COUNTIES CRICKET Home advantage made to count

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Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2024 07:30

Published on Monday, 20 May 2024 06:17

Berkshire, Staffordshire, Cumbria and Oxfordshire will contest Finals Day of the National Counties T20 competition after they won their respective groups in the new Super 12s stage.

Defending champions Staffordshire made the most of their reprieve after they were reinstated to the competition after Northumberland were docked points for a breach of regulations, by routing Hertfordshire then Norfolk to win Group Two which was played at Manor Park in Horsford.

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CORNWALL CRICKET Callington clinch dramatic tie

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 10:31

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2024 14:09

After the weather of recent months ironically the ECB Cornwall Premier season got underway under blue skies and warm sunshine.

What might well be the match of the season came at Camborne where Callington dramatically clinched a tie – 252 runs apiece - with a run out off the final ball.

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COUNTIES CRICKET National Trophy opening round-up

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Last Updated on Monday, 13 May 2024 17:41

Published on Sunday, 12 May 2024 20:25

Berkshire were indebted to the Lewis brother, Rhodri and Rhys, for helping them to start their defence of the National Counties Trophy with a hard-earned two wickets victory over Devon in their opening Group Three match at Wargrave.

Rhys made his maiden half-century for Berkshire opening the innings and Rhodri, the elder sibling, helped Berkshire to reach their target of 197 with almost four overs to spare.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Cornwall top South West group

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2024 05:03

Published on Monday, 06 May 2024 19:48

George Hargrave wrote another chapter in Shropshire’s record books with a spectacular century that clinched their place in the new Super 12 stage of the National Counties T20 competition.

Hargrave made 129 from just 44 balls to take Shropshire to an eight wickets victory over Wales NC in the second match of their double-header at St Asaph.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Oxfordshire too strong for Wales

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Last Updated on Monday, 06 May 2024 06:29

Published on Sunday, 05 May 2024 19:48

Oxfordshire benefited from their partnership with Sussex as they completed a double over Wales NC at Wormsley in the National Counties T20 competition.

Oxfordshire have a formal pathway programme with the first-class county which has already seen three of their talented youngsters – James Coles, Harrison Ward and Zach Lion-Cachet – earn professional contracts at Hove.

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