Shrewsbury Road, Shifnal

Shrewsbury Road
Ground information
Location Shifnal, Shropshire
Establishment 1900 (first recorded match)
Team information
Shropshire (1987-present)
As of 15 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

Shrewsbury Road is a cricket ground in Shifnal, Shropshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1900, when Shifnal played Wolverhampton.[1] Shropshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match at the ground against Cornwall in 1987. From 1987 to present, the ground has hosted 14 Minor Counties Championship matches[2] and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[3]

The ground has also held 2 List-A matches. The first saw Shropshire play the Surrey Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. The second saw Shropshire play Oxfordshire in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001.[4]

In local domestic cricket, St George's Cricket Ground is the home ground of St George's Cricket Club who play in the Birmingham and District Premier League Division One.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Other matches played on Shrewsbury Road
  2. ↑ Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Shrewsbury Road
  3. ↑ MCCA Knockout Trophy Matches played on Shrewsbury Road
  4. ↑ List-A Matches played on Shrewsbury Road
  5. ↑ Shifnal Cricket Club

Coordinates: 52°40′01.03″N 2°22′51.78″W / 52.6669528°N 2.3810500°W / 52.6669528; -2.3810500


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