School U18s make national T20 final
Shrewsbury School Under 18s edged into to their national T20 Cup final after a nail-biting two wicket win against Scarborough College with just one ball to spare.
Hosting the semi-final, the visitors batted first and after an early loss batted well to score 186-4 from their 20 overs with opener Howson hitting 104 off just 59 balls
A superb double wicket last over from Liam Grindlay (2-13) kept Scarborough below the 200 mark which they seemed certain to reach for most of their innings.
Shrewsbury’s other wicket takers were Liam Yahathugoda and Harry Parton.
Shrewsbury’s reply was hampered by the regular loss of wickets which left them in a precarious position at 97-5.
However, a superb 62 off 37 deliveries by Shifnal’s Harry Parton batting at No 4 saw the hosts home with just one ball and 2 wickets to spare.
Parton received good support from opener Yahathugoda (39 off 26 balls), George Battersby (17off 8) and Arjan Barard (19 not out off 12).
Shrewsbury now play Kings Taunton in the final at Wormsley tomorrow (Friday, July3).
They qualified for the semi-final by beating Uppingham School in the quarter-final.
Batting first at home, they posted an impressive 192-6 with Liam Grindlay (42), Parton (35), Jack Hollinshead (48 not out off 27) and Arjan Barard 25 not out the main contributors.
The latter pair put on a crucial 50 run partnership for the seventh wicket in the last five overs of the innings.
Uppingham replied with 171-7 – 22 runs short of their target. Grindlay (3-12) and Under 15 Bryam Mudalige (2-31) were Shrewsbury’s most successful bowlers.