Forton claim first Furrows League win
Forton claimed their first win in the Furrows East Shropshire Mid-Week League with a final over victory against Church Eaton Kinights.
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.
A new initiative from Cricket Shropshire has seen indoor Tape Ball competitions staged at Shrewsbury Sports Village.
The new Furrows East Shropshire Mid-Week League makes it bow in May after months of planning involving all the clubs involved.
Congratulations to Thomas Adams (Wem) Under 15 Girls who claimed the Shropshire Schools Indoor crown after victory on Finals Day at Wrekin College.
Congratulations to Newport Girls High who claimed the Shropshire Under 13 Girls Indoor crown after an action-packed final against Packwood.
Cricket Shropshire is launching two new indoor tape ball competitions in the county for State Schools in conjunction with Chance to Shine.
Entries are now open for the 2025 ECB Vitality U13 and U15 Club competitions.
Entry is free and is open to all affiliated clubs in Shropshire for the county competition ahead of the regional and national stages.
The closing date for entries is March 28, 2025 and the full competition rules can be found via the ECB website England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) – The Official Website of the ECB
Clubs will arrange the County Finals in conjunction with Cricket Shropshire who will arrange for umpires to be present with match balls provided.
Medals and trophies will also be provided by Cricket Shropshire. The planned competition timelines can be seen below.
If anyone has any questions they can contact the Shropshire competitions administrator Darrell Corfield via darrell.corfield@cricketshropshire.co.uk
To enter your club in either or both competitions, please fill in the form HERE.
Vitality U13 Club T20
Vitality U15 Club T20