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| Impressive East Anglian double books spot in quarter finals | |
| 7th May 2013 Shropshire captain Richard Oliver saluted the efforts of his in-form side after booking a quarter final place in the MCCA Knockout Trophy with a group game to spare. A richly rewarding Bank Holiday weekend saw the county pull off tremendous wins at Suffolk and then Norfolk as they stylishly followed up an opening day victory over Lincolnshire at Shrewsbury's London Road ground. It means Shropshire are now guaranteed a last eight spot ahead of their final group match against Wiltshire at Os...read more |
![]() | Green and Friend added to squad for East Anglian trip 3rd May 2013 Shropshire will be seeking to build on a promising opening day victory when they travel to East Anglia this Bank Holiday weekend. Having opened their Minor Counties KO Trophy campaign with an impr...read more |
![]() | Successful run chase seals a winning start for new captain Oliver 22nd Apr 2013 A century stand between Shrewsbury team mates Rob Foster and Joe Leach propelled Shropshire to a winning start to their MCCA Trophy KO campaign. Both revelled playing at London Road, their home gro...read more |
![]() | Shropshire defeat Lincolnshire in opener 21st Apr 2013 Shropshire began their MCCA Trophy campaign with a home game against Lincolnshire at Shrewsbury. Bilal Shafayat returned to the side, but new professional Ben Sanderson was unable to play through in...read more |
![]() | Shafayat returns for Lincolnshire fixture 16th Apr 2013 Shropshire will select from a squad of 13 players for their opening fixture in the MCCA Trophy against Lincolnshire. The game will be played on Sunday 21 April at Shrewsbury CC commencing at 11.00am. ...read more |
![]() | New captain Oliver feels there is much to look forward to 15th Apr 2013 Richard Oliver, Shropshire's new captain, is relishing the chance to take charge of his first competitive game when the county begin a new season this weekend. Shropshire open an eagerly awaited ca...read more |
![]() | Oliver keen to get going 28th Mar 2013 First of all I would like to welcome you all to the Summer of 2013. It is a huge honour to have been invited to take over the captaincy of Shropshire County Cricket Club and I can't wait for the new s...read more |
![]() | Dan Bowen and Richard Oliver scoop top awards 12th Oct 2012 Shrewsbury paceman Dan Bowen and consistent opening batsman Richard Oliver scooped the top awards as Shropshire reflected on an eventful Minor Counties campaign. Bowen and Oliver, both former Whitc...read more |
![]() | Chairman doubles up as inaugural golf day proves a big success 10th Oct 2012 Shropshire chairman Toby Shaw was a double award winner as the county club's inaugural golf day proved to be a resounding success. Ten teams battled it out for honours at Shrewsbury Golf Club with ...read more |
![]() | Club makes donation to Cancer Research 4th Oct 2012 Shropshire County Cricket Club chairman Toby Shaw has presented Cancer Research UK with a cheque for £2,500. The money was raised at the club's annual ResourceBank Challenge hospitality day a...read more |
![]() | Shotgun start for county club's first golf day 3rd Sep 2012 Shropshire County Cricket Club chairman Toby Shaw will bring the curtain down on his first season at the helm by holding a golf day at the end of the month. It is the latest idea from the forward-t...read more |
![]() | Chairman reflects on an encouraging season for county 22nd Aug 2012 Their hopes of a first Minor Counties Championship triumph since 1973 may have been dashed, but Shropshire chairman Toby Shaw believes progress has been made this season. Shropshire still had a cha...read more |
![]() | In-form batsman Oliver targets one final title push 13th Aug 2012 Richard Oliver, Shropshire's in-form batsman, has vowed to do all he can to give the county the best possible chance of ending their long wait for a Minor Counties Championship triumph. Oliver stru...read more |
![]() | County defeat Wales to go third 12th Aug 2012 Having lost against Dorset it was important that Shropshire bounced back with a win if they were to maintain an interest in the Western Division title race. Once again changes were made, Stephen a...read more |
![]() | Title dream still alive after Oliver and Friend shine 8th Aug 2012 Shropshire received a helping hand from a Friend to keep alive their hopes of a first Minor Counties Championship triumph since 1973. A five-wicket haul from Tom Friend, a late call up to the side,...read more |
![]() | Recalled Huxley urged to shine for county on his home ground 2nd Aug 2012 Shropshire have recalled Oswestry's in-form batsman Alex Huxley for their penultimate Minor Counties Championship clash of the season. Huxley has been rewarded for a string of bright performances w...read more |
![]() | Record breaker Joe tipped for bright future as Dorset trip awaits county 16th Jul 2012 Shropshire captain Ed Foster has tipped the county's record breaking youngster Joe Clarke for a bright future ahead of this weekend's Minor Counties Championship visit to Dorset. Clarke, who plays ...read more |
![]() | No cricket but hospitality day at Wrekin College is a hit 13th Jul 2012 A waterlogged pitch may have meant no cricket was possible but Shropshire CCC's annual hospitality day proved a resounding success. A Twenty20 match between Shropshire and a star-studded Invitation...read more |
![]() | Hospitality day pulls in the crowd as county face star names 3rd Jul 2012 Shropshire's cricketers are relishing the chance to play in front of their biggest crowd of the season when they take on an Invitation XI in a special challenge match. The annual ResourceBank chal...read more |
![]() | Twenty20 vision lights up big crowd at London Road 21st Jun 2012 It's not often a First Class county graces Shrewsbury's London Road so little wonder local cricket lovers turned out in force to enjoy Worcestershire's visit for a special Twenty20 challenge match aga...read more |
![]() | Worcestershire Twenty20 clash is hailed a big success 14th Jun 2012 Shropshire's showpiece Twenty20 challenge match against First Class neighbours Worcestershire this week has been hailed a big success. The Minor Counties side ran the Pears close in Wednesday night...read more |



















