Former Lancashire star Gary Yates helps Shropshire prepare for new season
Former Lancashire star Gary Yates, now the Academy Director at Old Trafford, has been helping Shropshire’s cricketers prepare for the new season. Yates, an off spinning all-rounder who played for Lancashire for 15 years, has lent his expertise to Shropshire’s spin bowlers during pre-season coaching sessions in the nets at Shrewsbury School. Karl Krikken, Shropshire’s […]
Shropshire delighted to see former player Joe Leach appointed Worcestershire captain
Joe Leach’s appointment as Worcestershire’s new captain has delighted officials of his former club Shropshire. All-rounder Leach, whose younger brother Steve is the current Shropshire skipper, was a consistent performer for the county in Minor Counties cricket before stepping up to the first-class game with Worcestershire. Leach, 25, played a key role, hitting an unbeaten […]
Shropshire CCC chairman pays tribute as Brian Foxall retires
Shropshire CCC chairman Toby Shaw has led the tributes to Brian Foxall and thanked him for his dedicated service to the club after he decided to retire from his role as chairman of selectors. Brian, who was also Shropshire’s vice-chairman, matchday announcer and edited the club’s annual handbook, feels the time is now right to […]
Ollie Westbury signs first professional contract with Worcestershire
Ollie Westbury, who has just signed his first professional contract with Worcestershire, wants to become the latest player to have represented Shropshire to progress to the first team at New Road. Jack Shantry, Joe Leach and Ed Barnard have all successfully made the step up from the Birmingham League with Shrewsbury, Westbury’s club, to the […]
Shropshire end season with defeat at Wiltshire
Shropshire’s Unicorns Championship season ended on a disappointing note as they were well beaten by an innings and 79 runs inside two days at Wiltshire. Shropshire’s Western Division title hopes had all but ended a few days ahead of their trip to Devizes when they were deducted 24 points by the Minor Counties Cricket Association […]
Henry Blofield Shropshire CCC profile
Full name: Henry Charles Blofield Birthplace/date: Shrewsbury, September 2, 1995. Clubs you have played for? Shrewsbury CC. Biggest influences on your career? My family. They love their cricket and have always supported me. Although I haven’t played as much cricket with my brother Alex as I would have liked, I loved playing with him at Shrewsbury CC. […]
Team to play Wiltshire
For their final Unicorns Championship game at Devizes CC against Wiltshire , Shropshire bring back Joe Carrasco after recovery from an illness that forced him out of the game against Cheshire . The full team is – Steve Leach (Shifnal)(Capt), Omar Ali (C & R Hawks), Ross Aucott (Worfield), Henry Blofield (Shrewsbury), Joe Carrasco (Oswestry), Harry […]
Shropshire CCC deducted 24 points
Shropshire have been deducted 24 points by the Minor Counties Cricket Association after inadvertently fielding an ineligible player in their last match against Cheshire. Shropshire have been informed by the MCCA that former Derbyshire player Scott Elstone – as a cricketer previously registered with a first class county – had not been registered by Shropshire […]
Shropshire spin their way back to the top of the table
Shropshire returned to the top of the Unicorns Championship Western Division table after wrapping up a 70 run victory on the third and final day against Cheshire at Nantwich. Well aware the key clash between fellow title contenders Cornwall and Berkshire had been abandoned as a draw with no play possible in the south west […]
Team to face Cheshire
Shropshire travel to Nantwich CC seeking a win against Cheshire that will keep them in the Western Division title race. There are two changes to the team that lost to Berkshire at Shifnal. Omar Ali is recalled in place of Tom Weston and there is a debut for Harry Chandler behind the stumps in place […]