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Cricketers want to end 23 years of trophy hurt

Staffordshire will bid to end 23 years of hurt when they face Herefordshire in the final of the Knockout Trophy at Wormsley in Buckinghamshire tomorrow (11am).

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West Bromwich Dartmouth's Kadeer Ali will lead the side and is joined in the squad by the Walsall duo Tim Maxfield and Paul Byrne, Kidderminster's Michael Hill and Matt Coxon from Stone.

And Staffs head into the match as favourites, having defeated Herefordshire by six wickets in the group stages – thanks in part to an inspired spell of bowling by Kenilworth Wardens' Brinder Phagura (4-17).

Staffs went on to top their group with a 100 per cent record, before defeating Norfolk and Dorset in the knockout stages.

Wicketkeeper Alex Mellor – despite recently making his first-class debut for Derbyshire – is also named in the 12-man squad, along with Sam Kelsall, Peter Wilshaw, Ben McGuire, Phagura, Greg Willott and Tom Steele.

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