Another Stocking thriller at Broseley

David on June 19, 2026

It seems if you want to go and enjoy an exciting Furrows East Shropshire Mid-Week League game, Broseley is the place to go!

Not for the first time this season, there was a thrilling finish at The Stocking as they got the better of Albrighton with just one ball to spare.

Batting first, Albrighton finished their 20 overs on 146-2 with Ben Glendinning hitting 50 before retiring, Sam Wood 39 and Chris Morris unbeaten on 25.

In reply, Broseley reached their victory target mainly thanks to opener Fin Welch hitting a run-a-ball 31 and Thomas Holcroft a rapid 50 off 26 balls before retiring.

Charlie Mayhew claimed 3-20 for the visitors and Christopher Potter 2-39.

That leaves Broseley second in the Division Two table behind Codsall, who remain unbeaten.

This week they hosted Wheaton Aston and came out on top in a high-scoring affair.

Batting first, the visitors got off to a great start with Andy Nichol hitting 48 and Joe Marson 50 before retiring as they finished on 157-6, Karandeep Singh Aulakh claiming 2-10.

Codsall opener Aidan Boucher hit an unbeaten 46 in the reply while Prab Singh provided the fireworks with an unbeaten 53 off just 19 balls before retiring. Marson claimed 2-17 for the visitors.

In the other game in Division Two, Newport enjoyed their short trip to Lilleshall, claiming victory by 39 runs.

Batting first they finished on 181-2 with opener Swapnil Mundra hitting 29 and then Ryan Jones and Iain Anderson both hitting half centuries before retiring. Adam Binfield claimed 2-6.

Steve Boney top scored in the reply with 21 as a succession of Lilleshall batters got in but then got out as they finished on 142-9, Pankaj Shah and Ewan Woodhouse claiming two wickets apiece.

Church Eaton Knights continue to lead the way in Division One after comfortably beating Priorslee by seven wickets.

Batting first the visitors finished on 125-6 with Unni Kurin chipping in with 33, Renjish Rajan 28 and Rohit Goranti 24 with Richard West and Jordan Talbot both taking two wickets for the hosts.

In the reply, Douglas Hughes hit 48 and Sam Whitehouse 47 not out from 20 balls as the Knights reached their victory target in the 15th over. Nithin Nedungattu claimed 2-34.

St Georges got back to winning ways with victory over visitors Harpers.

Batting first, Harpers lost four wickets to run outs as they made 145-8 with Madhu Jallipalli hitting 39, Bharath Bangaru 27 and Manideep Edara 24. Raja Janga and Shahnawaz Ahmad claimed two wickets apiece.

Nazir Mooman’s half century and Jagdeep Singh’s unbeaten 44 ensured the Dragons claimed the win for the loss of three wickets in the 15th over.

The other game saw hosts Forton get the better of Allscott Heath with seven balls to spare.

Batting first, Allscott Heath made 139-5 with Connor Starling hitting 36 and Dan Brentnall 25. Lewis Teale and Henry Spencer claimed two wickets apiece.

In the reply, skipper Joe Roberts hit 49 and James DuBoulay was unbeaten on 46 off 31 as Forton reached their victory target for the loss of five wickets. Todd Jenkins chipped in with 24.

They did have a scare when Matt Hutchings claimed 3-10 off his three overs, but eventually claimed the victory to remain in second place in the table.

There was another game played this week which saw Allscott Heath travel to Harpers.

The visitors batted first and were bowled out for 136 with Steve White hitting 51 and Michael Francis 29. For the hosts, Kartik Wadodkar and Harshavardhan Kolla both took 3-18 and Sunil John 2-39.

Harpers reached their victory target in the 18th over with Vivian John hitting 37, Chitti Arumilli 32 and Rama Chaitanya Bammidi unbeaten on 38.

Ben Lees did give them a scare when he claimed three wickets in four balls in the 13th over.

More success for Shrewsbury School U15s in hectic week

David on June 19, 2026

It continues to be a busy Summer of Success for Shrewsbury School’s Under 15 Boys.

In the past couple of days, they have qualified for the national final in the ESCA U15s One Day Cup and the Midlands Regional Finals of the ESCA/ECB U15 T20 cup.

Their hectic schedule began with a 10-wicket victory against Cathedral School Hereford in the T20 cup match. 

Cathedral were dismissed for 81 with Hugo Bebb taking 4-9 off his 4 overs. Shrewsbury knocked the runs off without loss in the sixth over – Gurveen Singh Athwal hitting 54 off just 24 balls. 

A few hours later, they defeated the Staffordshire winners Denstone College by eight wickets in the quarter finals. 

Denstone were limited to 82-9 in their 20 overs. Shrewsbury reached their target in the 10th over for the loss of two wickets with Oscar Howarth top scoring with an undefeated 51 off 24 balls. 

Shrewsbury have now qualified for the Midlands Regional Finals which they will host on Monday (June 22).

The following day, they visited Altrincham Grammar School in the ESCA U15 One day cup semi-final. 

Shrewsbury won the toss and batted first scoring 205-8 in their 40 overs. 

Bryan Mudalige (30), Howarth (43), Jake Adams (45) and Jack Swallow 30 were the chief run scorers. 

The hosts replied with 202-7 to leave Shrewsbury the narrow winners by just three runs in a thrilling conclusion to the match. 

Opening bat Rourke hit 92 off 103 deliveries and appeared to be guiding his side to victory but his dismissal with the score on 188 gave Shrewsbury an opportunity which they managed to take. 

Mudalige, Jenkins and Mukherjee each took two wickets apiece.

Shrewsbury now head to the National Final against either Merchant Taylors or Marlborough College early next month.

They are pictured with England legend Andrew Flintoff after yesterday’s game in Altrincham.

Milly’s World Cup at the double

David on June 18, 2026

Former Shropshire batter Milly Home is looking forward to watching the progress of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – while preparing for a major tournament of her own.

After coming through the Age Groups and playing for Shropshire Women and Central Sparks, Milly has swapped her cricket bat for a lacrosse stick and is now England’s vice-captain.

She is in full training for the Lacrosse World Cup which is due to be played in Japan next month – but is still hoping to catch some of the T20 World Cup cricket action despite her busy schedule.

Milly was a prolific batter for Shropshire during her age group career and comes from a family with real cricket pedigree in the county.

Dad Ed is a former Shropshire player who is now Director of Cricket for the county club, older brother Charlie is Shropshire skipper while younger brother Jack is just starting out on his professional career with Worcestershire.

When she was 17 she joined the Warwickshire Academy and captained their Under 17 team whilst also playing for the Women’s XI.

That led to her being selected for the Central Sparks in 2020 as the women’s game went professional while she was at Birmingham University, and she played for them for two and a half years before moving to London to train to be an accountant.

“That’s where the switch came. I started playing lacrosse when I was at school (Moreton Hall near Oswestry) and was selected for England for the U19 World Cup during my last year at school.

“After that I focused on cricket but was still in their system and was in the Under 23s. When the cricket came to a stop for me, I went back to lacrosse and joined the senior women’s programme and I’m now the England vice-captain.

“We fly out to Tokyo on July 18 for the World Cup which is really exciting.”

With lacrosse becoming an Olympic sport in 2028 in the USA, there could be the chance for further international recognition for Milly with the GB squad.

“My focus is on England and the World Cup at the moment, what with that and training for my ACA it is pretty full on. But after the World Cup I may look to transition to the GB squad aiming to qualify for the Olympics.”

But she is hoping to find time to watch some of the cricket World Cup and seeing some familiar faces in action.

“I will be watching when I can, I know a few of the girls involved who I’ve played against over the years.”

The highlights of her cricket career for Shropshire include playing for the County U17s as a 15-year-old against a Lancashire side including Emma Lamb and Ellie Threkeld.

“Emma Lamb scored a hundred in a T20, and I remember watching her and thinking she was quality, and we ended up beating them – I don’t think they had been beaten all season so that was a high.

“I scored my first 50 when I was about 14 against Dorset which was cool, and my first 100 came against Oxfordshire at Worfield where I had played a lot of cricket for the women’s side, that was pretty special.”

Milly has been impressed with the growth in the women’s game in recent years.

“I was involved in the very early stage of the professional game – I think there were five contracted players at the Sparks. Now all the Tier One clubs are full time.

“You’ve got competitions like the 100 and it’s a great platform for women’s game and people actually want to go and watch. It’s breaking that mould a little bit which is good.

“Then you have the Women’s IPL which has been incredible and the Australian system is quite mature now which is great for the sport.”

She is looking forward to the cricket where she thinks Australia and India will be strong along with hopefully England.

Player wise, Laura Wolvaardt, Ash Gardner, Marizanne Kapp (she looks a seriously frightening bowler says Milly) and Jemimah Rodrigues are among those she is looking forward to seeing in action.

Milly also thinks England have a great coach in Charlotte Edwards.

“I was lucky enough to have her as a coach when I played in the School Games and she was phenomenal. She was so impressive and made a real impression on us.

“She has a good balance of bringing in youngsters and giving them opportunities alongside the established players who have the experience.”

Although Milly is hoping to watch the cricket, her lacrosse training is taking up a lot of her time.

“We’re training six days out of seven and some days there’s a double session – and obviously I have to fit a 9-5 in there too!

“We do cast some quite envious glances over at the girls playing sport professionally like the cricketers. There’s doctors, accountants, lawyers and an investment banker on our lacrosse team – we just think imagine if this could be our full-time jobs.”

Eve hoping to see ICC T20 World Cup shocks

David on June 17, 2026

Shropshire’s Eve Jones is looking forward to watching the ICC T20 World Cup – and thinks it could be an exciting tournament with one or two shocks along the way.

The Lancashire opener was one of the pioneers of the Women and Girls’ cricket in Shropshire when she selected for the county’s very first Women’s XI when she was 10.

She played through the county Age Groups in Shropshire before going on to represent Staffordshire, Lancashire and then Central Sparks as one of the first professional women cricketers in the country before returning to Old Trafford last Summer.

During that time, she has seen the game develop and grow – and is hoping that this World Cup will raise the profile even further and attract more women and girls to get involved.

She was at the opening game at Edgbaston between England and Sri Lanka on Friday night with her Lancashire colleagues to see former team-mate Danni Wyatt-Hodge hit a brilliant century.

The following day she followed it up with a century of her own – reaching the milestone with a six – although Lancashire were just edged out by Warwickshire.

And she is looking forward to seeing more games during the tournament including the clash between Scotland and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford with her club arranging for the Lancashire Women’s side to watch from a box at the ground.

She said: “It’s really exciting to see the World Cup being played in this country – and I think there could be one or two upsets with the Associate sides like Scotland and the Netherlands.

“I remember the effect staging the 2017 tournament in this country had when England won and hopefully this can take the interest to another level again.”

Eve was born and bred in Shropshire and alongside her sister Meg started playing cricket at Whitchurch where her dad Rod (all pictured left) was playing and coaching when she was about four.

“I played in all the Age Groups through to the women’s XI. It was a dream come true to play in the girls’ teams as a youngster – before that Meg and I had been playing in the boys’ teams.

“In those days you used to get a letter in the post to say you’d been selected for the Women’s team. I remember Meg got hers first and I didn’t get one and I thought ‘Oh no, I didn’t get in’.

“Then mine arrived about a week later, it must have got lost in the post – I just remember being so excited to play for Shropshire, my first steps on the ladder. I just remember having fun and really enjoying it. It was a dream come true.”

She remembers the friendships made as one of the best things about being part of the team.

“I was the baby of the side. One of the first games we piled into a minibus and went Warwickshire. They batted first and got plenty and then we were dismissed for about 20. But I remember if really well and it just grew from.

“I also remember going to Taunton for the festival spending a few days there which was so much fun, that was the highlight of the year – just having a laugh with everyone and playing a bit of cricket.”

During her career she has seen big changes in the Women & Girls’ game

“I think going professional was a massive step for the women’s game – it was something I didn’t expect to see during my era. I feel very fortunate to be involved in that.

“And again moving from regional back to aligning with the counties has been positive. It is on a level playing field now, the way we get treated now at Lancashire is exactly the same as the men – we really feel part of the club, it is very professional and has really pushed the game forward.

“The standard is improving year on year. Even at the grand old age of 33 I feel like I’m still getting better. Especially in the T20 format, the game is moving forward so quickly you can’t stand still.

“I’ve really had to develop the power aspect of the game. When I was young it was all about technique but now they’re playing ramps and all the funky shots and technique comes later.”

With lots of games on television during the World Cup, Eve is hoping it encourages lots of young girls and boys to get involved in the game.

“Hopefully it will inspire them to get involved. Not just in playing, but there’s umpiring and scoring – you don’t necessarily have to play but you can be involved in the game.”

Eve is hoping to see some new stars emerge during the World Cup – and thinks her Lancashire team-mate Darcey Carter could have a breakthrough tournament at the top of the order for Scotland.

“I’ve seen what she can do at Lancashire so I’m excited to see how she gets on during the tournament.”

She is also pleased to see Danni Wyatt-Hodge get a good start to the tournament for England, and thinks Australia are the team to beat with such a powerful batting line up.

“They had Nic Carey batting at nine the other day, in any other side she would be in the top five. Their batting is stacked.”

Her semi-final line-up includes Australia, India and England – and she is hoping they will be joined by one of the smaller countries involved.

“I’d love to see one of the smaller nations, whether that be Scotland or Ireland, have an absolute blinder, cause a few upsets and get to the semis.”

Free Summer camps for youngsters

David on June 16, 2026

Cricket Shropshire is running a series of our popular free Summer camps for boys and girls aged 5-11 in conjunction with clubs across the county during the school holidays.

Ruben’s 6-6 helps U14s to victory

David on June 16, 2026

A remarkable spell of bowling from Ruben Pembleton helped Cricket Shropshire’s Under 14 boys to a dramatic one wicket victory over Huntingdonshire at Wellington CC.

He returned figures of 7.4-3-6-6 as the visitors were bowled out for 60 after they won the toss and chose to bat first.

But the Shropshire batters fared little better in the reply as they crashed to 36-9 in reply.

But Andreas Davis stood firm and was joined in the middle by Freddie Roberts as the pair added a crucial 25-run partnership for the last wicket to claim the win. Davis finished unbeaten on 17.

Pembleton was again in the wickets as Shropshire beat Herefordshire by seven wickets.

He took 4-16 while Ali Khan claimed 3-7 and Rufus Davies 2-15 as the hosts were bowled out for 79.

The Shropshire reply stuttered early on as they found themselves 22-3 – but Reuben Kundu (30 not out) and Daniel Ball (26 not out) ensured there were no more scares as they saw their side to the win.

They lost by 37 runs when they hosted Staffordshire at Bomere Heath.

Batting first, the visitors racked up 258-3 from their 45 overs. In the reply, Eli Graves hit 51 and Lucas Lane 42 with George Randall chipping in with 26 as Shropshire finished on 221-9.

The Under 13 Boys were also involved in a dramatic game when they hosted North Wales at Whittington – it ended in a tie.

Batting first, Shropshire were bowled out for 235 with Jayden Joseph top scoring with 40, Elliott Weaver making 38, Adam Humphreys hitting 37 and George Lowther chipping in with 21.

Joseph led the way with the ball claiming 3-25 from seven overs, including the crucial final over, as North Wales finished their 40 overs on 235-7.

North Wales had gone into the over needing just four runs to win, but Jospeh took a wicket and then conceded just three runs to earn his side the tie.

They eased to victory when they travelled to Pentland Gardens to take on Herefordshire.

Batting first they made 275-5 from their 40 overs with Kyle Rudge hitting an unbeaten 73 from 54 balls while Edward Simkin chipped in with 37, Elliott Weaver made 33, Edward Martin 39 and Jospeh unbeaten on 34 from just 16 balls.

They then bowled Herefordshire out for 95 with Rafay Rehman taking 2-11, Joseph Stanton 2-18 and Harry Giffard 2-36.

The Under 15 Boys enjoyed a big win when they hosted Warwickshire’s Under 15 Development side at Bridgnorth CC.

Batting first, contributions all the way down the order saw them finish on 315 as they were bowled out off the last ball for their 50 overs.

Opener Dylan Barkley top scored with 58 off 53 balls, Jake Adams made 45, George Jenkins hit 44 with Ben Reed (21), Harry Dillon (24), Harry Harrison (29) and Ralph Davies (23) all chipping in.

In reply, the Bears were bowled out for 154 with Hugo Bebb claiming 3-24, Davies 3-35 and Reuben Kundu 2-29.

The Under 15 Girls were beaten twice in two tight T20 games when they travelled to Brockhampton to take on Herefordshire.

In the first game the hosts batted first and finished their innings on 131-6 with Abigail Tomlinson claiming 2-23 and Mills Jones 2-10.

In the reply Lexi Thavenot hit 46 off 41 balls and Gouri Cherukuri made 23, but Shropshire finished on 127-2 – four runs shy of victory.

In the second game, Shropshire were dismissed for 108 with Cherukuri top scoring with an unbeaten 33. Herefordshire reached their victory target with an over to spare to claim the win by four wickets despite Annabelle Jackson’s 2-18.

The Under 14 girls were knocked out of the County One Day KO Cup when they travelled to Barnards Green to take on Worcestershire.

After being put into bat, they were dismissed for 135 with Mills Jones unbeaten on 63. Worcestershire claimed the victory for the loss of two wickets.

Skipper Millie Parry hit an impressive 93 from 61 balls when the Under 18 girls made the long trip to Crook CC to take on Durham.

It helped her side to 126-6 from their 20 overs. In reply the hosts reached their victory target with nine balls to spare with Amy Connelly claiming 3-23 and Alice Deacon 2-11.

The Under 18s Boys were involved in a couple of high scoring games when they travelled to Banbury to take on Oxfordshire and Herefordshire in the ECB T20 Group Five.

Batting first against Herefordshire, Shropshire finished on 140-5 with Harry Parton making 41 off 32 balls, Krrish Chadha 38 and Morgan Ward 20.

In the reply, Ralph Davies took 2-23 and Harry Turley-Salmons 2-16, but Herefordshire knocked off the winning runs with nine balls to spare.

In the next game against Oxfordshire, the hosts batted first and hit 191-4 from their allocation, Turley-Salmons again picking up two wickets.

In the reply, Shropshire fell short by 14 runs with Turley-Salmons hitting an unbeaten 52 and Harrison Vaughan 44.

They struggled again when they travelled to Eastnor to take on Herefordshire and Staffordshire.

In the opening game against Herefordshire, they were bowled out for 106, Alfie Briggs hitting 39 and Alex Heath 22. The hosts knocked off the runs for the loss of three wickets.

Staffordshire batted first in the next game and racked up 207-7 despite Turley-Salmons again bowling well, this time claiming 4-23. Shropshire were bowled out for 90.

The Under 16 Girls came out on the wrong side of a low-scoring encounter with Staffordshire at Leycett CC.

Batting first, Shropshire were dismissed for 91 with Ellie Barlow top scoring with an unbeaten 23.

In the reply, Staffordshire got over the line with one wicket to spare with Isabelle Crann claiming 3-22 and Charlotte Bell 2-7.

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