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Senior Merit Deadline Tomorrow!

The deadline for the 2024 Senior Merit is end of tomorrow.

So far I have 60 entries, which are listed below. Please let me know if I have missed you off as I may well have done so.

The qualifiers are on Friday 17th May with the final 16 on Friday 28th June at a two green venue, both starting at 6.30 p.m.

Entry costs £5 and will be invoiced at the end of the season.

Please let Rob Burroughs know on 07901 229623 if you would like to enter.

You must have played two games in the league this season or 6 games last season (in any division or night) to be eligible, and not in the registered 12 of your Premier League team (for Bylet, Highley, Horsehay, St Georges, Sir John Bayley and Wrockwardine Wood).

The fields and greens will be released by Sunday evening on here.

No	Player	Club
1	Anthony Aldridge	Maddocks
2	Martin Beddow	Highley
3	Paul Beer	Shifnal
4	Steve Bishton	Bowring
5	Graham Bleakley	Madeley CC
6	Roy Bradburn	St Georges B.C.
7	Stuart Church	Sinclair
8	Harry Church	Sinclair
9	John Clarke	Wrockwardine Wood
10	Rob Clarke	Wrockwardine Wood
11	David Clayton	Horsehay
12	Daniel Corbett	Sinclair
13	Louise Cotton	Wrockwardine Wood
14	Jonathan Davies	Shifnal
15	Mark Doodson	Bowring
16	Carleen Doody – Millington	Trench
17	Steve Downs	Wrockwardine Wood
18	Ian Evans	Madeley CC
19	Darren Fielding	Sinclair
20	Tony Garmson	Wrockwardine Wood
21	Allan Gaut	Wrockwardine Wood
22	Chris Gill	Newport
23	Simon Hall	Sinclair
24	David James	Shifnal
25	Alasdair Jarvis	Trench
26	Phil Jones	Wrockwardine Wood
27	Karl Law	Madeley CC
28	Chris Lodge	Madeley CC
29	Darren Lord	Sinclair
30	Simon Madeley	Sinclair
31	Nick Marshall	Bowring
32	Peter Millington	Trench
33	Jamie Millman	Sinclair
34	Jordan Millman	Sinclair
35	Andy Morgan	Shifnal
36	Nick Mullinder	Hadley USC
37	Les Mumford	Madeley CC
38	Yvonne Needham	Sinclair
39	Greg Needham	Sinclair
40	Will OHara	Sinclair
41	Paul Osbourne	Trench
42	Shavorne Osbourne	Trench
43	Lisa Pessall	Trench
44	John Potter	Sinclair
45	Dave Price	Hadley USC
46	John Rawlins	Bowring
47	Ann Rawlins	Bowring
48	Georgia Rawlins	Bowring
49	Paul Reeves	Shifnal
50	Matthew Rhodes	St Georges B.C.
51	Tony Roche	SJ Bayley
52	Harry Ryder	Shifnal
53	Sian Skelton	Wrockwardine Wood
54	Karen Smith	Bowring
55	Peter Spragg	Sinclair
56	Robert Steventon	Shifnal
57	Graham Turner	Shifnal
58	Ollie Wall	Wrockwardine Wood
59	Pauline Wilson	Bowring
60	Mark Worthington	Donnington Wood BC

Under 25 Merit Report

Jordan Millman became the youngest ever winner of the Under 25 Merit after beating Ed Proudlove in the final 16, a day after his 16th birthday. Ed had took an early 6-1 lead before Jordan went 9-6 up. It was then nip and tuck to 14 across when Jordan scored two doubles but Ed responded with one of his own. Jordan then scored three singles to see the game out and add this title to the Under 15 Merit he has won the last two seasons.

In the Semi Finals Jordan beat clubmate Harry Church 18. He was 14-8 down but then went 19-14 up and held on. Ed beat Tom Killen 12, going 11-5 up and holding off any fightback from Tom.

Quarter Finals:

Jordan Millman was 11-2 and 15-6 up on Akeel Duncan. Akeel got back to 16-11 down but Jordan kicked on again to win 17.

Harry Church was 13-3 up on Luke Morris and then 19-6. Luke got back to be 19-10 down but Harry got the two he needed.

Tom Killen was 10-1 down on Dan Corbett and then 13-6. But Tom went full corners and ran out.

Ed Proudlove was 12-5 up on Joe Killen but Joe got it back to 16-12 down. However Ed then ran out.

Well done to Jordan Millman on his success.

Thank you to Donnington Wood for hosting and providing an excellent tricky green to play on.

Thank you to those who measured and marked and supported the competition, and to the 8 who played, making it double the amount of entries from last season.

County President Brenda Slingo presents the trophy to Jordan Millman.

The two finalists Jordan Millman and Ed Proudlove with County President Brenda Slingo.

The 8 that took part tonight. Back from left: Luke Morris, Akeel Duncan, Tom Killen & Jordan Millman. Front from left: Dan Corbett, Ed Proudlove, Joe Killen & Harry Church.

Under 25 Merit on Wednesday

The Under 25 Merit will take place on Wednesday at Donnington Wood at 6.30 p.m. as we have 8 entries at the moment. I am happy to take entries till the end of today if anyone else wishes to enter with Rob Burroughs on 07901 229623.

Pictures from Dixon & Driscoll Doubles

Please find below pictures from our President Mike Potter which he kindly took at the Dixon & Driscoll Doubles.

Nat Moseley and Sally King with the trophy.

Competitions Secretary Rob Burroughs with the two finalists.

The four finalists with Competitions Secretary Rob Burroughs centre.

The Semi Finalists with Competitions Secretary Rob Burroughs. From left: Jamie & Phil King, Kevin & Ian Edwards, Nat Moseley & Sally King and John Davies & Scott Moseley.

Senior Merit Deadline in one week!

The deadline for the Senior Merit is at the end of Friday 10th May.

The qualifiers take place on Friday 17th May at four venues at 6.30 p.m.

The final 16 will be on Friday 28th June at 6.30 p.m. at a two green venue.

Dress code will apply only in the final 16.

Entries cost £5. This is to be invoiced to clubs at the end of the season.

The eligibility for this competition is below.

Players on the named list as per rule 21(c) shall not be permitted to play in the Mid Shropshire Senior Merit at the closing date of entries.

Players must have played either 6 games in the previous season or 2 games in the current season to be eligible to play by the date of the competition qualifier.

Entries to be sent to Rob Burroughs on 07901 229623 or by email to [email protected]

Dixon & Driscoll Doubles Report

Sally King and Nat Moseley won the 2024 Dixon and Driscoll Doubles after beating Jamie & Phil King 13. They were 7-0 down before going 9-7 up and from 13-12 down they ran out with some excellent bowling.

The Wrockwardine Wood pairing had come out on top of 24 pairings, 8 higher than last year and the most for a long while!

In the Semi Finals Phil & Jamie beat Kevin & Ian Edwards 14 after going 13-3 up then 14-13 down. In the other Semi Nat & Sally defeated Scott Moseley & John Davies 13 after going 20-6 up.

In the Quarter Finals Scott & John beat Shavourne Osbourne & Lisa Pessall 5, while Nat & Sally beat Jodie & Dan Taylor 19 after going 13-4 up. Phil & Jamie beat Aaron King & Phil Jones 11 from 11-8 up and Kevin & Ian Edwards defeated Phil Craggs & Akeel Duncan from 16-4 down to win 18.

Full scores are here.

Well done to Nat and Sally on their success, the first win for Nat and second success for Sally, but her first as a King in this competition!

Thank you to Allscott Heath for hosting today and preparing two very difficult greens.

Thank you to everyone who entered and measured and marked today and made the day a success!

Pictures are to follow!

Under 25 Merit in two weeks!

The Under 25 Merit is looking to take place on Wednesday 8th May at Donnington Wood at 6.30 p.m.

Any player under 25 on 1st January this year can enter.

Entry costs £5 and no dress code is in operation.

Entries need to be in by Monday 6th May as I would like at least 8 entries for this competition to take place.

Could those who want to play please contact Rob Burroughs on 07901 229623 so I can make sure the competition can take place.

Dixon and Driscoll Doubles on Sunday!

The Dixon and Driscoll Doubles are taking place on Sunday at Allscott Heath Bowling Club at 10 a.m.

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

The finals will be played on the grass green, with potentially some prelims on the artificial green.

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 Dixon & Driscoll 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.

Entry is £10 per pair but doesn’t need to be paid till the end of the season as it is invoiced through the clubs.

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

There is no dress code.

Find below the 12 entries I have so far.

Cheryl Caswell *P-Bylet/Rob Burroughs-Hadley USC

Harry Church *-Sinclair/John Potter *-Sinclair

John Clarke **-Wrockwardine Wood/Rob Clarke **-Wrockwardine Wood

Daniel Corbett-Sinclair/Dean Corbett-Sinclair

Mark Doodson **-Bowring/Nick Marshall *-Bowring

Kevin Edwards-Newport/Ian Edwards-Newport

Carol Faulkner-Bowring/Steve Faulkner-Wrockwardine Wood

Abi Helliwell *-St Georges B.C./Georgia Rawlins **-Bowring

Nathan Lacey-Shifnal/Emma Duncan-Shifnal

Jordan Millman **-Sinclair/Peter Spragg *-Sinclair

Shavorne Osbourne *-Trench/Lisa Pessall *-Trench

Rob Roden *P-Wrockwardine Wood/Andy Morgan *-Shifnal

Dixon & Driscoll Doubles in two weeks!

The Dixon and Driscoll doubles will take place in two weeks time on Sunday 28th April at Allscott Heath Bowling Club.

The finals will take place on the grass green now due to them running a competition on the other green the day before. There may be some preliminary games on the other artificial green if we get more than 16 entries, but no players who played on that green the day before will play on there to ensure fairness.

The entry fee is £10, and entries can be taken on the day. Entries can be made before to Rob Burroughs on 07901 229623.

Payment is to be invoiced again just like last season.

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

There will be no dress code in operation.

Individual Competition Dates

Please find the 2024 Individual Competition Dates below. Entries can be made before the day to Rob Burroughs on 07901 229623 or by email to [email protected]

Please note the Merit dates changed as it would fit better into the fixtures if we had these dates instead of the old ones.

Dixon and Driscoll Doubles – Sunday 28^th April at 10 a.m. at Allscott Heath

£10 Entry Fee, Enter on the Day

Under 25 Merit – Wednesday 8^th May at Donnington Wood at 6.30 p.m.

£5 Entry Fee. Entries by end of Saturday 4^th May.

Over 60s Merit – Saturday 18th May at 2 p.m. at Sir John Bayley Bottom Green

£3 Entry Fee. Enter on the Day.

Senior Merit – Qualifier Friday 17^th May at 6.30 p.m. Final 16 – Friday 28^th June at 6.30 p.m.

£5 Entry Fee, Enter by end of Friday 10^th May

Junior Day (Under 15&18 Merit, possibly Fletcher Junior Doubles) – Saturday 22nd June at 10 a.m. at Albrighton

Free Entry. Enter on the Day

Mixed Doubles – Sunday 23rd June at 10 a.m. at Bridgnorth

£10 Entry Fee. Enter on the Day.

Monday Merit – Qualifier Monday 24^th June at 6.30 p.m. Final 16 – Saturday 6^th July at 5.30 p.m.

£3 Entry Fee, Enter by end of Monday 17^th June

Thursday Night Merit – Sunday 18^th August or 1^st September or Saturday 28^th September at 10 a.m.

£5 Entry Fee, Enter on the Day