Results are here.
Dates
Prelim 28th May or 18th June
Last 16 23rd July
| 1 | SJ Bayley A(+8) | Sir J Bayley(P)(-27) |
| 1 | Sir J Bayley(P)(-27) | SJ Bayley A(+8) |
| 2 | Shifnal or MCC | Wrockwardine Wood(P)(-25) |
| 2 | Wrockwardine Wood(P)(-25) | Shifnal or MCC |
| 3 | SJ Bayley B(+21) | Sinclair A(+1) |
| 3 | Sinclair A(+1) | SJ Bayley B(+21) |
| 4 | Newport A(+2) | H U S C A(+3) |
| 4 | H U S C A(+3) | Newport A(+2) |
| 5 | Horsehay A(+13) | Allscott Heath A(+5) |
| 5 | Allscott Heath A(+5) | Horsehay A(+13) |
| 6 | Wem U S C(P)(-19) | Bylet(P)(-16) |
| 6 | Bylet(P)(-16) | Wem U S C(P)(-19) |
| 7 | Horsehay(P)(-15) | Donn Wood A(+7) |
| 7 | Donn Wood A(+7) | Horsehay(P)(-15) |
| 8 | Charlton A(+23) | Highley(P)(-20) |
| 8 | Highley(P)(-20) | Charlton A(+23) |
Last 8 13th August
Last 4 27th August
Final 6th September
Rules
The competition is open to all members of the Shropshire Crown Green Bowling Association.
There is no limit to the number of teams which can be entered from each club.
Each team shall play on the green they use in their league.
The entry fee is £15.
A closing date for entries will be set by the Competition Secretary at the March Executive Meeting.
The draw will take place within a week of the closing date. This will be drawn straight through.
Any teams withdrawing after the draw shall pay a fine of £20.
Clubs are handicapped according to their league position the previous season.
Premier League teams will all give 15 shots, plus one shot for their finishing position for the previous season i.e. the team finishing 1st shall give 15+14=29 shots, the team finishing 14th shall be given 15+1=16 shots. Any team relegated from the Premier League the previous season will start on scratch. The team who finish 1st in Division One shall start off scratch, finish 2nd shall start on +1 and so forth. Any non Premier League from outside the Mid Shropshire League shall start off scratch.
Number of players shall be 10, to play 5 home and 5 away until the final.
Games shall be played on Wednesdays as set by the Competition Secretary at the March Executive Meeting.
However games can be played at least a week before the next round date if agreed by both clubs and the Competition Secretary is notified.
The two finals shall be played on a Saturday at a neutral two green venue. Dress code will apply.
Teams should be sent in order to the Competitions or General Secretary at least 48 hours prior to the final commencing.
Games to be decided on aggregate.
In the event of a tie on aggregate, the match shall be decided firstly by the most number of wins per team, secondly by the best winner and thirdly by each team’s best win in descending order. If the game is still tied after this criteria, a replay will take place with the date set by the Management Committee, except the final, where one player from each team will play up to 11 with the winner of this game winning the match.
Players for each team must have played at least one league game for that club in that season before any Preliminary or 1st round games.
Players must then have played four league games before the Quarter Finals, six before the Semi Finals and eight before the Final for that club.
If a player plays for one team, they cannot play for another team in the competition.
Any player who is in a registered list cannot play for a team below the team that they are registered for.
Results should be entered in accordance with league rule 16, by the home team, excluding the final.
1st Round:
All three Sir John Bayley teams progressed into the 2nd round of the Harris Cup. The Premier side beat Edgmond by 24, winning by 50 at home and 28 away, despite Edgmond having three winners. The A side defeated Trench by 77, winning by 65 at home and 16 away. The B side got past Shifnal B by 20, winning by 18 at home and 3 away. Wrockwardine Wood premier also got through after beating Bowring by 43, winning by 44 at home and 33 away. Last year’s Harris Shield runners up Newport A beat Sinclair B by 62, winning by 69 at home and 10 away.
Sinclair A won their first round tie against Wrockwardine Wood A by 36 in the Harris Cup. They won by 47 at home with Stuart Church best of 5 winners 8, and lost by 8 away, Dan Williams best winner 12.
Full results are below.
The second round draw is here.
| 1 | Trench A(+12) | 76 | 2 | 3 | 92 | SJ Bayley A(+8) | At | Trench A |
| 1 | SJ Bayley A(+8) | 105 | 5 | 0 | 40 | Trench A(+12) | At | SJ Bayley A |
| Combined Result with handicap | SJ Bayley A(+8) | 205 | 8 | 2 | 128 | Trench A(+12) | ||
| 2 | Sir J Bayley(P)(-27) | 103 | 4 | 1 | 53 | Edgmond A(+27) | At | Sir J Bayley(P) |
| 2 | Edgmond A(+27) | 70 | 2 | 3 | 98 | Sir J Bayley(P)(-27) | At | Edgmond A |
| Combined Result with handicap | Sir J Bayley(P)(-27) | 174 | 7 | 3 | 150 | Edgmond A(+27) | ||
| 3 | Madeley C C A(+10) | Shifnal A | At | Madeley C C A | ||||
| 3 | Shifnal A | Madeley C C A(+10) | At | Shifnal A | ||||
| 4 | Bowring A(+9) | 70 | 1 | 4 | 103 | Wrockwardine Wood(P)(-25) | At | Bowring A |
| 4 | Wrockwardine Wood(P)(-25) | 105 | 5 | 0 | 61 | Bowring A(+9) | At | Wrockwardine Wood(P) |
| Combined Result with handicap | Wrockwardine Wood(P)(-25) | 183 | 9 | 1 | 140 | Bowring A(+9) | ||
| 5 | Shifnal B(+22) | 90 | 2 | 3 | 93 | SJ Bayley B(+21) | At | Shifnal B |
| 5 | SJ Bayley B(+21) | 100 | 3 | 2 | 82 | Shifnal B(+22) | At | SJ Bayley B |
| Combined Result with handicap | SJ Bayley B(+21) | 214 | 6 | 4 | 194 | Shifnal B(+22) | ||
| 7 | Newport A(+2) | 105 | 5 | 0 | 36 | Sinclair B(+19) | At | Newport A |
| 7 | Sinclair B(+19) | 78 | 3 | 2 | 88 | Newport A(+2) | At | Sinclair B |
| Combined Result with handicap | Newport A(+2) | 195 | 7 | 3 | 133 | Sinclair B(+19) |
| 6 | Sinclair A(+1) | 105 | 5 | 0 | 57 | Wrock Wood A(+4) | At | Sinclair A |
| 6 | Wrock Wood A(+4) | 95 | 3 | 2 | 87 | Sinclair A(+1) | At | Wrock Wood A |
| Combined Result with handicap | Sinclair A(+1) | 193 | 7 | 3 | 156 | Wrock Wood A(+4) |