Category: MSBL News

Mid Shropshire clubs will feature in the finals of both the Shropshire Cup and County Cup this season. First division title chasers Wrockwardine Wood have won the right to take on Shropshire Cup holders Castlefields while Sir John Bayley will face the same Shrewsbury  club – who now feature in the Dennis Lewis Thursday Division… Continue reading Cup Crackers

Fixture secretary John Palmer was in the spotlight at the League’s July executive meeting. He reported that, due to performance issues, Mike Beckett has set up a second results service and moved the League’s results to it. The new address is bowlsresultstwo.co.uk and all the links on this site have been changed to reference it. If… Continue reading Exec Update

It seems a while since the last one, but the League has a meeting tomorrow – Tuesday 4th July. It’s the July executive gathering at Wellington’s Sir John Bayley Club – when there is a £5 fine for club’s not attending – and is the first meeting since April following a change to management rules… Continue reading Time To Meet!

It was Sinclair smiles of success all the way at the League’s ‘Junior Day’ at St Georges on Saturday 24th June. Jordan Millman retained the Under-15 Merit trophy to mark his last year in the age group while Dan Corbett was a proud winner of the Under-18 Merit. And that gave the Ketley club a… Continue reading Junior Joy

The 2023 season may not yet be at the halfway stage but the League’s officers are already making plans for next year. They held their first face to face meeting since April to review the campaign to date and cover a whole range of topics over a period of nearly 2 hours. That means club… Continue reading Making Plans

One of the titles the League is so proud to win is now safely back in Mid Shropshire hands. The League’s over-60 bowlers regained the Shropshire veterans inter-league championship with a sparkling, unbeaten display at Old Shrewsbury. Captained for the first time by Ian Evans, they landed the Derek Wright Shield for the first time… Continue reading Ours Again!

It’s all systems go for the League tomorrow – Saturday 10th June – on two fronts. First, a team led by new captain Ian Evans will head for Old Shrewsbury and the 2023 Shropshire veterans inter-league championship, starting at 10am. Then at 6pm, at Sir John Bayley, the League’s Under-25 Merit will be staged on… Continue reading At The Double

Member club Trench are planning to mark their centenary in style this year. A special day to celebrate the 100th birthday will be held on the Sunday of the August Bank Holiday weekend, with long-serving secretary and groundsman David Evans having solved the club’s long-standing problem with parking by organising two available sites nearby. Trench… Continue reading Ton Up Time!

Competitions continue to come thick and fast for Mid Shropshire bowlers to consider entering – and it’s not just events promoted by the League either. New comps sec Rob Burroughs will re-launch the Mid Shropshire Mixed Doubles on Saturday 3rd June at Edgmond with a 10am start. Entries will be taken on the day before… Continue reading Mixed Magic

Record numbers – for this century! – are entering League competitions this season as it enjoys a welcome post pandemic bounce. Interest in the Harris and Ashton Cups is up and there were 20 entries in the Over-60 Merit at Donnington Wood on Saturday 20th May – the highest number since the comp was launched… Continue reading Great Gaut!