Shropshire lose out to Yorkshire

Our Senior side lost out to Yorkshire in the 2022 Crosfield Cup Final by 68 chalks overall. We never got going at home, trailing by 8 after four games off, and the loss of Callum Wraight because of an injury, didn’t help as only one winner in the middle four meant a deficit of 22. […]

Shropshire vs. Yorkshire Preview

Shropshire play in their 5th Crosfield Cup Final, and their fourth against Yorkshire since 1998. Yorkshire have won two of those, with our success coming in 2009 to add to our inaugural win in 1974. We have turned to Wem USC for the first time since 2017, when we beat Derbyshire by 50 on there, […]

Shropshire vs. Yorkshire Senior County Team

The teams are out for the Crosfield Cup Final on Sunday 4th September. We are using Wem USC as our venue, while Yorkshire are using Thornhill Cricket and Bowling Club. We have made just the one change from the Semi Final, with our Senior Merit Champion Dave Lloyd coming in for Darren Wellings. Final Shropshire […]

Seniors set up Yorkshire Final

Shropshire’s senior county side have set up a repeat of the 2016 final against Yorkshire as they comfortably beat Lancashire home and away. They won by 31 at Sinclair, after a fast start on a rapid green by Scott Harries 21-4 and Rich Lawson 21-9. A couple of good comebacks in the middle by Darren […]

Shropshire Seniors v Lancashire Semi Final Preview

Our Senior side take on Lancashire looking to seal a place in the final for the first time since 2016. We are using Sinclair for our home venue, the last time we used it was a good home win over the Isle of Man in 2015. There are a couple of changes to the side […]

Shropshire Seniors Semi Final Team

The teams for the Senior County Semi Final versus Lancashire have been released. We have chosen the venue we used for the Barlows Fire & Security Senior Merit, Sinclair, but unfortunately, the winner from that day, Dave Lloyd, is unavailable. Mike Beer replaces him, who was unavailable last game, while Julian Cooke comes in for […]

Shropshire seal Semi Final spot

Our Senior side have made the Semi Finals of the Crosfield Cup, but it wasn’t without a scare. Three losers in the front four meant we trailed by 21 there after four, and we also trailed by 2 away. But Spencer Clarke steadied the ship at home, winning 9, and the rest of the middle […]

Seniors aim for Semi Final

Our Senior team will be aiming for the Semi Finals of the Crosfield Cup as they take on Cumbria. Any win will do, even a loss might suffice as Cumbria have to win by over 31 to get through (as long as Merseyside don’t win by 57 more than them), but the team will be […]

Shropshire Seniors Team vs. Cumbria

The Senior team for our upcoming match against Cumbria on Saturday 3rd July has been released. There has been one change with Martin Gaut coming in for his debut in place of the unavailable Mike Beer. We are using St Georges Top Green for the first time in a long time, while the away side […]