Match Preview: Bucks Women v Lancashire (A)

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Bucks Women are set to face Lancashire in Round 3 of the

Dynamite Dodds Secures Two Wins

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:22:00 +0000

Report: Michael Knox

Image: Andy Bone, Sports Shots

Young Billy Dodds was the star as Bucks secured two wins in their

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Berkshire

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:33 +0000

Bucks Men face Berkshire in "The standout aspects of the day, however, were our catching and running between the wickets.
"Coming away with a 1–1 result on the road, combined with holding the second-best run rate in the country at this early stage of the competition, represents a very satisfactory start to the T20 campaign.

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Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:43:00 +0000

Bucks Cricket has started the season well with both the men's and women's teams putting in top performances in both 50 overs and T20 competitions.
These successes is reflected in the latest edition of Coloured Trousers, with reports and interviews, forthcoming fixtures and a look at the state of English County Cricket.
Enjoy it Game Two Scorecard -

Head Coach Ben Ungaretti reflects on a testing day in the heat: "Obviously disappointed to miss out on the T20 final after losing both games yesterday, but full credit to Staffordshire.

Match Preview: Bucks Women v Staffordshire

Sat, 23 May 2026 19:24:00 +0000

Bucks Women host Staffordshire in their final round of Vitality Blast Women's League 3 - Division 1B matches tomorrow at Ascott Estate.

Women's Head Coach Ben Ungaretti has named a 12-player squad:

Cara Duggan*

*Amelie Bishop

Molly Carter

Tilly Fellows +

Eva Lewis

Tash MacBean

Charlie Mailey

Afra Rose Mohamed

Asmi Shembekar

Tegan Stockdale

Annie Townsend

Zaynah Wani

*Amelie Bishop joins the squad on loan from Essex Academy

Bucks Women currently sit in 1st place on 15 points, and 1x bonus point victory could be enough to seal top spot, depending on net run rate.
Annie Townsend (51) and Cara Duggan (44) steered Bucks Women into Round 3 of the Vitality T20 Women's County Cup with a 56-run victory over Norfolk at Ascott Estate.
After a superb 91-run partnership, Townsend's brilliant innings, featuring seven boundaries, came to an end following an incredible one-handed catch by Georgia Demetriou at cow corner.
Duggan continued to accelerate and featured in a 19-run over alongside Tilly Fellows before eventually being dismissed for a well-made 44.
Amy Morris was the pick of the bowlers for the away side, who recently defeated Tier 2 Sussex, claiming 3-26 from four overs.
Bucks finished their 20 overs on 157-7, which looked a strong total on a difficult wicket.
In reply, Bucks "put in a clinical performance", as described by Head Coach Ben Ungaretti, with Zaynah Wani leading the way by taking 4-16 from four overs.
Despite Niamh Rushton and Jade Hoyte scoring 23 runs each, Wani's wickets, alongside Bucks' exemplary fielding, mounted pressure on Norfolk.
Tash MacBean produced a smart tip onto the stumps to dismiss opener Bella Borges, while catches from Tegan Stockdale and Fellows ensured the away side fell short of 157, as Bucks booked themselves a huge third-round clash against Lancashire Thunder.

Bucks Men make it Four in Four

Tue, 19 May 2026 08:01:00 +0000

Report: Michael Knox

Image: Andy Bone - Sports Shots

Bucks Men gained a hard-earned two-wicket win over Cornwall at Tring Park on Sunday to secure a home quarter-final in the NCCA NV Play Trophy.
There was only one over left when George Harvey struck the match-winning boundary after nail-biting contest to leave Bucks top of their group with four wins out of four.
It means that Bucks will now entertain Berkshire in the last eight of the 50-over competition at High Wycombe on Sunday June 7.
Bucks skipper Conner Haddow put Cornwall into bat and did most to restrict the visitors to 210-9 from their 50 overs.
Despite a robust 67 from 86 balls by Paul Smith, Cornwall struggled to set a challenging total on a flat pitch and fast outfield.
Billy Dodds, with 40 from 73 balls, laid a solid platform for Bucks's reply alongside Great Brickhill debutant Rhys Nicholas, who overcame a circumspect start to score a valuable 35.
The match was still on a knife-edge with Bucks on 104-3 after 30 overs when the game was held up for 35 minutes by a shower.
On resumption with no loss of overs, Bucks lost wickets when they looked in a winning position before Harvey, with an unbeaten 30 from 32 balls, saw them over the line with an over to spare.

Scorecard:

Women's Head Coach Ben Ungaretti has named a 12-player squad:

Cara Duggan*

Rosie Burton-Pye

Molly Carter

Evie Dixon

Tilly Fellows +

Natasha MacBean

Charlie Mailey

Afra Rose Mohamed

Asmi Shembekar

Tegan Stockdale

Annie Townsend

Zaynah Wani

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Cornwall

Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Bucks Men face Cornwall in their final

Photo: Luke Stafford - Sports Shots

A flurry of wickets in Game One saw Bucks dominate the hosts early on with the ball, pegging back Cheshire to 34/4 at the halfway stage - wickets shared with Cara Duggan, Hannah Davis and Natasha MacBean.
There was no let-up from Bucks, as they continued to create pressure, reducing the home side to 52/9 after just 16 overs - Molly Carter involved this time with 2 wickets in 3 balls.
Batters Emily Page and Carys Lambe put together a spirited 20-run 10th wicket partnership, and saw their side bat through the full 20 overs to post a score of 71/9.
Runs from Afra Rose Mohamed (23) and Duggan (34) got Bucks to well within the winning total, but not at a cruise, as Cheshire were able to take 5 wickets before the total was chased in the 16th over.
With scores level, Duggan unfortunately was run out, and Carys Gerber was left in charge of hitting the winning runs, which she did so with over 4 overs to spare.

Onto Game Two, which saw Cheshire bat first once again, but this time posting a decent total through opener and captain Ellie Mason, who scored a blistering 72 from 52 balls, including 13x 4s.
Although her teammates were not able to add similar scores to the total, the hosts finished their 20 overs with a much-improved 133/6.
In reply, both openers Mohame and Rosie Burton-Pye fell for no score, and at one stage were 3/3 after Tegan Stockdale (1) was caught & bowled by Rebecca Othick.
Despite spirited knocks from Tilly Fellows (21) and Davis (32*), wickets continued to fall for Bucks, and they fell 46 runs short with Molly Carter the last to be dismissed.

Bucks Women remain top of the table on 15 points, with hosts Cheshire in 2nd place on 10 points heading into their next round of fixtures.

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League Table -

Foreman to join Kent on short-term deal

Wed, 13 May 2026 13:35:43 +0000

Bucks Cricket can confirm that Bertie Foreman has joined Kent Cricket on a two-month deal covering the Rothesay County Championship and Vitality Blast, subject to ECB clearance.
The all-rounder joined Bucks at the start of the season and has been a great addition to the Bucks Men’s squad.
Everybody at Bucks Cricket wishes Bertie the very best of luck.

“It’s fantastic news that Bertie has secured a short-term deal with Kent.
National Counties cricket serves two key purposes: firstly, to provide some of the most competitive competitions just below first-class level, and secondly, to give players the opportunity to showcase their skills and move up the ladder, as Bertie has done.
— Jason Harrison, Head of Performance

Three in Three for Bucks Men

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:43:00 +0000

Report: Michael Knox

Image: Andy Bone - Sports Shots

Bucks Men move closer to securing their place in the quarter-finals of the NCCA NV Play Trophy with a convincing 76-run victory over Dorset at Tring Park on Sunday.
It was Bucks's third victory in three games and leaves them top of the group with one game to play.
Bucks who were put in to bat, opened uniquely with a pair of brothers Billy and Archie Dodds, the latter being promoted up the order following the withdrawal of Sheridon Gumbs.
The fluent Pardoe scored 58 from 62 balls with a six and six fours to set up a useful platform.
Further contributions from George Harvey, Bertie Foreman and Josh Lincoln, whose 39 came off only 22 balls, lifted Bucks to 264-8 from their 50 overs on the hybrid pitch

Tom Weymes struck with the first ball of his spell but a second-wicket stand of 96 between opener Dylan Church and Joseph Eckland put the visitors in a strong position of 96-1 after 20 overs.
But then Bucks spinners, led by skipper Conner Haddow (2-21), took control, with support from Bertie Foreman (3-28) and Pardoe (2-24).
After Church fell for 78, the Dorset innings subsided to 188 all out in 46.
Ben Ungaretti knows the hosts will offer a tough test: Cheshire are sitting just one place below us in the table, so we know exactly how competitive these two matches will be.
We’ve spoken a lot about consistency and maintaining our standards across both games.

BUCKS CRICKET

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Dynamite Dodds Secures Two Wins

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Match Preview: Bucks Women v Staffordshire

Bucks Men make it Four in Four

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Cornwall

Foreman to join Kent on short-term deal

Three in Three for Bucks Men