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This season we again introduced the start of season team “doubles” competition to mark the new “Millennium”.  The Millennium Doubles were kindly sponsored by SHADES (Alan Peach) and whilst the draw produced the “group of death” (St Georges, Castlefields, Chester Road and S J Bayley), the final of the competition saw the inaugural winners, Battlefield pitted against the surprise package, Archibald Worthington and it was Battlefield who proved victorious, taking home the winners cheque of £200.

An “old” name was to appear on the League’s Roll of Honour this year and what a season they had.  Castlefields proved that they were the team to beat in 2000, with non playing captain, Allan Rogers leading them to success in all three team based competitions, in addition to the “Harris Cup”.  In the league, they led from the fourth match and by half way were 6 points clear of last years winners, St Georges. Eventually they finished 22 points clear of their nearest rivals, Wem USC. The second place achieved by Wem was their highest ever position. The next two places were filled by St Georges and the “surprise” team of year, Donnington Wood, who took the award for the most improved team by a considerable margin. Chester Road finished fifth, with Battlefield next. Awards were again made for the most improved teams and, as stated above, Donnington Wood, amassing an extra 45 points, received the top award with both Castlefields and Meole Brace sharing second place. Pete Farmer won the League Averages on aggregate from last year’s winner, Keith Walton. Chris Pearce and Rich Goddard won 13 on the bounce to share the Most Consecutive Wins award.

The Alan Mayhew Trophy went to Castlefields, who lifted the trophy for the third time with a 222-191 victory over Chester Road.  Alan Davies was the third recipient of the “Neville Edward’s” Man of the Match award and was presented with an engraved tankard by Neville after the match. The Premiership Play-offs saw Castlefields & Wrockwardine Wood victorious at Prees Bowling Club.  Castlefields completed a clean sweep of all three trophies with a win over St Georges in Pool A.  In Pool B, Wrockwardine Wood overcame Ifton to record their first win and provide Mike Hinton with an opportunity to receive some silverware. On the individual front, James Grimston made up for his disappointment at losing in the county merit final to team mate John Breeze, when he won an exciting final against Craig Richardson 21-20, to take the Premier League Merit at Coddon.

Lastly, but not least, the season finished with the second ever play-off match.  Such was the interest in joining the Premier League, both Ford and District from the Shrewsbury and Market Drayton bowling leagues applied as league winners for the opportunity to play Ifton, who had finished in the “dreaded” bottom place.  It was decided to allow both teams to play off, and it was Ford who proved the stronger at Hadley USC and overcame District by 47 chalks.  The play-off decider was to take place on Donnington Wood’s old green and, in front of more than 300 spectators, Ifton made a bright start and led by 15 chalks after the first four, and then 10 after 8 games off. They then managed to retain their Premier League status with an overall win of just 5 chalks in an exciting and nail biting match.

2000 Hall of Fame

League Winners: Castlefields

Alan Mayhew Winners: Castlefields

Pool A: Castlefields

Pool B: Wrockwardine Wood

League Averages: Peter Farmer (Childs Ercall)

Most Consecutive Wins: Chris Pearce (Archibald Worthington) & Rich Goddard (Castlefields)

League Merit: James Grimston (Donnington Wood)

Millenium Doubles: Battlefield

2000 Season Final Table

		Home				        Away				Total			
	        Pld	Pld	W	L	GW	Pld	W	L	GW	GW	MW	Agg	Pts
Castlefields	26	13	13	0	131	13	6	7	71	202	19	858	240
Wem USC	        26	13	12	1	113	13	4	9	73	186	16	496	218
St Georges	26	13	13	0	117	13	3	9	66	183	16	634	216
Donn Wood	26	13	13	0	111	13	5	8	68	179	18	441	215
Chester Road	26	13	13	0	116	13	3	10	62	178	16	388	210
Battlefield	26	13	12	1	108	13	3	10	56	164	15	256	194
Craven  Arms	26	13	11	2	105	13	1	12	49	154	12	-96	178
Wrock Wood	26	13	11	2	104	13	1	12	48	152	12	-50	176
Meole Brace	26	13	11	2	99	13	2	11	51	150	13	-91	176
Archibald W'ton	26	13	11	2	104	13	1	12	47	151	12	-183	175
Childs Ercall	26	13	9	3	92	13	0	13	34	126	9	-563	145
S J Bayley	26	13	8	5	88	13	1	12	33	121	9	-588	139
Bylet	        26	13	7	6	78	13	0	13	43	121	7	-804	135
Ifton	        26	13	7	6	81	13	0	13	36	117	7	-698	131

Results

Archibald Worthington

Battlefield

Bylet

Castlefields

Chester Road

Childs Ercall

Craven Arms

Donnington Wood

Ifton

Meole Brace

S J Bayley

St Georges

Wem USC

Wrockwardine Wood

Archibald Worthington

10/4

11/3

3/11

11/3

12/2

9/5

8/6

12/2

6/8

12/2

11/3

9/5

12/2

Battlefield

10/4

8/6

5/9

11/3

10/4

12/2

11/3

12/2

9/5

12/2

12/2

9/5

11/3

Bylet

6/8

9/5

4/10

6/8

12/2

8/6

9/5

10/4

9/5

6/8

3/11

3/11

7/7

Castlefields

12/2

13/1

13/1

11/3

12/2

12/2

9/5

13/1

13/1

14/0

13/1

10/4

12/2

Chester Road

11/3

9/5

10/4

10/4

14/0

11/3

10/4

11/3

11/3

13/1

9/5

10/4

13/1

Childs Ercall

10/4

8/6

9/5

6/8

9/5

10/4

10/4

9/5

5/9

12/2

8/6

5/9

10/4

Craven Arms

13/1

7/7

13/1

9/5

10/4

13/1

4/10

9/5

11/3

12/2

8/6

6/8

12/2

Donnington Wood

12/2

13/1

10/4

8/6

11/3

11/3

10/4

12/2

11/3

9/5

10/4

11/3

9/5

Ifton

10/4

6/8

9/5

6/8

5/9

10/4

5/9

4/10

8/6

9/5

8/6

4/10

11/3

Meole Brace

13/1

9/5

13/1

9/5

8/6

10/4

10/4

5/9

11/3

10/4

5/9

10/4

8/6

S J Bayley

9/5

11/3

9/5

4/10

11/3

11/3

10/4

5/9

12/2

10/4

1/13

6/8

5/9

St Georges

9/5

10/4

13/1

12/2

7/7

12/2

12/2

12/2

13/1

11/3

11/3

8/6

11/3

Wem USC

10/4

6/8

10/4

12/2

10/4

10/4

12/2

12/2

12/2

11/3

11/3

10/4

11/3

Wrockwardine Wood

8/6

9/5

11/3

11/3

4/10

11/3

10/4

5/9

10/4

12/2

14/0

11/3

10/4

League Averages:

POS	PLAYER	TEAM	PLD	WINS	AGG
1	PETER	FARMER	CHILDS ERCALL	26	23	169
2	KEITH	WALTON	CASTLEFIELDS	26	23	130
3	RICH	GODDARD	CASTLEFIELDS	25	21	135
4	JOHN	BREEZE	DONNINGTON WOOD	25	20	140
5	ANDREW	JONES	ST. GEORGES	23	19	186
6	PAUL	SMITH	ARCHIBALD W’TON	26	19	120
7	KEVIN	PERKS	BATTLEFIELD	26	19	112
8	MARK	HOLLAND	CHESTER ROAD	23	19	110
9	CHRIS	PEARCE	ARCHIBALD W’TON	26	19	101
10	DAVE	BEER	BATTLEFIELD	26	19	85
11	KEITH	WALL	CASTLEFIELDS	25	18	133
12	GEORGE	ROBERTS	WEM USC	24	18	111
13	SHAUN	NAGLE	WEM USC	26	18	109
14	CLAY	FLATTLEY	WEM USC	26	18	70
15	PHIL	EMERY	BYLET	25	18	51
16	ANDREW	MOSS	ARCHIBALD W’TON	24	17	125
17	MARTIN	LLOYD	CHESTER ROAD	23	17	124
18	PAUL	WILLIAMS	CASTLEFIELDS	25	17	117
19	PAUL	HUMPHREYS	BATTLEFIELD	25	17	104
20	MICK	JONES	ST. GEORGES	26	17	90
21	PHIL	CLEE	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	25	17	86
22	RICHARD	LAWSON	DONNINGTON WOOD	26	17	80
23	MARTIN	WILLIAMS	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	26	17	71
24	GRAHAM	ROGERS	CASTLEFIELDS	25	17	67
25	GLYN	HERBERT	CASTLEFIELDS	26	17	65
26	CHRIS	BALL	ST. GEORGES	23	16	104
27	COLIN	BEAMAN	BATTLEFIELD	24	16	98
28	MARK	BURROUGHS	ST. GEORGES	24	16	67
29	ALAN	PURCELL	CHESTER ROAD	25	16	62
30	IAN	DOWLEY	WEM USC	24	16	62
31	JAMES	GRIMSTON	DONNINGTON WOOD	25	16	61
32	FRED	BAILEY	WEM USC	24	16	59
33	PETER	RODEN	DONNINGTON WOOD	26	16	57
34	BARRY	KEEP	CASTLEFIELDS	26	16	56
35	SIMON	PARSONAGE	CRAVEN ARMS	26	16	56
36	ANDREW	DUCKETT	CASTLEFIELDS	25	16	54
37	CHARLIE	WEAVER	CHESTER ROAD	25	16	50
38	DAVE	BROOKFIELD	ARCHIBALD W’TON	24	16	13
39	DEREK	WRIGHT	WEM USC	24	15	85
40	ANDREW	WIGGINTON	MEOLE BRACE	25	15	54
41	IAN	RODGER	CHESTER ROAD	24	15	51
42	MICK	OLIVER	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	24	15	48
43	JIMMY	FLETCHER	DONNINGTON WOOD	25	15	46
44	ADRIAN	ROWE	MEOLE BRACE	26	15	45
45	DAVE	BIRCH	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	25	15	29
46	CHRIS	JONES	DONNINGTON WOOD	26	15	15
47	ROY	CROFTS	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	25	15	-1
48	KEVIN	BLOUNT	ST. GEORGES	19	14	103
49	TONY	RHODES	ST. GEORGES	23	14	66
50	GRAHAM	DULSON	WEM USC	26	14	58
51	PETER	BOUND	BATTLEFIELD	24	14	52
52	DAVE	JONES	IFTON	25	14	50
53	MARK	WORTHINGTON	DONNINGTON WOOD	25	14	47
54	TONY	DODD	MEOLE BRACE	25	14	45
55	ALAN	JONES	ST. GEORGES	25	14	44
56	IAN	GAUT	DONNINGTON WOOD	22	14	43
57	DAVE	HOPE	ARCHIBALD W’TON	25	14	34
58	ROD	MANLEY	CHESTER ROAD	25	14	13
59	DALE	RUDRUM	BYLET	25	14	12
60	GLYN	PICKNELL	ST. GEORGES	26	14	1
61	JOHN	COXILL	CRAVEN ARMS	25	14	-21
62	ALAN	DAVIES	CASTLEFIELDS	21	13	81
63	PAUL	GRIFFITHS	CHESTER ROAD	20	13	61
64	CRAIG	RICHARDSON	CRAVEN ARMS	25	13	34
65	ROGER	TEAGUE	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	26	13	34
66	STEVE	SHAKESPEARE	CHILDS ERCALL	23	13	30
67	KEITH	PESSALL	ST. GEORGES	25	13	29
68	CHRIS	GREENWAY	BATTLEFIELD	23	13	28
69	RICHARD	HARRINGTON	CRAVEN ARMS	23	13	22
70	ANDY	SMITH	CHILDS ERCALL	24	13	14
71	PAUL	JONES	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	26	13	6
72	TONY	COWDALE	CRAVEN ARMS	24	13	4
73	WAYNE	ROGERS	CRAVEN ARMS	24	13	2
74	PAUL	FOWLES	CHESTER ROAD	26	13	-12
75	IAN	BOOTH	CHILDS ERCALL	26	13	-53
76	SCOTT	THOMAS	WEM USC	16	12	45
77	KEVIN P	JONES	CHESTER ROAD	21	12	43
78	NORMAN	HARVEY	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	25	12	42
79	MARK	THOMAS	MEOLE BRACE	26	12	20
80	CONRAD	CLAPHAM	MEOLE BRACE	23	12	11
81	ALAN	PEACH	CASTLEFIELDS	24	12	9
82	NIGEL	POOLER	CRAVEN ARMS	26	12	3
83	ROB	JONES	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	24	12	-2
84	JOHN	NASH	MEOLE BRACE	23	12	-3
85	PHIL	PACK	BYLET	23	12	-17
86	LES	MARKHAM	CHESTER ROAD	25	12	-21
87	MARK	OLIVER	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	26	12	-23
88	KEVIN	JONES	CASTLEFIELDS	26	12	-34
89	STEVE	MATTHEWS	CHILDS ERCALL	26	12	-35
90	IAN	BEAMAN	MEOLE BRACE	26	12	-46
91	CLIVE	BEAMAN	BATTLEFIELD	18	11	44
92	JOHN	WILKES	WEM USC	20	11	44
93	LEE	CLARKE	CASTLEFIELDS	22	11	20
94	STEPHEN	BROOME	DONNINGTON WOOD	24	11	9
95	CARL	TEECE	ST. GEORGES	22	11	1
96	PETER	THOMAS	BATTLEFIELD	24	11	-3
97	RAY	JONES	MEOLE BRACE	26	11	-5
98	RICHARD	MORRIS	BYLET	25	11	-8
99	ALAN	BALL	WEM USC	19	11	-8
100	JIM	KELLETT	ST. GEORGES	23	11	-11
101	ANDY	STEVENS	DONNINGTON WOOD	24	11	-15
102	MARTIN	BLIZARD	MEOLE BRACE	24	11	-17
103	MIKE	HINTON	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	25	11	-18
104	TERRY	GRAY	BATTLEFIELD	23	11	-23
105	ROY	CROWTHER	CRAVEN ARMS	24	11	-26
106	STEVE	BURROUGHS	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	26	11	-29
107	MARK	ROGERS	CRAVEN ARMS	24	11	-37
108	PHIL	OWEN	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	26	11	-42
109	BRIAN	LINK	BYLET	26	11	-57
110	ROY	BRADBURN	DONNINGTON WOOD	14	10	58
111	RICHARD	GRIFFITHS	IFTON	18	10	23
112	TIM	EALEY	BYLET	18	10	16
113	ALLAN	GAUT	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	22	10	8
114	GARY	COOPER	ST. GEORGES	17	10	5
115	PETER	GRIFFITHS	CRAVEN ARMS	19	10	-12
116	MARK	HINKS	MEOLE BRACE	21	10	-15
117	RICHARD	BOND	DONNINGTON WOOD	24	10	-31
118	IAN	RIDDELL	MEOLE BRACE	22	10	-31
119	TERRY	LUCAS	CRAVEN ARMS	21	10	-32
120	IAN	BROUGH	ARCHIBALD W’TON	25	10	-36
121	CHRIS	BALL	ARCHIBALD W’TON	22	10	-41
122	GRAHAM	FARMER	CHILDS ERCALL	24	10	-43
123	ROB	MANSFIELD	ARCHIBALD W’TON	26	10	-67
124	GRAHAM	ADAMS	BYLET	23	10	-70
125	STEVE	ALLMARK	WEM USC	14	9	44
126	BRIAN	HAYES	IFTON	21	9	-2
127	NICKY	BEARD	CRAVEN ARMS	23	9	-3
128	ALAN	TAYLOR	CHESTER ROAD	17	9	-7
129	MALCOLM	PARRY	BATTLEFIELD	24	9	-13
130	DAVE	ROGERS	CHESTER ROAD	20	9	-16
131	DAVE	WEBSTER	IFTON	21	9	-18
132	NEIL	CLARK	BATTLEFIELD	24	9	-33
133	GEOFF	SAMUELS	IFTON	22	9	-33
134	JOHN	CLARKE	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	23	9	-33
135	TERRY	SHORE	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	23	9	-49
136	DAVE	ELLIOTT	BYLET	26	9	-70
137	DARREN	WATKINS	MEOLE BRACE	25	9	-72
138	MARK	EVANS	IFTON	22	9	-78
139	GORDON	OWEN	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	26	9	-87
140	ALAN	LEWIS	ST. GEORGES	13	8	29
141	MARK	COOPER	ARCHIBALD W’TON	24	8	-8
142	STEVE	FAULKNER	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	21	8	-44
143	DAVID	BOND	IFTON	22	8	-49
144	SIMON	BAILEY	WEM USC	20	8	-53
145	STEVE	NICHOLLS	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	21	8	-57
146	STEVEN	FARMER	CHILDS ERCALL	21	8	-58
147	PHIL	LAKER	IFTON	24	8	-63
148	PETER	DARBY	BYLET	24	8	-70
149	PAUL	LATHAM	ARCHIBALD W’TON	21	8	-89
150	MEL	JENKINS	WEM USC	12	7	-9
151	ALAN	BOYCOTT	DONNINGTON WOOD	15	7	-29
152	ROBIN	HILLMAN	IFTON	18	7	-30
153	TONY	ROBERTS	IFTON	19	7	-37
154	MARK	SHORE	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	19	7	-43
155	GILES	EVANS	IFTON	18	7	-47
156	PETER	JONES	ARCHIBALD W’TON	23	7	-68
157	DALE	DOWNES	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	24	7	-76
158	IAN	CHRISTMAS	BATTLEFIELD	23	7	-95
159	BARRY	CLARK	CHILDS ERCALL	24	7	-95
160	CEDRIC	BANCROFT	CHESTER ROAD	13	6	14
161	ROBIN	CLARKE	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	15	6	-19
162	WILLIAM	TUNKS	CHILDS ERCALL	24	6	-92
163	GRAHAM	WOOD	CHILDS ERCALL	25	6	-100
164	DAVE	HUGHES	IFTON	25	6	-118
165	ALAN	PALIN	ST. GEORGES	12	5	21
166	DAVID	BROWN	CHILDS ERCALL	12	5	-16
167	JONATHAN	MARTIN	CHILDS ERCALL	17	5	-17
168	PETE	SHERRY	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	13	5	-35
169	IAN	PRICE	WEM USC	11	5	-43
170	DAVE	RIDGWAY	CHESTER ROAD	14	5	-48
171	NICK	POWNER	BYLET	21	5	-83
172	TERRY	WILLIAMS	IFTON	19	5	-87
173	MAL	JONES	ARCHIBALD W’TON	15	5	-97
174	IAN	BISHOP	CRAVEN ARMS	10	4	-3
175	JOHN	ADDISON	BATTLEFIELD	17	4	-42
176	DENNIS	LEWIS	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	14	4	-52
177	CLIVE	HARRINGTON	CRAVEN ARMS	14	4	-71
178	COLIN	PRICE	ARCHIBALD W’TON	18	4	-100
179	GRAHAM	MORRIS	BYLET	20	4	-101
180	DAVE	HUGHES	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	21	4	-116
181	DERRICK	PARRY	MEOLE BRACE	4	3	12
182	ROB	WARD	BATTLEFIELD	6	3	0
183	BRIAN	SLINGO	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	6	3	-2
184	TONY	POOLE	CASTLEFIELDS	7	3	-4
185	MAL	EVANS	WEM USC	8	3	-4
186	GEOFF	BALSHAW	MEOLE BRACE	5	3	-23
187	DEWI	JONES	IFTON	10	3	-29
188	DEL	MCKENZIE	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	9	3	-33
189	DAVE	BROWN	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	10	3	-35
190	RAY	PURCELL	ARCHIBALD W’TON	9	3	-53
191	RUSSELL	MORRIS	BYLET	20	3	-142
192	DALE	BOOTH	CHILDS ERCALL	22	3	-150
193	ALAN	MEREDITH	DONNINGTON WOOD	3	2	13
194	KEVIN	PRICE	CASTLEFIELDS	3	2	11
195	JOHN	PALMER	BYLET	3	2	-1
196	PETER	LACEY	IFTON	5	2	-18
197	STEVE	GARBETT	BYLET	8	2	-31
198	DAVID	HANSON	WEM USC	8	2	-35
199	PHIL	EVANS	WEM USC	7	2	-36
200	RAY	WILLETTS	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	10	2	-62
201	BARRY	DAVIES	IFTON	11	2	-69
202	GEORGE	EDDOWES	BYLET	13	2	-97
203	MARK	THOMAS	CASTLEFIELDS	1	1	15
204	MICHAEL	THOMAS	CASTLEFIELDS	1	1	7
205	DAVID	JONES	IFTON	1	1	6
206	TERRY	SAMBROOK	CASTLEFIELDS	1	1	4
207	CHRIS	KELLY	CASTLEFIELDS	2	1	2
208	BARRY	GRIFFITHS	ST. GEORGES	1	1	2
209	MIKE	HOLLIDAY	WEM USC	2	1	-5
210	SIMON	THOMAS	BATTLEFIELD	2	1	-8
211	STEVE	EDWARDS	CHILDS ERCALL	2	1	-9
212	GRAHAM	GAUT	DONNINGTON WOOD	3	1	-4
213	STEPHEN	ROWLEY	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	5	1	-11
214	ROBERT	SMITH	CRAVEN ARMS	3	1	-15
215	BRIAN	VICKERS	CHESTER ROAD	4	1	-16
216	GLYN	TEECE	ST. GEORGES	4	1	-19
217	COLIN	EVANS	IFTON	5	1	-31
218	PAUL	WILLIAMS	CHESTER ROAD	7	1	-34
219	JOHN	BROOKFIELD	ARCHIBALD W’TON	4	1	-38
220	GINO	FARRUGIO	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	7	1	-44
221	ANTHONY	ROWE	MEOLE BRACE	11	1	-66
222	ROBERT	MASSEY	CHILDS ERCALL	16	1	-106
223	A	EDGERTON	WEM USC	1	0	-1
224	IAN	PESSALL	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	1	0	-2
225	STEVE	FLETCHER	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	1	0	-3
226	GA	GAUT	DONNINGTON WOOD	1	0	-6
227	LAURIE	JONES	CRAVEN ARMS	1	0	-7
228	MICK	PRITCHARD	CASTLEFIELDS	1	0	-8
229	TONY	KIRKHAM	BATTLEFIELD	1	0	-9
230	DARREN	LACEY	IFTON	1	0	-9
231	GARETH	BRADBURNE	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	1	0	-9
232	CHRIS	WORTHINGTON	DONNINGTON WOOD	1	0	-12
233	DAVE	HARDMAN	ST. GEORGES	1	0	-12
234	MARTIN	ADAMS	ST. GEORGES	1	0	-12
235	ALBERT	CORNES	BYLET	1	0	-13
236	ANDY	BOURNE	BATTLEFIELD	1	0	-14
237	SIMON	GERRARD	DONNINGTON WOOD	2	0	-14
238	PAUL	DAVIES	SIR JOHN BAYLEY	1	0	-14
239	TIM	OAKLEY	BATTLEFIELD	1	0	-17
240	MARTIN	BOYD	DONNINGTON WOOD	1	0	-17
241	BRYN	WILLIAMS	IFTON	1	0	-17
242	COLIN	TURTON	BYLET	2	0	-20
243	ANDREW	PEARCE	IFTON	4	0	-21
244	WILLIAM	GRAINGER	ST. GEORGES	2	0	-24
245	STEVEN	PESSALL	WROCKWARDINE WOOD	2	0	-24
246	SIMON	RHODES	ST. GEORGES	2	0	-30
247	GERRY	HARRIS	BYLET	4	0	-39
248	LOL	RUSSON	BYLET	5	0	-54