Shropshire impress to complete Twenty20 double over Herefordshire
Shropshire kept alive their qualification hopes in the Unicorns Twenty20 competition by delivering two impressive victories against Herefordshire. Aware they needed two wins to stay on course for Finals Day later in the season, Shropshire responded in style on a productive day at Wrekin College. Shropshire won the day’s opening match by 84 runs and […]
Ryan Wheldon and Ben Roberts called up by Shropshire to face Herefordshire
Shropshire will hand Unicorns Twenty20 debuts to young Quatt all-rounder Ryan Wheldon and Oswestry seamer Ben Roberts against Herefordshire at Wrekin College on Sunday. Wheldon was part of Shropshire’s Emerging Player Programme over the winter. Roberts, who played against Shropshire for Wales Minor Counties last year, took four wickets for the county as they beat […]
Shropshire to blend youth and experience for Twenty20 match against RAF
Shropshire will combine youth and experience when they face the RAF’s cricketers in a special Twenty20 challenge match at Bridgnorth on Thursday (5.30pm). Alexei Kervezee will lead a side which features Steve Leach, Shropshire’s Unicorns Championship skipper. Hosts Bridgnorth are represented by Sam Whitney, the captain at Cricket Meadow, and Ben Lees, who will keep […]
Shropshire chasing Twenty20 double against Herefordshire to keep alive qualification hopes
Ross Aucott believes Shropshire need to win both matches against Herefordshire at Wrekin College on Sunday to keep alive their qualification hopes in the Unicorns Twenty20 competition. Shropshire impressed in their opening T20 fixtures of the campaign, beating Berkshire at Whitchurch, before narrowly losing the second game at Heath Road. But the county’s qualification hopes […]
Shropshire’s charity cricket event sponsorship extended
Bosses at a Shropshire telecoms firm today announced they had extended their sponsorship of a sell-out charity cricket day and a major business networking event for a further three years. Shropshire County Cricket Club’s Pure Telecom Challenge will be held at Wrekin College on July 11. The day is the largest event on the local […]
Shropshire to face RAF cricketers in Twenty20 challenge match at Bridgnorth
Shropshire County Cricket Club will host the RAF representative side in a special Twenty20 challenge match at Bridgnorth Cricket Club next week. The game takes place next Thursday, May 23, starting at 5.30pm. It will be the John Bennett memorial match in tribute to the honorary life member, former chairman and supporter of Shropshire County […]
Local businesses to add new flavour to Shropshire CCC’s sold out hospitality event
Two local businesses are to serve up a new locally sourced drinks menu at Shropshire County Cricket Club’s hugely popular hospitality day this summer. The well established annual event, sponsored by Pure Telecom, takes place at Wrekin College on Thursday, July 11. It’s already sold out with nearly 680 guests from the county’s business community […]
Shropshire are beaten twice by Oxfordshire in Twenty20 competition
Shropshire’s qualification hopes in the Unicorns Twenty20 competition suffered a double blow with defeat in both of today’s group matches against Oxfordshire. Having performed impressively against Berkshire at Whitchurch 24 hours earlier, Shropshire travelled to Oxford’s Magdalen College in good spirits. But they were beaten by 70 runs in the day’s opening match before a […]
Honours even as Shropshire impress in opening T20 group games of the season against Berkshire
Honours ended even as Shropshire impressed in their opening Unicorns Twenty20 fixtures of the season against Berkshire. Led by new T20 captain Ross Aucott, Shropshire won the day’s first match at Whitchurch by 11 runs. The second game was also well contested as Berkshire eventually claimed victory by 12 runs. Shropshire now head to Oxford’s […]
Sam Ellis quickly back in familiar surroundings as Shropshire open new season
Promising all-rounder Sam Ellis will make a quick return to Whitchurch after being named in the Shropshire side for Sunday’s two opening group matches against Berkshire in the Unicorns Twenty20 competition. Ellis joined Shrewsbury from Whitchurch during the winter, stepping up to play in the Birmingham League premier division, and will be back in familiar […]