Claire Green insists she’s proud to be the first woman appointed chairperson of Shrewsbury Cricket Club. The Shrewsbury-born accountant, a loyal servant to the club for many years, has stepped forward to take on the role at London Road after the long-serving Richard Chapman opted to stand down. Green said she has met women who […]
The Shrewsbury Club will celebrate National Fitness Day tomorrow by running an exciting programme of free fitness classes at some of the town’s best known landmarks. This will be the third National Fitness Day – which is backed by ukactive, the health club industry’s national body – and bosses at The Shrewsbury Club have put […]
A pioneering new charity has been launched which aims to improve the quality of lives of young people in communities across Shropshire. The Crossbar Foundation’s vision is to engage with local children and young adults through sport and a host of other activities – including music. Andy Smith, the community development manager for […]
A leading Shropshire car dealer continues to be the driving force behind The Shrewsbury Club’s successful tennis programme for local schools after agreeing to extend its sponsorship for a third year. Budgen Motors, which has dealerships in both Shrewsbury and Telford, specialising in Peugeot, Citroeon and MG, has developed close links with The Shrewsbury […]
James Ralph will today join a select group of players to have played 100 Minor Counties Championship matches for Shropshire when he completes his century against Cheshire at Nantwich. The classy Bridgnorth batsman, rapidly closing in on 5,000 Championship runs, will become the thirteenth player in the county club’s history to reach the special […]
Shropshire tennis ace Holly Mowling enjoyed a weekend to remember as she lifted two top national titles in Bournemouth. Holly, the captain of Shropshire’s ladies side and coach at Bridgnorth Tennis Club, was crowned over-35s singles champion at the British Open Clay Court Tennis Championships, an International Tennis Federation event for seniors. She […]
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 […]