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Senior County Championships Weekend 2 2025/26 Round-Up

Saturday 17th Januaray 2026 saw all four senior county teams in action. The 1st Team took on Gloucestershire 1 and Lancashire 2 in Sheffield, the 2nd Team took on Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire 1 in Leicester, the 3rd Team took on Sussex 3 and Essex 4 in Redbridge, and the 4th Team took on Gwent and Norfolk 3 in Peterborough.

1st Team
Cambs 1 captained by Charlie Wakefield & Campbell Wilson played in Division 1 North after promotion last season and had two tough matches against strong Gloucestershire and Lancashire sides. The final scores were a 7-4 loss to Gloucestershire, who were in the Championship division last season, and a 8-3 loss to Lancashire 2, and the team currently sit 8th out of 8 after the second round of fixtures. Some hard work to do for the 1s on the final weekend!

Cambs 1st Team Jan 2026 (Pictured in the car park as we got kicked out of the hall!): Campbell Wilson, Charlie Wakefield, Finlay Smith, Andrew Kidger, Chris Tustian, Sophia Schubert, Zoe Foote, Amber Ngo, Helen Yan.

2nd Team
Cambs 2 captained by Adele Gray and Polly Thisdell remained in Division 2 Central after a strong performance last season and continued their strong start to the season, with a narrow 7-4 win against Warwickshire 3 and a 6-5 win against Staffordshire 1. The team now sit 3rd out of 8 going into the final weekend.

Cambs 2nd Team Jan 2026: Oscar Keys, Scott Carter, Matt Harris, Luke Bennett, Martin Crossley, Sara Moore, Polly Thisdell, Adele Gray, Alison Meijers, Samvida Venkatesh.

3rd Team
Cambs 3 captained by Ben Gardner & Simon Parker showed strong consistency with two 8-3 wins against Sussex 3 and Essex 4 in Divison 3 South East. The team continue to hold 2nd out of 8th place in the division, a huge achievement considering they were promoted into this league only two seasons ago.

Cambs 3rd Team Jan 2026: Shinong Zeng, Simon Parker, Ben Gardner, Matt Cotton, Yuexi Lyu, Huen Hillary Au Yeung, Becky Donaldson, Hannah Robertshaw, Annie Zhu.

4th Team
Cambs 4 captained by Maheen Sattar, in Division 4 Central, started off with an 8-3 loss against Gwent, but followed up with a strong 8-3 win against Norfolk 3 in their afternoon match. Cambs 4 are currently sitting 4th in the table after the second weekend of fixtures.

Cambs 4th Team Jan 2026: Yifan Ding, Steven Nuzzo, Matt Barker, David Nuzzo, Renren Chen, Beth Elmore, Maheen Sattar, Olivia Wilkins, Candice Lee & not pictured - Damien Dugmore.

A huge well done to all teams and players!