Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Team: Castlefields
2018 Captain: Alan Peach
2018 Aim: Try and retain the title
2018 Position: 1st
2018 Points: 243
2o17 Position: 1st
2017 Points: 225
2018 Home Wins: 13
2018 Away Wins: 7
Best Result: 13-1 (+106) vs. Hanwood
Worst Result: 4-10 (-29) vs. Newport
Alan Mayhew Trophy: Winners (beat Meole Brace by 47)
Pool A: Winners (beat Wem USC by 29)
Leading Player: Callum Wraight 22 wins (+188)
Comments:
Castlefields retained their title but at the halfway point it looked like they wouldn’t be doing that as they embarked on an incredible 13 match winning run, the first team ever to go the second half of a season unbeaten. They started off with a good 5 winners at Hanwood, and then won at St Georges 11-5. They then lost at Meole Brace by 3 chalks in an incredible match, but then did win at Bylet by one shot to keep up there. They had three away games on the trot in June, which they all lost at Hanmer, Wrockwardine Wood and Wem USC, which meant they were outside the top four at the halfway point. But, helped by the fact they had 8 out of 13 at home in the last half of the season, they went on an incredible run. They won three away games by single figures, and enjoyed a great win at title rivals Sir John Bayley as they scored 9 double figure hauls on the bounce. They then overcame their final hurdle at home to Newport with a 9-5 win, before a 12-4 win at Ifton and a 13-1 success over Hanmer sealed their 10th title overall. They also added the two cup competitions in the Alan Mayhew Trophy and Pool A, beating Meole Brace by 47 and Wem USC by 29 in the two finals respectively, meaning they’ve won 20 consecutive games in all competitions, a league record.
2018 Stats:
Results:
| Date | H/A | Opponent | For | Against | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 6th Apr | A | Hanwood | 201 | 209 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 13th Apr | H | Bowring | 226 | 205 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 20th Apr | A | St Georges | 218 | 194 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Fri 27th Apr | H | Chester Road | 227 | 165 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 4th May | A | Meole Brace | 197 | 200 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri 11th May | H | Burway | 228 | 159 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 18th May | A | Bylet | 212 | 211 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Fri 25th May | H | Sir J Bayley | 235 | 190 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 1st Jun | A | Newport | 207 | 236 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri 8th Jun | H | Ifton | 202 | 197 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Fri 15th Jun | A | Hanmer | 188 | 206 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri 22nd Jun | A | Wrockwardine Wood | 205 | 220 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Wed 27th Jun | A | Wem U S C | 186 | 228 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 29th Jun | H | Wem U S C | 218 | 175 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 6th Jul | H | Hanwood | 250 | 144 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Fri 13th Jul | A | Bowring | 206 | 199 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Fri 20th Jul | H | St Georges | 217 | 173 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Fri 27th Jul | A | Chester Road | 227 | 218 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Fri 3rd Aug | H | Meole Brace | 248 | 187 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Fri 10th Aug | A | Burway | 209 | 200 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Fri 17th Aug | H | Bylet | 237 | 140 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Fri 24th Aug | A | Sir J Bayley | 224 | 200 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Fri 31st Aug | H | Newport | 205 | 190 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 7th Sep | A | Ifton | 233 | 200 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Fri 14th Sep | H | Hanmer | 249 | 161 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Fri 21st Sep | H | Wrockwardine Wood | 221 | 186 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Played 26 | 5676 | 4993 | 189 | 123 | 243 |
Team Averages:
| Position | Team Player |
Games | Aggregate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Division | Play | Won | Lost | % Won | For | Against | Agg | Cons Wins |
|
| 1 | 2 | Callum Wraight | 24 | 22 | 2 | 92 | 491 | 303 | +188 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Beer | 25 | 22 | 3 | 88 | 510 | 336 | +174 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | Andy Duckett | 23 | 17 | 6 | 74 | 434 | 359 | +75 | 6 |
| 4 | 27 | Keith Wall | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64 | 456 | 384 | +72 | 4 |
| 5 | 37 | Rich Goddard | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 448 | 363 | +85 | 7 |
| 6 | 48 | Adrian Rowe | 25 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 433 | 407 | +26 | 7 |
| 7 | 52 | Paul Williams | 26 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 480 | 427 | +53 | 4 |
| 8 | 53 | Mark Taylor | 24 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 436 | 390 | +46 | 4 |
| 9 | 68 | Keith Walton | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 441 | 447 | -6 | 3 |
| 10 | 76 | Adam Jones | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 404 | 395 | +9 | 3 |
| 11 | 108 | Glyn Herbert | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 349 | 371 | -22 | 2 |
| 12 | 118 | Jon Palmer | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 323 | 284 | +39 | 2 |
| 13 | 177 | Andrew Judson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 118 | 77 | +41 | 2 |
| 14 | 216 | Mark Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 1 |
| 15 | 220 | Tom Palmer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 1 |
| 16 | 222 | Steve Freer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 1 |
| 17 | 223 | Barry Keep | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | 231 | Alan Peach | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 80 | -25 | 1 |
| 19 | 233 | Graham Rogers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 52 | 78 | -26 | 1 |
| 20 | 246 | Simon Bloomfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 0 |
| 21 | 250 | Kevin Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 0 |
| 22 | 251 | Graham Wall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 0 |
| 23 | 252 | Luke Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 0 |
| 24 | 258 | Russ Pugh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 0 |
| 25 | 266 | Keith Knight | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 0 |
| 26 | 268 | Martin Codd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 0 |