COUNTIES CRICKET Trophy holders Dorset knocked out

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Last Updated on Monday, 11 May 2026 09:45

Published on Sunday, 10 May 2026 19:08

Dorset’s hopes of retaining the National Counties Trophy ended in a 76 runs defeat by Buckinghamshire.

Dorset needed to beat Buckinghamshire in their final Group Four match at Tring Park to have any hope of making the knockout stages and they were in with a shout when Dylan Church (78) and Joe Eckland (41) added 95 for the second wicket in pursuit of a target of 265.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Cornwall, Wiltshire win in Trophy

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 May 2026 07:29

Published on Monday, 04 May 2026 19:01

National Counties Trophy holders Dorset slipped to a second defeat in 24 hours with Oxfordshire scrambling a one wicket win at St Edward’s School in Oxford.

Overnight rain meant the match was reduced to 40 overs-a-side and batters found runs hard to come by.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Wales beat Trophy holders Dorset

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Last Updated on Monday, 04 May 2026 08:33

Published on Sunday, 03 May 2026 19:00

National Counties Trophy holders Dorset suffered a setback in their title defence as they lost by 20 runs to Wales NC at Wimborne.

Former Nottinghamshire batter Sam King impressed on his Wales debut with a run-a-ball 91 in which he shared partnerships of 76 for the third wicket with Mathew Ryan and 118 for the fourth with his captain Brad Wadlan (71 not out).

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COUNTIES CRICKET Holders Dorset off to a flier

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Last Updated on Monday, 27 April 2026 09:50

Published on Monday, 27 April 2026 09:00

Dorset made an impressive start to their National Counties Trophy defence by beating Cornwall by nine wickets in their opening Group Four match at Wimborne Cricket Club.

Having dismissed Cornwall for 186 with more than 10 overs of their innings unused, the holders then needed just 33.1 overs to chase down their target with Dylan Church (96 not out) and former Hampshire batter Joe Eckland (75 not out) sharing an unbroken second wicket partnership of 162.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Haddow spins Bucks to national title

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 16:56

Published on Tuesday, 09 September 2025 17:31

Conner Haddow spun Buckinghamshire to their second NCCA Championship title in three seasons with a record-breaking performance in the final at West Bromwich Dartmouth.

The slow left-armer took nine for 73 in the second innings, the best figures in an innings and in a match -16 for 143 – in a Championship final.

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