Category: MSBL News

Plotting a route to the semi-finals – that’s the League’s 2 teams who will go into battle in the Shropshire senior inter-league championship on Saturday 25th June. MSBL B will play their quarter-final in the 8-a-side knockout in Telford when they take on the Premier League’s Blue side on Donnington Wood No.2. It’s a 6.30pm… Continue reading Up For Cup

Mid Shropshire’s over-60s team is still coming to terms with missing out on a record-extending Shropshire veterans inter-league championship success in agonising circumstances. Captain Peter Spragg’s team went into the last of their four round robin games knowing that victory over Whitchurch on Wrockwardine Wood No.1 would clinch a sixth triumph in the 8-a-side one-day… Continue reading So Close

The League will host the Shropshire veterans inter-league championship tomorrow – Saturday 11th June – at Wrockwardine Wood from 10am. Five teams will contest the Derek Wright Shield, using both greens, with the Mid Shropshire squad captained by Peter Spragg. The format will be one round robin group with each team playing four games (two… Continue reading Vets Time!

A bowler with a top class pedigree put the icing on the League’s 90th anniversary cake. David Wolverson, representing Much Wenlock, won  the special singles knockout at St Georges on Saturday 4th June as the League celebrated being established in 1932. David, a regular in Warwick & Worcester’s senior county team until 2013, defeated Hadley USC… Continue reading David Delight

A minute’s silence in memory of a past chairman will be observed at the League meeting tonight – Tuesday 7th June – at the Sir John Bayley Club. Bridgnorth stalwart Gerald Penny was chair of the league between 1994 and 1996 and tributes will be paid at the management committee meeting. Fixture secretary and fellow… Continue reading Silent Tribute

No Mid Shropshire game tonight and missing your bowls fix? Well come and have a game tomorrow – Saturday 4th June – at the League’s 90th Anniversary celebration. Founder member club St Georges is the place to be with the MSBL @ 90 Singles featuring representatives of 32 present and past clubs starting at 10.30am… Continue reading YOUR Chance

Two days and counting to the League’s 90th Anniversary celebration day at St Georges on Saturday and it’s time to announce the team names for the fun challenge match that will start at 1pm on the top green. The League was established 90 years ago in 1932 but the first champions weren’t crowned until a… Continue reading Team Titles!

With just three days to go, it’s time for the big reveal of the finaised line-up for the MSBL @ 90 Singles on Saturday at St Georges. The competition is the centrepiece of the League’s 90th Anniversary celebration and will be played on the bottom green starting at 10.30am with Phil King at the reins.… Continue reading The Line-Up!

Established in 1932, it’s nearly time to celebrate the League’s 90th birthday! In fact the 90th Anniversary celebration is just four days away, the party being at founder member club St Georges on Saturday. That’s when £90 in prize money will be divided between the last four in the MSBL @ 90 Singles featuring representatives… Continue reading Nearly 90!

The countdown to the League marking its 90th anniversary with a special event as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations has begun. The Mid Shropshire League, formed in 1932, is organising a day of its own celebrations on Saturday (JUNE 4) from 10.30am at St Georges Bowling Club. “St Georges were one of the founding… Continue reading Party Plan!