All change from gang of four
Shropshire's 'gang of four' bowls selectors have rung the changes for their first game at the helm. Shropshire's 'gang of four' bowls selectors have rung the changes for their first game at the helm. They have dropped six players - a quarter of the side - picked for the county's last game in the Endsleigh County Championship - against South Yorkshire in July. And that means a return to Shropshire duty for Castlefields pair Barry Keep and Clay Flattley, John Breeze (St Georges), Spencer Clarke (SJ Bayley), Martin Lloyd (Chester Road) and Keith Wall from Tanners Shropshire League club Greenfields. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
And that means a return to Shropshire duty for Castlefields pair Barry Keep and Clay Flattley, John Breeze (St Georges), Spencer Clarke (SJ Bayley), Martin Lloyd (Chester Road) and Keith Wall from Tanners Shropshire League club Greenfields.
Out go Keith Walton (Castlefields), Martin Williams (Wrockwardine Wood), Dave King (St Georges), Paul Latham (Chester Road), Adrian Rowe (Meole Brace) and Dave Hoffman (Ford ) - although the last two named are retained on reserve.
And it's on reserve that the gang of four - Dennis Lewis, Mick Jones, John Nash and Bob Moss - have given a hint of what is to come as they look to fulfil their pledge of winning the Crosfield Cup during their three-year term in office.
For established young guns like Michael Beer, Chris Grocott and Jesse James are now joined by Peter Grimston (Bayley) and Scott Harries (Bylet) as they get their first county calls. There's also standby calls for Ian Gaut (St Georges) and Paul Griffiths of Chester Road.
