Captain Charlie Home wants Shropshire to end the season on a positive note at Whitchurch
Captain Charlie Home wants Shropshire to end the season on a positive note ahead of their final match of the campaign. Dorset are the visitors to Whitchurch Cricket Club in the NCCA Cluberley Championship, with the three-day game starting on Sunday (11am). Admission is free to spectators on all three days to enjoy the action […]
Shropshire all set for Super 12s stage of NCCA T20 competition this weekend
Shropshire will resume their NCCA Twenty20 campaign when they head to Norfolk to play in the Super 12s stage this weekend. Five wins from their eight group games earlier this season saw Shropshire finish as runners-up to Staffordshire in Group One as they secured qualification to the next stage. They will now travel to Sprowston […]
Shropshire Academy to face MCC Select XI at Oswestry Cricket Club on Thursday
Oswestry Cricket Club will host Shropshire Academy’s final match of the season against a MCC Select XI on Thursday (11.30am start). There’s a number of changes to the side selected for the last game against Cheshire’s 2nd XI at Bowdon last month. Allscott all-rounder Luke Thornton returns to captain the team. Harry Parton, who hit […]
Joe Johnson given opportunity to play for Sussex ahead of Shropshire’s Championship trip to Cheshire
Shropshire captain Charlie Home wants his side to build on this week’s impressive NCCA Cluberly Championship victory over Wales when they head to Nantwich to face Cheshire this weekend. The Shropshire team selected for the three-day match, which starts on Sunday (11am), shows two changes as Joe Johnson, who has been given an opportunity to […]
Bridgnorth to host Shropshire’s NCCA Championship match against Wales this weekend
Bridgnorth Cricket Club hosts Shropshire’s first home match in this season’s NCCA Cluberly Championship this weekend. The Western Division Two fixture against Wales starts at Cricket Meadow on Sunday (11am), with free entry for spectators on all three days. Shropshire will be looking to respond positively following the nine-wicket defeat against Cornwall at Truro in […]
Connor Glendinning to captain Shropshire Academy against Cheshire’s 2nd XI
Cound all-rounder Connor Glendinning will captain Shropshire Academy in their next 50-over friendly against Cheshire’s 2nd XI at Bowdon Cricket Club tomorrow (Wednesday, 11am). It’s the third game this month for the side following a narrow defeat by three runs against the Shropshire County Cricket League representative side at Whitchurch and an impressive seven-wicket victory […]
Captain Charlie Home returns from injury to lead Shropshire in NCCA Championship opener against Cornwall
Captain Charlie Home makes a welcome return from injury as Shropshire open their National Counties Championship campaign this weekend. Shropshire are preparing to make the long trip to Truro to face Cornwall in Western Division Two, with the three-day match starting on Sunday (11am). Fit-again Home has played the last two matches for Shifnal in […]
Bill ‘Welder’ Davies 1940-2026
A tribute by John Hulme, Chairman of Shropshire County Cricket Club and a Life Member of Shrewsbury Cricket Club There are very few certainties in the game of cricket, as in all sport, but it can be safely said that Bill Welder Davies of Shrewsbury Cricket Club will be long remembered as one of Shropshire […]
Shropshire looking forward to facing Worcestershire at Worfield in next week’s NCCA Showcase Game
Shropshire are looking forward to welcoming first-class neighbours Worcestershire to Worfield Cricket Club next Tuesday for this year’s NCCA Showcase Game. The 50 overs per side contest will start at 11am, with free entry for spectators. Showcase fixtures provide National Counties clubs with an opportunity to play against a first-class county. Shropshire have previously faced […]
Whitchurch to host Sunday’s 50-over friendly between Shropshire Academy and Shropshire County Cricket League XI
Luke Thornton, the Allscott Heath all-rounder, will captain Shropshire Academy in Sunday’s friendly against the Shropshire County Cricket League representative side at Whitchurch’s Heath Road ground (11am). The 50 overs per side contest is the second fixture of the season for Shropshire Academy following an impressive victory over Wales National County (North) at Brymbo in […]