Prestfelde third at regional finals
Prestfelde School represented Shropshire at the West Midlands Under 11 Regional Hardball finals held at Shrewsbury School and finished a creditable third.
Prestfelde School represented Shropshire at the West Midlands Under 11 Regional Hardball finals held at Shrewsbury School and finished a creditable third.
There was a run-fest as Forton and St Georges piled up more than 400 runs between them when they met in the Furrows East Shropshire Mid-Week League.
Teams from six schools across Shropshire battled it out for honours in the KS3 Cricket Festival organised Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and supported by Cricket Shropshire.
Forton claimed their first win in the Furrows East Shropshire Mid-Week League with a final over victory against Church Eaton Kinights.
Shrewsbury School claimed the Shropshire Schools ECB/ESCA U15 T20 trophy in a high-scoring final against Ellesmere College.
St Georges 1s claimed their third win in three games when they hosted Albrighton in the Furrows East Shropshire Mid-Week League – but for the second week in a row, it was a nail-biting finish following on from a Super Over victory the week before.
Despite a mix of sunshine and showers, the Chance to Shine’s Shropshire Chance To Compete Under 13 Girls’ Festival delivered a fantastic celebration of cricket, teamwork, and girl power at Frankwell in Shrewsbury.
More than 150 enthusiastic Year 6 pupils from 16 Telford schools enjoyed a sun-filled day of cricket at Wellington Cricket Club as part of a School Games cricket festival designed to be inclusive and fun for all abilities.
Cricket Shropshire’s Chance to Shine Street sides returned from the regional finals with medals after a successful day in Wolverhampton.
A new initiative from Cricket Shropshire has seen indoor Tape Ball competitions staged at Shrewsbury Sports Village.