Rob Burroughs, Author at Mid-Shropshire Bowling League

Ashton Cup & Shield Quarter Finals Preview

The Ashton Cup & Shield is now at the Quarter Finals stage with 8 teams left in both competitions.

The Ashton Cup holders Newport D aim to go another step closer as they take on Sinclair C of Division 5. Horsehay B aim to cause an upset to as they take on Shifnal C of the league above. Allscott Heath E will look to create a bigger upset as the Division 6 side play Sir John Bayley C of Division 4. The final tie sees an all Division 4 clash between Allscott Heath C play St Georges C.

The Ashton Shield sees the holders Donnington Wood B play Sir John Bayley D of Division 6. Runners-up from last season, Much Wenlock B, take on Bowring C, while there is a South Shropshire derby between Bylet B and Highley. The last tie is between two D sides of Donnington Wood and Shifnal.

Players must have played at least four league games in any league to be eligible.

Ashton Cup

1	Newport D	Sinclair C(+15)	At	Newport D
1	Sinclair C(+15)	Newport D	At	Sinclair C
2	Shifnal C(+11)	Horsehay B(+16)	At	Shifnal C
2	Horsehay B(+16)	Shifnal C(+11)	At	Horsehay B
3	SJ Bayley C(+3)	Allscott Heath E(+32)	At	SJ Bayley C
3	Allscott Heath E(+32)	SJ Bayley C(+3)	At	Allscott Heath E
4	St Georges C(+1)	Allscott Heath C(+6)	At	St Georges C
4	Allscott Heath C(+6)	St Georges C(+1)	At	Allscott Heath C

Ashton Shield

1	Donn Wood B(+4)	SJ Bayley D(+19)	At	Donn Wood B
1	SJ Bayley D(+19)	Donn Wood B(+4)	At	SJ Bayley D
2	Much Wenlock B(+13)	Bowring C(+5)	At	Much Wenlock B
2	Bowring C(+5)	Much Wenlock B(+13)	At	Bowring C
3	Highley(+12)	Bylet B(+21)	At	Highley
3	Bylet B(+21)	Highley(+12)	At	Bylet B
4	Shifnal D(+24)	Donn Wood C(+28)	At	Shifnal D
4	Donn Wood C(+28)	Shifnal D(+24)	At	Donn Wood C

Ashton Shield Preliminary Round Results

The holders Donnington Wood B survived a scare against Hadley USC C in the Preliminary round of the Ashton Shield. They won by just 5 chalks, winning by 24 at home, four players winning 21-14, and losing by just 5 away, best winner there being Gary Gaut 8. The team they beat in the final, Much Wenlock B, defeated St Georges D by 79 shots with all 10 winners. Best winner at home was Peter Iles 21-1 and away was Steve Preece 8. Sir John Bayley D shocked Trench C by 14 chalks as they won by 7 at home, Alan Hayes best winner 11, and by 2 away, best winner there being Thomas Clarke 12.

Match results for Round of 16 Round of the Ashton Shield played on 24/07/24

Donn Wood B	Score	Score	H U S C C
Hayden Jones	21	14	Jordan Hall
Darrin Marsh	21	14	Owen Shedden
Gwyn Jones	21	14	Ben Trower
Robert Hart	21	14	Mitchell Demonye
Steve Corbett **	17	21	Ian Bates
Games	4	1
Aggregate	101	77

H U S C C	Score	Score	Donn Wood B
Kath Lycett	21	10	Warren Barber
Wendy Houlston	21	6	Simon Chand **
Ian Halford	21	20	Eddie Gillespie **
Paige Nicholls	8	21	Gary Gaut **
Judy Feeney	12	21	George Emlyn **
Games	3	2
Aggregate	83	78

Donn Wood B			H U S C C
Games	6	4
Aggregate	179	160
Handicap	4	18
Total	183	178

Trench C	Score	Score	SJ Bayley D
Michael Fudge	18	21	Marion Tibbett
Jayne Wood	21	20	Rose Copson
Peter Urquhart	14	21	Malcolm Tibbett
Ray Hyde	12	21	Thomas Clarke
Graham Wood	21	5	David Jones
Games	2	3
Aggregate	86	88

SJ Bayley D	Score	Score	Trench C
Arthur Thompson	21	19	Pauline Roden
June Thompson	15	21	John Mcgill
Mike Briscoe	21	13	Lucy Evans
Alan Hayes	21	11	David Jones
Brian Rutter	14	21	Ken Bleasby
Games	3	2
Aggregate	92	85

SJ Bayley D			Trench C
Games	6	4
Aggregate	180	171
Handicap	19	9
Total	199	180

St. George’s D	Score	Score	Much Wenlock B
Sandra Wade	20	21	Robert Mumford
Jackie Goddard	16	21	Tony Partridge **
Tracy Gibbs	18	21	Mel Bardsley **
Cynthia Bishop	9	21	Alan Harris **
Colin Wade	8	21	Steve Preece **
Games	0	5
Aggregate	71	105

Much Wenlock B	Score	Score	St. George’s D
Peter Iles	21	1	Jennifer Davies
Peter Rigby	21	9	John Gregory
Marilyn Fletcher	21	15	Martin Burman
Jeremy Good	21	14	Sue Gregory
Peter Yates	21	3	Alan Davies
Games	5	0
Aggregate	105	42

Much Wenlock B			St. George’s D
Games	10	0
Aggregate	210	113
Handicap	13	27
Total	223	140

Thursday Merit Date & Venue

The Thursday Night Merit will take place on Sunday 1st September at Donnington Wood Bowling Club at 10 a.m.

There will be no dress code.

Entry is £10.

There will be £100 sponsorship added to the prize money.

Players must have played at least four Thursday Night games this season to be eligible at the time of the competition.

I would like entries before to make sure we can run a competition of about 16. So please could you message me on 07901 229623 before Sunday 25th August so I know we can run this event on that date.

Harris Shield Preliminary Round Preview

There are two ties in the new Harris Shield competition. Sir John Bayley A take on Horsehay A, Horsehay hoping to bridge the division gap with the aid of a 10 shot handicap. The other tie sees the two Woods collide, Donnington taking on Wrockwardine, with Donnington having a 6 shot advantage.

All players must have played at least one game in any league.

Harris Shield Draw

The draw for the Harris Shield is as follows:

Wednesday 31st July – Preliminary Round

Wrockwardine Wood A v Donnington Wood A

Sir John Bayley A v Horsehay A

Wednesday 14th August – Quarter Finals

Wrock Wood A/Donn Wood A v SJB A/Horsehay A

Hadley USC A v Newport A

Charlton A v Shifnal A

Bowring A v Shifnal B

Players must have played at least one league game before the Preliminary round, and at least four league games before the Quarter Finals.

Harris Shield Entries

The draw for the Harris Shield will take place tonight.

The dates for the competition are as follows:

Preliminary – Wednesday 31st July

Quarter Finals – Wednesday 14th August

Semi Finals – Wednesday 28th August

Final – Saturday 14th September

The entries for the Harris Shield are as follows:

Shifnal B
Horsehay A
Donnington Wood A
Bowring A
Wrockwardine Wood A
Charlton A
Sir John Bayley A
Newport A
Shifnal A
Hadley USC A

Harris Cup 1st Round Preview

The 1st round of the Harris Cup has taken place or is taking place over the next week or so. Allscott Heath A have already secured their place in the Quarter Finals after beating Sir John Bayley A by 4 chalks. They won by 29 at home led by Rebecca Wedge’s 11 win, and lost by 27 away, Chris Hayward their only winner there 19. Burway and St Georges have played the leg at Burway last night, St Georges winning there by 26 led by Pete Farmer’s 1 win.

Tonight sees the holders Highley face Taylor Support Shropshire Premier League winners Sir John Bayley. Division One Champions Newport aim to upset Premier League side Adderley, while the lowest ranked team in the competition, Worfield A, play Trench A, leaders of Division Two.

Last year’s runners up Bylet start their campaign against Wrockwardine Wood A in a Preliminary round tie, the winners playing Division One leaders Sinclair next week. That date also sees Hadley USC play Madeley CC in an all Division One clash. Wem USC also play in this competition for the first time in a long time and play Shifnal, impressing in Division One this season.

Wednesday 17th July

1	Sir J Bayley(P)(-28)	Highley(P)(-19)	At	Sir J Bayley(P)
1	Highley(P)(-19)	Sir J Bayley(P)(-28)	At	Highley(P)
3	Newport A	Adderley(P)(-16)	At	Newport A
3	Adderley(P)(-16)	Newport A	At	Adderley(P)
7	Trench A(+11)	Worfield A(+30)	At	Trench A
7	Worfield A(+30)	Trench A(+11)	At	Worfield A

Wednesday 24th July

2	H U S C A(+5)	Madeley C C A(+9)	At	H U S C A
2	Madeley C C A(+9)	H U S C A(+5)	At	Madeley C C A
4	Winner of Match No 7	Sinclair A(+2)	At
4	Sinclair A(+2)	Winner of Match No 7	At	Sinclair A
6	Shifnal A(+3)	Wem U S C(P)(-15)	At	Shifnal A
6	Wem U S C(P)(-15)	Shifnal A(+3)	At	Wem U S C(P)

Wednesday 10th July

5	Allscott Heath A(+10)	103	4	1	74	SJ Bayley A(+8)	At	Allscott Heath A
5	SJ Bayley A(+8)	103	4	1	76	Allscott Heath A(+10)	At	SJ Bayley A
Combined Result with handicap	Allscott Heath A(+10)	189	5	5	185	SJ Bayley A(+8)

8	St Georges(P)(-25)					Burway(P)(-20)	At	St Georges(P)
8	Burway(P)(-20)	73	3	2	81	St Georges(P)(-25)	At	Burway(P)

Ashton Shield Preliminary Round Preview

There are three ties in the Ashton Shield over the next three Wednesdays. Tonight sees the holders Donnington Wood B take on Division 5 Hadley USC. Next week sees last year’s runner up Much Wenlock B play St Georges D of Division 6, and the following Wednesday has Division 5 side Sir John Bayley D try to upset Division 4 side Trench C.

All players must have played at least one league game.

Wednesday 17th July