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Team 17 is Madeley Cricket Club. They entered the playoffs in 2011 as Highley League winners and caused a massive surprise in beating the previous year’s finalists Burway on St Georges, beating them by 25. They always led after Ian Tipton’s 21-6 win in the first four, aided by a …

Wrockwardine Wood have remained in the Shropshire Premier League since the first season.  They finished bottom in the first season of the league with their lowest position and points with 100. But they have improved since then being a consistent mid-table team each season with the odd season being lower …

White Horse enjoyed one season in the Shropshire Premier League in 2006 after beating Rhos BC in a playoff in 2005 to take the place of Cravern Arms who withdrew earlier that season. Their stay was shortlived as they struggled to adapt to the standard of their Premier League. Their …

Chester Road have been an ever present in the Shropshire Premier League since it was created in 1994. They finished in the top four every season in the first 6, with 2nd being their highest placing in 1994 and 1996. They also finished runner up in the Alan Mayhew Trophy, …

Prees lost by the widest margin in Playoff history in 2009 when they lost to Burway by 84 with just two winners, Tim Hocknull 14 and Steven Plant 19. But they did do better next game in losing to Hadley USC by just 9 chalks, after looking well placed to …

District are the only team to ever use players in a playoff that have played in that season’s Premier League for another club as the rule was changed shortly afterwards. Charlie Weaver, Martin Lloyd and Paul Griffiths all played for Chester Road that season but turned out for District as they …

Bylet joined the Shropshire Premier Bowling League in 1997 after the withdrawal of Hadley USC the year before. They finished in their best ever finish of 9th in their 1st season, but then fell down the table until they finished bottom in 2001, and became the first team to lose …

Rhos BC are the team who are not allowed to enter now as they have not been affiliated to the SCGBA for 10 years or have any floodlights. (this could always change though in another 10 years!) They entered the playoffs twice, the first year in 2003 when they lost …

Burway entered the Premier League in 2012 after finally winning their fourth attempt at reaching the Flowfit Shropshire Premier League by beating Hadley USC in a thrilling playoff by 6 shots at Archibald Worthington. They’ve not looked back since then, finishing 7th in their debut season and also reaching the …

Battlefield were the inaugural winners of the Shropshire Premier League back in 1994 with Terry Gray being the star winning his first 18 matches, his run ended by Roy Bradburn on Donnington Wood. However he failed to win the League Averages, beaten on aggregate by Alan Jones of Hadley USC, …