Sat Apr 27th Preliminary Round of the Senior Inter League. Whitchurch A play Ludlow and Whitchurch B play North Shropshire Ladies. Venues will be announced later.
Please note that all District B matches will be played on the Back Green.
Bridgewater 'A' have withdrawn their team from the Jubilee doubles. Therefore their opponents have a bye into the next round.
Winner of yesterdays Norman Ford Classic was Neil Kershaw from Ifton who beat Mark Bibby from Natwich Barrony 21-13 in the Final. Full results and pictures can be seen on the 2019 Cup Fixtures, Results Link. Select Individual Competition.
The League would like to announce a new sponsorship partnership for the Leagues Individual Merit now sponsored by Robin Blackhurst Electrical Contractors, We are very grateful for the deal and give thanks to the firm. This will now make it one of the countys biggest prize funds for a League Merit and hopefully in September will attract a big entry.
The pre-lim round of the Jubilee doubles competition on Wednesday 17th April has been made. Please check to see if your team has been drawn out.
After a flurry of interest from Whitchurch bowlers there are just 3 places left on the Newport level 1 coaches course 11 May & 22 June. So don't miss your chance but book through the Coach Bowls website as soon as possible to secure your place.
What I said last night at the Executive Meeting is not quite correct in regarding a player allowed to play twice.
I stated that the LOWEST team from a club having more than ONE team may play a player twice.
The actual rule that was passed at the AGM was that the LOWEST team from a club may play a player twice.
Consequently the correct interpretation of the rule is that the LOWEST team from a club may play a player twice, even if that Club only has one team.
I apologise for any misunderstanding.
Rules have been updated on the Rules - 2019 link. Notes have been added on the Club page to explain the new rule for allowing a player to play twice.
Can clubs please log in and enter your team Jubillee Doubles entries and remove the tick from the relevant Star or Presidents box if your club DOES NOT wish to enter these competitions.
This needs to be done by 31st March so that the draws can be carried out.
Shropshire are hosting another Level 1 Coaching Award on 11 May & 22 June. There is still a substantial subsidy of 50% available from BCGBA and SCGBA will contribute towards the cost so I am looking for volunteers to step forward and volunteer.
Some leagues are very well represented by coaches but large areas of the county e.g. Ludlow, Oswestry, Market Drayton have none and Shrewsbury & Whitchurch only a few. So, please think seriously about becoming a coach. We really need you in order to grow our sport – don't be shy.
2019 Fixtures are now available.
Unfortunately Preston Brockhurst have withdrawn from the League. AWC D, Hanmer D and Victoria C have withdrawn their teams.
Joules Mkt Drayton have entered a second team but Edgmond have reluctantly decided not to enter a second team.
This now means that for 2019 Divisions 1 to 4 will consist of 14 teams starting on Tue 2nd Apr. Divisions 5 and 6 with 12 teams and Division 7 with 11 teams all starting on Thur 18th Apr.
Chester Road now consist of all mixed teams and have been allocated letters A to H depending where their teams finished last year.
The following new rule was passed to help teams due to shortage of players during Holiday times.
Rule 4.3c It is expected that clubs will fill teams by drawing players from the teams below them. In the event of the LOWEST team of a club being unable to field a full team for a match, its captain may put face down four or more cards with the name of players who are prepared to play twice that evening. The opposing Team Captain will draw from these cards a player who is allowed to play twice. If more than one player is required, he/she may continue to draw from the remaining cards. The points that these players score will count towards their team total, but six points will be deducted from the total aggregate for that match for each player who has played twice.
Note 1. The person entering the match result on the website will select a player called Played Twice for the second game and enter the name of the player concerned in the box shown.
Note 2. The players who play twice must also have played at least 50% of their games for that team to date; this will be monitored by the Results Secretary and if they have not played the required number of games up to the date of the match the result will be declared a Walk Over for the opposing team.
Note 3. The individual player's score from their second game will not count in their individual averages.
All other rule changes were passed with the exception of the proposal to increase match fees to 35 pence.