Oswestry Bowling League

Tue 10th Jun 12 results from 12 Matches
Wed 11th Jun 11 results from 11 Matches
Thu 12th Jun 8 Matches
Mon 16th Jun 1 Match
Tue 17th Jun 12 Matches
Thu Jun 12th 1 result from 1 Cup Games
Fri Jun 13th 8 Cup Games

REMINDER TO CLUBS PARTICIPATING IN THE VETERANS TEAM KNOCKOUT THIS COMING FRIDAY

For the Peter Kenday Shield & Gwynfor Hughes Cup - Sponsored by Able World

Format - Start with 2 Doubles followed by 3 Singles and players cannot play twice.

THE TOTE (Singles Comp open to all Oswestry League Bowlers)

This Sunday 8th June 10am Start at Llanymynech

THE RESULTS FROM ROUND 2

Dave Bond 21 Rhys Griffiths 19

Paul Smith 7 Kelly Richardson 21

James Ashton 11 Ambrose Mochan 21

Mark Kirkham 9 Gary Wilkie 21

Ross Rogers 17 Megis Phillips 21

David Cunningham 21 Gareth Davies 18

John Martin 11 Elliott Mochan 21

Dilwyn Edwards 21 Graham Warren 20

1/4 Finals

Dave Bond 21 Kelly Richardson 6

Ambrose Mochan 6 Gary Wilkie 21

Megis Phillips 21 David Cunningham 12

Elliott Mochan 21 Dilwyn Edwards 20

Semi Finals

Dave Bond 21 Gary Wilkie 4

Megis Phillips 14 Elliott Mochan 21

FINAL

Dave Bond 21 Elliott Mochan 15

Congratulations to Dave and thank you to Llanymynech B C for hosting the Competition

DIVISION 4 & 5 SINGLES LLANGYNOG 1ST JUNE

RESULTS FROM 1/4 FINALS

1/4 Finals Alan Young 21 Jorj Sidhho 13

Mark Davies 20 Paul Salisbury 21

Greg Owen 21 Mel Jones 11

Andrew Hill 21 Sue Keenan 7

Semi Finals

Alan Young 21 Paul Salisbury 15

Greg Owen 15 Andrew Hill 21

FINAL

Alan Young 21 Andrew Hill 18

Congratulations to Alan, and a big thank you to Llangynog for hosting the competition

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

Veterans Team Knockout Draws (Sponsored by Ableworld)

Peter Kendal Shield

Prelim Llandrillo v Llanymynech at Llangollen to be arranged by 13th June

1/4 Finals Weston Crofte v Johnstown at Whittington, Llangynog A v Church A at Llanrhaeadr, Esclusham v Chirk at Overton, Llangollen v Winner of Prelim, venue TBA

Gwynfor Hughes Cup

1/4 Finals Llanrhaeadr B v Llanrhaeadr A at Llanymynech, The Rhyn v Overton at Chirk, Cynwyd v Church B at Llangollen, Whittington v Llangynog B at Church,

1/4 Final games to be played on Friday 13th June

Important Dates:

Latest information:

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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