Coubertin arranged a visit, and Brookes mounted a special Wenlock Games for his guest.
In reply, Wenlock were dismissed for 106 (Chris Lewis 56, Paul Robinson 4-37, Williams 3-28).
It is thought it was made for either William Wenlock, who was a canon at St.
BBC: Man jailed over theft of ?1m Wenlock Jug from Luton museum
The National Trust has launched a petition against proposed plans for Wenlock Edge in Shropshire.
Sure, Wenlock and Mandeville need to look good -- but they also need to sell.
This July, Much Wenlock will host the Wenlock Olympian Games, as it has virtually every year since 1850.
On a recent visit, I was shown around the Much Wenlock Museum, newly refurbished in time for London 2012.
He was also president of the Wenlock Olympian Society - the forerunner of the modern Olympic movement.
In 1864 William Penny Brookes brought the Shropshire Olympian Festival to Shrewsbury from its Much Wenlock home.
Edge Renewables is already using Wenlock Edge quarry to chip wood from forests for renewable energy biomass incinerators.
Bigger events such as the Wenlock Olympian Games in July are also expected to bring in portable conveniences.
When Coubertin returned to France, he published an article about the Wenlock Games.
Oswestry spread the runs around as they beat Much Wenlock by 66 runs.
In the Wenlock Games, for example, the winners knelt and a wreath was placed on their head by a lady.
One of the Olympic mascots has been named Wenlock in recognition of the town's historical link to the modern games.
Around 1890, he heard about an annual event in the town of Much Wenlock, in Shropshire, called the Wenlock Olympian Games.
Jamie Connelly hit 43 and Stuart Walters 36no in Wenlock's 179, with Jonathan Prince and Jamie Lloyd each taking five wickets.
Under the proposals, Sunday parking would be free in car parks in Market Drayton, Whitchurch, Ellesmere, Wem, Church Stretton and Much Wenlock.
But the story of the day saw Much Wenlock beat Allscott by 363 runs - the biggest winning margin in the league's history.
Elsewhere, Much Wenlock beat Bomere Heath by six wickets and Reman Services beat Madeley by 24 runs, while Broseley, Albrighton and Allscott all claimed winning draws.
Much Wenlock, widely regarded as the birthplace of the modern Olympics movement, is expecting a large influx of visitors around the 2012 Games.
The Much Wenlock Games was founded in 1850, with the Shropshire town being widely considered to be the birthplace of the modern Olympics.
One shot was fired by officers from West Mercia Police in Much Wenlock during the incident at 16:25 BST on Sunday, a spokesman said.
Albrighton beat Much Wenlock by four wickets, Gareth Hughes hitting 42 after Jason Summers had earlier taken 4-27 in bowling the opposition out for 135.
About 70, 000 people visit Wenlock Edge each year, the organisation said.
While the Ludlow seat would lose Bridgnorth, Broseley, Much Wenlock and Worfield, a large part of North Herefordshire would be combined with West Worcestershire around Malvern.
The Much Wenlock Games came to the notice of Pierre de Coubertin, who saw it as a model to revive what has become the modern Olympics.
Paul's Cathedral, died in 1391 and is buried in Luton, or his great nephew John, the first Lord Wenlock who lived near Luton and had associations with royalty.
BBC: Man jailed over theft of ?1m Wenlock Jug from Luton museum
Broseley (136-8) were beaten by Welshpool (138-2), Shelton (154-7) drew with Much Wenlock (58-9), and rain hit the other games: Albrighton 123-9 against Bomere Heath 35-5, Ludlow 139-8, Quatt 76-5.
It is made of bronze, stands 12.5 in (31.5 cm) tall and weighs 13.4 lbs (6.1 kg) and is decorated with coats of arms, badges and the inscription "My Lord Wenlock".
BBC: Man jailed over theft of ?1m Wenlock Jug from Luton museum
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