Author: Rob Burroughs

There are 17 entries for the first Thursday Night Merit on Sunday 20th August at Sir John Bayley bottom green at 10 a.m. There is no dress code. Player Club Paul Beer Shifnal Dave Brown ** Sinclair Daniel Corbett Sinclair Peter Farmer *P St Georges B.C. Martin Gaut *P St Georges B.C. Thomas Killen *… Continue reading Thursday Night Merit Entries

The venue for the 2023 Dixon and Driscoll Doubles on Saturday 26th August at 10 a.m. is Edgmond. It will be starting at 10 a.m. and the 16 entries for the competition are below. There is no dress code. Player Steve Bishton *-Bowring/Dean Heighway ***-Bowring Peter Burd **-Horsehay/Gavin Bridge *-Horsehay Harry Church *-Sinclair/John Potter *-Sinclair… Continue reading Dixon & Driscoll Doubles Venue

Shifnal D are flying the flag for Division 6 in the Ashton Shield after beating Trench by 8 in the Quarter Finals. They lost by 33 at home with Dave Marriott best winner 17, but won by 18 away, Chelsea Mills best winner 7. They now meet Division 4 Donnington Wood, who received a bye,… Continue reading Ashton Shield Quarter Finals Review

Division 4 leaders Newport blew away the team below them in the league, St Georges C, by 83 chalks in the Ashton Cup Quarter Finals. They won by 48 at home, Alan Gould best winner 2, and by 36 away, Ian Edwards best winner 5. The last remaining Division 6 team have gone out as… Continue reading Ashton Cup Quarter Finals Review

The Quarter Finals of the Harris Cup take place tonight with just 3 Premier League teams remaining, and one of those will be exiting the competition later. St Georges take on the Bylet with Bylet having an handicap advantage of 12 points. The other Premier League team remaining is Highley and play Newport A, who… Continue reading Harris Cup Quarter Finals Preview

The deadline for entries for the Thursday Night Merit is on Monday 14th August. I currently have 13 entries and need at least 16 for it to be run. A maximum of 32 entries can be taken. Players must have played four Thursday League games this season by the time of the competition to be… Continue reading Thursday Night Merit Deadline Next Monday

The holders Hadnall were beaten by Highley by 32 overall, winning by 39 at home, Jacob Ash and Reece Farr best winners 9, and by 10 away, Jack Hill the best 21-9. They will now play Newport A who got past Bowring A by 22. They won by 32 at home, John Breeze starring with… Continue reading Harris Cup 1st Round Review

The deadline for entries for the Dixon & Driscoll Doubles is on Saturday 12th August. This is to allow a neutral green to be chosen. One player registered in a Premier League 12 can play with a player outside the Premier League 12. Anyone who is registered in the Mid Shropshire League can play in… Continue reading Dixon and Driscoll Deadline next Saturday

The Quarter Finals of the Ashton Shield take place tonight. Donnington Wood won their Preliminary round game against Allscott Heath by 30, winning by 20 at home and 5 away, Steve Corbett and Christian Walne were best winners home and away 21-8 respectively. They now have a bye to the Semi Finals after Sir John… Continue reading Ashton Shield Quarter Final Preview

The Ashton Cup has now reached its quarter final stage. The top two in Division 4 meet as Newport D take on St Georges C, while St Georges’ D team in Division 6, play Wrockwardine Wood C of Division Four. Hadley USC C of Division 5 will look to cause an upset against Bowring C,… Continue reading Ashton Cup Quarter Final Preview