Junior Jacob tastes success in just his second season

All the latest action from across the county’s bowling greens.

Shrewsbury’s Jacob Wall is only in his second season playing bowls but he’s already won a title for his efforts.

Ready for the Under-15 Merit final – Harris Needham and (right) winner Jacob Wall | Contributed

placeholder image — Ready for the Under-15 Merit final – Harris Needham and (right) winner Jacob Wall | Contributed

The 12-year-old son of Castlefields secretary Graham is the new Molson Coors Mid Shropshire League’s Under-15 Merit champion.

A pupil at Belvedere School, Jacob beat Harris Needham (Sir John Bayley) 21-17 in the final at Stockton on Saturday, racing 11-4 up before being pegged back at 14 across.

But 11-year-old Harris, stunning winner of the league’s sixth division averages last season, could never get ahead as Jacob - surely close to a county junior call up - went on to receive the trophy from league secretary Malcolm Fletcher.

Ellis Grifiths (Prince Hotel) won the consolation knockout after seven contested the day with the main semi-finals seeing Wall beat Ellis Reeves (Horsehay) 21-7 while Needham beat another Castlefields player in Jack Peach 21-18.

Shrewsbury Ladies Bowling League

Reigning Shrewsbury Ladies Bowling League champions Allscott Heath A are going strong in both team knockouts run by the county’s women’s association.

They beat Broseley to reach the semi-finals of the County Cup and are also through to the last four of the D & M Morrey Cup.

They face Bowring B in the County Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, July 15, while Bowring’s A team tackle Sir John Bayley B in the other semi on the same night – and the Morrey Cup final could be an all-Allscott affair.

Morrey Cup semi-final draw (ties to be completed by July 31): Allscott Heath A v St Georges; Allscott Heath B v Bowring A.

Whitchurch Bowling League Jubilee Doubles

Scoring quickly and winning tonight is not just a message to England’s footballers at the World Cup.

It also applies to the Whitchurch Bowling League teams involved in 13 first round ties in its Jubilee Doubles.

Malpas Sports, District D and Audlem C have already been handed walkovers in the five doubles knockout with ties played at neutral venues and last year’s winners, Victoria, were knocked out in the preliminary round.

“England have a fixture tonight so if an early start is wanted, both teams and the venue must be able to accommodate this,” said a spokesman for the North Shropshire association that runs the league.