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  • The Hassett brothers are the heroes as Bignall End secure a thrilling victory over Cheadle.

    CDS Controls Talbot Cup Round 1. Cheadle vs Bignall End. Bignall End won by 3 runs. The Talbot Cup begins this weekend, and I’m off to the lovely Tean Road ground to watch two sides who are going well in their respective divisions. Cheadle are flying high in Premier B as they look to return

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  • NSSCCL Premier A round-up 11th July 2026.

    Eccleshall vs Newcastle & Hartshill. Eccleshall won by 3 wickets. Newcastle & Hartshill won the toss and elected to bat. Matthew Wright took two early wickets as Castle were reduced to 19/3 early on. Kasun Ekanayake then made a patient 28 from 72 balls with two 4s to help Castle recover to 70/4. The home

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  • Brilliant Ben bowls Porthill to a convincing win.

    Meakins vs Porthill. Porthill won by 89 runs. Matchday 12 takes me back to Ivy House Road for Meakins’ home fixture against Porthill. The home side come into this game on the back of a crushing victory against Newcastle & Hartshill last week that moved them up to second in the table. They trail leaders

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  • NSSCCL mid season round-up part 3.

    This will be the final part of my summary that looks at teams at the top and bottom of Divisions 6 to 8. I’ll again be looking at leading run scorers, top wicket takers and the players with the safest hands. Division 6. Wood Lane have amassed 8 wins and 3 draws as they are

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  • NSSCCL Mid season round-up part 2.

    Welcome to the second part of my rundown where I take a look at the top and bottom of the leagues along with the top runs scores, leading wicket takers and the players with the safest hands. Today I will be focusing on Divisions 3 to 5. Division 3. Leek are unbeaten at the top

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  • NSSCCL mid-season round-up.

    As we’ve reached the halfway stage of the season, I thought I’d have a look at the standings and give some stats from Premier A down to Division 2. I’ll look at the top and bottom of each division then give a rundown on the top run scorers, top wicket takers and the players with

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  • Warwickshire Access CC vs Shropshire Disability D40 at The Lant.

    Shropshire won the toss and elected to bat. Adam Marshall began in a typically aggressive fashion as he crashed a 21-ball 35 that included five 4s and a six. He added 58 with Kevin Baker for the opening wicket in just 7.2 overs. Baker went on to make 48 from 56 balls with 10 boundaries

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  • JS Sports T/20 Plate round-up 5th July 2026.

    The final four groups were contested yesterday, with the winners advancing to finals day. I covered group 3 yesterday, so that will not be included in today’s round-up. Group 1. Newcastle & Hartshill 2nd XI – 2 points.Checkley 2nd XI – 1 point.Betley 1st XI – 0 points. Betley vs Checkley. Charlie Richards made 43

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  • Magical Mushtaq sends Blythe to finals day with a stunning knock.

    JS Sports T/20 Plate Round 2-Group 3. Blythe 1st XI, Moddershall 2nd XI and Silverdale 1st XI. The group stages continue today in the plate competition, with the winner booking their place at finals day. Blythe will be hoping to turn their poor league form around as they host the fixtures today; they currently sit

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  • NSSCCL Premier A round-up 4th July 2026.

    Eccleshall vs Audley. Eccleshall beat Audley by 3 wickets. Audley won the toss and elected to bat. Ali Hamza Waseem made 53, which contained nine 4s after Murvin Abinash had taken three early wickets for the home side. Rob Hemmings added 50 that included six 4s and a six before he was the last man

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