Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Team: St Georges
2016 Captain: Tony Rhodes
2016 Aim: Top 3
2o15 Position: 6th
2016 Points: 197
2o16 Position: 3rd
2016 Points: 205
2016 Home Wins: 13
2016 Away Wins: 2
Best Result: 13-1 (+78) vs. Bylet
Worse Result: 2-12 (-69) vs. Burway
Black Tech Ltd Alan Mayhew Trophy: Quarter Finals (lost to Castlefields by 56)
BowlsTrader Pool B: Semi Finals (lost to Meole Brace by 21)
Leading Player: Dave King 17 agg +59
Most MVPs: Glyn Picknell, Lewis Scott & Pete Grimston 4
Comments:
St Georges achieved their aim of reaching the top three, and were not far away from 2nd or indeed winning the league, only trailing the Champions by 6 points. It was going well for the Dragons as they found themselves top in July after beating previous leaders Chester Road 11-3 at home. They had won every home game scoring double figures till this point and had won first game at Chester Road 10-4 and had won by the same score at Bylet too. But after getting 2 at Burway next game they lost their momentum, following it up with two 9-5 home wins over Ifton and Hadley USC. Despite scoring 4,5 and 6 from their next three away games, all at tough places, and having their best result beating Bylet 13-1, it was their 8-6 home win over Castlefields which took them out of contention of winning the league, and cost them finishing above the fields too in the end. It was their best finish though since 2010, and shows they are on the up.
In the cups they won their first games but lost their second. They beat Hanwood but lost to Castlefields by 56 in the Black Tech Ltd Alan Mayhew Trophy, but did beat the Fields in the BowlsTrader Pool A by 31 before losing to Meole Brace by 21 in the Semi Finals.
Team Averages:
| Position | Team Player |
Games | Aggregate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Division | Play | Won | Lost | % Won | For | Against | Agg | Cons Wins |
|
| 1 | 21 | Dave King | 25 | 17 | 8 | 68 | 466 | 407 | +59 | 6 |
| 2 | 25 | Glyn Picknell | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64 | 474 | 394 | +80 | 5 |
| 3 | 29 | Ian Gaut | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67 | 441 | 380 | +61 | 7 |
| 4 | 32 | Peter Grimston | 26 | 16 | 10 | 62 | 479 | 432 | +47 | 4 |
| 5 | 38 | Lewis Scott | 25 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 468 | 390 | +78 | 4 |
| 6 | 39 | Tony Rhodes | 22 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 417 | 350 | +67 | 4 |
| 7 | 50 | Simon Rhodes | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64 | 408 | 347 | +61 | 4 |
| 8 | 66 | Nigel Evans | 24 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 408 | 410 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | 77 | Michael Wainwright | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 439 | 457 | -18 | 3 |
| 10 | 85 | Paul Beer | 25 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 448 | 444 | +4 | 4 |
| 11 | 106 | Jim Kellett | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 256 | 236 | +20 | 3 |
| 12 | 111 | Andy Morgan | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 370 | 394 | -24 | 2 |
| 13 | 184 | Matthew Rhodes | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 281 | 351 | -70 | 1 |
| 14 | 193 | Simon Madeley | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 200 | 262 | -62 | 2 |
| 15 | 225 | Chris Ball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Date | H/A | Opponent | For | Against | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1st Apr | A | Chester Road | 216 | 191 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 8th Apr | H | Burway | 233 | 188 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 22nd Apr | H | Sir J Bayley | 227 | 191 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 29th Apr | A | Hadley U S C | 201 | 214 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Wed 4th May | A | Ifton | 203 | 238 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 6th May | H | Meole Brace | 232 | 159 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Fri 13th May | A | Bylet | 233 | 189 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 20th May | A | Castlefields | 218 | 224 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Fri 27th May | H | Wrockwardine Wood | 224 | 191 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 3rd Jun | A | Hanwood | 181 | 237 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 10th Jun | H | Wem U S C | 238 | 200 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 17th Jun | A | Bowring | 193 | 221 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri 24th Jun | H | Newport | 216 | 146 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Wed 29th Jun | A | Newport | 198 | 222 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 1st Jul | H | Chester Road | 231 | 190 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 8th Jul | A | Burway | 178 | 247 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 15th Jul | H | Ifton | 220 | 211 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Wed 20th Jul | H | Hadley U S C | 216 | 168 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 5th Aug | A | Meole Brace | 172 | 232 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Tue 9th Aug | A | Sir J Bayley | 199 | 226 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Wed 10th Aug | A | Wrockwardine Wood | 223 | 230 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Fri 12th Aug | H | Bylet | 251 | 173 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Fri 19th Aug | H | Castlefields | 217 | 194 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Fri 9th Sep | A | Wem U S C | 207 | 222 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Wed 14th Sep | H | Hanwood | 221 | 182 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 16th Sep | H | Bowring | 227 | 189 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Played 26 | 5575 | 5275 | 175 | 137 | 205 |