Category: MSBL News

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!

Entries are now flowing in for this year’s Senior Merit, now sponsored by Shropshire Vertidrain & Turf Services Ltd to the tune of £125 – see Competition News for details. Wednesday 25th May is prelim round night in the Harris Cup and first round night in the Ashton Cup for Monday teams, although the tie… Continue reading Prize Guys

The draws for the Harris Cup and Ashton team knockouts – now both 5 home-5 away – have been made, with opening ties to be played on Wednesday 25th May – see Competition News And the squads for the MSBL A and B teams for this year’s Shropshire senior inter-league championship have also been selected… Continue reading Cups & Teams

Two more slices of Mid Shropshire history have been made in this, the League’s 90th anniversary year. The Over-60 Merit returned to the same venue, Trench, where the competition was played for the first time back in 2016, and – like then – it ended with the same winner! That was Dave Brown, now bowling… Continue reading More History

In the wake of another poorly attended May management meeting of the League, clubs have been emailed direct with matters arising from it – one of the most important being that the May meeting may become a thing of the past! Things to note are … Fixture Secretary update: The season has started pretty well… Continue reading May Update