Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Team: Ifton
2015 Captain: Dicky Jones
2015 Aim: Top six finish
2015 Position: 3rd
2015 Points: 206
2014 Position: 12th
2014 Points: 160
2015 Home Wins: 12
2015 Away Wins: 5
Best Result: 12-2 (+90) vs. Hadley USC
Worse Result: 2-12 (-82) vs. Newport
Alan Mayhew Trophy: Withdrew
Pool A: Runners-up (Lost to SJB by 18)
Leading Player: Nicky Jones 19 (+99)
Most MVPs: Leighton Roberts 6
Comments:
Ifton were the most improved team this season, being 39 points better off than last season (after having 7 deducted last season). They got stronger as the season went on, only starting it with two 9-5 home wins over Burway and Bylet, and then despite a 11-3 home win over Castlefields they suffered a shock loss 8-6 at home to Wrockwardine Wood. But they had good away form, the best in the league, getting more than 5 in their first four away games. But after getting 2 at Newport they bounced back winning 11-3 at home to Meole Brace, and despite poor results at Burway, Castlefields and Wrockwardine Wood, they scored 5 away wins in the second half of the season. Four 10-4 wins away at the bottom four and then a fantastic 9-5 win at Meole Brace in the penultimate week gave them a chance of second place. But despite finishing level on points with Meole Brace it was them who finished higher because of more games won.
Nicky Jones won 13 consecutive wins in sharing the award which also helped him finish top of Ifton’s averages.
They withdrew from the Alan Mayhew, but in the Pool A they finished runners-up after having a bye into the Semis, beating Champions Newport by 11. However they played Sir John Bayley on their top green in the final, and despite leading after the first four they lost by 18 overall.
2015 Stats:
Team Results:
| Date | H/A | Opponent | For | Against | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 3rd Apr | H | Burway | 227 | 210 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 10th Apr | A | St George’s | 188 | 218 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 17th Apr | H | Bylet | 232 | 199 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 24th Apr | A | Bowring | 198 | 208 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Fri 1st May | H | Castlefields | 226 | 194 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 15th May | H | Wrockwardine Wood | 214 | 226 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Fri 22nd May | A | Wem U S C | 200 | 239 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 29th May | H | Hadley U S C | 231 | 141 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Thu 4th Jun | H | Archibald Worthington | 246 | 143 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 5th Jun | A | Newport | 162 | 244 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 12th Jun | H | Meole Brace | 237 | 186 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 19th Jun | H | Chester Road | 219 | 208 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Fri 26th Jun | A | Sir J Bayley | 186 | 207 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 3rd Jul | A | Burway | 174 | 223 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 10th Jul | H | St George’s | 210 | 186 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 17th Jul | A | Bylet | 211 | 199 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 24th Jul | H | Bowring | 230 | 200 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 31st Jul | A | Castlefields | 167 | 239 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Sat 1st Aug | A | Archibald Worthington | 218 | 214 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Wed 5th Aug | H | Sir J Bayley | 242 | 187 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Fri 14th Aug | A | Wrockwardine Wood | 166 | 232 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 21st Aug | H | Wem U S C | 238 | 179 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 28th Aug | A | Hadley U S C | 220 | 201 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 4th Sep | H | Newport | 206 | 201 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Fri 11th Sep | A | Meole Brace | 215 | 212 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 18th Sep | A | Chester Road | 222 | 201 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Played 26 | 5485 | 5297 | 172 | 140 | 206 |
| Pos | Division Pos |
Player | Play | Won | Lost | For | Against | AGG | Cons Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Nicky Jones | 24 | 19 | 5 | 464 | 365 | +99 | 13 |
| 2 | 14 | Keiron Roberts | 24 | 18 | 6 | 457 | 379 | +78 | 10 |
| 3 | 22 | Leighton Roberts | 20 | 16 | 4 | 403 | 271 | +132 | 7 |
| 4 | 26 | Geraint Williams | 20 | 16 | 4 | 389 | 308 | +81 | 6 |
| 5 | 54 | Craig Griffiths | 17 | 13 | 4 | 325 | 244 | +81 | 8 |
| 6 | 98 | Dave Bond | 22 | 11 | 11 | 374 | 395 | -21 | 4 |
| 7 | 128 | Dave Dicky Jones | 23 | 9 | 14 | 392 | 413 | -21 | 4 |
| 8 | 137 | Brian Hayes | 19 | 8 | 11 | 328 | 347 | -19 | 2 |
| 9 | 138 | Darren Lacey | 17 | 8 | 9 | 282 | 313 | -31 | 3 |
| 10 | 140 | Adam Price | 21 | 8 | 13 | 346 | 391 | -45 | 5 |
| 11 | 143 | Ian Metcalf | 23 | 8 | 15 | 348 | 427 | -79 | 4 |
| 12 | 144 | Richard Zolman | 12 | 7 | 5 | 211 | 168 | +43 | 4 |
| 13 | 165 | Megis Phillips | 17 | 6 | 11 | 286 | 310 | -24 | 2 |
| 14 | 172 | Simon Tyler | 10 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 176 | -10 | 2 |
| 15 | 182 | Kevin Nicholas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 112 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 184 | Gerwyn Davies | 7 | 4 | 3 | 128 | 137 | -9 | 2 |
| 17 | 192 | Andrew Hughes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 106 | 99 | +7 | 1 |
| 18 | 195 | Jeff Cooper | 7 | 3 | 4 | 113 | 128 | -15 | 3 |
| 19 | 200 | David Rocky Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 2 |
| 20 | 201 | Carl Roberts | 4 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 205 | Giles Evans | 5 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 89 | -13 | 2 |
| 22 | 243 | Ryan Bond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 0 |
| 23 | 252 | Dave Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 0 |
| 24 | 253 | Oliver Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 0 |
| 25 | 270 | Keiron Cooper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 42 | -33 | 0 |
Most MVPs:
| Player | No Times |
| Leighton Roberts | 6 |
| Richard Zolman | 3 |
| Craig Griffiths | 2 |
| Geraint Williams | 2 |
| Keiron Roberts | 2 |
| Nicky Jones | 2 |
| Adam Price | 1 |
| Andrew Hughes | 1 |
| Carl Roberts | 1 |
| Dave Bond | 1 |
| Dave Dicky Jones | 1 |
| Giles Evans | 1 |
| Ian Metcalf | 1 |
| Kevin Nicholas | 1 |
| Megis Phillips | 1 |