Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
CRICKET CLUB
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hrewsbury CC is based on London Road and
their first team currently competes in the Premier
Division of the Birmingham and District Premier
Cricket League. They are led by the team of President
John Foster and Chair Claire Green and the club is
looking to progress under their guidance.
Their first team put together a solid league
campaign this time around as they compiled a
record of nine wins, two draws and nine defeats
from their twenty two matches with the other
two being abandoned. This saw them finish in
a safe mid-table position with 270 points on the
board.
This should provide the club with a good
platform from which to build during the off-
season. As long as they are able to retain their
current group of players and can perhaps make
one or two quality additions they should be in
with a good chance of climbing the table.
Shrewsbury is not a club to focus solely
upon their senior section and this is reflected
by the fact that they have a number of youth
sides in place. These teams look to provide
young players from the local community with
the opportunity to play the game in a safe and
enjoyable environment while helping them to
reach their full potential.
It is important for any club looking to be
successful over a sustained period of time to be
able to produce their own talent. It will certainly
be exciting to see how their youngsters are able
to progress in the coming years.
In order to help make sure that they enjoy
a smooth transition into the senior game they
also a run a number of additional sides. This
allows them to gain experience of adult level
cricket even if they are not yet considered ready
for first team action which can be an important
step in the development process.
Another benefit of having extra sides is that it
allows the first team to benefit from far greater
strength in depth. If they are ever left short on
numbers through injury or work commitments
they have the option of calling up replacements
with a limited amount of disruption.
There is much to admire about the fine set
up that Shrewsbury CC currently has in place
and this is thanks to all of the hard work that
goes into the club. If they continue in the
same manner then they should be able to look
forward to a bright and successful future for
many years to come.
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