▁- ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁Cr icket ▁probably ▁reached ▁Sh ro pshire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁The ▁first ▁reference ▁to ▁cr icket ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁was ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁when ▁a ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁Kings land ▁then ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Sh rew s bury , ▁by ▁a ▁' Sh rew s bury ▁Cr icket ▁Society '. ▁▁ ▁A ▁county ▁organisation ▁existed ▁in ▁either ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁or ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁according ▁to ▁Wis den . ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁year , ▁according ▁to ▁Tony ▁Per c ival , ▁a ▁club ▁at ▁At ch am ▁was ▁advert ising ▁to ▁play ▁county ▁matches ▁against ▁teams ▁from ▁neighbour ing ▁count ies ▁but ▁seem ingly ▁attract ed ▁little ▁interest . ▁The ▁next ▁rev ival ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁when , ▁following ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Sh rew s bury ▁solic itor ▁G . M . ▁Salt ▁to ▁Bell ' s ▁Life ▁in ▁London ▁asking ▁for ▁teams ▁from ▁neighbour ing ▁English ▁count ies ▁or ▁Wales ▁to ▁play ▁Sh ro pshire , ▁Wor c esters hire ▁played ▁two ▁matches ▁both ▁won ▁by ▁Sh ro pshire . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁a ▁' Sh rew s bury ▁Town ▁and ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club ' ▁was ▁announced ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁formed ▁from ▁an ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁two ▁clubs , ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁fi xt ures ▁were ▁being ▁advert ised ▁in