International and county appearances for Cricketing Salopians this summer

It’s been a great summer for Salopian cricketers, with two players making their international debuts and members of our girls and boys teams playing in county matches.  

Theo W (O, UVI) and Rhys Lewis (Rt, 21-23) were selected for the England Young Lions side which faced Australia U19s and Ireland U19s at Loughborough University.

Theo struck scores of 150 and 111 and impressed with some economical bowling spells, while Rhys contributed with a highest score of 29, and best bowling figures of 2-56.

As a result of his performances for the Young Lions, Theo was selected for the England U19 side, making his debut at Beckenham against the Australian U19 side. He returned figures of 4-36, finishing as the pick of the England bowlers. In his third one-day international, he blasted a 27 ball 54, finishing as the top scorer as England beat their Australian counterparts by 4 wickets.

Theo is also playing today (Friday 8th) at Lords, as he represents ESCA in their prestigious fixture against the MCC Schools side.

To complete a memorable summer, Theo also put pen to paper on a rookie contract with Warwickshire CCC for their Metro Bank One Day Cup campaign.

Elsewhere OS George Hargrave (2012-17) made history by hitting the highest score in the history of Shropshire CCC - 201 against Dorset CCC. He had earlier struck 115 in the first innings, and was rewarded with a call up to Derbyshire CCC 2^nd XI where he struck a fine half century.

The girls have also been in action this season, with highlights including:

• Esther H (EDH, UVI) featured for Shropshire U18s throughout the summer and played Senior Men’s Club Cricket, taking fantastic figures of 6-8 v Allbrighton Mens 2^nd XI.
• Aamna K (M, IV) has had a busy summer playing for Warwickshire U15’s & U18’s, scoring 516 runs in total with a top score of 61 vs Worcestershire U15’s. She has also taken an astonishing 48 wickets at an average of 11.81 with best figures of 4-13 v Hampshire U15’s.
• Issy Wong (G 15-20) has been playing with Birmingham Phoenix, Central Sparks & England Women.

• Libby Thomas (MSH 20-22) has had a prolific summer! She has scored 1,048 runs whilst playing for Wales U19’s & Wales Senior Women, top scoring with 104 vs Western Storm Academy. She also featured for Central Sparks Academy and scored 3 fifties, with a top score of 54 vs South East Stars.  
• Harriet Shuker (EDH 18-22) was a consistent member of the Warwickshire Women’s side who secured the Vitality T20 Blast Trophy, scoring a vital 29 vs Staffordshire to secure their place in the final.

Adam Shantry - Cricket Professional

Gwen Davies - Head of Girls' Cricket 

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