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Pool A&B Semi Final Draw

The Semi Finals of the Pool A&B are as follows to be played on Wednesday 2nd October at 7 p.m. Greens will be determined by the weekend. Pool A: Ifton v St Georges Castlefields v Sir John Bayley Pool B: Adderley v Meole Brace Bylet v Wem USC

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Our First ever SPBL Merit

The first ever Premier League Merit was held on Sunday 17th July 1994 at Tilstock. 97 players entered, playing on 8 Premier League greens on Friday 10th June, 2 qualifying from each green. The players who qualified are pictured below. The green was freakishly fast for the day, Tilstock being …

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Week 26 Review

Fields win title, Ifton earn 3rd, Burway get top 6 Castlefields won the 2024 Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowling League title by the closest of margins in the final week of the season. They won the title on Games Won, the first time a title has been decided on that, …

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SPBL Merit – A History

Please find below the previous winners for the SPBL Merit for the John Coxill Trophy. If you click on a year from 1999 onwards it will tell you the results and report from that year. INDIVIDUAL MERIT (John Coxill Trophy) This trophy was donated by John Coxill in 1994. Year …

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Pool A&B Preview

There is just one Pool A 1st round tie after Hanwood withdrew against Sir John Bayley. Ifton take on Burway with both teams having had one of their best seasons in the league, and both knowing how to win this competition, albeit when playing in the Pool B! The Pool …

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Play Off Applicants

There have been two applicants for the Play Offs. Both teams are to confirm their entry and through which league by Monday 30th September once their respective leagues have finished. If both teams apply, a pre-play off will take place on Wednesday 2nd October at 7 p.m. Otherwise, one team …

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Most Improved Team 2024

Ifton are the most improved team this year after being 29 points better off than 2023, and win the £50 prize. Wem USC were narrowly behind them, being 27 points better off than in 2023, but gained the most positions with 4. Castlefields and Sir John Bayley improved on their …

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SPBL Merit Odds

Please find odds below for the 2024 SPBL Merit at Tilstock on Friday 27th September at 6.30 p.m. The odds next to the name are outright odds and the ones in the middle are heat betting. 1Jamie King 4/1 1/2 6/4Gary Whitehall 12/12Tom Roden 5/1 4/5 4/5Joseph Killen 6/13Callum Wraight 6/4 1/3 2/1Liam Stevens 10/14Scott Harries …

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