League Competitions 2022
Confirmed Dates
Ladies Singles: Sun 12th June at Cleobury, 1pm start.
Mark Bennett Memorial & Div2 Singles: Qualifying Tue 21st June, Finals Sun 24th July at Stockton.
Jim Palmer Memorial (over 60): Sun 3rd July at Chelmarsh, 1pm start.
Div1 & Div2 Doubles: Qualifying Tue 9th August, Finals Sun 11th September at Highley, 1.15pm scratch.
Div1 & Div2 League Knockouts
Preliminary Round: Tue 26th July
Round 2: Tue 23rd August
Semi-Finals: Tue 13th September
Finals Day & Presentation: Sun 25th September at Broseley.
Ladies Singles Sunday 12th June at Cleobury
Home bowler Lauren Burnside won the Ladies Singles with a 21-12 victory in the final over Jenny Goodall of Chelmarsh. In the semi-final, Lauren defeated her mother Lesley 21-15 while Jenny beat Mo Parton of Stockton 21-18.
League chairman John Palmer thanked Cleobury Bowling Club for their hospitality and the trophy was presented by League Treasurer Jeanette Bennett.
Match Scores
League Treasurer Jeanette Bennett presents the Ladies Trophy to Lauren.
Semi-finalists: Lauren Burnside & Jenny Goodall.
League Singles - Mark Bennett Memorial and Division 2 Trophies
Qualifying
Tuesday 21st June 6.45pm scratch: Mark Bennett Memorial at Bridgnorth & Worfield, Division 2 at both Bylet greens. Four to qualify from each venue. Finals at Stockton on Sunday 24th July, Division 2 start at 1pm, Mark Bennett Memorial start at 2pm.
Bridgnorth
Andy Garbett Horsehay
Pete Burd Horsehay
Olly Harris Horsehay
Dave Brown Horsehay
Tim Ealey Islanders
Pete Driver Islanders
Peter Hayne Islanders
John Palmer Islanders I/C
Ian Hopson Islanders
Bob Parry Highley
Lol Russon Highley
Luke Fearnall Stockton
Guy Lewis Stockton
Des Conneely Stockton
John Baines Stockton
Matthew Pritchard Broseley
Qualified:
Ian Hopson
Tim Ealey
John Baines
Dave Brown
Worfield
John Clarke Horsehay
Steve Reeves Horsehay
Tony Roche Horsehay
Gaz Jones Horsehay
Cheryl Caswell Islanders
Tony Steadman Islanders
Brian Walters Islanders
Rob Renke Islanders I/C
Albert Cornes Islanders
Brian Durnall Highley
Martin Beddow Highley
Darran Bailey Stockton
Mick Rhodes Stockton
Alan Ludlow-Rhodes Stockton
Rob Weir Stockton
Rob Burroughs Highley
Qualified:
Cheryl Caswell
Rob Burroughs
Tony Steadman
Gaz Jones
Bylet No.1
Alan Wain Bridgnorth
Brian Homer Bridgnorth
John Pritchard Stockton
Muriel Parton Stockton
Colin Pettit Stockton
Jeanette Bennett Stockton I/C
Tony Jones Worfield
Vera Hodgetts Much Wenlock
Mervyn Jarman Much Wenlock
Lauren Burnside Mortimer
Stuart Duncan Shifnal
Akeel Khan Shifnal
Tom Killen Shifnal
Qualified:
John Pritchard
Akeel Khan
Tom Killen
Tony Jones
Bylet No.2
Chris Massie Bridgnorth
Karl Law Bridgnorth
Martin Bennett Stockton
Joanne Fothergill Stockton
Steve Bishton Stockton
Debbie Jones Worfield
Nick Flatters Mortimer
Don Davies Much Wenlock
Lesley Burnside Mortimer I/C
Joe Burnside Mortimer
Sharon Duncan Shifnal
Emma Duncan Shifnal
Joe Killen Shifnal
Qualified:
Joe Killen
Emma Duncan
Nick Flatters
Steve Bishton
Finals 24th July at Stockton
Mark Bennett Memorial Trophy
Islanders Cheryl Caswell shrugged off the trauma of leaving her purse on the roof of her car after purchasing fuel but happily getting it back from the police to just edge out Horsehay's Gareth Jones in a quality final 21-20.
In the semi-finals, Cheryl defeated her teammate Tim Ealey 21-14 while Gareth beat another Islander Ian Hopson 21-16.
League Treasurer Jeanette Bennett presents the Mark Bennett Memorial Trophy to Cheryl Caswell with Runner-up Gareth Jones.
Division 2 Singles
Stockton bowler John Pritchard won the Division 2 Singles Trophy beating Shifnal's Emma Duncan 21-10 in the final.
In the semi-finals, John just edged out teammate Steve Bishton 21-20 while Emma beat Worfield's Tony Jones 21-14.
Jeanette Bennett presents the Division 2 Singles Trophy to John Pitchard with Runner-up Emma Duncan.
Jim Palmer Memorial Trophy Sunday 3rd July at Chelmarsh
An excellent day's bowling saw 24 veteran bowlers compete for the Jim Palmer Trophy. The final was completed at 7.30pm with John Clarke (Horsehay) just edging out league vice-chairman Rob Renke (Islanders) 21-19. In the semi-finals, John beat Debbie Jones (Worfield) 21-17 and Rob beat previous winner Mo Parton (Stockton) by the same score. Full results are on the results service here.
League chairman John Palmer thanked Chelmarsh for their hospitality and all those who had measured and marked cards before presenting his father's memorial trophy to John Clarke.
League Chairman John Palmer presents the trophy to John Clarke.
Runner-up and league vice-chairman Rob Renke and winner John Clarke.
Team Knockouts
Division 1
Highley A and Madeley each had four winners in the final but the league champions edged the match by 8 shots.
The match card can be found here.
Highley A with the division 1 knockout cup. L to R: Andy James, Geoff Wylde (Captain), Frank Leek, Stuart Gittins, Dave Scriven, Danny Statham, Dave East & Jacob Ash.
Madeley Cricket Club, started well with three winners and a 17 shot lead after the first four but could only get one winner in the second four.
L to R: Ian Evans (Captain), John Roberts Jnr, Jim Lister, Rob Beddows, Graham Bleakley, Nigel Evans, Kev Lavelle & Les Mumford.
Division 2
Stockton A never looked back after having three winners in the first four against Much Wenlock and eventually had six winners and a winning margin of 40 shots.
The match card is here.
Winners Stockton A. L to R: Rich Suggett, Steve Bishton, Rob Weir, John Pritchard, Jeanette Bennett (Captain), Martin Bennett, Mo Parton & John Baines.