• LOCAL CRICKET RESULTS

  By Western Daily Press at 05:00 on 20/05/13

  

  Wadworth 6X West of England Premier League – Premier One: Bridgwater 169 Ashcott & Shapwick 163-9, Bath 267 (S Mount 87, L Padgett 51 no) Bristol 211 (W Tavare 50), Frocester 261-8 (T Wand 97) Ilminster 49 (R Cave 5-29), Keynsham 86 Downend 89-2, Corsham 279-5 (T Abbott 104 no, S Collier 60 no) Taunton St Andrews 250 (J Regan 56). Premier Two: Chard 153 (J Dalwood 50) Gloucester City Winget 155-9 (S Montgomery 67),...

• Gloucestershire aim to kick-start their county cup campaign

  By Western Daily Press at 09:00 on 10/05/13

  

  Gloucestershire will be hoping to kick-start their Bill Beaumont Cup Division One South campaign when they travel to face Hertfordshire tomorrow. The home side began with a 50-26 win away to Kent but Gloucestershire lost 29-14 at home to Cornwall. Cinderford fly-half Mike Wilcox will lead the side this week, in place of the injured Richmond lock Will Warden. Dewi Scourfield (Cinderford) starts at inside centre with Esher's Spencer...

• Gloucestershire kick-off with Cornwall clash

  By Western Daily Press at 09:00 on 04/05/13

  

  Gloucestershire kick-off their bid to return to a Twickenham final for the first time since 2010 when they host Cornwall in their opening Bill Beaumont Cup Division One South match at Cinderford today. The County Championship has not come to Gloucestershire since 2002, when they beat Cheshire 26-23. Paul Morris, of Cinderford United, has taken over as Gloucestershire's head coach and is joined by Tim Stevenson, the Hartpury fly-half;...

• Alsop is set for Wiltshire debut

  By Western Daily Press at 09:00 on 17/04/13

  

  CRICKET Wiltshire play Norfolk in their opening group match of the MCCA Trophy at Devizes CC on Sunday (11am). Seventeen-year-old Tom Alsop is included in the squad for the match and he is set to make his competitive senior debut for the county. Wiltshire's match against Berkshire at Wokingham for the Marlborough Cup on Sunday was cancelled as the ground was waterlogged. Wiltshire: J Breet (Lechlade, capt.); T Morton (South...

• Lovelock and Lawrence take sidecar title

  By Western Daily Press at 09:00 on 23/10/12

  

  FI SIDECARS Roger Lovelock and Rick Lawrence claimed the 2012 Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar Championship at Brands Hatch. Second place in the opening race was enough for Marlborough's Lovelock and Lawrence to clinch the crown. The title looked like it would go down to the final race as their main rivals Scott Lawrie/James Neave sat just one place behind them, but a dramatic final three laps saw everything change and when Lawrie...

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