Shropshire all-rounder Dillon Pennington begins three-year university scholarship with Worcestershire CCC
Dillon Pennington, who made his debut for Shropshire this summer, has moved a step closer to breaking into first-class cricket by beginning a three-year university scholarship with Worcestershire CCC. Shrewsbury-born Pennington, a towering fast bowler and hard-hitting batsman, will combine his studies at the University of Worcester with being a member of the New Road […]
Shropshire chairman Toby Shaw congratulates Worcestershire’s county old boys on promotion success
Toby Shaw, the Shropshire CCC chairman, has congratulated Worcestershire – and their contingent of Shropshire old boys – on securing promotion to the first division of the County Championship. Led by former Shropshire all-rounder Joe Leach, who has enjoyed an impressive first season as captain, the New Road club sealed the second division title by […]
End of an era as Colin Barthorpe calls time on his role as Shropshire CCC’s popular scorer
Shropshire County Cricket Club’s long-serving scorer Colin Barthorpe could not have scripted his final match in the role any better as the players gave him a winning send off by beating Wiltshire this week. After 17 years totting up the figures that matter in Minor Counties matches across the country, Colin has decided it’s the […]
Spinners impress before Parton guides Shropshire to victory in final match of the season
Spinners David Wainwright and Sam Whitney set up an impressive Shropshire victory as the county ended their Unicorns Championship campaign in style by beating Wiltshire by six wickets. Wainwright and Whitney shared all 10 Wiltshire wickets between them as the visitors, having scored so freely in their first innings, were dismissed for 208 second time […]
Parton and Aucott return for Shropshire’s final game of the season
Shropshire make two changes for their final Unicorns Championship match of the season against Wiltshire at Bridgnorth as Will Parton and Ross Aucott both return. Batsman Parton, who hit 98 for Birmingham League title contenders Shrewsbury against West Bromwich Dartmouth last weekend, and Shifnal all-rounder Aucott replace the unavailable James Ralph and Gurjit Sandhu, ruled […]
Skipper Steve Leach wants Shropshire to sign off season in style at Bridgnorth
Shropshire skipper Steve Leach has urged his team to end their Unicorns Championship campaign on a positive note by beating Wiltshire. Shropshire are unbeaten in five Championship matches this term but have won only once, against Oxfordshire at Shifnal, and currently sit sixth in the western division table. Leach now wants his team to sign […]
It’s another draw for Shropshire as Simon Gregory hits his maiden county 50 against Devon
Simon Gregory hit his maiden half century for Shropshire as the county’s Unicorns Championship clash at Devon predictably petered out into a draw. After the wet weather had taken a firm grip on proceedings on the opening two days at soggy Sandford, a positive outcome for either side looked unlikely. Shropshire managed to establish a […]
Former England wicketkeeper Chris Read at the crease at start of day two of Shropshire’s match at Devon
Former England wicketkeeper Chris Read will be at the crease when the second day of Shropshire’s Unicorns Championship match against Devon at Sandford gets under way at 10.30am this morning. Only 13.2 overs were bowled on the opening day before play was abandoned owing to rain in the south west. Devon, asked to bat first, […]
Shropshire escape with a draw against Cornwall as weather hits final day at St Austell
Shropshire claimed six points from a draw in their Unicorns Championship match at Cornwall after all bar the opening 90 minutes of the final day at St Austell was lost to bad weather. Resuming 353 runs behind Cornwall after two testing days which were dominated by the hosts, the south west county were in the […]
Photo gallery from Shropshire CCC’s Pure Telecom Challenge at Wrekin College
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] More than 700 guests from the county’s business community helped ensure Shropshire CCC’s annual hospitality day, the first sponsored by Pure Telecom, was once again an outstanding success. Enjoying hospitality and entertainment in a luxury marquee on the edge of the boundary at Wrekin College, guests also had the chance to […]