Shropshire CCC support charity challenge for Severn Hospice
Shropshire County Cricket Club players, coaches and selectors ran around the county to support a special charity challenge which has raised more than £12,000 for the Severn Hospice. A contingent from the county club stepped forward to take part in the week-long Megametre Challenge organised by Shrewsbury Cricket Club and Haughmond Football Club. The two […]
Spotlight on Ed Foster
Ed Foster captained Shropshire for three seasons, leading the county to victory in the Minor Counties Knockout Trophy in 2010, his first year at the helm, when he hit an unbeaten 95 in the final against Lincolnshire at Durham CCC. The consistent left-handed opening batsman made his Championship debut for Shropshire against Cornwall at Bridgnorth […]
Ben Sanderson has happy memories of playing for Shropshire ahead of his successful move to Northamptonshire
Ben Sanderson insists he owes much to Shropshire for rekindling his love for cricket and helping him enjoy a successful return to the first-class game. The seamer, now established as a consistent performer with the ball for Northamptonshire, enjoyed a successful spell with Shropshire after being released by Yorkshire, his home county, in 2011. Sanderson […]
NCCA announces postponement of this season’s Trophy competition
The National Counties Cricket Association has postponed this season’s 50-over Trophy competition. This follows the ECB’s announcement that the first-class season will be delayed until at least July 1 and that recreational cricket is suspended until further notice due to COVID-19. NCCA officials stress both the 50-over competition – and also the T20 competition, which […]
Spotlight on Jono Whitney
Jono Whitney was a regular member of the Shropshire side for 10 years until emigrating to Western Australia in 2013. The all-rounder played 96 matches for Shropshire, 58 of them in the Championship, scoring 2,676 runs at an average of 32.6 and taking 79 wickets at 33 apiece. He also weighed in with 903 runs […]
Spotlight on Steve Gale
Steve Gale played 108 Minor Counties matches for Shropshire between 1975 and 1987. A middle order batsman, he scored 2,865 Championship runs and captained the county in the 1985 season. Steve played a starring role by scoring a half century when Shropshire memorably beat Yorkshire in the NatWest Trophy in 1984. He captained Shrewsbury, his […]
NCCA…Faster, more exciting, more opportunity!
The National Counties Cricket Association is excited to announce the official rebrand and launch of the NCCA, formerly known as the MCCA. The NCCA represent all 20 national counties in the cricketing pathway, sitting beneath England and Wales’ first-class game. Having recently undergone a rebrand, the NCCA have also taken the opportunity to review the […]
So many happy memories of playing for Shropshire for Minor Counties Championship winner Peter Bradley
Peter Bradley was a regular for Shropshire when they took their first steps in the Minor Counties Championship in 1957 – and went on to serve the county with distinction, playing a leading role in the 1973 title-winning side. A legendary name in Shropshire cricket, Peter has a host of fond memories of the summers […]
National Counties Cricket Association postpone this season’s T20 competition
Following the latest guidance from the ECB that first-class cricket will be suspended until May 28 due to COVID-19, the National Counties Cricket Association has taken the decision to postpone this season’s NCCA T20 tournament. Shropshire had been scheduled to play four group games in the competition in the early weeks of the 2020 season. […]
Shropshire County Cricket Club cancels annual hospitality event
Shropshire County Cricket Club has cancelled its annual Pure Telecom hospitality event, which was scheduled to take place in July. The club has taken the decision as it continues to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 virus. Shropshire had been scheduled to host Scottish side Grange CC from Edinburgh in two Twenty20 matches at […]