COUNTIES CRICKET Cornwall clinch promotion

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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 July 2025 07:51

Published on Wednesday, 16 August 2023 07:41

Cornwall clinched promotion to the top-flight of the Durant Cricket National Counties Championship by winning the Western Division Two title following a draw against Wales NC at Abergavenny. 

Cornwall sit out this weekend’s final round of matches but yesterday's nine points were enough to confirm top spot and deny Wales and both Wiltshire and Dorset – who drew at the South Wilts club in Salisbury – the opportunity to overtake them. 

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COUNTIES CRICKET Bucks fizz in Championship

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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 August 2023 22:46

Published on Thursday, 03 August 2023 12:45

Buckinghamshire may have emerged as the surprise package of this season’s Durant Cricket National Counties Championship but their success is not entirely unexpected.

Having won all four of their matches in Eastern Division Two last year to secure promotion, Buckinghamshire have beaten Norfolk and Staffordshire in their first two Division One matches this season and they head to Chesham for the visit of Lincolnshire on Sunday aiming to maintain their unbeaten run.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Kent's Blake enjoyed Cornwall spell

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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 July 2023 07:13

Published on Saturday, 29 July 2023 23:35

Alex Blake will be back on the other side of the fence today having enjoyed a short but successful first taste of National Counties cricket with Cornwall. 

The Kent left-handed batter made a rapid century against Dorset in the opening Durant Cricket National Counties Championship at Truro two weeks ago and followed up with a valuable 73 in the first innings of the victory over Shropshire at Bridgnorth on Monday. 

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CRICKET Young hoping home advantage assists Wilts

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 July 2023 06:51

Published on Sunday, 16 July 2023 06:26

Wiltshire will have revenge in mind when they face Berkshire in today’s National Counties Trophy semi-final at the South Wilts club in Salisbury (1100). 

The last time Wiltshire reached the last four of the 50-overs competition was in 2019 when they were beaten by four wickets by Berkshire at Finchampstead. 

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CLUB CRICKET Penzance home in national quarter finals

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Last Updated on Thursday, 13 July 2023 09:53

Published on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 09:40

Defending Cornwall League champions Penzance won through to the ECB National Club Championship quarter-finals in the most dramatic of fashions at Potterne, near Devizes.

The ‘compact’ ground at the Grove saw no fewer than a remarkable 33 sixes hit on the day.

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