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Banks and Richardson bowl Hem Heath into the final.
Talbot Cup semi-final. Hem Heath vs Newcastle & Hartshill. Hem Heath won by 28 runs. After the abandonment of the Audley vs Porthill semi-final, we hot-footed it back down the A500 and arrived at Hem Heath with the home side 20/0 in the 6th over, after being put into bat by the visitors. Liam Banks…
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My NSSCCL memories part 1.
Due to persistent rain at Stafford, their fixture against Leycett was abandoned at 3pm. As the rain looks set to claim all the remaining fixtures this afternoon, I thought I would share one of my own memories from the NSSCCL. This will be the first in a series that I will be putting out on…
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NSSCCL Division 2 round-up 22nd August 2026.
Elworth 2nd XI vs Eccleshall 2nd XI. Eccleshall won by 74 runs. Eccleshall won the toss and elected to bat. Harry Oliver made a run-a-ball 43 at the top of the order for the visitors. His knock included seven fours and six. His opening partner Rhys Owens made 32 with seven fours as the pair…
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NSSCCL Division 1 round-up 22nd August 2026.
Checkley 2nd XI vs Porthill 2nd XI. Porthill won by 52 runs. Porthill won the toss and elected to bat. Joe Bridgewater anchored the visitors’ innings with a superb 88 from 109 balls with eight fours and a six. Zain Ali-Muhammad added a run-a-ball 31 with five fours before George Cairns smashed 31 from 26…
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Pete Wilshaw inspires Meakins to T/20 glory.
JS Sports Vince Lindo T/20 Cup Finals Day at Hem Heath CC. Checkley, Meakins, Moddershall and Hem Heath make up a very strong-looking finals day line-up and will battle it out for T/20 glory. Checkley defeated Bagnall Norton and Leek to book their place. Meakins beat Stone and Norton-In-Hales to secure their passage. Moddershall saw…
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NSSCCL Premier A round-up 22nd August 2026.
Audley vs Moddershall. Moddershall won by 8 wickets. Audley won the toss and elected to bat. Audley were in early trouble at 10/2 and never fully recovered as they were bundled out for just 102 by the disciplined Moddershall bowling attack. Jake Garlick, Sam Kelsall, Danushka Sandaruwan and Joe Hawkins all took two wickets each…
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Vallabhaneni’s fine knock takes Castle to a dominant victory.
Newcastle & Hartshill vs Checkley. Newcastle & Hartshill won by 7 wickets. Pink balls and coloured kits return this week as I visit The Potteries Oval to watch some win/lose cricket. Castle have dropped to 8th in the standings on the back of three successive defeats, which rounded out the traditional format. They are only…
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NSSCCL Premier A summary.
With the red ball fixtures concluding last weekend, I’ve decided to do a deep dive into the league standings. I’ll give a breakdown of teams’ red-ball records, leading run scorers, wicket-takers, and their final pink-ball fixtures. Moddershall had 7 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws in the red-ball segment, extending their lead over Checkley to…
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NSSCCL Division 2 round-up 15th August 2026.
Blythe vs Betley. Blythe won by 64 runs. Betley won the toss and elected to bowl. An early burst with the new ball from Adam Williams reduced Blythe to 10/3 before Craig Grimley made 22. Blythe were again on the ropes before Umair Mushtaq smashed an unbeaten 84 from 92 balls with thirteen fours and…
