The 2023 Fantasy Bowls League team of the year is below, scoring 436 points in total, the winner Statto BC scoring 358 points in total. The 2024 Fantasy Bowls League should hopefully be released tomorrow, at least the prices will be if the system isn’t ready yet to accept entries. …
Read More »25th Anniversary – 24 Days to Go
There have been 24 teams that have played in the league before this season when Horsehay become the 25th. 5 of those have been ever presents in the league; Meole Brace, Sir John Bayley, St Georges, Wem USC and Wrockwardine Wood, while Castlefields made their debut just a year later, …
Read More »30th Anniversary – 25 Days to Go
Five years ago we held our 25th Anniversary at Donnington Wood which was a great day. Please find below a report of the action on the green. Keith “Beefy” Wall won the 25 Years Anniversary Competition today after beating his Castlefields team mate Callum Wraight in the final. The 1998 …
Read More »30th Anniversary – 26 Days to Go
26 years ago the Pool A&B were created as a Premiership Play Off Competition to create more interest at the end of the season. An original proposal was submitted by Mark Burroughs for the top 8 in the league to take part, but it was decided that the whole league …
Read More »30th Anniversary Competition – 27 Days to Go
At our AGM 27 years ago the first vote was taken between two teams on who should make the 14th team in the league for the 1997 season. The two clubs were Bylet and Ifton, with Bylet gaining 8 votes and Ifton 5. As it turned out Hadley USC unfortunately …
Read More »30th Anniversary Competition – 28 Days to Go
It has been 28 years since the Alan Mayhew Trophy first started back in 1996. The first final saw Wem USC beat previous League Champions Battlefield by 67 at Donnington Wood on Saturday 31st August. They had four single figure winners, two 6 and two 7. The full scores are …
Read More »30th Anniversary Competition – 29 Days to Go
We have had 29 seasons so far in the history of the Shropshire Premier Bowling League. Each season has ran a SPBL Merit, with 22 different winners, only 3 players have won it more than once. James Grimston won it in consecutive years in 2000 and 2001, and then Stu …
Read More »30th Anniversary Competition – 30 Days to Go
It is only 30 days to go to the Anniversary Competition on Saturday 30th March at Allscott Heath Bowling Club. All being well the 14 member clubs plus Newport and hopefully Chester Road will take part in the first ever 3 man competition playing one singles and one doubles in …
Read More »SPBL Merit Details
The 2024 Merit will be held as qualifying and a finals day again. The qualifiers will take place on Friday 13th September and Wednesday 18th September at 6.30 p.m. at Premier League venues. The finals will take place on Friday 27th September at 6.30 p.m. Entry costs £10. The closing …
Read More »Mike Hinton Pairs Date & Venue
The 2024 Mike Hinton Pairs will take place on Saturday 13th April at Newport Bowling Club at 10 after Old Shrewsbury was made unavailable by the SCGBA. If we have a similar entry to last year then both greens will be used, otherwise the green nearest the club will be …
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