Former England wicketkeeper Chris Read at the crease at start of day two of Shropshire’s match at Devon
Former England wicketkeeper Chris Read will be at the crease when the second day of Shropshire’s Unicorns Championship match against Devon at Sandford gets under way at 10.30am this morning. Only 13.2 overs were bowled on the opening day before play was abandoned owing to rain in the south west. Devon, asked to bat first, […]
Shropshire escape with a draw against Cornwall as weather hits final day at St Austell
Shropshire claimed six points from a draw in their Unicorns Championship match at Cornwall after all bar the opening 90 minutes of the final day at St Austell was lost to bad weather. Resuming 353 runs behind Cornwall after two testing days which were dominated by the hosts, the south west county were in the […]
Photo gallery from Shropshire CCC’s Pure Telecom Challenge at Wrekin College
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] More than 700 guests from the county’s business community helped ensure Shropshire CCC’s annual hospitality day, the first sponsored by Pure Telecom, was once again an outstanding success. Enjoying hospitality and entertainment in a luxury marquee on the edge of the boundary at Wrekin College, guests also had the chance to […]
Tom Weston called up for Shropshire’s trip to Cornwall
Tom Weston will make his first appearance of the season for Shropshire in the Unicorns Championship match with Cornwall which starts at St Austell on Sunday. The former Bridgnorth all-rounder, who now plays his club cricket for Cuckfield in the Sussex Premier League, top scored for Shropshire’s Development XI, with 69 from 75 balls, in […]
Wasim Jaffer stars with the bat as Shropshire CCC’s Pure Telecom Challenge is a big hit
Shropshire County Cricket Club’s annual hospitality day, the first sponsored by Pure Telecom, was a huge success – with former India Test batsman Wasim Jaffer playing an explosive innings at Wrekin College. More than 700 guests from the county’s business community enjoyed hospitality and entertainment in a luxury marquee on the edge of the boundary […]
Karl Krikken wishes Gurjit Sandhu well at Derbyshire
Karl Krikken, Shropshire’s director of cricket, hopes Gurjit Sandhu makes the most of his chance to return to first-class cricket with Derbyshire even though it could mean he would not be available to play for the county in the Unicorns Championship. Sandhu, 25, had been selected in the Shropshire side to face Oxfordshire in the three-day […]
Shropshire impress as they beat Oxfordshire by eight wickets
Impressed Karl Krikken hailed the level of Shropshire’s performance after beating Oxfordshire by eight wickets to register an opening Unicorns Championship victory of the season. After beginning the campaign with draws against Wales and Herefordshire, Shropshire delivered the win they wanted to kickstart their Western Division campaign following three productive days at Shifnal. Having dismissed […]
More than 700 guests set to enjoy Shropshire County Cricket Club’s Pure Telecom Challenge today
More than 700 guests will have the chance to watch international cricketers playing when Shropshire County Cricket Club stage our hugely popular annual hospitality event today. Sponsored for the first time this year by Pure Telecom, the award-winning independent telecoms provider, guests from the Shropshire business community will enjoy hospitality in a luxury marquee on the […]
Young all-rounders Home and Pennington return for Shropshire against Oxfordshire
Shropshire make four changes from the side which drew against Herefordshire for the Unicorns Championship match with Oxfordshire which starts at Shifnal on Sunday. Young all-rounders Charlie Home and Dillon Pennington, who both featured in the Unicorns Knockout Trophy campaign, will make their first Championship appearances of the season while Ross Aucott and Gurjit Sandhu, […]
Captain Steve Leach urging Shropshire to show more consistency against Oxfordshire
Shropshire captain Steve Leach firmly believes there is much more to come from his side as the county target their first victory of the season in the Unicorns Championship against Oxfordshire. Shropshire have opened the season with draws against Wales and Herefordshire to leave them sixth in the Western Division table, 14 points adrift of […]