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Blair Heating & Plumbing Sir John Bayley Winter League 2025/26

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Week 5 Review

Winter Warriors remain top after a 6-2 win over Shropshire Cold Weather Elite Athletes with Sonya Lucas continuing her 100% record with a best win of 5. Adrian & Gill Owens were best winners for Shropshire CEA 9. Tuesday saw Norman's Pigeons move 2nd with a win over previous leaders Sixes Aside 7-1, Gary Whitehall best winner 6. Danny Williams was best for Sixes 21-5. Wednesday saw Is this the top green at the Bayley? win 6-2 against Horsehay Misfits. Will Childs was the best of four single figure winners 21-4, with Steve Reeves and Dan Wilson best for Horsehay 14. Thursday's game between Crown Collective and Too cold for this was called off because of the frost, while Friday saw Cold hands hot woods make it two wins from two as they defeated Castlefields Development 6-2. John Potter was best winner 7 with young Jack Peach best for the Fields 14. 

Winter Warriors are three clear of Norman's Pigeons, but three teams are behind them with a game in hand. Sonya Lucas is the only player on 5 out of 5, with Augs Needham now on 4 out of 5 wins for the doubles. 

Week 6 Preview

Monday sees Winter Warriors look to extend their lead at the top as they play Too cold for this, who come off no game last wek. Tuesday sees the in form Cold hands hot woods play Horsehay Misfits looking for their first win of the season. Wednesday has Is this the top green of the Bayley take on Sixes Aside, with both teams in contrasting form, the former having won three on the bounce and the latter having lost two on the spin. Thursday has Shropshire CEA play Castlefields Development with just two points separating the teams. The last game of the week is Norman's Pigeons take on Crown Collective in an all Bayley clash, the Pigeons looking to keep the pressure at the top. 

Week 4 Review

Winter Warriors earned a whitewash on Monday against Horsehay Misfits with Sonya Lucas continuing her 100% record with a 21-5 victory. Tuesday saw Cold hands hot woods earn their first win of the season with a 5-3 success over The Crown Collective. Harriet Simmonds was their best winner 11 with Andy Ellis and Chris Edwards the best for the Crown 16. The closest game of the week was on Wednesday as Shropshire CEA earned their first win with a 6-2 success over Norman's Pigeons. Paul Pollard was best winner 14 and Steve Worthington best for the Pigeons 9. Thursday saw the last unbeaten record go as Too cold for this beat Sixes Aside 7-1 to go top of the table. Luke Boniface and Joe Dicken were best winners 9 with the winner for the Sixes being Jamie Millman 5. Friday's game between Castlefields Development and Is this the top green at the Bayley was called off because of the inclement weather.

Too cold for this lead by 2 to Winter Warriors with Norman's Pigeons 4 behind. Three teams behind these three all have a game in hand though. Sonya Lucas and Joe Dicken have won 4 out of 4 in the singles while Gus Needham and Kev Rafferty leads the Doubles averages on 3 wins. 

 Week 5 Preview

Winter Warriors will look for another Monday whitewash as they take on Shropshire CEA who come off their first win last week. Tuesday sees two teams looking to bounce back as Norman's Pigeons take on Sixes Aside. Wednesday has Horsehay Misfits looking for their first win but face one of the favourites for the league Is this the top green at the Bayley? Thursday sees league leaders Too cold for this play The Crown Collective looking for their first win since the first week. The last game of the week sees Cold hands hot woods meet Castlefields Development, the latter having sat out last week with the weather. 

Week 3 Review

Shropshire CEA earned their first win of the season with a 5-3 victory over the Crown Collective. Jon Lea won again to be best winner 9, with Andy Ellis best winner 13 for the Crown. Tuesday's game between Horsehay Misfits and Sixes Aside was postponed because of the heavy rain. Too cold for this won on Wednesday 5-3 against Norman's Pigeons, Joe Dicken best winner 11, with Emmet McKinley the best for the Pigeons 18. On Thursday Winter Warriors beat Castlefields Development 5-3, Ed Proudlove best winner 6, and Scott & Luca Moseley best for the Fields 12. The biggest win was on Friday as Is this the top green at the Bayley? won 6-2 against Cold hands hot woods, Phil Jones their best winner 4, and Lee Taylor and John Potter the winners for the opposition 19.

Week 4 Preview

Horsehay Misfits and Cold hands hot woods will look for their first win of the season as they take on Winter Warriors and The Crown Collective respectively on Monday and Tuesday. The Warriors are not far off the top, while the Crown Collective have 8 points from their opening 3 games. Wednesday sees Shropshire CEA look to build on their first win last week as they play Norman's Pigeons, looking to bounce back from their loss last week. Sixes Aside sat out last week and face their toughest test on Thursday as they take on Too Cold for This who currently sit top. Friday sees 4th take on 2nd as Castlefields Development play Is this the top green at the Bayley?

Week 3 Preview

On Monday Shropshire CEA will look for their first win of the season when taking on the Crown Collective, who will want to bounce back from having no winners on Friday. Tuesday sees league leaders Sixes Aside play the young side of Horsehay Misfits looking for their first singles win of the season. Wednesday has two teams coming off two good wins in week 2 as Norman's Pigeons meet Too cold for this. Castlefields Development are another team who will be looking to build on a good win last week as they play Winter Warriors, looking to bounce back from their loss to Is this the top green at the Bayley?, who play on Friday against Cold hands hot woods, looking for their first win of the season. 

Week 2 Review

Is this the top green at the Bayley? earned an eye catching 6-2 win over Winter Warriors, with Tim Cotton & Rob Roden best winners in the doubles 21-11. Sonya Lucas was best for the Warriors 5 to keep up her good start to the season. Tuesday saw Siexs Aside earn another 7-1 win, this time over Cold hands hot woods. Steve Handley was best winner 4, while John Potter was the winner for Cold hands hot woods 13. Norman's Pigeons earned the first whitewash of the season over a young and inexperienced Horshey Misfits side, only Craig Baugh had played for more than a season, and it featured three under 18s which is great to see again. Gary Whitehall made his debut for the Pigeons and was best winner 2. Too cold for this won 7-1 on Thursday against Shropshire CEA, Louis Dean best winner 10. Jon Lea was the winner for the CEA 16 to keep his 100% record going. Castlefields Development recorded the second 8-0 win of the week over The Crown Collective, Dave Peach best winner for them 1, with 5 juniors playing in this fixture!

Sixes Aside have the only 100% record in just week 2 of the season and sit top of the league with 14 points. 

Week 2 Preview

Week 2 sees two of the favourites clash on Monday night. Winter Warriors take on Is this the top green at the Bayley? with both teams possessing Premier League players in their week 1 lineups. Early league leaders Sixes Aside play on Tuesday looking to build on that good start with victory over Cold Hands Hot Woods, who are looking for their first singles victory this season. Wednesday night sees Horsehay Misfits take on Norman's Pigeons, with each team coming off a loss in week one. Shropshire CEA play Too cold for this on Thursday, looking for a reaction from just one winner last week, while Too cold for this will want at least another four points like they did in their first game. The last game of the week sees Crown Collective play Castlefields Development, both teams having won their games on aggregate in the first week and will be wanting to remain unbeaten. 

Week 1 Review

Our first result from the league was Is this the top green at the Bayley earning the win with a 21-6 win by Will Childs helping seal the aggregate. But Too Cold For This will be happy starting with four winners. Luke Boniface was best winner for Too cold for this 16. 

Another 4-4 on Tuesday night with just two chalks in it as James Mammone's 21-5 win meant that Castlefields Development shaded the aggregate over Norman's Pigeons, who had Dean Heighway as their best winner 10. 

Week 1 Preview

The 2025 Blair Heating & Plumbing Sir John Bayley Winter League starts tomorrow with Too Cold For This playing Is this the top green at the Bayley? Both teams contain Premier League players, with Too Cold for This also having home player Joe Dicken in their squad. Is this the top green at the Bayley have pretty much a Wrockwardine Wood Premier League team, and will expected to be the team from outside the Bayley to challenge for the title. Tuesday night sees one of the home teams take centre stage as Norman's Pigeons, captained by Gus Needham, whose idea it was to run this, taking on Castlefields Development, who contain a few under 18s in their side. Wednesday sees The Crown Collective, another home based team, play Horsehay Misfits, who contain a few from the Horsehay team that were in their Premier League side. Sixes Aside, from Sinclair, take on Shropshire CEA on Thursday, with both teams looking for a winning start, while two home teams meet on Friday with early bragging rights up for grabs. Winter Warriors, containing three Premier League players from the Bayley and potentially starting as favourites, have Cold Hands Not Woods, containing a few players who have started bowling just this season. Could they cause a big shock in week one!

Good luck to all 10 teams taking part this season!