Rob Burroughs, Author at Mid-Shropshire Bowling League

Ashton Shield Draw

Please find below the draw for the Ashton Shield Preliminary and 1st Round ties.

Two of the Preliminary ties are on 17th July because of green clashes, with the other tie on the 24th July as scheduled.

All players must have played at least one league game before the round date to be eligible.

1st Round (Wednesday 7th August)

1	Winner of Match No 1	Winner of Match No 2	At
1	Winner of Match No 2	Winner of Match No 1	At
2	Winner of Match No 3	Bowring C	At
2	Bowring C	Winner of Match No 3	At	Bowring C
3	Highley	Bylet B	At	Highley
3	Bylet B	Highley	At	Bylet B
4	Shifnal D	Donn Wood C	At	Shifnal D
4	Donn Wood C	Shifnal D	At	Donn Wood C

Preliminary Round (Wednesday 17th July)

1	Donn Wood B	H U S C C	At	Donn Wood B
1	H U S C C	Donn Wood B	At	H U S C C
2	Trench C	SJ Bayley D	At	Trench C
2	SJ Bayley D	Trench C	At	SJ Bayley D

Preliminary Round (Wednesday 24th July)

3	St. George’s D	Much Wenlock B	At	St. George’s D
3	Much Wenlock B	St. George’s D	At	Much Wenlock B
4	Bowring C	Bye	At	Bowring C
5	Highley	Bye	At	Highley
6	Bylet B	Bye	At	Bylet B
7	Shifnal D	Bye	At	Shifnal D
8	Donn Wood C	Bye	At	Donn Wood C

Monday Night Merit Finals Review

Mick Jones added to his trophy collection with the Monday Night Merit after beating Steve Watkins in the final 21-12. He went 11-3 up on a round peg from the clubhouse corner and Steve couldn’t put more than two scoring ends together to get back at him.

In the Semi Finals Mick defeated Michael Furness 15 in a game where from 6-1 to Mick neither player scored in more than two ends together. The other Semi Final was the best game of the night between Steve and Abi Helliwell. Abi took an early 9-4 lead but Steve got back to 12-10 down. He then went 17-12 ahead in the corners and then 19-13. But Abi wasn’t done and got back to 19-18 but Steve got the two he needed.

In the Quarter Finals, Steve raced 14-0 up on Des Conneely before winning 5, while Abi also had a fast start to go 12-1 up and won 5 against Eric Reynolds. Mick had a slow start to be 6-1 down against Stuart James but then went 14-6 up over the middle and won 12. The closest game was between Michael and Stefan Whitehouse. Stefan was 14-9 up before Michael got back to lead 19-14 and won 15.

Thank you to Wrockwardine Wood for hosting tonight, and to those who measured and marked.

Pictures are to follow.

Scores are below.

Mick Jones

Steve Watkins

1	Steve Watkins	21	18	Abi Helliwell
2	Mick Jones	21	15	Michael Furness

1	Steve Watkins	21	5	Des Conneely
2	Abi Helliwell	21	8	Eric Reynolds
3	Mick Jones	21	12	Stuart James
4	Michael Furness	21	15	Stefan Whitehouse

Harris Cup Last 16

Due to England playing on Wednesday at 8 p.m. clubs can move their games on the 10th July to be played earlier that night or anytime before Thursday 25th July in time for the Harris Shield 1st Round on Wednesday 31st July.

Both clubs must agree and the Competition Secretary Rob Burroughs must be informed of the new date.

Fletcher Junior Doubles Report

Ben Cutler & Jarratt Cotterill won the 2024 Fletcher Junior Doubles with a 21-16 win over last year’s winners Dan Corbett & Luke Morris. They were 10-3 and 16-10 down but won the block back and ran out down the clubhouse edge.

In the Semi Finals Ben & Jarratt were 5-0 down to Billy Walmsley & Jack Cooke but then went 10-5 up. They then went 16-8 up before being pulled back to 16-12, but then ran out. Luke & Dan had an early 7-3 deficit against Logan Church & Harvey Rudkin but from 10 across ran out.

Well done to Ben & Jarratt for winning, it being third time lucky for Jarratt this season after losing in the Under 15 & 18 Finals.

Thank you to Wrockwardine Wood for hosting today and to all those who helped measure and mark.

Quarter Finals:

Ben & Jarratt raced 13-0 up against Rowan Fuller & Harry Grimston and won 3.

Logan & Harvey were 5-2 down early on against Isaac Clark & Finley Pessall but then went 12-5 up and won 9.

Luke & Dan raced 8-0 up on Jordan Millman & Wayd Pawlowski and kept this lead before being pegged back to 15 across. Luke & Dan though managed to get out 18.

Billy & Jack went 11-0 up on the very young pair of Rory King and Luca Moseley and won 2.

Monday Night Merit Finals Preview

The finals of the Monday Night Merit takes place tonight at Wrockwardine Wood at 7.15 p.m with 8 players looking to put their name on the trophy for the first time.

Former County President Mick Jones will look to add this trophy to his collection, and last year’s Division Four Averages winner takes on Stuart James from the Bowring first game. Bowring have three players in the field, with Abi Helliwell taking on Eric Reynolds from Sir John Bayley and Stefan Whitehouse taking on the only other qualifier from last year’s finals, Michael Furness of Shifnal. The other game sees the Bayley’s Steve Watkins play Des Connelly from Horsehay.

Dress code applies tonight.

There will be limited copies of a programme available tonight as well as a raffle. There will also be a small buffet afterwards in the clubhouse.

1	Steve Watkins	Des Conneely
2	Eric Reynolds	Abi Helliwell
3	Stuart James	Mick Jones
4	Stefan Whitehouse	Michael Furness

Junior Doubles Tomorrow

The Fletcher Junior Doubles take place tomorrow at Wrockwardine Wood at 10 a.m. on the old green.

Entries are free.

Any Junior, under the age of 18 on 1st January this year, can play who is registered with the league.

We can also match up juniors if they do not have a partner to bring.

Wrockwardine Wood are planning on doing cakes and the usual snacks as well as refreshments.

Monday Night Merit Finals Draw

The draw for the finals of the Monday Night Merit at Wrockwardine Wood Old Green at 7.15 p.m. is as follows:

1	Steve Watkins	Des Conneely
2	Eric Reynolds	Abi Helliwell
3	Stuart James	Mick Jones
4	Stefan Whitehouse	Michael Furness

Ashton Shield Clubs & Draw Details

The draw for the Ashton Shield will take place tonight at the July meeting. There will be three preliminary round ties on Wednesday 24th July.

The teams that are in the competition are as follows:

Bylet B
HUSC C
Trench C
Bowring C
Shifnal D
Donn Wood C
Donn Wood B
SJB D
Highley
St Georges D
Much Wenlock B

Ashton Cup 1st Round Review

The holders Newport overcame Wrockwardine Wood by 29 to keep their sights on retaining the title. They did lose at home by 3 though, Mick Jones best winner there 21-10, but won by 34 away, led by Ian Edwards 21-6. Sir John Bayley C edged out their D counterparts by just 4 chalks in the closest game of the night. The C team won both legs, winning by 4 at home, best winner Phil Griffiths 8, and by 16 away, Dave Dudley best winner 2. In the battle of the two St Georges’ teams, it was a comfortable win for the C team by 40. Best winner overall was Eddie Brown and Jean Roberts 8. Allscott Heath E shocked Highley by 12 shots. They won by 16 on Highley, Brian Jacques best winner 2, but lost by 24 at home, Angela Taylor best of two winners 14. Their C team also progressed by defeating Much Wenlock B by 19. They won by 47 at home, Laura White best winner 1, and lost by 21 away, Jeff Davies best winner 7. Horsehay B caused a shock against Donnington Wood B after beating them by 33. They had 5 winners at home to win by 43, Gregg Corbett and Phil Harris best winners 9. Away they lost by 22, Mick Davies and Neil Banks the two winners 19. Donnington Wood C also lost to Shifnal C. Shifnal won by 37 at home, John Simpson best winner 6, and by 6 away, Christopher Williams best winner 6. Sinclair defeated Madeley CC by just 4, winning by 9 at home, helped by Callum Corbett’s 11 win, and lost by 10 away, Maurice Wakeley best winner 16.

Click on round for full result

1	Newport D	86	3	2	89	Wrock Wood C(+2)	At	Newport D
1	Wrock Wood C(+2)	69	1	4	103	Newport D	At	Wrock Wood C
Combined Result with handicap	Newport D	189	7	3	160	Wrock Wood C(+2)
2	Sinclair C(+15)	93	3	2	84	Madeley CC C(+10)	At	Sinclair C
2	Madeley CC C(+10)	98	3	2	88	Sinclair C(+15)	At	Madeley CC C
Combined Result with handicap	Sinclair C(+15)	196	5	5	192	Madeley CC C(+10)
3	Shifnal C(+11)	98	4	1	61	Donn Wood C(+28)	At	Shifnal C
3	Donn Wood C(+28)	82	2	3	88	Shifnal C(+11)	At	Donn Wood C
Combined Result with handicap	Shifnal C(+11)	197	7	3	171	Donn Wood C(+28)
4	Donn Wood B(+4)	101	3	2	79	Horsehay B(+16)	At	Donn Wood B
4	Horsehay B(+16)	105	5	0	62	Donn Wood B(+4)	At	Horsehay B
Combined Result with handicap	Horsehay B(+16)	200	7	3	167	Donn Wood B(+4)
5	SJ Bayley C(+3)	92	3	2	88	SJ Bayley D(+19)	At	SJ Bayley C
5	SJ Bayley D(+19)	79	2	3	95	SJ Bayley C(+3)	At	SJ Bayley D
Combined Result with handicap	SJ Bayley C(+3)	190	6	4	186	SJ Bayley D(+19)
6	Allscott Heath E(+32)	71	2	3	95	Highley(+12)	At	Allscott Heath E
6	Highley(+12)	79	1	4	95	Allscott Heath E(+32)	At	Highley
Combined Result with handicap	Allscott Heath E(+32)	198	6	4	186	Highley(+12)
7	St. George’s D(+27)	72	1	4	96	St Georges C(+1)	At	St. George’s D
7	St Georges C(+1)	105	5	0	63	St. George’s D(+27)	At	St Georges C
Combined Result with handicap	St Georges C(+1)	202	9	1	162	St. George’s D(+27)
8	Allscott Heath C(+6)	102	4	1	55	Much Wenlock B(+13)	At	Allscott Heath C
8	Much Wenlock B(+13)	90	3	2	69	Allscott Heath C(+6)	At	Much Wenlock B
Combined Result with handicap	Allscott Heath C(+6)	177	6	4	158	Much Wenlock B(+13)

Monday Night Merit Finals Details

The Monday Night Merit finals will take place on Saturday 6th July on Wrockwardine Wood Old Green at 7.15 p.m. after the England game at 5 p.m. If there is extra time then potentially we could delay till 7.30 p.m. but am wary of a late night if we go any later!

The 8 qualifiers are:
Des Conneely Horsehay
Michael Furness Shifnal
Abi Helliwell Bowring
Stuart James Bowring
Mick Jones Newport
Eric Reynolds SJ Bayley
Steve Watkins SJ Bayley
Stefan Whitehouse Bowring

The draw will take place after the meeting on Tuesday 2nd July at Sir John Bayley.

Dress code will apply.

There will be a small buffet afterwards in the clubhouse.