Skipper insists that every little helps ahead of vital T20 double header

COUNTY skipper James Kettleborough insists every little contribution matters as Staffordshire continue their NCCA Twenty20 Cup campaign this weekend.

- Chris Travers

Staffordshire welcome Shropshire to Burslem for the next instalment of their Group One double headers on Sunday.

Staffs, who won the competition in 2023 and also reached finals day last summer, opened up this year's offering with a win and a defeat against Northumberland at Allendale.

Kettleborough’s men lost the first encounter by 10 wickets, but rallied superbly in game two to walk away with a victory.

And skipper Kettleborough says that picking up more short-form victories relies on everyone chipping in - however big or small their contribution.

"If you look at the scorecard from the second game at Northumberland, from the outside it doesn't look as though someone put in a really big match-winning effort," said Kettleborough.

"But digging deeper, everyone played their part. Whether that was people making 20 or 30 with the bat, bowling a couple of tight overs and saving five or 10 runs in the field.

"Those small things all make a massive difference and everybody contributed in some form or another.

"There were lots of positives to take from that game and we want to continue that momentum this weekend. It would be great if we can put in a couple of really strong performances at Burslem."