Junior County – Champions
The third and final round of Junior County matches took place on Sunday 12th July where Shropshire took on Wales in the knowledge that any kind of win would crown them as the 2026 Champions. However, a slip up would result in all three teams winning a game and losing one, and with Yorkshire’s very high aggregate win over Wales in June, it would make them champions and make it three years on the bounce as the Junior County Champions.
Junior County – 6 a Side
For those Counties who struggle to field a full twenty-four juniors and compete in the main County Championship event, the annual ‘Junior 6 a Side’ competition creates a great breeding ground for the superstars of the future. For the Juniors who play in this competition it provides the first taste of County team competition. There’s nothing better than pulling on a County shirt with your friends and going ‘toe to toe’ with another County team. That feeling of their first County Team competition will prepare many of these young bowlers for their path into the Men’s and Ladies County Championships. As many of them will also compete in the Junior Merit competitions, its also their first look at who they may come up against in those competitions.
Junior County – Round 1
Last weekend Shropshire produced one of the standout result in the BCGBA Junior County Championship over recent seasons. A thrilling encounter saw a one chalk victory over defending Champions Yorkshire in a superb contest played across two demanding venues.