League News Archive 2024
Charity Shield/Consolation & League Presentation
The finals of both competitions were played at Newport B.C. on Wednesday 2nd October. Many thanks to Newport for making their facilities available.
Wrockwardine Wood A pipped St Georges A by 2 chalks on the No.2 green to win the Charity Shield. Match card is here.
Division 2 champions Bowring A didn't need their +12 handicap in beating Bylet A in the Consolation final on the No.1 green. Match card here.
Team photos courtesy of Louise Cotton here.
Details of the prize presentation are here.
2Oct24Charity Shield & Consolation Order of Play
Charity Shield Final - Newport No.2
St Georges A v Wrockwardine Wood A
Cliff Johnson v Allan Gaut
Keith Pessall v Alan Jones
Ian Gaut v Steve Faulkner
Steve Dodd v John Clarke
Paul Beer v Tony Garmson
Roy Bradburn v Ian Jones
Consolation Final - Newport No.1
Bylet A v Bowring A (+12)
Tony Steadman v Steve Bishton
Pete Driver v Lorna Williams
Brian Walters v Mark Doodson
Claire Williams v Mick Cornes
John Palmer v Nick Marshall
Tim Ealey v Steve Foster
Finals Day and Presentation of Prizes
The league's Finals Day and presentation of prizes will be on Wednesday 2nd October at Newport.
The finals of the Charity Shield & Consolation will start at 1.30pm and dress code will apply with no exceptions. Congratulations to the four finalists: Wrockwardine Wood A v St Georges A in the Charity Shield to be played on the No.2 (far) green and Bylet A v Bowring A in the Consolation to be played on the No.1.
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.
16Sep24Doubles Finals
The doubles competition was completed at Sinclair on Thursday 29th August. Congratulations to the winners, Cliff Johnson & Steve Davis who beat St Georges teammates Paul Beer & Keith Pessall in the final.
Details here.
31Aug24Charity Shield & Consolation Semi-finals
The draws have been made for the semi-finals of the Charity Shield & Consolation. Ties will be played on Thursday 12th September. Venues now confirmed.
Charity Shield
Wrockwardine Wood A (Scr) v Mortimer (+12) at Bylet No.1
St Georges A (Scr) v Highley A (Scr) at Bylet No.2
Consolation
Bylet A (Scr) v Broseley A (Scr) at Highley
SJB C (+36) v Bowring A (+12) at Worfield
Dixon Trophy - Shrewsbury v Mid-Shropshire
The following players have been selected to represent the league in the annual Dixon Trophy match versus Shrewsbury Senior Citizens on Monday 2nd September, 1pm start. This year, the match will be played at Old Shrewsbury B.C.
Dave Price White Horse HUSC
Steve Faulkner Wrockwardine Wood
Dave Scriven Highley
Les Mumford Madeley
Alan Smith Newport
Ian Evans Madeley
Andy James Bridgnorth
Phil Harris Horsehay
Tim Ealey Bylet
Dave Brown Newport
Roy Bradburn St Georges
Kev Carter Broseley
Individual Merit Final Results
Congratulations to Dave Price (White Horse HUSC) on winning the Individual Merit at Bridgnorth, beating Keith Pessall (St Georges) 21-19 in the final. Losing semi-finalists were Keith's team mate Cliff Johnson and Allan Gaut (Wrockwardine Wood). Full scores are here and more details here.
18Aug24Charity Shield & Consolation - Quarter Finals
The quarter finals of both competitions will be played on Thursday 8th August at neutral venues, 1.30pm start. Details are on the Results Service here and here and copied below. Please note that the handicaps displayed on the results service may not be correct.
All teams should pay £12 to the host club to cover greenkeeper fees. Host clubs please ensure that the greens are cut on the day.
29Jul24
Individual Merit Finals
The finals of the Individual Merit will be played at Bridgnorth on Thursday 15th August, 1pm scratch. Please note that there will be no entry to the club before 12.30pm. Dress code applies.
Good luck to all the eight qualifiers:
John Clarke Wrockwardine Wood
Dave Price White Horse HUSC
Peter Spragg Sinclair
Graham Turner St Georges
Allan Gaut Wrockwardine Wood
Alan Hayes Sir John Bayley
Cliff Johnson St Georges
Keith Pessall St Georges
Doubles Qualifying
Qualifying in the league doubles took place on Thursday 1st August. Four pairs qualified (highlighted) from each venue for the finals on 29th August which will be played at Sinclair, 12.45pm scratch.
At Wrockwardine Wood
Martin Beddow/Roger Jones-Highley
Paul Beer/Keith Pessall-St Georges B.C.
Les Davies/Trevor Murphy-Worfield
Mick Fudge/William Grainger-Donn Wood
Norma Hood/Jeanette Kinsey-Sinclair
Ray Hyde/John Mcgill-Trench
John Lawrence/Barry Jones-Donn Wood
Jim Lister/Peter Jones-W Horse Husc
Sue Mumford/Graham Bleakley-Madeley C C
Robert Renke/Brian Walters-Bylet I/C
Alan Smith/Dave Brown-Newport
Peter Spragg/Mike Kinsey-Sinclair
Phil Wain/Peter Burd-Horsehay
28Jul24At Bylet
Phil Atkins/Steve Corbett-Donn Wood
John Clarke/Tony Garmson -Wroc Wood
Vince Cruise/David Maiden-S J Bayley
Alan Hayes/Malcolm Tibbett-S J Bayley
Steve Holmes/Paul Powell-W Horse Husc
Cliff Johnson./Steve Davis-St Georges B.C.
Gwyn Jones/Warren Barber-Donn Wood
Alan Ludlow-Rhodes/Mick Rhodes-Broseley
Les Mumford/Ian Evans-Madeley C C I/C
Dave Price/Brian Williams-W Horse Husc
Christopher Pritchard /John Satterthwaite-Sinclair
John Rawlins/Ade Moore-Bowring
Tony Roche/Pat Minton-S J Bayley
Graham Turner./Bob Barber-St Georges B.C.
Individual Merit Qualifying
Qualifying in the Individual Merit takes place on Thursday 18th July at Newport & Broseley, 12.15pm scratch. Four to qualify for the finals on Thursday 15th August from each venue. Details below, qualifiers highlighted.
11Jul24Newport
Anthony Aldridge Maddocks
Phil Atkins Donn Wood
Graham Bleakley Madeley C C
Roy Bradburn St Georges B.C.
Mike Briscoe S J Bayley
John Clarke Wroc Wood
Ian Evans Madeley C C I/C
Mick Fudge Donn Wood
Ian Halford S J Bayley
Barry Jones Donn Wood
Peter Jones W Horse Husc
William Meredith Bridgnorth
Les Mumford Madeley C C
Paul Powell W Horse Husc
Dave Price W Horse Husc
Tony Roche S J Bayley
Peter Spragg Sinclair
Graham Turner St Georges B.C.
Claire Williams Bylet
Broseley
Steve Corbett Donn Wood
Tim Ealey Bylet
Steve Faulkner Wroc Wood
Phil Furness Wroc Wood
Allan Gaut Wroc Wood
William Grainger Donn Wood
Alan Hayes S J Bayley
Don Hood Sinclair
Cliff Johnson St Georges B.C.
John Lawrence Donn Wood
Jim Lister W Horse Husc
Pat Minton S J Bayley
Keith Pessall St Georges B.C.
John Pritchard Bridgnorth
Robert Renke Bylet I/C
John Satterthwaite Sinclair
Malcolm Tibbett S J Bayley
Brian Williams W Horse Husc
Charity Shield Consolation Last 16 Draw
The draw for the last 16 of the Consolation is now on the Results Service and copied below. Ties take place on Thursday 25th July, 1.30pm start.
5Jul24
John Lovett
League officers are deeply saddened to learn of the death of John Lovett. John had overcome a disability caused by a childhood bout of polio to become a top bowler in both the Telford and Wolverhampton areas.
For many years, he played for the Dun Cow Dawley and Chubbs in Wolverhampton and later for the White Horse, Bowring and Horsehay.
His enthusiasm for the game of crown green bowls will be missed by his many friends and teammates. RIP John.
John's funeral will be at 3.30pm on Friday 26th July at Telford Crematorium.
5Jul24Charity Shield & Consolation Draws
The draws for the last 16 of the Charity Shield and the preliminary round of the Consolation have been made and are available on the results service and copied below.
Ties take place on Thursday 4th July. Start time 1.30pm apart from at Squirrel & Albrighton which have two matches and should start at 1pm.
8June24
Over 75's Played on Thursday 27th June at Sinclair
Tony Roche of Sir John Bayley added to his impressive list of veteran's titles with a 21-9 final win over Newport's Mick Jones. All scores are here.
There were twelve entries. Many thanks to the Sinclair club for making their facilities available. Full details are here.
29Jun24Sid Poole
Sid passed away on 22nd May at the age of 93. He had played for Bowring for over 60 years, last playing in 2019.
Sid's funeral is on Tuesday 11 June at 10.30 am at Telford Crematorium and afterwards at Hadley Park Hotel. RIP Sid.
3Jun24Charity Shield Round 1
The draw for round 1 of the Charity Shield is now available on the results service here and copied below.
Ties take place on Thursday 6th June and matches start at 1.30pm but note that two home matches have been drawn at Bridgnorth, Allscott 1 & St Georges No.1 so they should all start at 1pm.
Clubs are reminded that rule 11 applies: Any two teams from the same division drawn against each other, the team drawn away to receive a +12 point handicap. This means that these teams will receive +12: Mortimer and Donnington Wood A.
11May24
Ron Adams
League officers are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Ron Adams and wish to send their condolences to Ron's family and Madeley Cricket Club.
Ron has been a great servant to the sport of crown green bowls for many years and will be greatly missed.
RIP Ron.
Ron's funeral will be at 1.30pm on Tuesday 28th May at Telford crematorium followed by refreshments at Madeley Cricket Club.
1May24Charity Shield Preliminary Round
The draw has been made for the preliminary round of the Charity Shield and is available on the results service here with a copy below. Ties take place on Thursday 9th May and matches start at 1.30pm but note that two home matches have been drawn at Bridgnorth, Edgmond, Maddocks & St Georges No.1 so they should all start at 1pm.
Clubs are reminded that rule 11 applies: Any two teams from the same division drawn against each other, the team drawn away to receive a +12 point handicap. This means that the following teams drawn away will receive +12:
Sinclair A, Newport A, Charlton, Highley B, Madeley CC A, Bylet B, Bridgnorth D, Madeley CC C & Much Wenlock.
Player Registration Reminder
Clubs are reminded that the deadline for registering players is next week when the season starts. Subsequently, any new registrations will have to be done by contacting the fixture secretaries.
28Mar24Severn Hospice Donation
We have received a letter of thanks from the Severn Hospice for the league's donation of £590 being the amount made from last year's Charity Shield competition.
Pictured above are League chairman Ian Evans and treasurer John Satterthwaite at the presentation.
26Feb242024 Fixtures Now Live
Fixtures for the 2024 season are now live on the Results Service.
Clubs with teams in divisions 1, 3 & 4 are reminded that all matches at Bridgnorth and some at Madeley Cricket Club share the green and start at 1pm rather then 1.30pm.
4Mar24AGM Update
Proposals for Rule Changes
Proposed by the League Officers
Rule 15(b), the fine for not turning up for a league or cup fixture be increased from £10 to £20. Carried.
The League Chairman should receive an honorarium to the same value as the Treasurer. Carried.
New competition rule for the Charity Shield to read: 20: To be eligible to play in the competition after the first round, players must have played at least three league games in the current season. Carried.
Proposed by Newport BC, new league rules:
9(d): No player may practice on an opponents green on the day of a match. Carried.
9(e): Any player breaching rule 9(d) will lose their match 21-0. Carried.
Reason: At present, there is no rule to stop a player practising on an opponent's green before the match starts. Nor is there any penalty for doing so. The no practice rule is common in other leagues.
Charity Shield new rules:
4(b): No practice will be permitted on the match green by either team on the day of the match. Defeated.
4(c): Any player breaching rule 4(b) will see 5 chalks added to their opponents score. Defeated.
Reason: If the teams are handicapped, why is one team allowed to practice and not the other? Surely this defeats the point of a handicap.
Proposed by Bridgnorth BC
Change the Charity Shield and Consolation Competitions such that all rounds are played on neutral greens. This requires rewording of Charity Shield rule 6 and deletion of rule 9. Defeated.
If this change is not approved, add a the following new Charity Shield rule:9(a): Away team players will be allowed 10 minutes practice before the start of the match. Defeated.
Proposed by Bylet BC
Remove the word male from league rule 9(a). New rule to read: Teams shall consist of six bowlers who have reached the age of 60, are registered with the BCGBA and registered with the Fixture Secretary 48 hours prior to their first game. Carried 27-26.
Election of Officers
The following League Officers were duly elected:
President John Ford
Chairman Ian Evans
Vice Chairman Chris Yates
Secretary John Palmer
Treasurer John Satterthwaite
Competition Secretary Rob Renke
Fixture Secretaries Nigel & Stephen Booth
Safeguarding Officer Graham Davies
SCGBA Representative Tony Roche
Results Service Now Open for Player Registration
The league's Results Page has been updated for the 2024 season and is now open for clubs to amend their player lists and contact details. Fixtures will be added at a later date.
12Feb24League Competitions
Provisional dates or this year's competitions are now available, see the Competitions Calendar.
14Jan24