2016 Season Preview

The Shropshire Star have included their annual preview tonight in the paper. A picture of it can be seen below:

Here is the preview of the 2016 Flowfit Shropshire Premier Bowling League season as told from the Captains. As expected the top 3 is wide open with all but one captain not choosing Castlefields for the top three with Ifton, Sir John Bayley, St Georges, Newport, Bowring and Meole Brace …

Team: Wrockwardine Wood Captains: Tom Langford 2015 Report 2015 Position: 7th 2015 Points: 195 Highest ever finish: 4th (2005) Highest ever points: 207 (2008) 2016 Aims: Wrockwardine Wood improved considerably last season from the previous, being in the top 6 before finishing just outside in 7th, and will be looking for more of the same this …

Team: Wem USC Captains: Mike Dulson 2015 Report 2015 Position: 10th 2015 Points: 179 Highest ever finish: 2nd (2000) Highest ever points: 218 (2000) 2016 Aims: Wem USC consolidated well last season after the lose of three key players with their home form being excellent once again, with just one loss against Meole Brace, despite …

Team: St Georges Captains: Tony Rhodes 2015 Report 2015 Position: 6th 2015 Points: 197 Highest ever finish: Winners 5 times Highest ever points: 250 (1999) 2016 Aims: St Georges have recruited well over the Winter with Peter Grimston, Lewis Scott and Andy Morgan all being excellent additions. However they did lose club stalwart Alan Palin …

Team: Sir John Bayley Captains: Spencer Clarke 2015 Report 2015 Position: 4th 2015 Points: 200 Highest ever finish: 3rd (2013&14) Highest ever points: 219 (2013) 2016 Aims: Sir John Bayley recovered from a poor start last season to finish a creditable 4th place, but having recruited more players from Staffordshire and increased commitment from their current …

Team: Ifton Captains: Dickie Jones 2015 Report 2015 Position: 3rd 2015 Points: 206 Highest ever finish: 3rd (2015) Highest ever points: 206 (2015) 2016 Aims: Ifton enjoyed their best ever season last year and only missed out on 2nd place by games won. They will be even stronger this year with the full time recruitment of …

Team: Newport Captains: Mark Selley 2015 Report 2015 Position: 1st 2015 Points: 224 Highest ever finish: 1st (5 times) Highest ever points: 254 (2011) 2016 Aims: Newport having been the most successful team this decade have lost four players from last season and will be hard pressed to make it 6 in a row. However Chris Grocott returning …

Team: Meole Brace Captains: Mark Thomas 2015 Report 2015 Position: 2nd 2015 Points: 206 Highest ever finish: 2nd (5 times) Highest ever points: 234 (2013) 2016 Aims: Meole Brace will again be looking to win the league for the first time despite the loss of Glyn Wellings to neighbours Hanwood. They hope to take advantage of …

Team: Hanwood Captains: Mark Shore, Ash Wellings & Mark Parsons 2015 Position: 1st in Tanners Shropshire League, beat Archibald Worthington in playoff by 46. Highest ever finish: 4th (1995) Highest ever points: 176 (1995) 2016 Aims: Hanwood finally regained their position in the Flowfit Shropshire Premier Bowling League in 2016 after many years …