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NATIONAL COUNTIES Wiltshire secure quarter-final spot
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- Created on Monday, 12 June 2023 08:31
- Last Updated on Monday, 12 June 2023 08:35
- Published on Monday, 12 June 2023 08:31
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
Suffolk guaranteed passage from Group Three by beating Cambridgeshire by 27 runs at Exning, Northumberland held their nerve to defeat Oxfordshire by two wickets in a rain-affected match at Banbury to secure a top two finish in Group One and Wiltshire made it three wins out of three by beating Wales NC by six runs in another shortened contest at Warminster to do the same in Group Four.
NATIONAL COUNTIES TROPHY June 11 team news
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- Created on Sunday, 11 June 2023 07:45
- Last Updated on Monday, 12 June 2023 08:27
- Published on Sunday, 11 June 2023 07:45
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
National Counties Trophy holders Berkshire return to Slough for the first time in 21 years with Cornwall the visitors to Upton Court Road, which will also be a home Trophy venue for Buckinghamshire in two weeks’ time. Berkshire are without Tom Scriven, who is on LV=County Championship duty with Leicestershire but batter Savin Perera and pace bowler Mungo Russell return from injury and Josh Lincoln is also included in a 13-man squad.
SOUTH WEST RUGBY six in England U20s World Cup squad
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- Created on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 09:21
- Last Updated on Thursday, 08 June 2023 06:55
- Published on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 09:21
- Written by CONNOR McGOVERNE & ROSS REID
England men’s U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft has named his squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa starting later this month.Leicester’s Lewis Chessum captains the 30-player squad which includes six players from the South West: Archie McArthur (Gloucester) Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs) James Halliwell and Joe Jenkins (both Bristol Bears) and Bath's Sam Harris and Harvey Cuckson.
CORNWALL CRICKET Michael Weeks weekly review
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- Created on Tuesday, 06 June 2023 08:23
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 06:50
- Published on Tuesday, 06 June 2023 08:23
- Written by MICHAEL WEEKS Cornwall Cricket correspondent
2022 champions Penzance and St Austell continued their unbeaten top flight start to the Cornwall Cricket League season with four wins on the spin.
Both Premier Lague pace setters posted imposing totals.
COUNTIES CRICKET Back to back wins for Wiltshire
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- Created on Tuesday, 06 June 2023 00:00
- Last Updated on Sunday, 20 July 2025 07:55
- Published on Tuesday, 06 June 2023 00:00
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
Staffordshire took county cricket back to Smethwick’s Broomfield ground for the first time in 41 years but it was Wiltshire who enjoyed the experience most as they eased to a seven wickets victory in Group Four of the National Counties Trophy. Having launched their Trophy campaign with a three wickets victory over Buckinghamshire on Monday, Wiltshire again paced their chase to perfection, this time getting home with six overs to spare with former Glamorgan batter Tom Cullen (67 not out) and Ben Draper (57 not out) closing out the win with an unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 114.
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