Competitions

Three qualifying spaces are left in the SPBL Merit, with 22 players looking to claim them, 6 of those former winners! Defending champion Callum Wraight is one of those, he is at Sir John Bayley along with 1995 winner Rich Goddard and 2003 champion Dale Downes. 2014 winner Mike Beer …

We have our first five qualifiers for the 2025 SPBL Merit. Well done to all 5. Thank you to Nick Davies, Gary & Connor Whitehall, John Newey, Cheryl Caswell and Michael Cooper for running the qualifiers. Thank you to the 4 clubs we used. Hanwood 2023 winner Nicky Jones qualified …

Please find below the fields for Wednesday’s qualifiers for the SPBL Merit. There is one qualifier from each venue. No dress code. Scratch time is 6.30 p.m. SJB Bottom Green Callum Wraight Rich Goddard Wayne Phillips Steve Reeves Dale Downes Will Childs Nathan Lacey Hanwood Mike Beer Gary Neal Camilla …

There are 5 qualifying places available tonight with 36 players looking to book their place on finals night on Friday 26th September. At Hanwood, 2023 winner Nick Jones looks to qualify, along with Shifnal Open winner Clay Flattley. Four Meole bowlers are also there, including former or current captains Nick …

Please find below the fields and venues for the 2025 SPBL Merit for this Friday. It is not possible to use just Premier League venues due to green availability.  I am currently waiting on a green to confirm for Wednesday, and can’t finalise fields till I know which green I …

Jamie King retained the Bylet Open after overcoming an impressive Camilla Parsonage 19 in the final. Camilla had the better start to go 7-4 up but then Jamie went 9-7 ahead. After this It was nip and tuck all the way through, with neither being able to break away from …

The potential finals BCGBA Champion of Champions Qualifier takes place at the Bylet tomorrow with the winner also entering the returning Shropshire Champion of Champions. Last year’s winner Jamie King is there again to try and defend his title, along with Newport Open winner Scott Harries, multiple Open winner Pete …

There are currently just 7 out of the 28 automatic places took for the 2025 Inter Area Competition on Saturday 13th September at Bylet at 6.15 p.m. The top two from each club after the games on Friday 29th August will be invited to play. Those players in bold are …

Logan Church won the first ever Taylor Junior Trailblazer Competition after beating Finley Pessall 15 in the final, going 19-12 up from 11 across. In the Semi Finals Logan went from 15-14 up on Harris Needham to win 16 and Finley edged out Ben Cutler 20 after resisting a fightback …

Callum Wraight went the furthest of our qualifiers in the BCGBA Senior Individual Merit as he reached the last 16. He beat Dave East 15, Tommy Johnstone 12 before losing to Mark Booth 14. Robin Bennett won his first game 11 but lost to Mark Orme 16, while Chris Stretch …