Thursday Night Merit Review

Josh Bradburn won the second ever Thursday Night Merit after coming out on top of 11 entries at Donnington Wood. He beat Harry Church in the final 21-7 after finding a round peg and a mark over the middle from 8-6 up. Josh had a great game in the Semi Finals against Pete Farmer in the Semi Finals, coming back from 13-7 and 17-14 down to win 19. In the other Semi Final Harry Church beat his Sinclair team mate Jordan Millman 16 from 15 across.

Thank you to Donnington Wood for hosting today and to the 11 who entered.

Full scores are here.

Quarter Finals:

Josh was only 8-5 up on Viv Cooper but kept his extending his lead to win 7.

Pete was 5-4 down on Ollie Wall but then went corners and only conceded one more.

Jordan was 12-6 up on Will Childs but got back to 13 across, he then ran out.

Harry had an early 8-5 deficit to Dan Corbett but got back to lead 12-9. Dan got back to be 18-16 up but Harry ran out.

Prelims:

Josh and Michael Cooper had a good game with neither getting too far ahead of the other. Michael led 12-9 at one stage and went 19-18 up but Josh managed to get out.

Viv was 8-2 ahead of Graham Bleakley but Graham got back to 15-14 down. Despite this Vic only conceded one more to win 15.

Pete raced 9-0 up on Tom Killen in the corners and went 19-7 up. Tom got back to 19-13 down but Pete got out in the next couple of ends.

Winner Josh Bradburn with Competition Secretary Rob Burroughs.
Competition Secretary with finalists Josh Bradburn and Harry Church.

Thursday Night Merit Goes Ahead

The Thursday Night Merit will be going ahead on Sunday at Donnington Wood at 10 a.m.

I am happy to still take entries till 10 on the day. Currently I have 15 so would like to get at least one more.

Entry is £10. You must have played 4 games in the Thursday League to be eligible.

There is no dress code.

Thursday Night Merit Entries Needed

The Thursday Night Merit will take place on Sunday 1st September at Donnington Wood Bowling Club at 10 a.m.

There will be no dress code.

Entry is £10.

There will be £100 sponsorship added to the prize money.

Players must have played at least four Thursday Night games this season to be eligible at the time of the competition.

Please could any players who want to wish to play let Rob Burroughs know on 07901 229623 by Monday 26th August so we have enough entries to run the competition.

Thursday Merit Date & Venue

The Thursday Night Merit will take place on Sunday 1st September at Donnington Wood Bowling Club at 10 a.m.

There will be no dress code.

Entry is £10.

There will be £100 sponsorship added to the prize money.

Players must have played at least four Thursday Night games this season to be eligible at the time of the competition.

I would like entries before to make sure we can run a competition of about 16. So please could you message me on 07901 229623 before Sunday 25th August so I know we can run this event on that date.

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 28th April at 10 a.m. at Allscott Heath

£10 Entry Fee, Enter on the Day

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

£5 Entry Fee. Entries by end of Saturday 4th 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 17th May at 6.30 p.m. Final 16 – Friday 28th June at 6.30 p.m.

£5 Entry Fee, Enter by end of Friday 10th 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 24th June at 6.30 p.m. Final 16 – Saturday 6th July at 5.30 p.m.

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

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

£5 Entry Fee, Enter on the Day