Contrasting fortunes for Guils and Welshpool

It was contrasting fortunes for Guilsfield and Welshpool on the opening weekend of the Shropshire Cricket League campaign.

The two division three sides were in action as Guilsfield travelled to Newport Seconds and came away wicket an impressive and exciting one wicket victory.

Put in to bat Guilsfield lost an early wicket when Gary Meredith went for six, but they settled despite no big scores from the top order.

The man runs came from Nasir Uddin, who hit 69 and shared a healthy partnership alongside Richard Lewis.

Captain Dave Lewis added 17 as they closed out on 190/9.

They had the visitors 6-1 when Umar Farooq Jadoon was run out but captain Ben Stokes scored 77 from 96 balls.

They were edging towards their total but ran out of time with just one wicket remaining and just two runs needed to win the game.

Welshpool didn’t have such fortune as they were thumped by nine wickets at home to Condover.

Joe Monk top scored with 31 as Sam Cadwallader 16 and Dan Chodecki, 25, helped Welshpool to just 132 all out.

It was going to be a tall order to defend and so it proved. Jordan Baker was out for 49, before Charlie Rogers, 49 not out, and Ewan Elliott 26 not out, saw them knock off the total inside 27 overs.