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Passionate about sport? So are we! That is why sports journalist Ross Reid started South West Sports News in Spring 2008.

Our word-of-mouth, eco-friendly green game plan is to support sportspeople from the tip of South West England to the top of South Wales, young and old, male and female, grassroots participants to Olympians and Paralympians.

We are a pro-active team with one goal: winning promotion for regional sport.

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MINOR COUNTIES Dorset at double in championship

Details: Created on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 07:27; Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 July 2019 11:52; Published on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 07:27; Written by PAUL BOLTON Minor Counties cricket correspondent

Dorset made it back-to-back home wins in the Minor Counties Championship with an innings and 23 runs victory over Herefordshire at Bashley.

Inexperienced Herefordshire were shot out for 128 in their second innings with former Leicestershire off-spinner Jigar Naik taking four for 47 to finish with eight wickets in the match.

MINOR COUNTIES Centuries for Herring and Thompson

Details: Created on Monday, 22 July 2019 07:31; Last Updated on Monday, 22 July 2019 07:31; Published on Monday, 22 July 2019 07:31; Written by PAUL BOLTON Minor Counties cricket correspondent

Former Gloucestershire and Glamorgan wicketkeeper Cameron Herring made his maiden Minor Counties century for Wales against Oxfordshire at Usk.

Thanks to Herring Wales recovered from 107 for six to reach 260 all out with extras being the next highest scorer with 40. Northop Hall teenager Josh Andrady chipped in with 28 on his Wales debut.

2019 NETBALL WORLD CUP England fixtures & results

Details: Created on Sunday, 21 July 2019 18:38; Last Updated on Monday, 22 July 2019 07:36; Published on Sunday, 21 July 2019 18:38; Written by SWSN NETBALL TEAM

FINAL SCORES
Sunday July 21
3rd place play off 1430
England 58 South Africa 42 England win bronze medal
Final
Australia 51 New Zealand 52 New Zealand new world champions

Saturday July 20
Semi finals
Australia 55 South Africa 53 holders through to final
England 45 New Zealand 47

MINOR MATTERS Minor Counties Championship preview

Details: Created on Sunday, 21 July 2019 07:47; Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 July 2019 11:50; Published on Sunday, 21 July 2019 07:47

England Under-19 international Luke Hollman will make his debut for defending champions Berkshire in their Minor Counties Championship match against Cheshire at Finchampstead today (1100).

Hollman, a batsman/leg-spinner, is a member of the Middlesex Academy and will make his debut as part of Berkshire’s mutually-beneficial relationship with the first-class county.

CORNWALL CRICKET Penzance soaring at Premier summit

Details: Created on Sunday, 14 July 2019 09:31; Last Updated on Monday, 15 July 2019 10:18; Published on Sunday, 14 July 2019 09:31; Written by MICHAEL WEEKS Cornwall Cricket correspondent