Skipper Steve Leach seeking a winning start to Shropshire’s season at Whitchurch
Skipper Steve Leach is confident Shropshire have the squad in place to enjoy a positive season as they strive to make a winning start to their campaign against Herefordshire in the first round of the Unicorns Trophy on Sunday. Shropshire have home advantage for the 50-over white-ball clash at Whitchurch’s Heath Road ground, with the […]
Shropshire delighted to complete signing of Alexei Kervezee
Shropshire have signed former Worcestershire star Alexei Kervezee – with chairman of selectors Bryan Jones excited about the role he will play in helping to develop the county’s promising youngsters. The ex-Netherlands all-rounder, who played 39 one day internationals, left Worcestershire midway through last season after 11 years at New Road. A top order batsman […]
Shropshire’s pre-season game with Worcestershire’s second team a victim of the weather
Shropshire’s scheduled opening pre-season game with Worcestershire’s second team at Wrekin College this Sunday has been called off owing to the continued wet weather. With no prospect of play owing to the conditions, an early decision has been taken. The Shropshire squad will now hold a training session at Shrewsbury School’s Neville Cardus Indoor Cricket […]
Shropshire’s cricketers raring to get going as they look forward to pre-season games
Shropshire’s cricketers will play two pre-season games at Wrekin College as they step up preparations ahead of the start of an eagerly awaited campaign. The county will take on Worcestershire’s 2nd XI in a 50-over match this Sunday (11am) before also hosting Cardiff Met University in a Twenty20 match the following Sunday, April 15. Bryan […]
Paul Pridgeon helping Shropshire’s cricketers prepare for new season
Former Worcestershire paceman Paul Pridgeon is helping Shropshire’s cricketers prepare for the new season. Pridgeon, who enjoyed a long first-class career with Worcestershire between 1972 and 1989, is leading the squad’s training sessions each fortnight at Shrewsbury School’s impressive Neville Cardus Indoor Cricket Centre. Shropshire captain Steve Leach said the players are enjoying working with […]
Karl Krikken stands down as Shropshire’s director of cricket for a new role at Lancashire CCC
Karl Krikken has stood down from his role as Shropshire’s director of cricket to take up a full time coaching position at Lancashire County Cricket Club. Krikken, who replaced Kevin Sharp as Shropshire coach in 2014, has been appointed lead coach in Lancashire’s Indoor Cricket Centre at Emirates Old Trafford. He has also been named […]
Shropshire prospect Dillon Pennington ready to step on to ICC Under-19 World Cup stage with England
Dillon Pennington, who made his Shropshire debut last summer, is ready to help England push for ICC Under-19 World Cup glory. The opening bowler and hard-hitting batsman, from Shrewsbury, is proud to have been named in England’s 15-man squad for the prestigious tournament, which begins in New Zealand this weekend. The 18-year-old Worcestershire prospect, a regular […]
Fixtures and venues confirmed for Shropshire County Cricket Club’s 2018 season
Shropshire County Cricket Club’s 2018 fixtures have been confirmed with venues allocated for all home and away matches in three different competitions. Shropshire will begin the season with a home tie against Herefordshire in the first round of the revamped Unicorns Trophy at Whitchurch on Sunday, April 29. The Trophy is now a straight knockout […]
A tribute to Eric Marsh, who sadly died last week, by John Hulme
The Shropshire cricketing family is mourning the death of Eric Marsh, who died in hospital last week. Mr Marsh played regularly for the county side between 1964 and 1976. He was capped in 1972 and a member of the Shropshire side which won the Minor Counties Championship in 1973. An opening batsman and leg break […]
Leach to continue as Shropshire captain – with Parton to lead county’s new Twenty20 side
Steve Leach will skipper Shropshire again next season while Will Parton has been appointed vice-captain and will also lead the county in a newly-launched Twenty20 competition. Leach, the Shifnal opener who topped Shropshire’s Championship batting averages in the 2017 season, has been elected Shropshire captain for a third successive year. He will also continue to […]