Tom Fell and Charlie Home top Shropshire’s NCCA Championship batting and bowling averages for 2024 season
Tom Fell and Charlie Home led the batting and bowling averages for Shropshire in the National Counties Cricket Association Championship for the 2024 season. Fell, the former Worcestershire batter, scored 436 runs from six innings in Western Division Two, averaging 72.67, with his highest score 154 against Herefordshire at Eastnor in the final match of […]
Shropshire’s ‘great effort’ not quite enough as Herefordshire complete victory to secure promotion
Head of cricket Ed Home hailed “a great effort” from Shropshire as Herefordshire completed a four-wicket victory late on the final day to win Western Division Two of the NCCA Championship. Tom Fell’s fine century in the second innings was a real highlight for Shropshire at Eastnor, with the county then battling right to the […]
Seb Scott leads successful chase as Shropshire Academy secure impressive victory at Bomere Heath
Seb Scott led a successful chase by Shropshire’s Academy side as they beat Wales National County (North) by three wickets in a 50-over friendly at Bomere Heath Cricket Club. Bridgnorth batter Scott, who recently played for Shropshire’s first team in the NCCA Championship victory at Wiltshire, hit a run-a-ball 76, which included two sixes and […]
Simon Gregory returns for Shropshire’s NCCA Western Division Two title decider against Herefordshire
Simon Gregory will play his first match for Shropshire for three years in the NCCA Championship Western Division Two title decider against Herefordshire, which starts at Eastnor on Sunday (11am). The experienced former Bridgnorth batter, who now plays his club cricket for Halesowen, replaces the unavailable Ollie Westbury as Shropshire’s only change from the side […]
Bomere Heath Cricket Club to host Shropshire Academy match on Sunday
Shrewsbury’s Lewis Evans will captain Shropshire’s Academy side in Sunday’s 50 overs per side friendly against Wales National County (North) at Bomere Heath Cricket Club (11am). Evans, who has played regularly for Shropshire’s first team this season, is joined in the side by three more players – Seb Scott, Luke Thornton and David Laird – […]
Ben Roberts takes six wickets to lead Shropshire to victory over Wales
A stunning six-wicket haul from Ben Roberts helped Shropshire make it back-to-back wins in the NCCA Championship by beating Wales by 149 runs in their top-of-the-table clash at Bridgnorth. Set a victory target of 352, Wales were going along well at 76-1 at lunch on the third and final day. But then the wickets started […]
Shropshire set for top-of-the-table clash against Wales at Bridgnorth
Shropshire face Wales, the team leading the way alongside them at the top of Western Division Two of the NCCA Championship, in a three-day game which starts at Bridgnorth on Sunday (11am). Both teams enjoyed impressive victories in the second round of Championship matches to lift them up to 34 points. Shropshire, inspired by a […]
Ollie Westbury leads the way with the bat as Shropshire wrap up fine win inside two days at Wiltshire
Ollie Westbury described Shropshire’s excellent win at Wiltshire which lifted them to the top of the Western Division Two table in the NCCA Championship as “a really, really pleasing couple of days.” Opening batter Westbury led the way with a fine 161 in the first innings – the highest score ever made by a Shropshire […]
Captain Charlie Home returns to lead Shropshire at Wiltshire
Charlie Home returns to captain Shropshire in their second NCCA Championship match of the season at Wiltshire this weekend. The Shifnal all-rounder was unavailable for the Championship opener earlier this month against Dorset at St George’s, which ended in a draw, and also last weekend’s NCCA Showcase Game against Yorkshire owing to exams. But he’s […]
Yorkshire produce first-class display against Shropshire at Wellington
Yorkshire produced a first-class display to secure victory over Shropshire in Sunday’s NCCA Showcase Game at Wellington. Harry Duke’s fine unbeaten century helped a strong Yorkshire side accumulate an imposing 382-5 from their 50 overs. England international Dom Bess then claimed four wickets as Shropshire were bowled out for 135, sealing a 247-run win for […]