Bowls news


Callum Wraight victorious in first Taylors Tour

Shropshire No.1 Callum Wraight just loves making history in this the county association’s centenary year.


St Georges pick up win

St Georges laid down an early-season marker in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League with an eye-catching victory at Wrockwardine Wood.


Meole Brace bowls club panels work almost done

A major £34,000 project to fix a leaking roof and put up solar panels at Meole Brace Bowling Club should be completed in the next two weeks.


Bowls side quits over shortage of players

Shropshire’s top bowling league was today hit by a team resignation – just two weeks before the start of the season.


Grand day for Shropshire bowlers

Top players from across the country will be competing when Shropshire’s biggest bowls competition gets under way tomorrow.


MeoleBraceBees net win but still lose!

Forget the saying everyone’s a winner – everyone was a loser in one Shropshire sporting fixture.


Bowls: Will Colin Beaman be champion of champions

Colin Beaman is banking on the happy memories flooding back when he aims to end 24 years of Shropshire hurt at the Champion of Champions on Saturday.


Bowls: St Georges mixed doubles come up trumps

Daisy Weaver and Rich Lawson came up trumps in the St Georges Mixed Doubles.


Hanwood on roll for bowls title glory

Hanwood hammered out a warning to their rivals as they joined the queue for the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League.


Newport take Furrows Premier League title

One of the biggest names in Shropshire bowls finally delivered the Furrows Premier League into Newport’s safe hands.


Bowls: Boost for Bylet; Burway on brink

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


Bowls: Chris Ball closing in on another triumph

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


Bowls: Chris Ball needs a win for Autumn Waterloo Championship

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.


Booth rolls back for bowls’ Crosfield Cup final

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.


Alan Palin backed to ‘do the business’ in bowls final

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.


Bowls: Jennings backs Shropshire to deliver on All England finals day

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


Tony Rhodes in bowls trial run

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.


St Georges close gap at top of Furrows league

St Georges have closed the gap at the top of the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League with a 9-5 home win over leaders Newport.


Shropshire’s bowlers forced into late change

Shropshire’s bowlers have been forced into a late change for their crunch Endsleigh County Championship group decider against Wales on Sunday, writes JAMES GARRISON.


Bowls: Jim Fletcher wins a Worthington’s league title

Jim Fletcher should have been playing for Woodfield in the South Staffs League . . . instead he won a Worthington’s Mid Shropshire League title.


Shropshire bowls great back for championship

One of the great talents of Shropshire bowls is back for the winner-takes-all County Championship clash with Wales next month.


Bowls: Chester Road on course for Shropshire double

Chester Road stayed on course for a big Shropshire bowls double – and have ended the hopes of arch-rivals Castlefields achieving the same.


Shropshire’s Michael Beer wins major bowls title

Five years on from almost stunning the Shropshire bowling world, Michael Beer has a major county title to his name, writes JAMES?GARRISON.


Darren Wellings to make Shropshire bowls debut

Darren Wellings will be handed his Shropshire bowls debut in the opening game of this year’s Endsleigh County Championships, writes JAMES GARRISON.


Shropshire short mat bowlers are cream of England

Two Shropshire short mat bowlers are the cream of England – for the third successive year.


Top names for Shropshire’s big bowls night

A glittering array of superstars will line up in Shropshire later this year for the county’s biggest ever night of bowls.

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