Shantry relishes chance to shine
The wait proved worthwhile for Shropshire's Adam Shantry as he made a stunning impact on his first ever Liverpool Victoria Championship start for Warwickshire. The wait proved worthwhile for Shropshire's Adam Shantry as he made a stunning impact on his first ever Liverpool Victoria Championship start for Warwickshire. The former Perkins left-arm seamer claimed the first four wickets against reigning champions Sussex at Hove yesterday. Shantry - who is in his third season at Edgbaston and has become an expert at kicking his heels - eventually finished with figures of 4-31 off 16 overs, which included eight maidens. But at one stage he had taken a remarkable 4-5 as he dismissed Richard Montgomerie, Michael Yardy, Chris Nash and Murray Goodwin in next to no time. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
The former Perkins left-arm seamer claimed the first four wickets against reigning champions Sussex at Hove yesterday.
Shantry - who is in his third season at Edgbaston and has become an expert at kicking his heels - eventually finished with figures of 4-31 off 16 overs, which included eight maidens.
But at one stage he had taken a remarkable 4-5 as he dismissed Richard Montgomerie, Michael Yardy, Chris Nash and Murray Goodwin in next to no time.
And it could have been even better with former England star Chris Adams dropped at leg gully by Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara.
"I have waited longer than I would have liked but hopefully I've now proved my point," he said. "I thought I would have come into the team a couple of years ago but I've spent two years floundering in the seconds.
"I have grown bored of telling people that I'm just waiting for my chance.
"This has been a long time coming and I'd like to think I have performed whenever I have been given my chance."
Shantry's heroics couldn't have been better times as he is out of contract at the end of the current season.
By James Garrison