Bylet have received a boost ahead of a likely Furrows Shropshire Premier League play-off, writes JAMES GARRISON.

Chris Ball was today closing on a second Shropshire bowls triumph in five years in the the Autumn Waterloo in Blackpool.

One more win – that’s all Shropshire’s Chris Ball needs to reach tomorrow’s finals day of one of the biggest bowls competitions, the Autumn Waterloo Championship.

A cloud of gloom hung over Shropshire bowls today after a disappointing Crosfield Cup final defeat, writes MALCOLM FLETCHER.

A former Shropshire bowling favourite is braced for a noisy ‘homecoming’ at Sunday’s Crosfield Cup final – when he returns with rivals Yorkshire, writes JAMES GARRISON.

Troubled Bylet have been hit with a fine as they battle for their bowls future in the Furrows Shropshire Premier League.

Shropshire’s ‘Gang of Four’ bowls selectors have pulled off a major surprise for next month’s Crosfield Cup final – by handing a surprise recall to Alan Palin.

Chester Road are now breathing down the necks of the leaders after the race for the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League crown was thrown wide open following last night’s action.

Shropshire scored a huge hit by staging a superb All England bowls finals – and there was even a ‘Shropshire’ winner too.

Tony Rhodes enjoyed a perfect warm-up for today’s All England bowls finals in Shrewsbury.

British president Barry Jennings has backed Shropshire to deliver an All England finals day to remember tomorrow, writes JAMES GARRISON.

One member of bowls’ “Shropshire six” will have a trial run on the host green of the All England Finals – the night before the national showpiece begins.