| Cups of woe as lady luck spurns town |
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A disastrous dose of ill luck in a series of cup draws could deny Market Drayton the chance to stabilise their finances for a demanding Midland Alliance campaign.
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| Drayton suffering |
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Market Drayton Cricket Club’s problems on and off the field are unrelenting.
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| Woodfield so close to ton |
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There was better fortune for Norton-in-Hales at the weekend as they posted a much needed victory against Meir Heath & Wedgwood.
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| Billy beats the gale as golfers get blown away |
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The captain of Market Drayton Golf Club, Derek Clarke, received excellent support from members on Sunday when over 170 golfers turned out for his Captain’s Day competition.
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| Double defeat has Norton Struggling |
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Both Norton-in-Hales’ senior teams lost on Saturday, although there were very different stories to tell about the games.
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| Hales stage Twenty-20 |
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Hales Cricket Club are staging a three way Twenty-20 style competition on Sunday against a team from neighbours Norton-in-Hales and an FC Hodnet select line-up.
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| Sixes is another hit for Drayton Tigers |
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As the cricket season hit full swing around them, football-crazy Market Drayton Tigers scored another massive six hit at the weekend.
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| Managh and Wilkinson's record 196 not enough |
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Four wickets down with only five runs on the board, Hodnet and Peplow looked the firm bookies’ favourites for a shock FBC Manby Bowdler Shropshire League third division battering by Whitchurch third string.
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| See-saw Hales are cutting dash again |
Hales’ cricket season is going from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. Their see-saw form continued at Wellington where they picked up their finest victory thus far.
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| Last Gasp Drayton Thriller |
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Having won their first match of the season the previous week, Market Drayton gave their new-found confidence an even bigger boost with a battling six run, last over victory over Wroxeter.
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