Facts

Number 5 Newport won the league for a record 5 consecutive seasons from 2011-2015. They dominated the league in this time, with only Meole Brace having chances to break their monopoly on the league. In this time they didn’t lose a game at home, with the run ending at about …

Number 4 Pete Farmer and Andy Moss are the record holders of the League Averages winning it 4 times each. Pete won it 2000 and 2006 as well as the last two seasons in 2017 and 2018. Andy first won it in 2004, then twice in a row in 2010 …

Number 3 Since the Pool A competition was introduced in 1998, Castlefields have won that, the league and Alan Mayhew Trophy on four occasions, in 1998, 2000, 2008 and 2018. St Georges also won the three trophies in 2007. In 1998 Castlefields also had the League Averages winner in Keith …

Number 2 Peter Farmer has become the first player to win both the League Averages and Most Consecutive Wins in two successive seasons in 2017 and 2018. In that time he won 30 consecutive games, which is another record.

For Advent this year I am doing a fact (or facts depending if there is more than one) for each number from 1-25 to celebrate the 25 seasons of the Shropshire Premier Bowling League. Number 1 Only two teams have won the league just once, Battlefield in 1994 and Sir …