Charity Shield/Consolation Finals and League Presentation

The finals of both competitions were played at Wrockwardine Wood on Wednesday 4th October, followed by the prize presentation.

St Georges A beat Newport A in the Charity Shield on the old green, details are here.

Donnington Wood A beat Highley A in the Consolation Shield on the new green, details here.

Prize Presentation details are here.

Dixon Cup Mid-Shropshire v Shrewsbury

Please note that the start time for the Dixon Cup match played at Sinclair on Monday 4th September is 1pm, not 1.30pm as stated in the programme recently sent to clubs. Apologies for the confusion. The draw is below.

Mid-Shropshire v Shrewsbury

1. Dave Brown v Mark Thomas

2. Ian Gaut v Bob Pugh

3. Andy James v Colin Hayes

4. Steve Faulkner v Barry Keep

5. Dave Scriven v Bob Cliffe

6. Ian Evans v Dave Nicholls

7. Derek Mckenzie v Bob Yapp

8. Alan Smith v Dave Mansell

9. Les Mumford v Gary Walker

10. Phil Harris v Ian Foster

11. Kevin Carter v Ian Smith

12. Dave Price v John Davies

Mid-Shropshire reserves: Brian Walters & Rob Renke
Shrewsbury reserves: Martin Blizzard & Roger Whitfield

Finals Day and Presentation

The league's Finals Day and presentation of prizes will be on Wednesday 4th October at Wrockwardine Wood.

The finals of the Charity Shield & Consolation will start at 1.30pm and dress code will apply with no exceptions.

All Trophies (League Winners, Runners-Up, Third place prize money and average winners) will be presented on the same afternoon, hopefully starting at approximately 3.30pm. Representatives from Clubs with Trophies will be expected to attend.

Doubles Qualifying

Qualifying in the league doubles took place at Broseley & Bowring on Thursday 3rd August, 12.15pm scratch. Four pairs qualified from each venue (highlighted).

Peter Collins and Ron Haddock

League officials are saddened to learn of the death last Sunday of Horsehay stalwart Peter Collins and also that recently of Ron Haddock, Newport's division 4 captain and wish to send their condolences to both families and to Horsehay and Newport.

Ron's funeral is on Wednesday 16th August followed by a reception at the club.

Individual Merit Qualifying

Qualifying in the individual merit will take place on Thursday 20th July (12.15pm scratch) at Highley and Wrockwardine Wood. Players are listed on the Results Service and copied below.

Updated with qualifiers for the finals on Thursday 17th August (12.15pm scratch) highlighted below. Scores from Highley are on the Results Service here and from Wrockwardine Wood here.

Results Service - New Address

Please be aware that due to performance issues, Mike Beckett has set up a second results service and moved this league's results to it. The new address is bowlsresultstwo.co.uk and all the links on this site have been changed to reference it.

If you have any bookmarks saved which use the old address bowlsresults.co.uk please change them.

Over 75's Reminder

The Over 75's singles competition takes place at Newport, this Thursday 29th June, 12.45pm scratch. Entries will be taken on the day.

Fixtures for the new season are now live

Fixtures for the 2023 season are now live on Mike Beckett's Results Service. First matches are on Wednesday 5th April.

As agreed at the AGM, all matches should start at the usual time of 1.30pm with the exception of:

• All Bridgnorth home games

• All Madeley B & C home games

• Madeley A home game on 16th August because Madeley B v Madeley C is also on that day.

all of which should start at 1pm.

Proposals for the AGM - Updated

The following proposals affecting the league rules were discussed at the AGM on Thursday 16th February at Sinclair:

1. Proposed by Albrighton.
   Amend current rule 9(a): Teams shall consist of six male bowlers who have reached the age of 60, are registered with the BCGBA and registered with the Fixture Secretary seven days prior to their first game.
   Remove the word 'male'.
   Justification for change: As a club Albrighton struggled throughout the 2022 season to field two teams of 6, a situation that we believe we are not unique with. We also believe that due to the current economic climate that the country is facing, fewer players will be available for next season as the purse strings for individuals tighten. The removal of the word male from rule 9(a) thus enabling women to bowl in the league will go a long way to ensure that clubs can continue to field their maximum number of teams for the 2023 season by having the option to field mixed gender teams if they so desire.
   Defeated 18-20

2. Proposed by Horsehay
   Some clubs have one green and several teams, and the fixtures mean that that two games are played at the same time. To avoid games going on until after 5pm, and some people play on Wednesday evenings, could one of the games start at 12pm and the other at 2pm. We believe that this does happen in other leagues.
   Defeated

3. Proposed by League Chairman Brian Williams and seconded by League President Ken Tonkiss
   Club subscriptions must be paid by November 30th. Failure to do so will result in a £25 fine.
   Carried

4. Proposed by the Management Committee
   Honoraria for league officers should be increased by 10%.
   Carried

5. Proposed by the Management Committee
   The singles and doubles competitions although free to enter should incur a £1 fee per player to be paid to the host club.
   Carried

6. Proposed by the Management Committee
   All clubs with more than one team should star 4 players per team.
   Withdrawn

7. Proposed by the Management Committee
   No regular player may play down more than one team.
   Carried

8. Proposed by the Management Committee
   Amend current rule 7(a): All Clubs shall 14 days prior to the first fixture send the Fixture Secretary a list of all their registered bowlers complete with forename and BCGBA numbers. All registrations after this date must be sent to the Fixture Secretary 7 days prior to the player taking part.
   Change '7 days' to '48 hours'.
   Carried

9. Proposed by St Georges
   Delete current rule 9(b): Each Club with more than one team in the same division shall nominate a list of four players for each team who will only be allowed to play for that team during the season. Any deviation from this rule shall be at the discretion of the Fixture Secretary. Registration of these nominated players must be given to the Fixture Secretary at least 7 days before commence of season.
   Replace with: No player shall be allowed, in any given season, to play for more than one team in the same division unless by way of transfer detailed in rule 7(b).
   Withdrawn

10. Proposed by St Georges
    Add the following new rule 9(c): Any club with more than one team competing in the same division must (where multiple greens exist) play their respective home games on different greens.
    Defeated

Proposals for the AGM

The following proposals affecting the league rules will be discussed at the AGM on Thursday 16th February at Sinclair:

1. Proposed by Albrighton.
   Amend current rule 9(a): Teams shall consist of six male bowlers who have reached the age of 60, are registered with the BCGBA and registered with the Fixture Secretary seven days prior to their first game.
   Remove the word 'male'.
   Justification for change: As a club Albrighton struggled throughout the 2022 season to field two teams of 6, a situation that we believe we are not unique with. We also believe that due to the current economic climate that the country is facing, fewer players will be available for next season as the purse strings for individuals tighten. The removal of the word male from rule 9(a) thus enabling women to bowl in the league will go a long way to ensure that clubs can continue to field their maximum number of teams for the 2023 season by having the option to field mixed gender teams if they so desire.

2. Proposed by Horsehay
   Some clubs have one green and several teams, and the fixtures mean that that two games are played at the same time. To avoid games going on until after 5pm, and some people play on Wednesday evenings, could one of the games start at 12pm and the other at 2pm. We believe that this does happen in other leagues.

3. Proposed by League Chairman Brian Williams and seconded by League President Ken Tonkiss
   Club subscriptions must be paid by November 30th. Failure to do so will result in a £25 fine.

4. Proposed by the Management Committee
   Honoraria for league officers should be increased by 10%.

5. Proposed by the Management Committee
   The singles and doubles competitions although free to enter should incur a £1 fee per player to be paid to the host club.

6. Proposed by the Management Committee
   All clubs with more than one team should star 4 players per team.

7. Proposed by the Management Committee
   No regular player may play down more than one team.

8. Proposed by the Management Committee
   Amend current rule 7(a): All Clubs shall 14 days prior to the first fixture send the Fixture Secretary a list of all their registered bowlers complete with forename and BCGBA numbers. All registrations after this date must be sent to the Fixture Secretary 7 days prior to the player taking part.
   Change '7 days' to '48 hours'.

9. Proposed by St Georges
   Delete current rule 9(b): Each Club with more than one team in the same division shall nominate a list of four players for each team who will only be allowed to play for that team during the season. Any deviation from this rule shall be at the discretion of the Fixture Secretary. Registration of these nominated players must be given to the Fixture Secretary at least 7 days before commence of season.
   Replace with: No player shall be allowed, in any given season, to play for more than one team in the same division unless by way of transfer detailed in rule 7(b),

10. Proposed by St Georges
    Add the following new rule 9(c): Any club with more than one team competing in the same division must (where multiple greens exist) play their respective home games on different greens.

10Jan23