Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Team: Newport
2015 Captain: Dale Rudrum
2015 Aim: Make it 5 in a Row
2015 Position: 1st
2015 Points: 224
2014 Position: 1st
2014 Points: 252
2015 Home Wins: 13
2015 Away Wins: 3
Best Result: 14-0 (+116) vs. Bylet
Worse Result: 2-12 (-55) vs. Wem USC
Alan Mayhew Trophy: Winners (Beat Burway by 1)
Pool A: Semi Finals (lost to Ifton by 11)
Leading Player: Dave Rhodes 20 (+140)
Most MVPs: Dave Rhodes 4
Comments:
Newport made history this season becoming the first club to win 5 titles on the bounce. It wasn’t their best season but they still had more than enough to beat their rivals. A week off and only getting 4 at Bowring first game meant that they found themselves 2nd bottom after two games! But after beating Bylet 14-0 their home form hauled them up the table, 62 points at home from 5 games moved them up to 2nd despite still not winning away. They got their first away win at the end of the first half of the season, winning at Chester Road for the first time 8-6. They reached top spot the week after winning 10-4 at Bylet and never relinquished it. Their away form still wasn’t great but they did win away at Archibald Worthington and Hadley USC to go clear of Meole Brace in 2nd. They had a scare at home to Meole when they were only 5-5 and a few shots down but won both games to win 9-5 and virtually seal the title. Despite a wobble at Wem USC where they got 2, their 6 at Ifton virtually won the title and they won it the week after when they beat Sir John Bayley 11-3.
They made it a Premier League double by winning the Alan Mayhew Trophy but only just! After beating Bylet, St Georges and Meole Brace they played Burway at Pontesbury in the final. They trailed by 14 after 10 games but Pete Farmer won 15 and then Mick Jones last on won 12 to win the game by 1! In the Pool A they beat St Georges but then lost to Ifton by 11 on Meole Brace in the Semi Finals.
2015 Stats:
Team Results:
| Date | H/A | Opponent | For | Against | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10th Apr | A | Bowring | 206 | 234 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri 17th Apr | H | Burway | 236 | 173 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Wed 22nd Apr | H | Bylet | 252 | 136 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Fri 24th Apr | A | Castlefields | 181 | 228 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri 1st May | H | Archibald Worthington | 245 | 137 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Fri 8th May | A | Wrockwardine Wood | 202 | 235 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri 15th May | H | Hadley U S C | 235 | 154 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 22nd May | A | Meole Brace | 200 | 227 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 29th May | H | Wem U S C | 244 | 163 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Fri 5th Jun | H | Ifton | 244 | 162 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Fri 19th Jun | H | St George’s | 244 | 179 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Fri 26th Jun | A | Chester Road | 216 | 184 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Fri 3rd Jul | A | Bylet | 233 | 199 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Wed 8th Jul | A | Sir J Bayley | 189 | 224 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 10th Jul | H | Bowring | 242 | 168 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 17th Jul | A | Burway | 181 | 228 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 24th Jul | H | Castlefields | 238 | 172 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 31st Jul | A | Archibald Worthington | 224 | 202 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Wed 5th Aug | H | Chester Road | 240 | 174 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Fri 7th Aug | H | Wrockwardine Wood | 233 | 173 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 14th Aug | A | Hadley U S C | 228 | 202 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 21st Aug | H | Meole Brace | 211 | 195 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 28th Aug | A | Wem U S C | 181 | 236 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 4th Sep | A | Ifton | 201 | 206 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Fri 11th Sep | H | Sir J Bayley | 232 | 158 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 18th Sep | A | St George’s | 197 | 238 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Played 26 | 5735 | 4987 | 190 | 122 | 224 |
| Pos | Division Pos |
Player | Play | Won | Lost | For | Against | AGG | Cons Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dave Rhodes | 26 | 20 | 6 | 508 | 368 | +140 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Sam Millward | 25 | 20 | 5 | 492 | 378 | +114 | 7 |
| 3 | 6 | Peter Farmer | 26 | 20 | 6 | 491 | 419 | +72 | 11 |
| 4 | 8 | Scott Harries | 26 | 19 | 7 | 497 | 367 | +130 | 7 |
| 5 | 40 | Kevin Keary | 22 | 14 | 8 | 390 | 334 | +56 | 4 |
| 6 | 43 | Philip Emery | 20 | 14 | 6 | 375 | 328 | +47 | 7 |
| 7 | 72 | Alan Davidson | 25 | 12 | 13 | 455 | 409 | +46 | 4 |
| 8 | 75 | Jamie King | 23 | 12 | 11 | 417 | 397 | +20 | 3 |
| 9 | 84 | Mick Jones | 25 | 12 | 13 | 412 | 451 | -39 | 3 |
| 10 | 86 | Russell Pegram | 18 | 11 | 7 | 336 | 263 | +73 | 6 |
| 11 | 94 | Mark Selley | 24 | 11 | 13 | 416 | 425 | -9 | 3 |
| 12 | 103 | Peter Grimston | 24 | 10 | 14 | 434 | 386 | +48 | 3 |
| 13 | 136 | Dale Rudrum | 18 | 8 | 10 | 320 | 320 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 159 | Chris Grocott | 7 | 6 | 1 | 141 | 87 | +54 | 4 |
| 15 | 217 | Ian Whittington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 1 |
| 16 | 242 | Stephen Handley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | 251 | Graham Handley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 0 |
Most MVPs:
| Player | No Times |
| Dave Rhodes | 4 |
| Peter Farmer | 3 |
| Sam Millward | 3 |
| Scott Harries | 3 |
| Alan Davidson | 2 |
| Jamie King | 2 |
| Kevin Keary | 2 |
| Mark Selley | 2 |
| Russell Pegram | 2 |
| Chris Grocott | 1 |
| Dale Rudrum | 1 |
| Ian Whittington | 1 |