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 …
Read More »Team 10: Rhos BC
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 …
Read More »Team 9: Burway
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 …
Read More »Team 8: Battlefield
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, …
Read More »Team 7: Pontesbury
Pontesbury have competed in the playoffs once in 2007 when they beat District by 56 chalks at Donnington Wood. They then came up against Newport and were 1 up after four despite only Daryl Edwards winning 15, but did waste some good leads. Newport took the whole of the middle …
Read More »Team 6: Donnington Wood
Donnington Wood joined the league from the start in 1994 and kindly donated the League trophy. After finishing a respectable eight in the inaugural season, they struggled for the next few years finishing bottom twice and then second bottom. But then there was an upturn in fortunes as in 1998 …
Read More »Team 5: Ifton
Ifton are the record winners of the Pool B having won it 5 times. They entered the league in 1998 as a replacement for Hanwood. They struggled in their early days finishing bottom in 1998 and 2000, when they had to survive a playoff against Ford at Donnington Wood, winning …
Read More »Team 4: Wem USC
Wem USC won the first ever Alan Mayhew Trophy in 1996 and have been in the league every season since they were invited in 1994. Their highest finish has been 2nd in 2000, with their record high number of points 218. They had a good run in the top four …
Read More »Team 3: Childs Ercall
The third team is Childs Ercall who entered the league in 1999 to bring the league up to 14 teams. They enjoyed their highest finish in their first year finishing 10th led by Peter Farmer, who won the League Merit in 1999 & 2002, the League Averages in 2000 and …
Read More »Team 2: Meole Brace
The next team is Meole Brace, who won their first silverware in the league when winning the Alan Mayhew Trophy in 2016 beating Castlefields in the final. Before then they were the underachievers of the league, finishing runners-up in four seasons, 2 Alan Mayhew Finals and 5 Pool A Finals, finishing …
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