Welcome to the Lilleshall Cricket Club website

The club runs three senior teams in the Shropshire cricket League, sponsored by fbc manby bowdler, as well as a thriving junior section for under 11s, under 13s and under 15s.  We are a ClubMark registered club which represents our commitment to providing juniors with a safe and well managed environment in which they can learn, practise and enjoy cricket.

If you would like to know more about playing or getting involved in cricket at Lilleshall then please contact us by email. Information about coaching nights, match venues and other events can be found on the Club Diary page.

This website is complementary to our official Play Cricket ECB website that we still use for recording scores and to access other ECB related resources.  You can read the match reports from all games (seniors and juniors) on our blog site.

If you are associated with the club - why not apply to join our facebook site - click the logo.

Note that this is a closed group and your application will have to be approved by the administrators.  The site is administered by the senior players and their decision is final.  Just as in real cricket - all appeals will be routinely turned down no matter how passionate!!

We're also on Twitter - you can register to receive updates when you need them.  Please note that Twitter feed will always be the most up to date information on the site, in the event of any confusion the Twitter feed is the one to follow.

Notices

Tuesday 23rd June - Lilleshall Invitation XI vs Thomas Telford School Staff

We enjoyed fantastic weather to entertain the staff from Thomas Telford at last night's Twenty20 fixture.  Batting first, Thomas Telford got away to a modest start but their running between the wickets kept the score board moving.  Wickets fell steadily although an eight man slip cordon failed to take the wicket of Lilleshall coach Mark Hudson (playing for TTS) as he nervously edged his first ball between the two gullies who conspired to spill the ball between them with fellow coach Andrew Ball the prime culprit diving across in front of Will Hudson - thus robbing him of the chance to dismiss his Dad!  Towards the end of the innings, Thomas Telford piled on the runs to finish on a very respectable 127 off their twenty overs.

Lilleshall started strongly but wickets fell early, a solid contribution by Rob Bagshaw kept Lilleshall in the hunt and a stellar batting performance by Hayley Robinson, the Lilleshall (wo)man of the match by a long chalk, should have been enough to see us home but as batting partners conspired to disappoint at the other end, even Hayley's supreme efforts left Andrew Ball and Drew Wrighton chasing a rapidly disappearing target!  Thomas Telford bowled well throughout and limited the singles which prevented LIlleshall's more agressive batsmen from dominating the strike and they ran out eventual winners by a comfortable margin.

Our thanks to Mark Hudson and Richard Todd for organising the fixture, Greg and his team for another classic Lilleshall strip and finally to Thomas Telford for supplying and cooking the excellent barbequed food.  We hope everyone enjoyed the proceedings and look forward to 2010.

Shropshire Cricket Board Summer Camps

These have now been announced with dates and venues across Shropshire, there is one camp for children (ages 9-14) and a separate one for girls (age 9-14), although the venues and dates are the same for both which is slightly confusing.  Prices cost £50 for four days (Children) and £55 for four days (Girls), with individual days at £14 and £16.50 respectively.  Quite why the extra cost for the girls I have no idea - enquiries and applications to Shropshire Cricket Board (01952 265676) please and not to me.

Dates with venues near to Lilleshall are:

St Georges (3rd August);
Shifnal (17th August); and
Wellington (24th August)

Please click on the following links to find more details about the girl's camp, childrens camp and the application form (which is the same for both).

Junior Matches 

Tues 30th June

The u11s  are away against Shifnal - NOTE THIS IS A TUESDAY FIXTURE.

Weds 1st July

The u13s are at home against Shifnal.

see relevant junior pages for details of directions to grounds and start times. See "A View From The Boundary" for match reports.

England Matches 2009

Congratulations to England Ladies on lifting the World Twenty20 trophy to add the One Day World cup and Ashes victories.  Want to catch up on the latest action - listen to Test Match Special live commentary from the BBC or see national cricket news.

A Night at the OSCAS

At the SCB OSCAS and Coaches Association Awards on Friday 27th at Wrekin College, Lilleshall were proud to have two of their coaches rewarded for their efforts.  Peter Maltby, Senior Coach and Long seving stalwart of the club,was presented with The Outstanding Coaching achievement and John Witty was also recognised for Outstaning Contribution and Services to Cricket Coaching.

Club Chairman, Colin Wetherley-Mein, said:

"The Club should be very proud of Peter and John. For two members from the Club to be honoured reflects greatly on the standards and ambitions that they have set."

Our congratulations to Pete and John for their well deserved recognition.

Junior handbook

The handbook has been updated and extended for the 2009 season. CD copies are also available, paper copies will only be provided on request.  This not only saves on costs, it is a more sustainable use of resources.  To access the handbook click on the graphic.

Junior registrations for 2009

If you want know more about playing cricket at Lilleshall please refer to the Junior Cricket page for more information.  Please email us if you are interested in signing on for the club as a junior.

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