnership of 49 but there were six single figures scores and Wales were shot out for 133 inside 37 overs.
There are six more National Counties Trophy 50 overs matches today.
Cornwall will give a debut to 16-year-old all-rounder Kian Roberts, the son of former Northamptonshire batter David, in their Group Two match against Devon at Truro.
Jack Paull is recalled but Chris Gibson and Joe Phillips, who played in last week’s T20 final, are unavailable.
Nick Hammond, who helped MCC to victory in that match, will be back in Herefordshire’s ranks along with skipper Matt Pardoe and wicketkeeper Luke Powell. Batter Olly Rogoff will make his seasonal debut.
Chippenham batter Dylan Church will make his debut for Wiltshire with Buckinghamshire giving a first appearance to Buckingham Town off-spinning all-rounder Hashan Ramanadanpulle, a product of their age groups.
National Counties Trophy
Group Three
Horsford: Norfolk 238-6 (Alfie Cooper 76, Ben Wilcox 59), Cheshire 154 (Andy Hanby 5-33). Norfolk won by 84 runs.
Sudbury: Suffolk 251 (George Rhodes 90, Ben Claydon 56, Ben Roberts 5-39), Shropshire 182 (George Hargrave 64, Jack Beaumont 4-47. Suffolk won by 69 runs
Group Four
Port Talbot: Staffordshire 188 (Callum Hawkins 50, Richard Edwards 4-33), Wales NC 133. Staffordshire won by 55 runs.
Monday May 29 (11am)
Group One
Brockhampton: Herefordshire v Cumbria, Scunthorpe: Lincolnshire v Northumberland.
Group Two
Henley: Berkshire v Hertfordshire, Truro: Cornwall v Devon
Group Three
Mildenhall: Suffolk v Cheshire
Group Four
Marlborough College: Wiltshire v Buckinghamshire
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