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New face for first Championship match.

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Shropshire give a debut to former Derbyshire player Matt Higginbottom in the match at Whitchurch against Cheshire starting on Sunday 7 June. Twenty four year old Higginbottom is a right arm fast medium bowler and left handed batsman who came through the Derbyshire youth system to play six first class games in 2013 before being released in 2014.

The full squad is – James Ralph(Capt)(Bridgnorth), Omar Ali(C & R Hawks), Ross Aucott(Wolverhampton), Robbie Clarke(Oswestry), Simon Gregory(Wkt)(Bridgnorth), Matt Higginbottom(Chesterfield), Steve Leach(Shrewsbury), Ryan Lockley(Bridgnorth), Charlie Morris(Shrewsbury), Gurman Randhawa(Ossett), Ben Sanderson(Rotherham Town), Tom Weston(Bridgnorth)