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Shropshire County Cricket Club was established on 28 June 1956. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1957 and played List A cricket from 1974 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1957 was against Staffordshire at The Grove Ground, Market Drayton, while their first List A match came 17 years later against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup at Orleton Park, Wellington.

The sixteen grounds that Shropshire have used for home matches since 1955 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.

Grounds

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List A

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Below is a complete list of grounds used by Shropshire County Cricket Club when it was permitted to play List A matches. These grounds have also held Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.

Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs
List A Minor Counties Championship MCCA Trophy
Orleton Park Wellington 29 June 1974
v Essex		 19 May 1999
v Hampshire Cricket Board		 8 16 August 1965
v Bedfordshire		 10 June 2001
v Berkshire		 36 22 May 1994
v Bedfordshire		 19 June 2011
v Cambridgeshire		 5 [1][2][3][4][n 1]
St George's Cricket Ground
 Telford 4 July 1984
v Yorkshire		 21 June 2000
v Somerset		 7 17 July 1957
v Derbyshire Second XI		 4 July 1999
v Devon		 20 9 June 1996
v Berkshire		 19 July 2001
v Devon		 3 [5][6][7][8]
London Road Shrewsbury 1 May 2001
v Devon		 29 May 2002
v Gloucestershire		 2 4 July 1957
v Nottinghamshire Second XI		 21 July 2013
v Cornwall		 41 1 May 1995
v Dorset		 4 May 2014
v Lincolnshire		 12 [9][10][11][12][n 2]
Priorslee Road
 Shifnal 16 May 2000
v Surrey Cricket Board		 13 September 2001
v Oxfordshire		 3 10 June 1987
v Cornwall		 22 June 2014
v Herefordshire		 15 17 May 1998
v Lancashire Cricket Board		 16 June 2013
v Wales Minor Counties		 5 [13][14][15][16]
Morda Road
 Oswestry only match:
28 August 2003
v Northumberland		   1 16 July 1964
v Somerset Second XI		 5 August 2012
v Wales Minor Counties		 20 28 May 2000
v Worcestershire Cricket Board		 18 May 2014
v Cheshire		 9 [17][18][19][20]
Heath Road Whitchurch only match:
4 May 2005
v Hampshire		   1 23 July 2000
v Herefordshire		 6 June 2016
v Dorset		 14 only match:
20 June 1999
v Cumberland		   1 [21][22][23][24][25]

Minor Counties

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Below is a complete list of grounds used by Shropshire County Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.

Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs
Minor Counties Championship MCCA Trophy
Grove Ground Market Drayton 29 May 1957
v Staffordshire		 21 August 1976
v Dorset		 14 – – 0 [26][27]
Audley Avenue
 Newport 11 July 1957
v Warwickshire Second XI		 5 July 1998
v Wales Minor Counties		 14 3 June 1984
v Berkshire		 17 June 1984
v Northumberland		 2 [28][29][30]
High Town Bridgnorth 30 July 1958
v Drbyshire Second XI		 16 July 2014
v Oxfordshire		 49 19 May 1985
v Oxfordshire		 20 May 1990
v Staffordshire		 3 [31][32][33][34]
Perkins Cricket Club Ground Shrewsbury 24 August 1959
v Nottinghamshire Second XI		 5 July 1965
v Somerset Second XI		 7 5 June 1988
v Cheshire		 17 May 1992
v Herefordshire		 4 [35][36][37]
Ellesmere College Ground Ellesmere 14 June 1967
v Lincolnshire		 12 June 1994
v Wiltshire		 4 – – 0 [38][39]
The Avenue Uppington 2 June 1971
v Cambridgeshire		 3 June 1975
v Somerset Second XI		 3 only match:
8 June 2003
v Cumberland		   1 [40][41][42]
The Burway
 Ludlow 27 August 1973
v Devon		 19 August 1979
v Somerset Second XI		 6 – – 0 [43][44]
Sir John Moore Barracks Ground Shrewsbury only match:
21 August 1974
v Staffordshire		   1 – – 0 [45][46]
Wrekin College Ground Wellington – – 0 only match:
24 May 1998
v Cheshire		   1 [47][48]
The Kynaston Ground Wem – – 0 3 June 2001
v Wales Minor Counties		 17 May 2009
v Cheshire		 3 [49][50]

Notes

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  1. ^ One first-class match has been played here between a Minor Counties cricket team and the touring Indians on 18 July 1979.
  2. ^ Two List A matches were played here in the 1984 and 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup by a combined Minor Counties team. Only the List A matches played by Shropshire at the ground are recorded in the table.

References

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  1. ^ "Orleton Road, Wellington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played on Orleton Park, Wellington (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Orleton Park, Wellington (36)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Orleton Park, Wellington (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ "St George's Recreation Ground, Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ^ "List A Matches played on St George's Cricket Ground, Telford (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on St George's Cricket Ground, Telford (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on St George's Cricket Ground, Telford (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  9. ^ "London Road, Shrewsbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. ^ "List A Matches played on London Road, Shrewsbury (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on London Road, Shrewsbury (41)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on London Road, Shrewsbury (12)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Priorslee Road, Shifnal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  14. ^ "List A Matches played on Priorslee Road, Shifnal (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Priorslee Road, Shifnal (15)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Priorslee Road, Shifnal (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Morda Road, Oswestry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  18. ^ "List A Matches played on Morda Road, Oswestry (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Morda Road, Oswestry (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Morda Road, Oswestry (9)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Heath Road, Whitchurch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  22. ^ "List A Matches played on Heath Road, Whitchurch (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Heath Road, Whitchurch (14)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Heath Road, Whitchurch (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  25. ^ Foxall, Brian (6 June 2016). "Dorset left in a spin as Shropshire wrap up convincing win". Shropshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  26. ^ "Grove Ground, Market Drayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  27. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Grove Ground, Market Drayton (14)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  28. ^ "Audley Avenue, Newport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  29. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Audley Avenue, Newport (14)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  30. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Audley Avenue, Newport (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  31. ^ "High Town, Bridgnorth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  32. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Tynefield Park, Penrith (23)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  33. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on High Town, Bridgnorth (49)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  34. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on High Town, Bridgnorth (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  35. ^ "Perkins Cricket Club Ground, Shrewsbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  36. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Perkins Cricket Club Ground, Shrewsbury (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  37. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Perkins Cricket Club Ground, Shrewsbury (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  38. ^ "Ellesmere College Ground, Ellesmere". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  39. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Ellesmere College Ground, Ellesmere (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  40. ^ "The Avenue, Uppington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  41. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Avenue, Uppington (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  42. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Avenue, Uppington (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  43. ^ "The Burway, Ludlow". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  44. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Burway, Ludlow (6)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  45. ^ "Sir John Moore Barracks Ground, Shrewsbury". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  46. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Sir John Moore Barracks Ground, Shrewsbury (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  47. ^ "Wrekin College Ground, Wellington". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  48. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Wrekin College Ground, Wellington (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  49. ^ "The Kynaston Ground, Wem". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  50. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Kynaston Ground, Wem (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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