Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Wednesday 2nd October
Childs Ercall will now play Bowring at Meole Brace on Friday 4th October commencing at 7.00 pm. In tonight’s pre playoff game Bowring overcame District by 24 chalks. In a close encounter, Bowring led by 1 after the first four only to District to hit back and lead by 2 after 8 blocks off. Bowring then asserted themselves and with the last 4 winners ran out comfortable winners. Full details see below………..
Played on Wednesday 2nd October at Meole Brace (Premier)
Bowring B.C. v District B.C.
| SCORE | PLAYERS NAME | NO. | PLAYERS NAME | SCORE |
| 9 | DON BRISCOE | 1 | BRIAN JONES | 21 |
| 21 | ROBIN CLARKE | 2 | BARRY JONES | 7 |
| 21 | NEIL HARDING | 3 | CARL HINTON | 18 |
| 17 | CRAIG DAVIES | 4 | CHRIS LLOYD | 21 |
| 21 | ALLY WILLIAMS | 5 | ROB MANSFIELD | 9 |
| 9 | TONY HAYWARD | 6 | RICHARD PULLEN | 21 |
| 21 | RICHARD SUGGETT | 7 | DAVE KYNASTON | 13 |
| 10 | STEVE PARTON | 8 | JIM EVANS | 21 |
| 21 | COLIN JONES | 9 | ALAN GRIFFITHS | 15 |
| 21 | SEAN ROUND | 10 | PETE OWENS | 19 |
| 21 | GEORGE DAVIES | 11 | MIKE TOWNSEND | 18 |
| 21 | GLYN HAYWARD | 12 | PETER REEEVES | 6 |
| 213 | 189 |
Pictured below are both Bowring and District from last nights matches
Bowring – Back Row: (from left) Sid Poole, Steve Parton, Robin Clarke, Craig Davies, Barry Harrison, Glyn Hayward, George Davies;
Front Row Sean Round (captain), Neil Harding, Tony Hayward, Richard Suggett, Ally Wiliams, Don Briscoe, Eric Jones.
District – Back Row: (from left) Mike Mullock, Rob Mansfield, Alan Griffiths, Richard Pullen, Chris Lloyd, Jim Evans;
Front Row: Dave Kynaston, Carl Hinton, Brian Jones (captain), Pete Owens, Barry Jones.
The details of the games are as follows:-
Wednesday 2nd October commencing at 7.00 pm
Pre Play off Match
District v Bowring
at Meole Brace No. 2 (Premier League Green)
Referee – Dave Card
Friday 4th October commencing at 7.00 pm
Relegation Play Off
Childs Ercall will play the winners of the above game
on Meole Brace No. 1 (Non Premier Green)
Referee – Dave Card
| District and Bowring await the showdown | |
| By Malcolm Fletcher courtesy of the Shropshire Star | |
| Two Shropshire champions will clash for the right to meet Childs Ercall in the Furrows Premier League’s relegation play-off next Friday.District, who retained the SPS Whitchurch League crown on Tuesday, must to do battle with Bowring – first time kings of the Worthington Mid Shropshire League – on Meole Brace No 2 on Wednesday (7pm).
And the winners of that ‘pre play-off’ tussle will go forward to the showdown with Premier wooden spoonists Childs Ercall on the other, non-Premier green, at Meole two days later. For the Whitchurch club it will be their third successive crack at the play-offs but, following the winter change in the rules about players who are ineligible, they agonised long and hard before deciding to go ahead. Skipper Brian Jones won’t be able to call on Charlie Weaver, Martin Lloyd or Paul Griffiths – who all play for Chester Road in the Premier – nor female regulars Sylvia Jones and Mary Mottershead. But District officials feel they have got to keep trying in a bid to progress and attract new young players. There was no such agonising for Wellington-based Bowring after their historic triumph was sealed by a four point haul at Bylet on Friday to pip reigning champions Dun Cow to the title. “We’ve had a few near-misses but this is the first time we have won it,” said ecstatic Bowring captain Sean Round. “It’s always been the aim to go for the play-offs because we have always wanted to play in the highest league available to us.” While Andy Jones was clinching St Georges’ title triumph in the Premier, his father Colin was the Bowring hero at Bylet. His win at No 9 added to earlier Bowring wins from divisional averages winner Ally Williams, former Bayley Premier man Robin Clarke and Don Briscoe. Round won’t be able to play Karen Smith or Brenda Slingo in the play-offs due to the ‘no women rule’ – but he’s still staying positive. “We do not know a lot about District so we are going into the unknown, but we will give it our best shot,” declared Round. No doubt Childs Ercall skipper Dale Booth will be a very interested spectator come Wednesday! |