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 […]
Andre Bradford impresses with the bat as Shropshire are beaten by Suffolk in NCCA Trophy
Shropshire’s opening NCCA Trophy group match of the season ended in defeat by 40 runs against Suffolk. Ben Roberts took three wickets as Suffolk, having elected to bat, totalled 264-6 from their 50 overs in the Shifnal sunshine. Andre Bradford then impressed with the bat, top scoring with 71, as Shropshire were bowled out for […]
Shropshire Academy side lose by eight wickets against Herefordshire’s Development XI at Ludlow
Shropshire’s Academy side were beaten by eight wickets by Herefordshire’s Development XI in their latest friendly at Ludlow. Wicketkeeper Morgan Ward, who plays his club cricket for Shifnal, top scored with 21 and Bridgnorth’s Seb Scott added 15 as Shropshire’s young side were bowled out for 79 inside 25 overs. Ryan Kilmister inflicted much of […]
Shropshire’s hopes of further progress in the NCCA Twenty20 Cup ends at Super 12s stage
Shropshire’s hopes of further progress in the NCCA Twenty20 Cup came to an end at the newly-created Super 12s stage of the competition. Having impressed in winning three of their four completed group matches earlier this month to qualify, Shropshire were beaten by Berkshire by six wickets and then Cornwall by nine wickets at Slough […]