Shropshire end T20 campaign on a positive note with victory over Northumberland
Shropshire’s National Counties Cricket Association T20 campaign ended on a positive note with victory in their final group match at Northumberland. The county’s Group One fixtures were severely affected by the wet early season weather. Only three of Shropshire’s eight scheduled T20 games were completed, with one of those a match reduced to 10 overs […]
Shropshire Leopards to face Shrewsbury School’s 1st XI in T20 match next Tuesday
Shropshire Leopards – the new name for the county’s Academy/Development side – will be hoping to play their first representative match of the season at Shrewsbury School next week. The Leopards saw their opening fixture of the season against Ellesmere College’s 1st XI called off last month owing to the wet weather. They are now […]
Shropshire heading to the north east for two final T20 group matches against Northumberland
Shropshire will select from a squad of 12 for Sunday’s NCCA T20 double-header against Northumberland at South Northumberland CC. The two games in the north east will be Shropshire’s final Group One matches of a T20 campaign severely hit by the wet weather. Home clashes against Cheshire and Cumbria were called off without a ball […]
Wet weather makes it a frustrating bank holiday weekend for Shropshire’s cricketers
Shropshire’s cricketers will be hoping the weather starts to take a turn for the better ahead of the county’s final two group games in the National Counties Cricket Association’s T20 competition this weekend. Shropshire make the long trip to the north east to face Northumberland at South Northumberland CC on Sunday. It follows a frustrating […]
No play at Wem CC today as Shropshire’s T20 matches against Cumbria called off
Shropshire’s bank holiday Monday T20 double header against Cumbria at Wem Cricket Club in the National Counties Cricket Association’s T20 competition has been called off following heavy overnight rain. Shropshire did see some action on a rain-interrupted day against Staffordshire at Leek CC yesterday, with the home side winning the second match by 68 runs […]
Shropshire looking forward to a busy bank holiday weekend of T20 cricket
Shropshire face a busy bank holiday weekend of T20 cricket as they hope to get their National Counties Cricket Association season under way. The wet weather meant both of Shropshire’s opening games of the season against Cheshire at Shifnal Cricket Club were abandoned last weekend. But the county are now preparing to play two T20 […]
Shropshire face the camera ahead of 2023 season – but wet weather means there’s no play against Cheshire
The Shropshire team faced the camera ahead of what was scheduled to be the opening NCCA matches of the 2023 season, two T20 fixtures against Cheshire at Shifnal Cricket Club, but the wet weather unfortunately meant no play was possible on Sunday. Shropshire will hope for better luck with the weather as they look forward […]
Shropshire County Cricket Club chairman John Hulme shares his thoughts ahead of the start of the new season this weekend
As the curtain rises on a new season, Shropshire cricket followers can look forward to what promises to be a summer of competitive and exciting cricket. With significant steps having been taken to strengthen the squad over recent months, it is very much hoped that our supporters will have something to cheer with the prospect […]
Luke Thornton to captain Shropshire Leopards in opening match of the season against Ellesmere College
Shrewsbury seamer Luke Thornton will captain Shropshire Leopards – the new name for the county’s Academy/Development side – in their opening fixture of the season, a T20 match against Ellesmere College’s 1st XI on Friday (5.30pm). The Leopards, under the guidance of coaches Ed Ashlin and Tyler Ibbotson, will also face Shrewsbury School’s 1st XI […]
New captain Charlie Home to lead Shropshire in this weekend’s T20 opener against Cheshire
New captain Charlie Home will lead a squad of 13 when Shropshire’s National Counties Cricket Association season gets under way this weekend. Shropshire face Cheshire in two T20 matches at Shifnal Cricket Club on Sunday, with the opening fixture starting at 11am. Having just returned to Shifnal to play his club cricket, skipper Home will […]