Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Scott Simpson won the 2022 Salop Leisure Shropshire Premier Bowling League Merit after producing an incredible fightback against one of the game’s best in Callum Wraight. He was trailing 12-4 to Callum on his usual 20m marks to and from the crown, but Scott produced some excellent corner bowling to lead 13-12 before Callum got back in. An excellent two shot by Scott put him 15-13 up, before he struck his own bowl off to make it 15 across. However a bad end by Callum gifted Scott a 2, then he got another good two in the opposite corner, and earned two singles to win the trophy for the first time.
In the Semi Finals and Callum raced 14-3 up on Pete Grimston before Pete got back to 14-12 down in the corners. However Callum got the block back and ran out in 2s. Scott had a close game with Phil Jones until 12 across when Scott had a break of 7 and finished the game off 13.
The Quarter Finals saw Pete overturn an early 5-0 deficit to beat Aaron King 6 mainly on 20m pegging marks off the side of the crown. Callum had another game that went with the jack, leading 8-1 then 8-6, then 13-7 and 13-11, however he ran out on Gary Neal. Phil Jones had an early 13-6 lead against Gary Whitehall, but Gary got back to 13-12 and then actually led 18-17 and 19-18 before Phil got out. Scott was always in control against record winner Pete Farmer, leading 13-3, and Pete could only match it from there on in as he lost 11.
Well done to Scott on his maiden success, and commiserations to Callum who surely will have his name on the trophy in the near future. Thank you to Old Shrewsbury for preparing a great green and being a great host, and to Mike Potter for rushing off from the Veterans Inter League to referee tonight.
Full results are here.