Forton tame the Dragons in Furrows league thriller
Forton edged home for a win with a ball to spare against defending champions St Georges in a thrilling finish in the Furrows East Shropshire Mid-Week League.
Vaughan stars in win for Over 50s 2nd XI
A dominant batting performance saw Shropshire Over 50s 2nd XI open their 2026 campaign with a nine-wicket victory over North Wales at Mochdre CC.
Pilot project to get cricket played at secondary schools
A pioneering project devised by Cricket Shropshire to get the game played and enjoyed in secondary schools will see a special series of games taking place next month.
Oakmeadow take School Games cricket crown
Coaches from Cricket Shropshire were delighted to be part of Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin’s annual School Games Finals Day this week.
We had a really great morning of competitive indoor cricket held at the Shrewsbury Tennis Dome.
Six teams from across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, who were successful in their regional competitions, came together at Shrewsbury Sports Village.
The six teams taking part were St Marys Bridgnorth, Oswestry Primary, Sir Alexandar Fleming, Ludlow Primary, Oakmeadow Primary from Shrewsbury and Captain Webb from Dawley.
At the end of the event, Oakmeadow Primary were crowned champions.
Cricket Shropshire’s Schools and Community Programme Manager Sacha Lee said: “Congratulations to all the schools who took part.
“Thank you to Energize and Schools Games for hosting this amazing event – it was great to see 48 teams from 35 schools taking part in all the activities.”
In total 375 youngsters were involved on the day along with 55 young leaders. In addition to cricket there was netball, rugby, tri golf, athletics and archery events.
A spokesperson for Energize said: “It was a fabulous event for everyone involved filled with movement, music, mascots and healthy snacks.
“Thank you to our sponsors: Keon Homes Limited and Housing Plus Group and to Shrewsbury Sports Village Serco Leisure for hosting.
“Also huge thanks to our suppliers: Cricket Shropshire, Embrace, @EnglandNetball, Sportshall, The Golf Foundation and Louis Gray facilitating the archery.”
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Win for the U15 boys, Mills leads U14 girls to victory with a century
Runs down the order helped Cricket Shropshire’s Under 15 Boys to victory when they hosted Worcestershire U16s Rapids at Frankwell.
They found themselves in some trouble early on batting first at 55-5 then 86-6 with opener Dylan Barkley hitting 24.
But Jake Adams hit 76 with support from skipper Ralph Davies (33) and Sayak Mukherjee (20) to see their side to 241-9 from their 50 overs.
In the reply, the Shropshire bowlers kept things tight and kept chipping away to restrict the visitors with Davies taking 3-28 from his ten overs and George Jenkins claiming 2-9 at the end of the innings.
The Pears were dismissed for 168 to give Shropshire victory by 73 runs.
Wicket-keeper and opener Daniel Ball (pictured left) held the innings together when the Boys U14s (pictured above) travelled to Cuckney CC to take on Nottinghamshire.
He made an unbeaten 79 as Shropshire finished their 45 overs on 178-9 after winning the toss and batting first.
In reply, the hosts reached 135-4 off 27.1 overs when the weather intervened and gave them the victory on Duckworth/Lewis.
The Girls Under 14s had a big victory when they hosted Herefordshire at Willey CC in the first round of the County One Day KO Cup with skipper Mills Jones leading the way.
She hit a superb unbeaten 102 from just 75 balls before her side was bowled out for 246 in the 40th over with Gouri Cherukuri chipping in with 23.
The bowlers then got to work, dismissing the visitors for 80 with Verity Pardoe claiming 3-11, Sophia Kundu 2-13, Lexi Thavenot 2-11and Esme Bartlett-Minton 2-27.
They then travelled to Walmley CC to take on Warwickshire in a national Under 14 County One Day Group Game and found the going a bit tougher.
The hosts batted first and finished their 20 overs on 156-6 with Emma Brown claiming an impressive 3-18 and Verity Pardoe 2-24.
In reply, Shropshire were dismissed for 100 with Mills Jones top scoring with 28.
Schools make Midlands semi-finals
Two Shropshire schools have reached the Midlands semi-finals of their national competitions.
Urban Games session in half term
We’re looking forward to being part of Telford & Wrekin Council’s Urban Games one again during the Summer school half term holidays.
Quatt claim Dave Vart Memorial U15s Trophy
Quatt claimed the delayed 2025 Dave Vart Memorial Under 15s trophy with a hard-fought victory over Church Eaton at Oswestry CC.
Coaches Café networking for those involved in the Women & Girls game
Cricket Shropshire’s Women & Girls’ Officer Naomi Payne is staging a special event for coaches involved in the Women and Girls’ game this week.
Shirt sponsors boost for D40 squad
Cricket Shropshire’s Disability D40 squad has been boosted by the backing of new partners for the 2026 season.
Shropshire firms NCB and Hampton Industrial Consulting have come forward with support which has helped buy new kit for the squad.
The team were delighted to wear the kit for the first time their recent trip to Higham Cricket Club near Barnsley to take on Yorkshire IIs.
Lead Coach Jonathan Caldecott said: “We are very grateful this year to Pete Thornton from NBC and also to Paul Woodhouse from Hampton Industrial Consulting for their backing.
“Their very generous support has allowed us to purchase new playing match shirts for our D40 squad proudly displaying their business logos.
“This is very important to us, as we now have the same kit as all the other Shropshire representative squads in cricket pathway – showing we are part of the Shropshire cricket family.
“Playing in a match day shirt with your County badge on is a real honour on its own, but to also have logos of sponsors on them is an equally important as it shows support and backing for our disability players.
“We would like to thank both Pete and Paul for their support of our County D40 team and hope they like the look of our playing shirts, and wish them success with their businesses.”
A spokesperson for Hampton Industrial Consulting said: “Supporting local grass roots sports is very important to us.
“This year we have decided to sponsor a team that is very important to the directors, as their son is a proud member. It is a team that has provided him with the ability to play and excel at a sport he is passionate about.
“We are proud to support the Shropshire D40s Disability Team this season as a shirt sponsor.
“The D40s are run by a hardworking team of passionate volunteers and play games across the country against teams such as Yorkshire, Cheshire and Warwickshire.
“It’s been a shaky start to their campaign, but we look forward to an exciting season.”
Telford-based NBC supplies bearings and mechanical transmission components to firms around the world.
Hampton Industrial Consulting, based at Howle near Newport, provide clients with business management consulting services to help them reach their full potential.
If any players are interested in getting involved with the disability cricket in Shropshire, they can get in touch with Jonathan via jjc07@hotmail.co.uk or Graham Furber via graham.furber@yahoo.com
