Shropshire V Herefordshire – Unicorns Trophy
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SHROPSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB 2017 www.shropshireccc.co.uk 1 Official Sponsor Making The Right Connection With Shropshire’s leading business communications provider However large or small your business is, Pure Telecom provides cost effective telecoms solutions, specialising in business mobiles, mobile data, hosted phone systems, broadband and energy. For more information call the team on 01743 244 933 Michael Place, Anchorage Avenue, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6FG t 01743 244933 e [email protected] @puretelecom /puretelecom pure-telecom.co.uk Contents Cover Feature (Steve Leach and Karl Krikkan at the start of the new season) ............................................ Front Cover Officers 2017 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Sub Committees & Capped Players ......................................................................................................................................... 6 SCCC List of Members ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 SCCC Fixtures 2017 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 President’s Report ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Chairman’s Review 2016 .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Secretary’s Report ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Captain’s Report 2016 .................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Shropshire v Herefordshire – Unicorns Trophy .............................................................................................................. 16 Wales MCCA v Shropshire – Unicorns Trophy ................................................................................................................ 18 Shropshire v Cheshire – Unicorns Trophy ......................................................................................................................... 20 Staffordshire v Shropshire – Unicorns Trophy ................................................................................................................ 22 Shropshire v Dorset – Unicorns Championship ............................................................................................................ 24 Oxfordshire v Shropshire – Unicorns Championship ................................................................................................ 28 Shropshire v Cornwall – Unicorns Championship ....................................................................................................... 32 Shropshire v Berkshire – Unicorns Championship ...................................................................................................... 36 Cheshire v Shropshire – Unicorns Championship ....................................................................................................... 40 James Ralph ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Wiltshire v Shropshire – Unicorns Championship ....................................................................................................... 44 ResourceBank Challenge Event ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Shropshire v Worcestershire Rapids – T20 Challenge Match ................................................................................ 48 Development XI ................................................................................................................................................................................ 50 SCCC Career Averages ................................................................................................................................................................... 52 SCCC Trophy Batting Statistics ................................................................................................................................................. 53 SCCC Trophy Bowling Statistics ............................................................................................................................................... 54 SCCC Championship Batting Statistics ............................................................................................................................... 55 SCCC Championship Bowling Statistics ............................................................................................................................. 56 SCCC Accounts & Auditor’s Report ....................................................................................................................................... 58 SCCC Rules ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 60 Produced by CREATIVE DIGITAL PRINTING SOLUTIONS | Shrewsbury | 01743 263 030 3 Chairman’s Review 2016 As a club, I feel we can look forward with a sense of genuine optimism. It is fair to say that the last campaign was one of real highs and lows - both on and off the field - but there were many positives which should certainly stand the club in good stead as we look to the future. I thought we played some excellent cricket in the Unicorns Championship in Steve Leach’s first season as Shropshire captain and, having won four of our opening five matches, the possibility of ending our long wait for a second Minor Counties Championship triumph moved sharply into focus. We gained some very significant victories against Dorset, Oxfordshire, Cornwall and Cheshire, and it showed just what you can achieve if you are able to field a settled side. It was devastating for everyone connected with the club when it came to light that we had inadvertently fielded an ineligible player in the penultimate three-day fixture of the season at Cheshire and had to forfeit the 24 points gained from that match. It was a highly unfortunate situation that no-one could have envisaged. We have always strived to be as professional as we can be in everything that we do, so this came as a huge shock. It was a genuine administrative oversight and it has strengthened our resolve to make us look at everything we do so much closer. We will now update our internal governance and roles of responsibility to ensure lessons are learnt. Steve led the side well in his first summer at the helm while we were delighted with the contributions of David Wainwright and Alex Wyatt, who both impressed in their opening season as our professionals. They were both excellent with Alex always dangerous when he opened the bowling and David was equally impressive with bat and ball. I am delighted they have both agreed to play for the county again in the 2017 campaign. While our Championship performances were of a consistently high standard, there remains room for improvement in one-day cricket and we were unable to progress from the group stages in the Unicorns Knockout Trophy. Our annual hospitality day at Wrekin College last July was once again a phenomenal success, the best we’ve had, with more than 700 guests from the local business community supporting the event and also enjoying some entertaining cricket in two Twenty20 matches. I would like to place on record my thanks to Richard Pearson of ResourceBank for loyally supporting this event through sponsorship for the last 10 years. We now look forward to working closely with Matt Sandford and Pure Telecom, the new sponsors, who have signed a three-year deal which we are very excited about. We are grateful for all the backing we continue to receive from local companies and I am delighted that Besblock will now be our new Championship shirt sponsors. Last season’s other highlights included the success of our Development Festival at Shrewsbury School, which allowed our young players the chance to play against academy sides from three first-class counties. 10 It was also a pleasure to again host Worcestershire Rapids in a T20 challenge match at Shifnal. We are pleased to have established very close links with the Pears and congratulations to Joe Leach, one of our popular former players, on being appointed as Worcestershire captain for the 2017 season. The continued progress of the likes of local lads Joe Clarke and Ed Barnard at New Road is also a source of great pride to the club. I would also like to offer my congratulations to James Ralph, such a loyal servant to Shropshire CCC, on joining the select group of players to have represented the club in 100 Championship matches towards the end of last season. Two dedicated members of the club’s commitee stepped