Ed Ashlin to take on first-team coaching role with Shropshire CCC after Dave Nock decides to stand down
Ed Ashlin has been appointed Shropshire County Cricket Club’s new first-team coach following Dave Nock’s decision to stand down from the role. Nock has done an excellent job for the county club for a number of years, with Ed Home, Shropshire’s head of cricket, praising his contribution. Nock is now keen to focus on his […]
Shropshire CCC finalise venues for this year’s National Counties Cricket Association fixtures
Shropshire County Cricket Club have finalised home venues to stage their National Counties Cricket Association fixtures this year. Bridgnorth, Shifnal, Shrewsbury, St George’s, Wem and Whitchurch will all host Shropshire matches during the 2025 NCCA season. The venues to stage the county’s away games have also been confirmed as Shropshire look forward to a busy […]
Jim Home 1934-2024
Everyone connected with Shropshire County Cricket Club is deeply saddened by the passing of Jim Home, a hugely popular figure around the county. Educated at Newport’s Adams’ Grammar School, Jim played in Shropshire’s very first Minor Counties match against Staffordshire in 1957 under the captaincy of Frank Apperley. A right-hand bat and off-break bowler, Jim […]
Shropshire CCC announce National Counties Cricket Association fixtures for the 2025 season
Shropshire County Cricket Club’s fixtures for the 2025 season have been released by the National Counties Cricket Association.The county’s fixture list includes four three-day NCCA Championship matches, as well as group games in both the NCCA Twenty20 Cup and 50-over NCCA Trophy competition.In a change to recent years, next season will begin for Shropshire and […]
Tom Fell and Charlie Home top Shropshire’s NCCA Championship batting and bowling averages for 2024 season
Tom Fell and Charlie Home led the batting and bowling averages for Shropshire in the National Counties Cricket Association Championship for the 2024 season. Fell, the former Worcestershire batter, scored 436 runs from six innings in Western Division Two, averaging 72.67, with his highest score 154 against Herefordshire at Eastnor in the final match of […]
Simon Gregory returns for Shropshire’s NCCA Western Division Two title decider against Herefordshire
Simon Gregory will play his first match for Shropshire for three years in the NCCA Championship Western Division Two title decider against Herefordshire, which starts at Eastnor on Sunday (11am). The experienced former Bridgnorth batter, who now plays his club cricket for Halesowen, replaces the unavailable Ollie Westbury as Shropshire’s only change from the side […]
Bomere Heath Cricket Club to host Shropshire Academy match on Sunday
Shrewsbury’s Lewis Evans will captain Shropshire’s Academy side in Sunday’s 50 overs per side friendly against Wales National County (North) at Bomere Heath Cricket Club (11am). Evans, who has played regularly for Shropshire’s first team this season, is joined in the side by three more players – Seb Scott, Luke Thornton and David Laird – […]
Shropshire set for top-of-the-table clash against Wales at Bridgnorth
Shropshire face Wales, the team leading the way alongside them at the top of Western Division Two of the NCCA Championship, in a three-day game which starts at Bridgnorth on Sunday (11am). Both teams enjoyed impressive victories in the second round of Championship matches to lift them up to 34 points. Shropshire, inspired by a […]
Captain Charlie Home returns to lead Shropshire at Wiltshire
Charlie Home returns to captain Shropshire in their second NCCA Championship match of the season at Wiltshire this weekend. The Shifnal all-rounder was unavailable for the Championship opener earlier this month against Dorset at St George’s, which ended in a draw, and also last weekend’s NCCA Showcase Game against Yorkshire owing to exams. But he’s […]
Jack Home called up to join fellow Shropshire lad Harry Darley in Worcestershire Rapids team
Jack Home became the latest in an ever-growing line of Shropshire cricketers to be called up to play for Worcestershire Rapids when he made his first-team debut for the New Road club this week. The 18-year-old all-rounder, who has been a regular member of the Shropshire squad in recent seasons, is part of Worcestershire CCC’s […]