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Boor & Wainwright Shield Competition

Stamford & District Bowls League Boor & Wainwright Shield Competition

The Boor & Wainwright Shield is competed for annually by all the teams registered in the Stamford & District Bowls League.

Format:

Two teams of 9 registered players compete on three rinks, playing 21 ends (plus 2 trial ends) of two-wood triples to EBF rules. The teams are handicapped according to their positions in the league divisions at the start of the season.

The first stage is a round-robin, with teams drawn in groups. For 2025, there are ?? groups, each with?? teams. Each team plays every other team in the same group once, at the green of the home-drawn team.

The top eight teams go forward to the quarter finals. The quarter finals and semi-finals are played on a knock-out basis, with play-by dates  (to be decided) for each stage.

For 2025, the top ?? teams in each of the ?? groups will go forward to the quarter finals. The draw will be published after all the results have been entered.

Reminder: Having once played in any round of the competition a player shall then be “cup-tied” to any other competing team. Players registered for another team within the club are not eligible.

Final:

The final will be played at Blackstones Bowls Club on Saturday 30th August 2025 at 2.00 pm.

The winning team will be presented with the Boor & Wainwright Shield, to be held for one year.

For full details, see the 'Boor & Wainwright Shield' tab under 'League Rules'.

2024 finalists: Blackstones C (winners) and Market Overton Tornadoes (runners up) 2024 finalists: Blackstones C (winners) and Market Overton Tornadoes (runners up)