Entries by Shrewsbury CC

Welcome boost as James Taylor set to feature

By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle ENGLAND batsman James Taylor will be the headline act when Shrewsbury host West Bromwich Dartmouth in the Birmingham League on Saturday. Taylor hit a stunning, unbeaten 204 in the County Championship for Nottinghamshire against Sussex at Trent Bridge earlier this week. And now he’s told delighted Shrewsbury […]

Rob Foster excited about challenge ahead

By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle ROB FOSTER insists he’s excited at the challenge of trying to bring further success to his home town club after his appointment as Shrewsbury Cricket Club’s new captain was officially confirmed. Foster, the Shropshire allrounder, was always likely to succeed his oolder brother Ed in the top […]

Green lands MCCC Cricketer of the Year gong

By Stuart Dunn, @studunn21, at The Shrewsbury Chronicle TALENTED Shrewsbury leg spinner Elliot Green has been named as the top club cricketer in the Midlands for 2012. Green, 21, is one of the youngest players to have been selected as winner of the prestigious Midlands Club Cricket Conference’s Cricketer of the Year accolade. It’s more […]

Shrewsbury take Club title

The 2011 ECB National Club Championship Final was a fantastic advert for club cricket, with Shrewsbury beating Cambridge Granta in the final over, Shrewsbury captain Ed Foster scoring an unbeaten 98 to guide his team to victory. Losing the toss and put in to bat at the County Ground in Derby, Granta made a solid […]

Shrewsbury are ECB National Knockout Champions 2011

Shrewsbury Cricket Club are celebrating their second triumph in the ECB National Knockout, after defeating Cambridge Granta at Derbyshire’s County Ground yesterday. Salop secured a thrilling three-wicket victory with just two balls to spare in the 45 overs per side encounter. Captain Ed Foster hit the winning runs, carrying his bat for an unbeaten 98 […]

Salop through to ECB National Club Championship Final

Shrewsbury beat West Indian Cavaliers by 8 wickets on Sunday 21st August at London Road. Shrewsbury now look forward to the National Final on 17 September 2011 at the County Ground, Nottingham Road, Derby, to play Cambridge Granta Cricket Club of the East Anglian Premier League. Congratulations to Ed Foster and the Team. Match Report […]

Nine Green Wickets See Shrewsbury to Title

From www.birminghamleague.org An exceptional display of leg-spin bowling by Elliott Green clinched the 2010 Premier Division title for Shrewsbury on a day of extraordinary twists and turns which left Walmley and Kenilworth Wardens in the relegation zone. In a match reduced to 53 overs per side, Ed Foster and Joe Leach, both, scored 58, as […]