Cricket Shropshire’s latest quarterly newsletter is now available.
It features updates on the many of the areas of work the Board is carrying out in the recreational game across Shropshire.
It can be viewed via the link HERE.
We’ve reached the end of the group stages in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – so it’s time to reveal the winner of the Cricket Shropshire Predictor competition.
Former Shropshire wicket-keeper Liv Gough has been enjoying the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – seeing one of her Worcestershire team-mates playing and some exciting games along the way.
Shrewsbury School claimed the ESCA Under 14s Shropshire Schools Final in a tight contest against Ellesmere College.
Cricket Shropshire’s Women’s XI head to Arundel Castle on Sunday hoping to go one better than last year in their Vitality Blast T20 final.
They take on Dorset at the iconic ground in Sussex after finishing top of their table after winning nine out of their ten games in League Three Division 2B.
Last year they also made their national T20 final only to lose out to Oxfordshire, although they got their revenge when they beat the same opponents in their 50 over competition.
This year they hope last season’s experience will stand them in good stead at Arundel as they attempt to win promotion in the shorter format competition.
Coach Sam Witney said: “We are confident going in to Sunday, we’ve been tested and come through some tight games on the right side.
“We have players in form and everyone has played their part this season. We will look to be positive and give it our best shot. I don’t want to leave anything out there and come away thinking what could have been.
“It is a fantastic opportunity in a beautiful setting and the pitch will be very good.”
The side are boosted by the availability of Aamna Khan.
Sam added: “She’s a real talent and also bowls leg spin which could play a huge part on Sunday.”
The Women’s XI began their 50 over campaign last weekend, hosting Berkshire at Shrewsbury School in the Metro Bank One Day Cup Women’s League 3 Division 1.
Skipper Lara Jones won the toss and batted first – only to see her side slip to 4-3 early on before rallying to make 167. Berkshire knocked off the runs for the loss of four wickets.
Sam said: “Some of the dismissals suggested we were still in T20 mode. We batted well considering we were 4-3, but we were 100/150 short of a winning total on that pitch in those conditions
“It was a shame because we won the toss on a hot day on an excellent pitch. If we had batted the 50 overs and ground them down it would have been another story.”
Jones made 30, Isabella Lawrence-Posso 26 and Harriet Shuker hit 27 off just ten balls.
“Lara showed some fight and it’s good to see her coming into some form as she’s a big part of our batting line up in the 50 over competition.
“Harriet gave us a glimpse of what she can do with the bat which is exciting going into the T20 final – she entertained with 27 off ten balls, hopefully we see more of that on Sunday.
“Berkshire then batted well and one of their girls got a superb 100 – a chance-less innings.”
Our Volunteer of the Month for May is Harry Boland from Bomere Heath Cricket Club – and you can still nominate someone for our June award.
Cricket Shropshire is aiming to launch a new Women & Girls’ competition next Summer – and are planning a Showcase Game in August as a taster.
Due to the current AMBER weather warning, ALL Cricket Shropshire activity scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday has been cancelled.
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.
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.
