Lewis Evans and Cameron Jones lead the way in Shropshire victory
Shropshire stepped up preparations for the start of the new National Counties Cricket Association season by getting the better of Worcestershire Academy by four wickets in a friendly at Allscott Heath Cricket Club. Shrewsbury captain Lewis Evans and new signing Cameron Jones, 20, a former Worcestershire player, impressed with bat and ball against a talented […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rain washes out final day as Shropshire’s NCCA Championship match ends in a draw against Dorset
Shropshire emerged with 10 points from a draw as rain meant no play was possible on the final day of their opening NCCA Championship match of the season against Dorset. Shropshire, captained for the first time by Ollie Westbury with Charlie Home unavailable, claimed maximum batting bonus points after compiling 327-8. Dorset, in reply, closed […]
Captain Charlie Home looking forward to Championship campaign after Shropshire end Trophy fixtures with fine win at Staffordshire
Captain Charlie Home is looking forward to Shropshire’s NCCA Championship campaign starting next month after his side ended their NCCA Trophy group fixtures with an impressive six-wicket victory at Staffordshire. Wins over Herefordshire and Staffordshire in their last two Trophy matches did not prove enough for Shropshire to progress to the quarter-finals of the 50-over […]
Shropshire deliver impressive performance to complete NCCA Trophy victory over Herefordshire
Shropshire ensured their qualification hopes in the NCCA Trophy will go into this weekend’s final round of group matches by beating Herefordshire by 21 runs at Whitchurch. Head of cricket Ed Home described it as “a complete performance” after Shropshire secured their first win of the season in the 50-over competition. Tom Fell led the […]
George Hargrave’s record equalling score the highlight for Shropshire in NCCA Trophy defeat at Norfolk
George Hargrave’s record equalling score was the highlight for Shropshire as they lost by nine wickets at Norfolk in their second NCCA Trophy match of the season. Shrewsbury opener Hargrave led the way with an excellent 152 from 129 balls as Shropshire totalled 295-8 from their 50 overs. It meant he moved level with John […]