Shropshire have progressed to the Super 12s of the National Counties T20 Cup.
A hard-fought set of performances in their final group fixtures secured the county’s place in the next stage of the competition.
Shropshire team manager Dave Cartledge said: "It's nice to qualify.
"I would have liked to have won both games so that we stood a good chance of getting a home draw in the Super 12s.
"But we've qualified and that's brilliant.
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"It's what we set out to do at the start of the competition."
Shropshire moved to the top of Group One after earning their fifth win of the season from eight matches.
A seven-wicket victory over Northumberland in the second match of their double-header sealed their progression.
Despite losing the opening match of the day by 11 runs, the team bounced back strongly.
Cartledge praised the squad’s efforts, particularly the younger players who were new to the competition.
He said: "We've had quite a few people who haven't been involved in this competition before playing, the younger element, and they've done very, very well."
Much of Shropshire’s success has come through their bowling, consistently taking wickets and keeping chases manageable.
Cartledge said: "We've won games not through containing teams, we've won games through taking wickets, bowling their best players out."
Andre Bradford was once again a standout performer, scoring unbeaten half-centuries in both matches.
In the successful chase against Northumberland, he finished 52 not out from 55 balls.
Cartledge said: "Andre is a class act.
"He's a stable influence.
"He understands the game, he knows what he can do and he knows what needs to be done."
Shropshire will learn their Super 12s opponents on August 9, after the remaining Group One fixtures are completed on July 5.
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