Shropshire captain Steve Leach insists he’s excited about facing Worcestershire’s collection of county old boys when the New Road professionals head to Shifnal for a showpiece Twenty20 clash tomorrow night (Friday, 5pm). The match offers opening batsman Leach the chance to go head to head with his brother Joe, the Worcestershire vice-captain and opening bowler, […]
The Davis Cup, one of sport’s most famous trophies, is heading to Shropshire this weekend. It’s part of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Trophy Tour launched by the Lawn Tennis Association to take the silverware around Great Britain to allow as many people as possible to see it. The iconic trophy, so […]
Richard Oliver is looking forward to resuming his Shropshire career today at a ground where he achieved one of his best memories for the county. The opening batsman makes his Shropshire return in the Unicorns Trophy tie against Herefordshire at Shrewsbury’s London Road ground (11am) as Shropshire begin their eagerly awaited season. The […]
Richard Oliver, Shropshire’s former captain, is delighted to have returned to the county on the eve of the new Minor Counties cricket season. Oliver, an explosive opening batsman, has spent the last two summers in the first-class game with Worcestershire. He left the New Road club at the end of last season and, after spending […]
Bloggers at a Telford primary school have been shortlisted for two national awards – less than a year after launching its inspirational blog. The popular ICT Blog at Grange Park Primary School, in Stirchley, is regularly updated and widely read by pupils and their parents. Other schools, both locally and further afield, are also […]
German ace Yannick Maden held his nerve to win a thrilling Aegon GB Pro-Series final as Ed Corrie’s hopes of adding to his doubles triumph a day earlier were dashed in front of a big crowd at The Shrewsbury Club. The unseeded Maden, from Stuttgart, hit back from losing the opening set to eventually […]
British ace Liam Broady, the No 2 seed, expects a tough match when he meets close friend Joshua Ward-Hibbert in the first round of the $10,000 Aegon GB Pro-Series at The Shrewsbury Club today. Broady, 22, who reached the second round at Wimbledon last summer when he climbed to a career-best 158 in the world […]
Liam Broady is set to spearhead the British challenge when professional tennis returns to Shrewsbury later this month. Broady, ranked as high as 158 in the world rankings last August, has signalled his intent to play in the $10,000 Aegon GB Pro-Series men’s tournament at The Shrewsbury Club. Qualifying starts on Sunday, February […]
Shropshire have signalled their intent to challenge for honours in cricket’s Unicorns Championship next season by signing local lad Dan Redfern, the former Derbyshire and Leicestershire star. Shrewsbury-born Redfern, 25, is the second exciting addition to the Shropshire squad from the first-class game in quick succession following the county’s recent move to bring in […]
It’s an exciting day for Wolves football star Dave Edwards as he kicks off an exciting new venture by opening an indoor soft play centre in Shrewsbury – which already has the seal of approval from his Molineux team mates. The Welsh international midfielder, who lives just outside Shrewsbury, is launching Little Rascals, aimed at babies […]