It’s been one year since the 25 Years Anniversary Competition was held at Donnington Wood. Below is a report and pictures from the day’s action on the green but there will be other posts about what else happened that week over the course of the coming week. Keith “Beefy” Wall …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Hall of Famer Andy Moss
Andy started bowling in 1986 for Woore, and still plays there now on a Tuesday night in the Whitchurch League. He started his Premier League career at Archibald Worthington, winning the Most Consecutive Wins there. He moved over to Chester Road in 2003, and helped them to three league titles …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Martin Williams
Martin Williams has played for two clubs in the Premier League, St Georges and Wrockwardine Wood. He only played the single season for St Georges, before moving to Wrockwardine Wood where he has played over 600 games for them now, winning 378 games. His best season came in 2002 when …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Hall of Famer: Tony Rhodes
Tony first started bowling in 1974 at Madeley Court. He moved to the Nabb in 1980, and then St Georges in 1983, where he has stayed since then. He has played for them in every season, winning the League Averages in 1997 as well as the League Merit the year …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Mick Jones
Mick Jones is one of the most successful team players in the league after winning the league for St Georges 5 times and then the same amount of times for his current club Newport, where he moved in 2010. He captained St Georges to four of those triumphs in 2001, …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Glyn Herbert
Glyn is another one club man in the league having played for Castlefields since they came into the league in 1995, playing over 500 times for the club and winning 347 of those games. He has played full time for all but 2012, when he just played 3 games. His …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Hall of Famer Colin Beaman
Colin has been one of our top players for the 25 years of the league. He started in 1978 at Telepost, before moving to Battlefield in 1993, and was part of their league winning team the year after in the 1st season of the league. He moved to Meole Brace …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Ian Gaut
Ian has played in the league for every season, starting at Donnington Wood and winning the League Merit in 1998, before moving to St Georges in 2001. He helped them win the league that season as well as the next, and then twice more in 2006 and 2007. He became …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Hall of Famer Rich Goddard
Rich started bowling in 1970 at Castlefields. And after 39 seasons, he is still there! He has become one of the best players in the league and the county over that time. He has won 401 games in the league out of the 572 he has played. In that time …
Read More »Top 25 of 25 Years: Spencer Clarke
Spencer is one of the rare few players in the league who have played for just one club for its entirety. He has played for Sir John Bayley not just since our league launched in 1994 but grew up there too. He has played 547 games for Sir John Bayley, …
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