Shropshire and Oliver a perfect fit
Former captain Richard Oliver admits rejoining Shropshire was the 'right fit' as he looks to get his career back on track.
Oliver has spent the last two summers with Worcestershire but left New Road at the end of last season.
The 26-year-old has initially agreed to play for the county in their four group matches in the Unicorns Trophy, beginning with the clash against Herefordshire at Shrewsbury's London Road ground on Sunday.
His signing is a coup for Shropshire, with officials pleased to have the popular Oliver – who is excited to be linking up at the top of the batting order once again with new county captain Steve Leach – back on board.
Oliver said: "It's the right place at the right time for me and it's the right place at the right time for Shropshire, so I think it's a fantastic fit – it always has been – and hopefully we can do something special.
"It's going to be great to go back and play for Steve Leach, who was very loyal to me when I was captain, so I can hopefully be in a position to repay some of the loyalty that he gave me and make sure that we can progress through the group stages initially.
"I think we're going to have a very exciting team. I presume that availability's going to be good for the one-dayers and if we can emulate some of the success that I've had with Shropshire in the past then that will be fantastic."
