Advent

Hadley USC were one of the founder members of the Shropshire Premier Bowling League, and enjoyed their best season in the inaugural one, finishing 4th with 170 points. They finished 12th the year after with their lowest points total of 142 before regrouping to finish 6th the season after. But …

Ford were the first non-premier team to win a playoff when they defeated Bylet comfortably at Donnington Wood to earn their place in the 2002 Premier League Season. This was after a narrow 5 shot defeat to Ifton the previous year. They finished a respectable 7th in their first season …

Hanwood were inaugural members of the Shropshire Premier League in 1994 and after finishing 6th in their first season followed it up in 1995 with a fifth place finish. However they then finished 10th in both the 1996 & 1997 seasons and then withdrew for the 1998 season due to …

Coddon took part in the first ever playoff match at St Georges against Sir John Bayley in 1997 after winning the Mid-Shropshire League. However they had a poor start in the game with a 1,2 and a 3 loser and never recovered. However I don’t have full scores or any …

Newport have proved to be the most successful team this decade in Shropshire, winning the Premier League 5 times in a row, County Cup, Harris Cup and Pool A twice and the Alan Mayhew once. Their life started in the Shropshire Premier League in 2004 after beating Battlefield in the …

Dun Cow entered the playoffs once as Mid-Shropshire Champions back in 2001. They played in a round robin along with District and Ford and didn’t win either game, having 4 winners in each. Against Ford two single figure losers first four put paid to their chances despite Dave Rhodes winning …

Craven Arms were inaugural members of the Shropshire Premier League in 1994 and enjoyed their highest ever finish in their first season coming 5th. They were a solid mid-table team in the 90s however in 2003 and 2004 they finished in 10th place and then in 2005 started the season …

St Georges have been one of the most successful teams in the Shropshire Premier League. They have never finished out of the top six in their entire stay in the league, winning the league 5 times in this time. Their first win came in 1999, with their highest points total, 250, …

Bowring entered the league in 2009 after successfully beating Donnington Wood by 30 in the playoff in 2008 at St Georges. They finished a respectable 10th in their 1st season, however dipped in their second only finishing 13th with their lowest ever points total. But they improved to 8th and …

Bridgewater only have ever played one game in the Playoffs against White Horse in 2005 as they lost their chance to enter the league. Bridgewater were always behind after only having one winner in the first four but still only found themselves 6 down going into the back four after …