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{{Short description|Cricket ground in England}}
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| source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733.html Ground profile
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'''Shrewsbury Road''' is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Shifnal]], [[Shropshire]]. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1900, when Shifnal played Wolverhampton.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733_misc.html Other matches played on Shrewsbury Road]</ref> [[Shropshire County Cricket Club|Shropshire]] played their first [[Minor Counties Championship]] match at the ground against [[Cornwall County Cricket Club|Cornwall]] in 1987. From 1987 to present, the ground has hosted 14 Minor Counties Championship matches<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Shrewsbury Road]</ref> and 2 [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]] matches.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733_mint.html MCCA Knockout Trophy Matches played on Shrewsbury Road]</ref>
'''Shrewsbury Road''' is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Shifnal]], [[Shropshire]], England. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1900, when Shifnal played Wolverhampton.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733_misc.html Other matches played on Shrewsbury Road]</ref> [[Shropshire County Cricket Club|Shropshire]] played their first [[Minor Counties Championship]] match at the ground against [[Cornwall County Cricket Club|Cornwall]] in 1987. From 1987 to present, the ground has hosted 14 Minor Counties Championship matches<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Shrewsbury Road]</ref> and 2 [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]] matches.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733_mint.html MCCA Knockout Trophy Matches played on Shrewsbury Road]</ref>


The ground has also held 2 [[List-A cricket|List-A]] matches. The first saw Shropshire play the [[Surrey Cricket Board]] in the [[2000 NatWest Trophy]]. The second saw Shropshire play [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]] in the [[2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]] which was played in 2001.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733_a.html List-A Matches played on Shrewsbury Road]</ref>
The ground has also held 2 [[List-A cricket|List-A]] matches. The first saw Shropshire play the [[Surrey Cricket Board]] in the [[2000 NatWest Trophy]]. The second saw Shropshire play [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]] in the [[2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]] which was played in 2001.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733_a.html List-A Matches played on Shrewsbury Road]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.shifnalcc.co.uk/ Shifnal Cricket Club]</ref>

In local domestic cricket, St George's Cricket Ground is the home ground of [[St George's Cricket Club (Shifnal)|St George's Cricket Club]] who play in the Birmingham and District Premier League Division One.<ref>[http://www.shifnalcc.co.uk/ Shifnal Cricket Club]</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733.html Shrewsbury Road] on [[CricketArchive]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/733.html Shrewsbury Road] on CricketArchive
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57465.html Shrewsbury Road] on [[Cricinfo]]
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57465.html Shrewsbury Road] on [[Cricinfo]]


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Latest revision as of 13:24, 21 May 2024

Shrewsbury Road
Ground information
LocationShifnal, Shropshire
Establishment1900 (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, England. 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] [5]

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