Shropshire thrashed in NCCA Championship opener
Shropshire were sent to a crushing defeat in their opening NCCA Championship clash of the season at Dorset.
The two sides contested the one-day final in the NCCA Trophy just a fortnight ago, but there was a much bigger difference in the three-day format.
After being bowled out for just 130 in their first innings, late wickets gave Shropshire hope on day one when they reduced their hosts to 150-5 at Wimborne.
But an unbeaten 87 from Ed Ellis underpinned Dorset's recovery to 307-9, and Shropshire once again failed to fire in their second innings.
They were skittled for just 137 second time around, with Seb Scott top-scoring with 33 and Mohammad Abbas took 5-31 to give himself a match total of nine wickets.
Shropshire's next Championship match is at home to Wiltshire at Bridgnorth from August 17.
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