Oswestry Bowling League

Mon 11th Aug 1result from 1 Match
Tue 12th Aug 12 results from 12 Matches
Wed 13th Aug 12 results from 12 Matches
Thu 14th Aug 6 results from 6 Matches
Fri 15th Aug 8 results from 8 Matches
Tue 19th Aug 13 Matches
Wed 20th Aug 10 Matches

- VETERANS SINGLES SUNDAY 17 th AUGUST AT THE RHYN 10 AM START - ENTRY £5

ALL GAMES UP TO SEMI FINALS 6 ON THE CARD

THE DRAW

Prelim Round

Jack 1 Graham Warren v Trevor Roberts

2 Dougie Briscoe v Gerald Davies

3 Ron Jones v Mike Hughes

4 David Cunningham v Dave Meyers

Round 1

5 Terry Howard v Barry Fairhurst

6 Phil White v Colin Barnett

7 Tom Fairclough v Steve Turner

8 Julie Warren v Carl Pemberton

9 Phil Simms v Mark Kirkham

10 Gary Williams v Patrick Bennett

11 Gary Wilkie v Dave Edwards

12 Wyn Jones v Richie Pinder

13 Neil Kershaw v Lin Jones

14 Emrys Jones v Bob Greenaway

15 Paul Salisbury v Glenys Jones

16 Bye v Andy Knott

17 John Fewster v Dilwyn Edwards

18 Carol Evans v Dave Lewis (Chirk)

Jacks 1 to 9 inclusive 10.00 am please

Jacks 10 to 13 inclusive 10.45 am please

Jacks 14 to 18 inclusive 11.30 am please

Following the draw I have received 1 withdrawal through injury so I am able to take 1 late replacements to play at Jack No 16 on first come basis

TO ENTER EMAIL roger_candlin@hotmail.co.uk

FLOODLIT COMPETITION 2025 -- Qualifying dates Tuesday 9th, Thursday 11th & Tuesday 16th September

Consolation Semi Finals & Final Thursday 18th September at BERSHAM B C

Main Competition Semi Finals & Final Tuesday 23rd September at BERSHAM B C

. TEAMS OF 5 NAMED PLAYERS 4 OF WHOM CAN PLAY IN ANY ONE GAME MUST BE SUBMITTED -- CLOSING DATE THURSDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER

VETERANS TEAM KNOCKOUT SPONSORED BY ABLE WORLD

SEMI FINALS - FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2025 - 1PM

PETER KENDAL Johnstown v Llangynog A at The Rhyn

Esclushan v Llanymynech at Overton

GWYNFOR HUGHES CUP Llanrhaeadr A v Overton at The Church

Cynwyd v Whittington at Johnstown

FINALS FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER AT CORWEN B C - 1PM

(Please note format start with 2 Pairs followed by 3 Singles)

Players must have played at least TWO Veterans League games this season to qualify to play in the semi finals and or final.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

The League Presentation evening will be held at Bersham Club on Friday 10th October 7 pm start.

Entertainment Comedian & Vocalist - Hot or Cold Food - Tickets £12 each

To reserve your ticket(s) email roger_candlin@hotmail.co.uk

Oswestry Federation team

Rhys Griffiths is trying to organise a team for next season, to compete in the Federation bowls league competion.

Games are played once a month on a Sunday, with home and away teams of 12 players.

There are only 4 or 5 teams in each division so there are only 3 or 4 games to be played

Rhys has already had quite a few positive responses from Oswestry league bowlers and is looking for more players.

Just like the Oswestry league, its open to any player, regardless of age or gender.

If you're interested or want more information, please contact Rhys on 07988 757717

You can access the "Federation of Crown Green Bowls" web site, from the bowling results home page where it lists all leagues, it is under the "National/County" heading.

RESULTS FROM LEAGUE COMPETITIONS 2025

Division 4 5 Singles Winner Alan Young Runner Up Andrew Hill

The Tote " Dave Bond " Elliot Mochan

Mixed Pairs " Trevor & Sharon Roberts " Jack Williams & Steph Evans

Jubilee Pairs " Gareth Davies & Mark Kirkham " Andrew Jones & Gary Wilkie

Ladies " Kelly Richardson " Joan Jones

Juniors " Connor Edwards " Dylan Pritchard

Division 4 5 Pairs " Ricky & Kathryn Davies " Mike Flanagan & Mark Davies

Vets Singles

The Merit

COMPETITIONS 2025 - All 10am Start

Comp Date Venue Entry

Division 4 & 5 Singles 1st June Llangynog £5

TOTE 8th June Llanymynech £10

Jubilee Pairs 22nd June Bersham £20 per pair

Mixed Pairs 29th June Cynwyd £10 per pair

Ladies / Youth 20th July Ponciau Park £5

Division 4 & 5 Pairs 3rd August Criftins £10 per pair

Vets Singles 17th August The Rhyn £5

MERIT 31st August Johnstown £10

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Mon 23rd Jun

Oswestry Federation team

Rhys Griffiths is trying to organise a team for next season, to compete in the Federation bowls league competion.

Games are played once a month on a Sunday, with home and away teams of 12 players.

There are only 4 or 5 teams in each division so there are only 3 or 4 games to be played

Rhys has already had quite a few positive responses from Oswestry league bowelrs and is looking for more players.

Just like the Oswestry league, its open to any player, regardless of age or gender.

If you're interested or want more information, please contact Rhys on 07988 757717

You can access the "Federation of Crown Green Bowls" web site, from the bowling results home page where it lists all leagues, it is under te "National/County" heading.

Mon 5th May

The SCGBA Veterans Inter League is taking place on Saturday 14th June 2025, probably at Meole Brace (Shrewsbury)

If you wish to be considered for selection please let me know by 31st May 2025, depending on interest the Oswestry

Bowling League could enter two teams of 6 players.

Also the Leagues' Competition Rules can now be found on the League Webpage.

Regards

Roger Candlin (League & Competition Secretary).

Sat 19th Apr

For those teams / players that aren't already aware - Ellesmere A, in division 2, play their home games on their bottom green. Ellesmere B, in division 3, play their home games on their top green.

Fri 11th Apr

We are pleased to announce

The Oswestry & District Bowling League Veterans Team Knockout now has a sponsor :

Ableworld (The leading Mobility & Stairlift retailer)

www.ableworld.co.uk

The sponsorship allows teams free entry into either

The Peter Kendal Shield or Gwynfor Hughes Cup

and will provide prize money too.

A big thank you to Ableworld.

Fri 11th Apr

SHROPSHIRE 'CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS'

Shropshire are re-introducing the Champion of Champions competition last played in 2011.

Each of the League's in Shropshire have been invited to send a representative, the Oswestry League

have agreed to send two representatives one for the League and the other from the Veterans League.

The quailifiers will be the Division One Singles averages winner from both Leagues.

In the event of the winner not being able to attend, second placed bowlers will be invited etc.

Finals day is on Saturday 11 October at Edgmond Bowling Club - no entry fee to the bowler

as the League have agreed to pay for both Leagues.

Thu 3rd Apr

Early starts For the first 2 weeks of the season, matches at greens with no floodlights start at 6:30

Please check the "Flood light" list on the home page menu.

Tue 1st Apr

The floodlights at Whittington will not be working for the start of the 2025 season.

For the first 2 weeks of the season, (8th to 17th April) evening games there will start at 6:30

Mon 17th Mar

In the Vets Divisions, Overton have withdrawn their B team from Division 2. It was agreed at last night's committee meeting that Whittington, who finished 2nd to bottom in division 1 last season, will drop down a division to take their place. This results in both divisions having 9 teams, with 1 bye in each division every week.

In effect, Whittington have taken over Overton B's div 2 fixtures, and Whittington's old division 1 fixtures now become byes.

The previous published fixtures for all other teams will remain the same.

Tue 25th Feb

Fixtures for the Oswestry Midweek League and Oswestry Veterans League are now available for you all to see.

Regarding the early starts for the first 2 weeks and last 4 weeks of the season.

For venues without floodlights, weeks 1 and 2, 19 and 20, matches start at 6:30. Weeks 21 and 22, the start time is 6:15.

Not all clubs have the benefit of floodlights at their venues, it is not a requirement of clubs joining the league. With a 7pm start, there are only 16 weeks in the year, that allows for games to be played in a good naural light, This moves around by a few days every year, and by local weather conditions, but it is always 16 weeks maximum.

As a league, we play with 12 teams in a division, that's 22 weeks of fixtures. At greens where there are no floodlights, matches have to start earlier than 7pm.

We can't change the daylight hours available, so we do our best to create the fixtures with regard to travelling to venues without lights, especially the last 2 matches that have to start at 6:15. Despite this, it's not always possible to get the best result that suits every team.

A computer programme generates the fixtures by allocating letters to each team in each division. It is user freindly (when you get to understand how it works), and there are a number of ways of altering things to see if there is better look to the fixtures, though it doesn't cover everything. You have to balance things out and try to be fair to all teams.

If clubs/teams feel that certain fixtures will cause problems, for what ever reasons, there is an opportunity to change that fixture. Captains need to discuss these issues with each other, if you can come to an amicable agreement, the fixtures can be reversed or even rescheduled to an earlier date. All you need to do is OK the change with the fixture secretary.

What ever you do, don't leave it until the last moment. There are 6 weeks before the season starts and 5 months before the earlier starts at the end of the season begin.

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