Now or never for Bridgewater in winter bowls league

It’s not now or never yet but Bridgewater face a crunch clash tonight in Whitchurch’s District Invitation Winter League.

They take on Village People knowing they look set to be the main challengers to Chirk, who have already pulled clear at the top of the table as they seek a hat-trick of titles.

The Welsh club’s bowlers enjoyed a 9-1 win over Elephant &Castle on Monday with only Josh Cotton with a 21-13 singles win able to put a slight blemish on their record so far this campaign.

Bottom two Adderley and Calverhall meet tomorrow, but there is no fixture on Friday to avoid clashing with the North Shropshire association’s presentation dinner for Whitchurch and Market Drayton league clubs at the Hill Valley Hotel.

Meanwhile, another venue for winter bowling in Whitchurch has lift-off.

The Bridgewater club have run two round robin competitions on their greens in the north Shropshire town, which is already the home of the long-running District Invitation Winter League nearby.

David Cunningham won Friday’s latest competition after the group stages thanks to a 13-7 victory over host club star Andrew Foster in the final

Sam Challinor won the first event held on a Sunday by beating Isobel Jones and the next round robin is planned for this coming Sunday with a 10am start.

Allscott Heath Winter League

The only teams with six out of six records meet today in the game of the week in the Allscott Heath Winter League.

Wrockwardine Wood, with county senior team men Tom Killen and Josh Cotton to the fore, have emerged as one of the main threats to Shifnal’s bid for a hat-trick of titles on the village club’s artificial green.

And their four-a-side showdown with a maximum haul of 20 points the goal for both teams is sure to have a say in the final table come March.

Bylet – who play Castlefields Development on Friday - Prince Hotel and Bayley Ice were also unbeaten after five fixtures.