The 5 year BCGBA Senior County calendar has been released and Shropshire have a perfect opportunity to get one back on Merseyside. They play them second in the 2020 campaign, opening up against South Yorkshire, who we met back in 2016 in a close game. We play Cumbria last, who we beat comfortably this season.
In 2021 we have North Midlands who we met last year, and Cheshire and Greater Manchester. 2022 sees us takes on rivals Warwick and Worcester, the current holders, Wales and Potteries & District, two teams we haven't met for a while. Yorkshire are in the 2023 group, who we beat this season, and Derbyshire, with Isle of Man's participation dependent if they can get the required funding. In the last year of the cycle, 2024, we play Lancashire, North Lancs & Fylde and neighbours Staffordshire.
Fixtures for 2020 (Year 1)
3rd May
Group 1 – Derbyshire v Warwick & Worcs, Staffordshire v Cheshire.
Group 2 – North Lancs and Fylde v Yorkshire, Gtr Manchester v Potteries & Dist.
Group 3 – Merseyside v Cumbria, Shropshire v South Yorkshire.
Group 4 – Wales v Lancashire
7th June
Group 1 – Derbyshire v Staffordshire, Warwick and Worcs v Cheshire.
Group 2 – North Lancs and Fylde v Gtr Manchester, Yorkshire v Potteries and Dist.
Group 3 – Merseyside v Shropshire, Cumbria v South Yorkshire.
Group 4 – North Midlands v loser of May fixture
5th July
Group 1 – Derbyshire v Cheshire, Warwick and Worcs v Staffordshire.
Group 2 – North Lancs and Fylde v Potteries and Dist, Yorkshire v Gtr Manchester.
Group 3 – Merseyside v South Yorkshire, Cumbria v Shropshire.
Group 4 – North Midlands v winner of May fixture
2021 (Year 2)
Group 1 – Derbyshire, North Lancs and Fylde, Merseyside & Wales
Group 2 – Warwick & Worcs, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire & Lancashire
Group 3 – Staffordshire, Potteries & Dist, Cumbria & Isle of Man
Group 4 – Cheshire, Gtr Manchester, Shropshire & North Midlands
2022 (Year 3)
Group 1 – Derbyshire, Gtr Manchester, Cumbria & Lancashire
Group 2 – Warwick & Worcs, Potteries & Dist, Shropshire & Wales
Group 3 – Cheshire, North Lancs and Fylde, South Yorkshire & Isle of Man
Group 4 – Staffordshire, Yorkshire, Merseyside & North Midlands
2023 (Year 4)
Group 1 – Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Shropshire, Isle of Man
Group 2 – Staffordshire, Gtr Manchester, South Yorkshire & Wales
Group 3 – Cheshire, Potteries & Dist, Merseyside & Lancashire
Group 4 – Warwick & Worcs, North Lancs and Fylde, Cumbria & North Midlands
2024 (Year 5)
Group 1 – Warwick & Worcs, Gtr Manchester, Merseyside & Isle of Man
Group 2 – Staffordshire, North Lancs and Fylde, Shropshire & Lancashire
Group 3 – Cheshire, Yorkshire, Cumbria & Wales
Group 4 – Derbyshire, Potteries & Dist, South Yorkshire & North Midlands
