by Steve Hill | May 22, 2023 | League & Cup
MATT Brown hit the winning four with just three balls to spare to give Corse & Staunton a nerve-tingling one-wicket victory away to Goatacre in WEPL Premier Two Glos/Wilts. The visitors, chasing a target of 202, lost wickets at regular intervals as they chipped...
by Steve Hill | May 19, 2023 | League & Cup
BISHOPSTON will on Sunday face local rivals Golden Hill (2pm) in the latest WEPL qualifier for the ECB National Club Twenty20. The match is a straight play-off for a place in the next round following Keynsham’s withdrawal. Hatherley & Reddings will now host...
by Steve Hill | May 17, 2023 | General, League & Cup
WHITMINSTER’S fundraising drive for a new pavilion is set to be boosted by more than £20,000 thanks to the remarkable efforts of Ross Wakeley. The 44-year-old sprung into action when the village club’s aging home was deemed unsafe for use this season, pledging to...
by Steve Hill | May 16, 2023 | League & Cup
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Women made the most of home advantage at the Seat Unique Stadium to emerge convincing winners on ECB T20 finals day. A hectic day of Group Three action got underway with Gloucestershire easing past Dorset by 105 runs in the opening semi-final, openers...
by Steve Hill | May 15, 2023 | League & Cup
BRADLEY Stoke make a perfect start to the new campaign with a nine-wicket defeat of Timsbury in the Senior Division of the Martin Berrill Bristol & District League. The village side struggled against Ben Rivers (5-13 from seven) and Dan Qureshi (3-7 from two) as...
by Steve Hill | May 15, 2023 | League & Cup
AUSTRALIAN Brad Ryder made a remarkable league debut for Newent, finishing with fantastic figures of 9-4 as Fairford were skittled for only 10 in surely one of the shortest Gloucestershire County League matches on record. The club’s first ever overseas signing ran...