By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle SHREWSBURY’S cricketers are seeking a double celebration as they bring the curtain down on their successful season this weekend. The London Roaders, who wrapped up the Birmingham League title with three games to spare, know victory in Saturday’s final premier division game at home to relegated Wombourne […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle CHAMPIONS Shrewsbury are now a massive 90 points clear at the top of the Birmingham Cricket League’s premier division after handing out a nine-wicket beating to Brockhampton just before skipper Rob Foster was presented with the title trophy. And it was also a rewarding day for consistent […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle ENGLAND under-19 star Ed Barnard’s welcome return from injury has added to the feelgood factor sweeping Shrewsbury as they chase a new Birmingham Cricket League record for the most points recorded by a team in a premier division season.. Barnard, 17, enjoyed a pleasing comeback from a […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle JOE LEACH, Shrewsbury’s Worcestershire all-rounder, has saluted the efforts of skipper Rob Foster in leading the London Road club to Birmingham League title glory in his first season at the helm. Leach, who grabbed five wickets in Monday’s title-clinching 127 run drubbing of Walsall, said Foster had […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle ROB FOSTER, Shrewsbury’s proud captain, wants his talented young side to become a dominant force in the Birmingham Cricket League after being crowned champions for the second time inside four years. Shrewsbury wrapped up the premier division title of a league renowned as one of the best […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle ROB FOSTER was all smiles after Steve Barnard’s late heroics with the bat kept Shrewsbury right on course to be crowned Birmingham League champions. Two more victories over a busy Bank Holiday weekend which takes Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton on Saturday before hosting Walsall on Monday would take […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle RUN MACHINE Ed Foster helped himself to his second century in as many weeks as Shrewsbury stayed well out in front at the top of the Birmingham League’s premier division. A week on from hitting a club record 169 against Kidderminster, the imperious Foster was at it […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle ED FOSTER, such a model of consistency down the years, insisted he was thrilled to replace his dad John in the club record books after hitting the highest league score by any Shrewsbury player. Foster was at his brilliant best as he inspired the London Roaders to […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle SHREWSBURY, who just never give up, grabbed an astonishing victory from the jaws of defeat to set up an exciting quarter final tie at home to West Indian Cavaliers in the quarter finals of the ECB National Club Championship. Missing a host of first team regulars, the […]
By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle WOMBOURNE felt the full force of a Joe Leach masterclass as he and brother Steve both cracked fine centuries to send Shrewsbury 19 points clear at the top of the Birmingham Cricket League’s premier division. Allrounder Joe, hoping to become a Worcestershire regular, enhanced his claims with […]