Bucks Women Fall to Formidable Staffordshire

Mon, 25 May 2026 11:07:00 +0000

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Tilly Fellows produced a standout unbeaten innings of 84, striking 13 boundaries in a fluent display during Game Two for Bucks Women.

Game One saw Bucks Women asked to bat by the travelling side, and they set a very competitive 166.

Despite early wickets from Charlie Mailey, who dismissed both openers for 12 and 1 respectively, Megan Pittman (70*) and Ava Clive (75*) showed their class with a formidable 148-run partnership to secure the win in Game One.

Once again, Bucks batted first in Game Two, and this time it was Tilly Fellows (84*) who steered her side to an improved total of 171 with some incredible ball striking around Ascott Estate, a brilliant innings off just 40 balls.

With first place up for grabs, a victory for either side would be enough to secure a place in the Vitality Blast final.

Full credit to Staffordshire, who came out winners in Game Two and secured first place in

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

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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

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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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Game One -

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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

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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.

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Dorset

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:41:00 +0000

Bucks Men face Dorset in their third

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Oxfordshire (A)

Sat, 02 May 2026 10:24:16 +0000

Bucks Men take on Oxfordshire in their second Oxfordshire are a more than capable white-ball team, so our performance levels will need to be spot on.
Last week on the road in Wales was a fantastic start for us.
We will be arriving at Thame with an unchanged squad.

Bucks Men Win in Wales

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Report: Michael Knox

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Newcomer Bertie Foreman produced an excellent all-round display to help Bucks secure a dramatic eight-run victory over Wales NC in their National Counties Trophy opener at Usk on Sunday.
The former Sussex player followed a half-century with three wickets as Bucks squeezed home in their first group game in this 50-overs competition.
Bucks, put in to bat by the hosts, made a slow start, falling to 39-4 to the bowling of Ollie Sherwood (4-44).
Further useful contributions from Ed Bragg (34) and skipper Conner Haddow (21) helped Bucks reach 216 all out in their 50 overs.
Archie Dodds (3-30) struck early for Bucks as Wales also made a slow start against the new ball, slipping to 23-3.
Spinners Foreman (3-25) and Haddow (2-29) worked their way through the middle order to leave Wales struggling at 177-8.
Bucks will be hoping to build on this great start when they take on Oxfordshire at Thame this Sunday (11am).

Round Two awaits Bucks Women

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:58:42 +0000

Bucks Women reach Round 2 of the Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup in dramatic fashion, defeating Suffolk with just one ball to spare on Sunday.

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After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Bucks Women started up with a maiden over from Natasha MacBean.
After an expensive third over from MacBean, a second wicket was taken by Cara Duggan, getting the ball to swing considerably into Evie Brooker's middle/leg stump.
Momentum was hard to come by for the home side, and Bucks continued to mount pressure by restricting the hosts to no boundaries in 5 consecutive overs.
Eva Lewis was next to strike taking two-in-two, dismissing Charlotte Anderson (31) and Megan Haynes for a golden duck, reducing Suffolk to 63/4 after 12 overs.
Sky Springett then followed up with a wicket of her own in the 13th over, before conceding 17 runs from her next over to Sophie Hughes, who was looking to push the tempo.
Hughes kept the runs flowing deep into the Suffolk innings before finally falling to MacBean for an excellent 54 from 38 balls.

A very measured start saw Rosie Burton-Pye and Afra Rose Mohamed pick their moments as they put on an impressive 69-run opening partnership before Burton-Pye was run out for 39.
Duggan next in, and the steady runs continued to flow for Bucks until the skipper was trapped LBW for 15, leaving her side 24 runs to win from 22 balls.
After a brief wobble of Tegan Stockdale being dismissed for 4, Tilly Fellows stepped up with a brilliant 19th over.
Despite an incredibly tight over from Analise Merritt, Mohamed was able to squeeze the winning run with just one ball to spare, sealing an incredibly close victory for Bucks, and booking their place in Round 2.

Captain Cara Duggan is delighted with her team: The girls played brilliantly!
Tilly took on the challenge with all of us backing her.
Eva has settled so nicely into the team!
Very excited for what's to come this season!

Victory from Bucks Women sees them through to Round 2 of the

Cup Draw -

Match Preview: Bucks Women v Suffolk (A)

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Bucks Women are set to face Suffolk in Round 1 of the

Men's Head Coach Jason Harrison has named a 12-player squad:

Conner Haddow*

Ed Bragg

Archie Dodds

Billy Dodds

Bertie Foreman

Ryan Friend

George Harvey +

Josh Lincoln

Matt Pardoe

Aum Raykar

Aadi Sharma

Max Uttley

Conner Haddow is excited to start the season: We are all looking forward to the challenge that we face in Wales this weekend.
We know they are a strong side, and it will take a full team performance and a real shift from everyone to get the result we want.
There’s a great feeling in the group at the moment, and we’re excited to get this season up and running.

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

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Dorset

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Oxfordshire (A)

Bucks Men Win in Wales

Round Two awaits Bucks Women

Match Preview: Bucks Women v Suffolk (A)

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