Rob Burroughs, Author at Mid-Shropshire Bowling League

Monday Night Merit Qualifying Fields

Please find below the qualifying fields for the Monday Night Merit.

These take place on Monday 24th June at 6.30 p.m. There is no dress code.

There are 4 qualifiers on each green to make up 8 qualifiers for finals day on Saturday 6th July at 6.30 p.m.

Bowring Old Green

Player	Club
Tim Childs	SJ Bayley
Logan Church	Sinclair
Des Conneely	Horsehay
Gregg Corbett	Horsehay
Ann Grocott	Newport
Ian Halford	Hadley USC
Mick Jones ****	Newport
Jeanette Kinsey	Sinclair
Christopher Pritchard	Sinclair
Jamie Pritchard	Horsehay
Eric Reynolds	SJ Bayley
Martin Spires	Allscott Heath
Chris Taylor	Allscott Heath
Lee Taylor	Allscott Heath
Steve Watkins	SJ Bayley
Laura White ****	Allscott Heath

Maddocks

Player	Club
Martin Beddow	Highley
Trish Bradburn	Bowring
Robert Carter	Newport
Emma Chetwood	Newport
Kevin Edwards	Newport
Dave Evans	Edgmond
Michael Furness ***	Shifnal
Abi Helliwell	Bowring
Steve Hendy	Bowring
Brian Jacques	Allscott Heath
Leila James	Bowring
Stuart James	Bowring
Roger Jones	Highley
Yvonne Kendall	Allscott Heath
Chelsea Mills	Shifnal
Finley Pessall	Allscott Heath
Jacqui Ward ****	Allscott Heath
Stefan Whitehouse	Bowring

Harris Cup Preliminary Round Preview

The Harris Cup Preliminary Round takes place tonight with 6 ties taking place. The holders Highley have a big handicap of 36 to make up on Shifnal B, while Taylor Support Shropshire Premier League leaders Sir John Bayley have the division one team of St Georges. Division One champions Newport play newly promoted Donnington Wood, while Horsehay, now of the Premier League, play the current Division One leaders Hadley USC. Horsehay’s second team aim to cause an upset against Madeley CC, while the closest handicap sees Bowring have a 5 shot advantage against Sinclair.

The other two ties, Wrockwardine Wood A v Bylet Prem and Charlton v Adderley take place on a later date.

A reminder that a player must have played at least one league game in any league to be eligible tonight. Registered 12s and 6s are in force so no player can play down teams like they can’t in a league match. Once a player plays for a team they cannot play for another team.

1	Sir J Bayley(P)(-28)	St Georges A(+1)	At	Sir J Bayley(P)
1	St Georges A(+1)	Sir J Bayley(P)(-28)	At	St Georges A
2	Shifnal B(+17)	Highley(P)(-19)	At	Shifnal B
2	Highley(P)(-19)	Shifnal B(+17)	At	Highley(P)
3	H U S C A(+5)	Horsehay(P)(-15)	At	H U S C A
3	Horsehay(P)(-15)	H U S C A(+5)	At	Horsehay(P)
4	Horsehay A(+18)	Madeley C C A(+9)	At	Horsehay A
4	Madeley C C A(+9)	Horsehay A(+18)	At	Madeley C C A
5	Donn Wood A(+12)	Newport A	At	Donn Wood A
5	Newport A	Donn Wood A(+12)	At	Newport A
8	Sinclair A(+2)	Bowring A(+7)	At	Sinclair A
8	Bowring A(+7)	Sinclair A(+2)	At	Bowring A
9	Bye(+2)	Allscott Heath A(+10)	At	N/A
9	Allscott Heath A(+10)	Bye(+2)	At	Allscott Heath A
10	Bye(+2)	SJ Bayley A(+8)	At	N/A
10	SJ Bayley A(+8)	Bye(+2)	At	SJ Bayley A
11	Bye(+2)	Shifnal A(+3)	At	N/A
11	Shifnal A(+3)	Bye(+2)	At	Shifnal A
12	Bye(+2)	Wem U S C(P)(-15)	At	N/A
12	Wem U S C(P)(-15)	Bye(+2)	At	Wem U S C(P)
13	Bye(+2)	Trench A(+11)	At	N/A
13	Trench A(+11)	Bye(+2)	At	Trench A
14	Bye(+2)	Worfield A(+30)	At	N/A
14	Worfield A(+30)	Bye(+2)	At	Worfield A
15	Bye(+2)	St Georges(P)(-25)	At	N/A
15	St Georges(P)(-25)	Bye(+2)	At	St Georges(P)
16	Bye(+2)	Burway(P)(-20)	At	N/A
16	Burway(P)(-20)	Bye(+2)	At	Burway(P)

Mixed Doubles on Sunday!

The Mixed Doubles take place on Sunday 23rd June at 10 a.m. at Bridgnorth.

Entry is £10 per pair, invoiced at the end of the season.

The rule for playing in these Doubles are as follows:

Players on the named list as per rule 21 (c) shall be permitted to play in the Mixed Doubles, but limited to one per pair on that list at the time of the competition.

So one player in the registered 12 of a Premier League club can play in this competition.

Home players are allowed to enter but will owe 2 and the jack each round.

Players can enter on the day or enter with Rob Burroughs on 07901 229623.

There is no dress code.

Monday Night Merit Entries by Tomorrow

The qualifiers for the Monday Night Merit are on Monday 24th June at 6.30 p.m.

The last 16 (or 8 if less than 32 entries) will take place on Saturday 6th July at 5.30 or 6.30 p.m.

Entries need to be in by the end of Monday 17th June.

Entry is £3 and invoiced at the end of the season.

Players must have either played 6 Monday Night games the season before or 2 Monday Night games this season. They must have also not played 6 Friday Night games the season before, or 3 Friday Night games this season.

Entries to be sent to Rob Burroughs by text or Whats App on 07901 229623.

Please see the 25 entries I have below.

Player	Club
Martin Beddow	Highley
Trish Bradburn	Bowring
Emma Chetwood	Newport
Tim Childs	SJ Bayley
Logan Church	Sinclair
Des Conneely	Horsehay
Gregg Corbett	Horsehay
Kevin Edwards	Newport
Dave Evans	Edgmond
Ann Grocott	Newport
Ian Halford	Hadley USC
Abi Helliwell	Bowring
Steve Hendy	Bowring
Leila James	Bowring
Stuart James	Bowring
Roger Jones	Highley
Mick Jones ****	Newport
Finley Pessall	Allscott Heath
Eric Reynolds	SJ Bayley
Chris Taylor	Allscott Heath
Lee Taylor	Allscott Heath
Steve Watkins	SJ Bayley
Stefan Whitehouse	Bowring

Ashton Cup Preliminary Round Review

Newport D started their campaign to retain the Ashton Cup with a 59 shot win over Bylet B. They won by 48 at home, best winner being Kevin Edwards 4, and then by 32 away with Jarratt Cotterill best there 21-2. Shifnal C beat Shifnal D by 46 overall. They had three 21-6 winners in the match by Robert Hadden, John Simpson and Bernard Higgins. Wrockwardine Wood C beat Hadley USC C by 25 overall, winning by 52 at home, best winner being Rowan Fuller 3, and lost by 11 away, Timothy Trehearne best winner 18. Division 5 Sinclair C shocked Trench C by 16, winning by 1 away, best winner Callum Corbett 7, and by 9 at home, Christopher Pritchard winning 0. Madeley CC also caused a shock against Bowring C, winning by 13. They won by 3 at home, best winner Cyril Bright 10, and by 5 away, Simon Chater best winner 10.

Scores are below.

1	Bylet B(+21)	66	1	4	98	Newport D	At	Bylet B
1	Newport D	101	4	1	53	Bylet B(+21)	At	Newport D
Combined Result with handicap	Newport D	199	8	2	140	Bylet B(+21)
2	Wrock Wood C(+2)	105	5	0	53	H U S C C(+18)	At	Wrock Wood C
2	H U S C C(+18)	98	3	2	87	Wrock Wood C(+2)	At	H U S C C
Combined Result with handicap	Wrock Wood C(+2)	194	7	3	169	H U S C C(+18)
3	Trench C(+9)	83	2	3	84	Sinclair C(+15)	At	Trench C
3	Sinclair C(+15)	77	2	3	68	Trench C(+9)	At	Sinclair C
Combined Result with handicap	Sinclair C(+15)	176	5	5	160	Trench C(+9)
4	Madeley CC C(+10)	92	2	3	89	Bowring C(+5)	At	Madeley CC C
4	Bowring C(+5)	76	2	3	81	Madeley CC C(+10)	At	Bowring C
Combined Result with handicap	Madeley CC C(+10)	183	5	5	170	Bowring C(+5)
5	Shifnal D(+24)	72	1	4	103	Shifnal C(+11)	At	Shifnal D
5	Shifnal C(+11)	92	3	2	64	Shifnal D(+24)	At	Shifnal C
Combined Result with handicap	Shifnal C(+11)	206	7	3	160	Shifnal D(+24)
6	Bye(+24)					Donn Wood C(+28)	At	N/A
6	Donn Wood C(+28)					Bye(+24)	At	Donn Wood C
7	Bye(+24)					Donn Wood B(+4)	At	N/A
7	Donn Wood B(+4)					Bye(+24)	At	Donn Wood B
8	Bye(+24)					Horsehay B(+16)	At	N/A
8	Horsehay B(+16)					Bye(+24)	At	Horsehay B
9	Bye(+24)					SJ Bayley C(+3)	At	N/A
9	SJ Bayley C(+3)					Bye(+24)	At	SJ Bayley C
10	Bye(+24)					SJ Bayley D(+19)	At	N/A
10	SJ Bayley D(+19)					Bye(+24)	At	SJ Bayley D
11	Bye(+24)					Allscott Heath E(+32)	At	N/A
11	Allscott Heath E(+32)					Bye(+24)	At	Allscott Heath E
12	Bye(+24)					Highley(+12)	At	N/A
12	Highley(+12)					Bye(+24)	At	Highley
13	Bye(+24)					St. George’s D(+27)	At	N/A
13	St. George’s D(+27)					Bye(+24)	At	St. George’s D
14	Bye(+24)					St Georges C(+1)	At	N/A
14	St Georges C(+1)					Bye(+24)	At	St Georges C
15	Bye(+24)					Allscott Heath C(+6)	At	N/A
15	Allscott Heath C(+6)					Bye(+24)	At	Allscott Heath C
16	Bye(+24)					Much Wenlock B(+13)	At	N/A
16	Much Wenlock B(+13)					Bye(+24)	At	Much Wenlock B

Junior Day & Doubles Dates

The Junior Day takes place on Saturday 22nd June at Albrighton Bowling Club at 10 a.m.

The Under 15 and Under 18 Merits will take place on that day. Players who are under 15 on 1st January 2024 can play in both.

It is free entry to both competitions. You can enter on the day or can enter with Rob Burroughs on 07901 229623 beforehand.

Albrighton have kindly offered free food and drink to all Juniors taking part.

The Junior Fletcher Doubles will take place on Saturday 6th July at Wrockwardine Wood Old Green at 10 a.m.

Ashton Cup Preliminary Round Preview

The Ashton Cup starts tonight as there are 5 preliminary round ties to get us down to the last 16.

The holders Newport start their campaign to retain the title as they take on Bylet B, recently relegated into Division 6. There is an all Shifnal clash as the C team meet the D team. The other three ties see Division 5 teams looking to upset their Division 4 opponents. Wrockwardine Wood C will be looking to win this again and take on Hadley USC C, Bowring C meet Madeley CC C, who were relegated from Division 4 last season, and Trench C meet Sinclair C.

A reminder that each player needs to have played at least one league game before this game to be eligible.

Fixtures:

Bylet B (+21) v Newport D (Scr)

Wrockwardine Wood C (+2) v Hadley USC (+18)

Trench C (+9) v Sinclair C (+15)

Madeley CC (+10) v Bowring C (+5)

Shifnal C (+11) v Shifnal D (+24)

Mixed Doubles Entries

The Mixed Doubles take place in three weeks time on Sunday 23rd June at 10 a.m. at Bridgnorth.

Entry is £10 per pair, invoiced at the end of the season.

The rule for playing in these Doubles are as follows:

Players on the named list as per rule 21 (c) shall be permitted to play in the Mixed Doubles, but limited to one per pair on that list at the time of the competition.

So one player in the registered 12 of a Premier League club can play in this competition.

Home players are allowed to enter but will owe 2 and the jack each round.

Players can enter on the day or enter with Rob Burroughs on 07901 229623.

There is no dress code.

Monday Night Merit Entries

The qualifiers for the Monday Night Merit are on Monday 24th June at 6.30 p.m.

The last 16 (or 8 if less than 32 entries) will take place on Saturday 6th July at 5.30 or 6.30 p.m.

Entries need to be in by the end of Monday 17th June.

Entry is £3 and invoiced at the end of the season.

Entries to be sent to Rob Burroughs by text or Whats App on 07901 229623.

Senior Merit Finals Venue

The 2024 Mid Shropshire Senior Merit Finals will be played at Broseley on Friday 28th June at 6.30 p.m.

Dress code will apply.

The first 5 games will be on to start with.

There will be a buffet after the final has finished.

1	Chris Lodge	Kate Wainwright
2	Roy Bradburn	Rob Clarke
3	John Breeze	Dave Price
4	Carleen Doody – Millington	Sian Skelton
5	Les Mumford	Nick Mullinder
6	Paul Beer	Stuart Church
7	Jonathan Davies	Darrell Handley
8	Harry Church	Simon Madeley