Shropshire to face RAF cricketers in Twenty20 challenge match at Bridgnorth
Shropshire County Cricket Club will host the RAF representative side in a special Twenty20 challenge match at Bridgnorth Cricket Club next week. The game takes place next Thursday, May 23, starting at 5.30pm. It will be the John Bennett memorial match in tribute to the honorary life member, former chairman and supporter of Shropshire County […]
Local businesses to add new flavour to Shropshire CCC’s sold out hospitality event
Two local businesses are to serve up a new locally sourced drinks menu at Shropshire County Cricket Club’s hugely popular hospitality day this summer. The well established annual event, sponsored by Pure Telecom, takes place at Wrekin College on Thursday, July 11. It’s already sold out with nearly 680 guests from the county’s business community […]
Shropshire are beaten twice by Oxfordshire in Twenty20 competition
Shropshire’s qualification hopes in the Unicorns Twenty20 competition suffered a double blow with defeat in both of today’s group matches against Oxfordshire. Having performed impressively against Berkshire at Whitchurch 24 hours earlier, Shropshire travelled to Oxford’s Magdalen College in good spirits. But they were beaten by 70 runs in the day’s opening match before a […]
Honours even as Shropshire impress in opening T20 group games of the season against Berkshire
Honours ended even as Shropshire impressed in their opening Unicorns Twenty20 fixtures of the season against Berkshire. Led by new T20 captain Ross Aucott, Shropshire won the day’s first match at Whitchurch by 11 runs. The second game was also well contested as Berkshire eventually claimed victory by 12 runs. Shropshire now head to Oxford’s […]
Sam Ellis quickly back in familiar surroundings as Shropshire open new season
Promising all-rounder Sam Ellis will make a quick return to Whitchurch after being named in the Shropshire side for Sunday’s two opening group matches against Berkshire in the Unicorns Twenty20 competition. Ellis joined Shrewsbury from Whitchurch during the winter, stepping up to play in the Birmingham League premier division, and will be back in familiar […]
Coach Ian Roe encouraged by Shropshire Academy’s opening performance of the season
Shropshire Academy coach Ian Roe was encouraged by how his side performed in their traditional curtain raiser against Shrewsbury School’s 1st XI. Shropshire were eventually beaten by 14 runs on Friday evening in a match which had been scheduled to be a Twenty20 clash before being reduced to a 15 overs per side contest owing […]
Shropshire Academy all set for season’s opener against Shrewsbury School
Shropshire Academy will open their season by playing their traditional curtain raiser against Shrewsbury School’s 1st XI on Friday. The teams will meet in a Twenty20 match which starts at Shrewsbury School at 4.30pm. The Academy – the new name for the side previously known as the Shropshire Development XI – will be captained by […]
Ross Aucott relishing chance to lead Shropshire as county’s Twenty20 campaign starts this weekend
Ross Aucott insists it’s a great honour to have been handed the captaincy of Shropshire’s Twenty20 side as he looks forward to leading the county for the first time this weekend. The Shifnal all-rounder will take charge when Shropshire host Berkshire at Whitchurch in the Unicorns T20 competition on Sunday before a trip to Oxford’s […]
Shropshire complete signings of Charlie Hartley and Alex Phillips ahead of the new season
Shropshire have strengthened their squad ahead of the new season by signing former Kent seamer Charlie Hartley and prolific Birmingham League batsman Alex Phillips. Bryan Jones, Shropshire’s chairman of selectors, believes the duo will prove to be exciting additions for the county. He said: “We’re always looking to strengthen the squad and that will be […]
Joe Carrasco and Ross Aucott given more responsibility by Shropshire for 2019 season
Two players who have progressed from Shropshire’s age group sides to the first team have been given extra responsibility for the 2019 season. Joe Carrasco has been appointed vice-captain to Steve Leach for Shropshire’s Unicorns Championship side, with Ross Aucott named captain of the county’s Twenty20 team. Oswestry batsman Carrasco will support Leach, now preparing […]