COUNTIES CRICKET Devon settle for high scoring draw

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 August 2026 21:06

Published on Tuesday, 04 August 2026 21:06

Buckinghamshire kept alive their hopes of retaining the NCCA Cluberly Championship with a nerve-jangling 16 runs victory over Suffolk at Chesham.

The Eastern Division champions appeared to be heading for a second successive defeat when Suffolk were 116 for one in pursuit of a target of 215 but Buckinghamshire captain Conner Haddow and former Sussex off-spinner Bertie Foreman then expertly exploited a turning pitch.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Cornwall, Oxfordshire win in two days

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 August 2026 08:10

Published on Monday, 03 August 2026 21:06

Oxfordshire routed Wiltshire inside two days in their NCCA Cluberly Championship Division One match at Corsham with captain Max Mannering taking career-best match figures.

Off-spinner Mannering followed up his best bowling an innings with five for 52 to finish with 11 for 69 in the match, the first time he had taken 10 or more wickets in a Championship game.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Six fer Oxfordshire skipper

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Last Updated on Sunday, 02 August 2026 19:58

Published on Sunday, 02 August 2026 19:58

Oxfordshire captain Max Mannering returned career-best figures of six for 17 to trigger a spectacular Wiltshire collapse on the opening day of the NCCA Cluberly Championship Western Division One match at Corsham.

There was no hint of trouble when Wiltshire openers Jack Mynott (41) and Cyrus Shafi (32) added 77 after Ed Young had won the toss and opted to bat first but the collapse started after Shafi was bowled by Ben Lucking.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Western Division round-up July 28, 2026

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 July 2026 19:10

Published on Tuesday, 28 July 2026 19:10

Western Division champions Devon made it two wins from two at the start of their final defence with an 86 runs victory over Oxfordshire at Banbury.

Oxfordshire seamer Jack Warner claimed a five wicket haul on his Championship debut to finish with impressive match figures of nine for 66 to dismiss Devon for 188.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Championship day 2 round-up July 27

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 July 2026 06:23

Published on Monday, 27 July 2026 20:00

Herefordshire face an uphill battle to avoid a second successive defeat despite a county record ninth wicket partnership between youngsters Joel Cox and Freddie Ammonds against Wiltshire at Eastnor in Western Division One.

The pair added 115 with Cox making 80 and Ammonds 45 which lifted Herefordshire from 91 for eight to 206 all out.

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