Shropshire Star

Shropshire fall to T20 defeats

Shropshire suffered two defeats to Staffordshire in their Twenty20 warm-up games at Wrekin College yesterday.

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The visitors won the first clash by three wickets after dismissing Shropshire for just 99, Jack Edwards top scoring with 27.

Edwards then took 2-15 but Staffordshire got home with four balls to spare.

Staffordshire posted 140-3 in the second fixture, thanks chiefly to 57 off 52 balls from Matthew Morris.

The hosts reached 119-8, Ross Aucott making 23 in the 21-run defeat.