Shropshire's bowlers need rub of the green

Shropshire's bowlers have turned to one of their 'banker' greens to keep alive their hopes of lifting the Crosfield Cup.

The 'gang of four' selectors have chosen Pontesbury – an almost annual stop-off point – for the home leg of their decisive clash with Derbyshire on July 1.

Shropshire must win the game by a healthy margin to overturn a 24 shot aggregate deficit on Yorkshire and top section one of the Senior County Championships to qualify for the semi-finals.

There is one change to the side beaten by Yorkshire last time out with Wrockwardine Wood's Stuart Rutter – a former regular for Staffordshire – making his Shropshire debut in the away leg at Washlands replacing unavailable Burway ace Simon Parsonage.