Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Callum Wraight added the SPBL Merit to his League Averages and Most Consecutive Wins awards this season at Tilstock. He had a tough final against Gary Whitehall, going 8-4 down from 4-0 up in the corners, and being in the game at 13-12 after Callum found his length on the shorter marks. But Callum upped his game, and despite Gary having a toucher and not counting as Callum had a toucher too, Callum ran out.
Callum had beaten Scott Harries in his Semi Final, going 9-0 up and winning 5, while Gary was 5-1 down to Joe Killen but then went 13-5 up in 2s in the corners. Joe couldn’t get back enough at him and won 11. The Quarter Finals saw Callum defeat Liam Stevens 9 after going 8-1 up, Gary hold off a fightback from Jamie King after he got back to 17-16 from 17-4 down to win 16, Joe race 12-2 up on Tom Roden and win 9, and Scott go 10-2 up on Rich Lawson and win 8.
Thank you to Tilstock bowling club for hosting tonight, 30 years after they hosted the first ever Merit. It was also great to see Neville Edwards present tonight, the reason why the Merit was there in the first season as he was Chairman of the league and Tilstock was his club. Neville is one of the reasons why we are playing in this competition and the Premier League!
Thank you to those who measured and marked tonight and to Dave Ellison for running the book and generating extra interest.
Callum also thanked Tilstock for their hospitality tonight, and said it was an honour to receive the trophy off Neville Edwards, a living legend of bowls. He also thanked Rob Burroughs and Martin Gaut for all the work they do for the league and bowls in general. It was a trophy he was desperate to get his hands on and hopefully will do so a few more times in the future!
Full scores are here.
