David Lawrence

1 week ago | herefordtimes.com | David Lawrence

The Bulls currently have 12 players signed ahead of pre-season and Caddis eventually would like a squad of 18 to 20 players. Still to publicly decide their futures from last season’s squad is Yusifu Ceesay and Tate Campbell. However, the Bulls boss says that all of the remaining places will be filled by new signings. “I’ve always said we need fresh faces and as of now every signing moving forward will be a new signing,” said Caddis in a statement on the club’s website.

1 week ago | herefordtimes.com | David Lawrence

Caddis is preparing to on his third season at the club despite rumours linking him to other jobs, including Patrick Thistle last month. “There will always be speculation and normally in football that comes when others admire the job you’re doing and it creates outside noise,” he told the club’s website. “I have never once in my 26 months as Hereford FC manager applied nor instigated any talks with any other club.

1 week ago | herefordtimes.com | David Lawrence

Josh Tongue – formerly of Bromyard CC – is now firmly back in the men’s international squad and played in the first Test of the summer against Zimbabwe. And Emily Arlott – once of Ledbury CC – has become a key member of the women’s white-ball squad. The third member of the international triumvirate, while not having quite such a high public profile, has an absolutely key role to play on match day.

1 week ago | herefordtimes.com | David Lawrence

Bewdley had won all eight of their fixtures this year coming into the game and were brimming with confidence. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat. The wicket gave hardly any lateral or seam movement at the outset when the opening quicks operated. At 71-1, Bewdley were batting sensibly and playing the long game. However, Barney Morgan (3-50) and Afaq Khalid (2-46) both bowled 15 unchanged overs to stifle the run rate and force the batsmen to play false shots.

1 week ago | herefordtimes.com | David Lawrence

That resolve was tested on a lively pitch, but through patience, smart cricket, and timely individual contributions, Eastnor secured a 41-run win that reflected both the depth of their side and their growing consistency. Asked to bat first on a surface offering considerable bounce and movement, the early signs were ominous. For the first 10 overs, judgement of length was difficult, the bounce occasionally steep, and the reward lay more in survival than strokeplay.