Bridgnorth to host Unicorns Trophy semi-final
Shropshire’s Unicorns Trophy semi-final against Cheshire on Sunday, July 1 will be played at Bridgnorth Cricket Club. The 50-over clash will start at 11am. Shropshire have reached the last four of the competition with victories over Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Norfolk. Devon will host Suffolk on the same day in the competition’s other semi-final.
Shropshire to select from 12 for Twenty20 games against Buckinghamshire
Shropshire have named a 12-man squad for their final Unicorns Twenty20 group games this season against Buckinghamshire at Whitchurch on Sunday. Promising Whitchurch allrounder Sam Ellis is included at his home club ground and there’s also a place for Sam Griffiths, the former Shrewsbury seamer who has returned to Shelton to play in the Shropshire […]
Shropshire keen to maintain momentum ahead of Twenty20 home date against Buckinghamshire
Shropshire, the Unicorns Trophy semi-finalists, are keen to maintain momentum when they wrap up their group matches in the Unicorns Twenty20 competition by playing Buckinghamshire twice at Whitchurch on Sunday. Having both scheduled T20 matches against Herefordshire at Colwall last month abandoned owing to rain means Shropshire are no longer able to qualify from their […]
Shropshire impressively book semi-final spot after securing three-wicket win at Norfolk
Shropshire are through to the semi-finals of the Unicorns Trophy after holding their nerve to pull off an impressive three-wicket win at Norfolk. After exciting victories over Herefordshire and Staffordshire in the previous rounds, it was another thriller with Shropshire this time getting home with three balls to spare at Manor Park, Horsford, Norwich. Four […]
Alex Wyatt returns for Shropshire’s quarter-final tie at Norfolk
Alex Wyatt returns from injury for Shropshire’s Unicorns Trophy quarter final against Norfolk on Sunday (11am). Wyatt, Shifnal’s former Leicestershire paceman, missed the exciting victory in the last round at Staffordshire last month owing to a shoulder injury. But he has now recovered and replaces the unavailable Gurjit Sandhu for the last eight clash at […]
Shropshire name 12-man squad for Twenty20 matches against Herefordshire on Sunday
Shropshire have named a 12-man squad as they look forward to resuming their Unicorns Twenty20 campaign against Herefordshire at Colwall on Sunday. The teams will play two T20 matches with two points awarded to the winners of each game. Berkshire currently top the five-team group with six points and then come Shropshire and Herefordshire, both […]
Skipper Steve Leach positive about Shropshire’s future after encouraging start to the season
Shropshire captain Steve Leach is confident his side can continue to improve as they look to build on an encouraging start to the season. Impressive Unicorns Trophy victories over Herefordshire and Staffordshire have set up a quarter final tie against Norfolk at Manor Park, Horsford, Norwich on Sunday, June 10. Leach insists it’s a game […]
Robbie Clarke’s unbeaten century guides Shropshire through to quarter finals of Unicorns Trophy
Robbie Clarke’s brilliant, unbeaten century guided Shropshire through to the quarter finals of the Unicorns Trophy as they completed an impressive chase to beat Staffordshire by one wicket. Clarke, the Oswestry captain, followed up hitting a ton for his club in the Birmingham League a day earlier by once more reaching three figures to inspire […]
Wellington seamer Jack Twigger to make Shropshire debut in Trophy tie
Shropshire will give a debut to Wellington seamer Jack Twigger in Sunday’s Unicorns Trophy second round tie against Staffordshire at Himley. Shifnal allrounder Jack Edwards, pictured, also comes into the side which beat Herefordshire by two wickets at Whitchurch in round one. Opening bowler Alex Wyatt is ruled out by the shoulder injury sustained on […]
Ross Aucott to captain a Shropshire XI against RAF at Oswestry
Ross Aucott will captain a Shropshire XI in a special Twenty20 match against the RAF at Oswestry Cricket Club on Friday (4pm start). The match forms part of the RAF’s centenary celebrations and will be the finale of their week on tour in the Midlands. Toby Shaw, chairman of Shropshire CCC, said: “The match has […]