Steve Watkins won the 2026 Monday Night Merit going one better than in 2024 when he was runner up. He went 9-2 up on Stefan Whitehouse but Stefan came back to lead 12-11. However Steve pushed on again to go 19-12 up, however Stefan came back to 19-17 in the corners. But Steve got the… Continue reading Monday Night Merit Report
Category: Individual Competitions
Round Robin Report
Logan Church won the first ever Mid Shropshire Round Robin after beating John Potter in the final 14. He was 12-10 down then went 16-12 up. At 17-14 up he ran out. In the Consolation Final Owen Cherrington was 12-8 down to Jack Peach but went 18-12 up. Jack got back to 18 across but… Continue reading Round Robin Report
Monday Night Merit Preview & Details
The 2026 Monday Night Merit Finals take place tomorrow with 16 finalists looking to win this for the first time. Only Steve Watkins has reached this final before, and takes on David Dye first game of Donnington Wood, who currently sits in the top 10 of the Division Five Averages. His team mate and former… Continue reading Monday Night Merit Preview & Details
Monday Night Merit: Qualifying
Please find below the report on the Monday Night Merit Qualifying. Thank you to all five greens for hosting, and to Craig Baugh, Colin Petitt, Matt Parton, Jodie Simmonds, Ben Delves and Stefan Whitehouse for running the qualifiers. Bylet No.1 A big thank you to Craig Baugh for preparing the below report. PrelimsJamie Pritchard (Horsehay)… Continue reading Monday Night Merit: Qualifying
Monday Night Merit: 2025 Finals
Ahead of the Monday Night Merit Finals on Saturday, we look back at last year’s 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… Continue reading Monday Night Merit: 2025 Finals
Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Report
Harry Church retained the Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit after edging out Sinclair team mate Ayden Smith 20 in a classic final. Harry led 10-2 early on as it looked like he would run away with it. However Ayden got back to 11-9 down before then leading 16-15. Harry went 17-16 up… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Report
Monday Night Merit Finals Day Draw & Venue
Please find below the draw for the finals night of the Monday Night Merit. This will take place at Edgmond Bowling Club at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday 18th July. Dress code will apply. Prize money to follow. 1 Vinny Kirkland Jamie Pritchard 2 Bridget Ford Elaine Hall 3 Keith Rowley Graham Strong 4 Stefan Whitehouse… Continue reading Monday Night Merit Finals Day Draw & Venue
Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Preview
The finals of the 2026 Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services takes place later today at Donnington Wood starting at 2 p.m. There are only three former winners in the field. Harry Church, the defending Champion, has Rob Stevenson first up which will be a tough start to his defence. Roy Bradburn won this in 2007,… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Preview
2026 Merit Countdown: Player Profiles
Please find below player profiles of our 16 qualifiers in the Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services. 1. Roy Bradburn (Bowring)Roy is a former winner of this event back in 2007, and also won the Over 60s Merit just last year. A former Donnington player but mainly on the other green, he moved to the Bowring… Continue reading 2026 Merit Countdown: Player Profiles
Monday Night Merit Qualifying Review
Please find below the report on the Monday Night Merit Qualifying. Thank you to all five greens for hosting, and to Craig Baugh, Colin Petitt, Matt Parton, Jodie Simmonds, Ben Delves and Stefan Whitehouse for running the qualifiers. Bylet No.1 A big thank you to Craig Baugh for preparing the below report. PrelimsJamie Pritchard (Horsehay)… Continue reading Monday Night Merit Qualifying Review