FA CUP Barnstaple Town 3 Saltash United 1

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Created on Sunday, 06 August 2023 15:08

Last Updated on Monday, 07 August 2023 21:18

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Written by KEVIN MARRIOTT Cornwall football's touchline ace

New-look Saltash United suffered their third defeat in the opening week at windswept Mill Road.

Saturday’s FA Cup exit followed Western Prem defeats at newly promoted Bristol side Oldland Abbotonians (2-3) and at home to Helston (0-4).

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COUNTIES CRICKET Championship fixtures & team news

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Created on Sunday, 06 August 2023 05:17

Last Updated on Sunday, 06 August 2023 06:03

Published on Sunday, 06 August 2023 05:17

Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

Warwickshire seamer George Garrett will make his first appearance for Shropshire in four years in the Durant Cricket National Counties Championship Western Division Two match against Dorset at Wimborne starting today - weather-permitting.

Garrett, who played his formative cricket in Hertfordshire, joined Warwickshire while he was studying at Shrewsbury School and made his only previous appearance for Shropshire against Dorset in a rain-affected Championship match at his home club Shrewsbury in 2019.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Bucks fizz in Championship

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Created on Thursday, 03 August 2023 12:45

Last Updated on Thursday, 03 August 2023 22:46

Published on Thursday, 03 August 2023 12:45

Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

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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WESTERN PREMIER Saltash Utd 0 Helston Athletic 4

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Created on Wednesday, 02 August 2023 08:20

Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 August 2023 21:52

Published on Wednesday, 02 August 2023 08:20

Written by KEVIN MARRIOTT Cornwall football's touchline ace

Some familiar faces to south east Cornwall football followers returned to the area on Tuesday night to punish Saltash severely on United's first league appearance of the season at the Waterways Stadium.

Callum O’Brien, who was playing for the Ashes last season, headed Helston into an 11th minute lead from a corner and former Millbrook striker Rikki Shepherd doubled the lead after 23 minutes.

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Campher's winning century for Somerset in Cornwall

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Created on Tuesday, 01 August 2023 21:38

Last Updated on Thursday, 03 August 2023 07:41

Published on Tuesday, 01 August 2023 21:39

Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

Cornwall and Buckinghamshire were both denied the chance to repeat their upsets of the past two seasons by strong batting displays from first-class opponents in this season’s final Showcase fixtures. 

Cornwall beat Somerset at Taunton two years ago but a century from Ireland international Curtis
Campher, a short-term signing for the Metro Bank campaign, set up Somerset’s victory by 63 runs under the DLS Method in a rain-affected contest at Truro. 

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