| Facts & Figures | |
| 1. Staffordshire have won the Minor Counties Championship outright eleven times, viz: in 1906, 1908, 1911, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1998. |
| 2. Staffordshire have won the Minor Counties Championship (Eastern Division) four times viz: in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1998. |
| 3. Staffordshire have won the Minor Counties Knock-Out Trophy twice viz: in 1991 (The Holt Cup) and 1993 (The MCC Trophy). Also beaten finalists in 1992 (The Holt Cup) |
| 4. Highest aggregate score by Staffordshire: 505 for 6 wickets (dec) v Buckinghamshire at Stone, 1948. |
| 5. In 1906, W.Brown compiled an individual aggregate of 603 runs in the season, which stood for 53 years. |
| 6. In the match v Durham at South Shields in 1911, S.F.Barnes created a world record by scoring 136, and then taking 17 wickets for 83 runs. |
| 7. In season 1914, J.Stanley Heath did the Hat-trick in both matches on the North Tour. In Durham's 2nd Innings at Blackhill his bowling figures were: 5 overs, 2 maidens, 6 runs, 4 wickets, and in Northumberland's 1st Innings at Jesmond, 3 overs, 2 maidens, 1 run 3 wickets. |
| 8. In season 1947, Staffordshire players occupied the first three positions in the Minor Counties' Bowling Averages as follows:- |
| 9. In season 1956, Staffordshire players occupied four of the first nine places in the Minor Counties' Batting Averages as follows:- |
| 10. In season 1959, F.R.Bailey broke all records for the County by compilling an aggrregate of 840 runs in one season (including 4 centuries) with an average of 76.36. |
| 11. In season 1961, J.T.Ikin created a record for the County by scoring an individual aggregate of 1,024 runs. |
| 12. In season 1962, three players (J.T.Ikin, D.Steele, D.A.Hancock) exceeded 600 runs with the bat, a record for the County. |
| 13. In 1969,R.T. Deville took 14 wickets for 87 runs against Cheshire at Macclesfield. |
| 14. In 1974, against Shropshire at Shrewsbury, K.Stride took 5 wickets for no runs in Shropshire's second innings. |
| 15. In 1975, against Lincolnshire at Longton, K.Stride took 8 wickets for 13 runs in Lincolnshire's second innings. |
| 16. In 1988, against Norfolk at Old Hill, P.R.Oliver scored a century in each innings- 136 not out and 124. In the same match, Staffordshire scored 281 for 6 wickets in the fourth innings to win - the highest total achieved by the County to win a match at that time. |
| 17. In 1988, P.R.oliver won the Wilfred Rhodes Trophy, finishing 1st in the Minor County batting averages with an average of 76.50. |
| 18. In 1989, Nick archer won the Wilfred Rhodes Trophy, finishing 1st in the Minor County batting averages with an average of 82.83 |
| 19. In 1990, D.Cartledge (141 not out) and P.R.oliver (123 not out) compiled a record stand of 259, undefeated, for the 4th wicket against Lincolnshire. |
| 20. In 1991, S.J.Dean (123) and A.D.Hobson (120 not out) compiled a record stand of 211 for the 2nd wicket against Northumberland at Leek. |
| 21. In 1991, S.J.Dean and D.Cartledge compiled a century opening parnership in 38 minutes (10 overs) against Lincolnshire at Stone. |
| 22. In 1991, S.J.Dean (134 not out) and J.A.Waterhouse (104 not out) compiled a record unbroken stand of 219 for the 2nd wicket against Suffolk at Mildenhall, beating the previous record by Dean and Hobson (see above) which had been set 3 weeks previously. |
| 23. In 1991, in the Minor Counties Championship Final against Oxfordshire at Luton, S.J.Dean ( 117 not out ) and D.Cartledge ( 83 not out ) compiled an unbroken stand of 216 for the 1st wicket to win the match by 10 wickets. |
| 24. In 1991, N.P. Hackett took 8 wickets for 62 runs in the second innings against Hertfordshire at Hereford. |
| 25. In 1992, S.J.Dean scored four Championship centuries - 106 not out against Cambridgeshire, 124 against Buckinghamshire, 116 against Hertfordshire and 109 not out against Bedfordshire. |
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