The Thursday Night Merit will take place before the start of the Dennis Lewis Thursday League next season. There will be qualifiers on Thursday 19th March and a final 8 on Thursday 26th March both starting at 7. Players who have played 12 or more games in last season’s league are eligible. The entry fee… Continue reading Thursday Night Merit Entries Needed
Category: Individual Competitions
Mid Shropshire Individual Competition Dates
Please find some of the Individual Competition dates for the 2026 season, with most of these now confirmed. The Thursday Night Merit could move if there are less than 12 or more than 14 teams in the league as the league would have spare Thursdays to use for the Merit. If there are 13 or… Continue reading Mid Shropshire Individual Competition Dates
Competition Secretary’s 2026 AGM Report
It’s been another successful season of competitions for the league, with four new competitions being all successful and hopefully these can be built on for this coming season. The Under 25 Merit proved to be another difficult year, with the competition having to be moved back a week due to lack of entries. It took… Continue reading Competition Secretary’s 2026 AGM Report
2025 Hall of Fame
Well done to all our winners this season. Under 15 Merit – Logan Church (Sinclair) Under 18 Merit – Logan Church (Sinclair) Under 25 Merit – Dan Corbett (Trench) Fletcher & Junior Doubles – Harris Needham & Salvatore Farruggio (SJB) Junior Handicap – Harry Grimston (SJB) Consolation Winner – Dan Corbett (Trench) Adult & Junior… Continue reading 2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Review: Beginner’s Competition
Stuart Beddoes won the first ever Mid Shropshire Beginner’s Competition as he beat Owen Sheddon 17 in the final. Owen was 7-3 up but Stuart then led 15-11 and 17-14 before he won 17. In the Semi Finals Stuart was only 12-10 up on Charlotte Pritchard and won 11. Owen raced 9-1 up on Finley… Continue reading 2025 Review: Beginner’s Competition
League Handicap
Ben Delves won the first ever League Handicap after winning out of 19 entries who took part. The Division Four Sir John Bayley bowler beat Division Five bowler Craig Christie from Donnington Wood 21-15 in the final after an early 9-5 deficit. In the Semi Finals he beat Pete Spragg 15 from 14-10 down, and… Continue reading League Handicap
2025 Review: Monday Night Merit
Finals: Martin Beddow won the 2025 Monday Night Merit after beating Lee Taylor 8 in the final. From 10-5 up he went 18-5 ahead in the corners and held on to win 8. In the Semi Finals Martin beat Trish Bradburn 14 after going 11-4 up, while Lee Taylor held off a fightback from Stuart… Continue reading 2025 Review: Monday Night Merit
2025 Review: Mixed Doubles
Sian Skelton & Scott Harries went one better than last year as they won the 2025 Mixed Doubles, which attracted 18 entries the most for a long time. They defeated Sally & Jamie King in the final 21-9, running out from 12-9 ahead. In the Semi Finals Sian & Scott were 12-7 down to Lisa… Continue reading 2025 Review: Mixed Doubles
2025 Review: Ladies Merit
Viv Cooper won the inaugural Mid Shropshire Ladies Merit beating Cheryl Caswell 19 in the final on a tough quick green at Sir John Bayley. Viv was never behind after being 3-2 down, going 11-8 and 14-10 up. From 14-13 ahead she went to 19-13 in front, but Cheryl got back to 19 across. However… Continue reading 2025 Review: Ladies Merit
2025 Review: Senior Merit
Harry Church followed in his dad’s footsteps and won the 2025 Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit. He beat Kate Wainwright 8 in the final after going 13-3 up. In the Semi Finals, Kate raced 12-1 up on Paul Beer, and never let Paul back in to win 13. Harry had a good… Continue reading 2025 Review: Senior Merit