Callum Wraight quits 'boring' Furrows Shropshire Premier League

Callum Wraight - the county's top bowler - is quitting the "boring and predictable" Furrows Shropshire Premier League.

All England champion last year, Wraight helped Castlefields to win Shropshire's top league title in 2008 and 2009, writes CHRIS HUDSON.

But the 23-year-old has been increasingly conspicuous by his regular absences as the Shrewsbury side have closed in on a third straight crown this time around.

And he has now confirmed that he will be making himself unavailable next year - considering instead a switch to play in the star-studded Manchester Super League.

"I've just had enough of the (Shropshire Premier) League, it's gone downhill and a few things need changing," he said.

"It's a 12-a-side league but I think it needs to be made eight or 10-a-side to be more competitive.

"I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I could virtually predict now for next year the order that every team will finish in.

"If it was eight-a-side then every side would have more of a chance.

"I will still be a member of Castlefields and I'll maybe play in the County Cup, but I don't think I'll play on Fridays."

Wraight revealed that he could now sign for Lower Hopton, who play in the Wednesday night Manchester Super League.

The link comes through former Shropshire Junior Merit champion Ian Booth, a close friend of Wraight's who also plays for the Yorkshire side.

"The standard would be much higher and that would be better for me as practice for competitions at the weekends," he added.

"It would be a lot of travelling but my boss at work is pretty good about my bowls."