With temperatures not forecast to fall much below 30c early tonight, the League is urging its clubs and bowlers to take precautions and good care ahead of the Friday 11th July fixtures in divisions 1-2-3. This is already the third heatwave of the year we are experiencing and, thanks to Albrighton secretary Steve Wall, an… Continue reading Take Care …
Author: Malcolm Fletcher
Standards . . .
League chairman Sean Round made an impassioned plea for better behaviour at matches to delegates at the July executive meeting. He referenced reports received of bad language, bad behaviour and fixture issues which had overshadowed what had been a good start to the season with fine bowling weather and lots of successes. And Sean stressed… Continue reading Standards . . .
Talking Shop
With so much to discuss, it’s no surprise that the biggest agenda in a good while is facing delegates at tonight’s July executive meeting of the League. July 2025 Executive Committee Meeting – To be held on Tuesday 1st July at the Sir John Bayley Club at 7.30pm AGENDA 1 Chairman’s remarks to open the… Continue reading Talking Shop
Viv Victorious!
Viv Cooper decided to drive the 30-plus miles from Ludlow to Wellington to play in the League’s historic competition on Saturday 28th June – and it paid a winning dividend!. She survived heatwave conditions to win the first Ladies Merit ever run by the League, beating fellow county ladies star Cheryl Caswell (Bylet) in the… Continue reading Viv Victorious!
Logan lords it!
Not many bowlers have a prayer keeping up with the Church family in the League in recent years. Dad Stuart won the Senior Merit in 2022, son Harry followed suit in May and now younger son Logan has joined the successful service production line from the Sinclair family. He won the Under -15 and Under-18 Merits… Continue reading Logan lords it!
Merits Magic!
The first of two League competitions in seven days arrives on Saturday 21st June. Broseley is the venue for the Mid Shropshire Junior Day – sponsored by league chairman Sean Round – with the Under 18 Merit starting at 10am, followed by the Under-15 Merit from 1pm. There is no entry fee for either comp… Continue reading Merits Magic!
2 From 2!
The League’s veterans are in seventh heaven after landing Mid Shropshire’s 2nd Shropshire inter-league triumph in the space of 6 days. Captained by Ian Evans, the vets followed up the success of the League’s juniors at Old Shrewsbury by winning the over-60s crown on Saturday for a record 7th time. In a competition played at… Continue reading 2 From 2!
Vets Ready!
Squads for the Shropshire veterans inter-league championship on Saturday 14th June 2025 MSBL A – Ian Evans (capt), Dave Brown, Dave Price, Roy Bradburn, Peter Spragg, Les Mumford, Ian Delves MSBL B – Dave Evans (capt), Adrian Owens, Tony Roche, John Rawlins, Nick Marshall, Mark Doodson, Del McKenzie (on standby) All players need to be… Continue reading Vets Ready!
Famous Five!
A Fab 5 is now the proud record of the League’s top under-18 bowlers in the Shropshire junior inter-league championship. The A team have now won the county association-run competition the last 5 times it has been contested after the latest triumph on Sunday 8th June at Old Shrewsbury. Captained this time by Jordon Millman,… Continue reading Famous Five!
Juniors Ready
The League’s under-18 bowlers are ready to roll in the 2025 Shropshire junior inter-league championship tomorrow – Sunday 8th June – in Shrewsbury. And the A team will be defending a proud record in the county association-run competition, having won the title the last 4 times it has been contested. One of those occasions was… Continue reading Juniors Ready