Thriller: Shrewsbury won a decent match against Scarborough
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FOR MANY schools, last week was the ultimate week of a difficult term for cricket. The combined demands of external exams and a really wet fortnight at first of June threatened to derail various cup competitions. Nevertheless, nobody could predict the acute heat experienced by much of the county, resulting in most games, especially within the South, being cancelled with young cricketers’ welfare in mind.
While some schools called off all games, others adapted to the conditions with shortened games or early-morning or …