Shrewsbury Strikers

10/05/2026

🎳 Thinking About Trying Tenpin Bowling? 🎳

Why not come along and give the Shrewsbury Strikers a try on Tuesday evenings?

You do not need to be an expert bowler to join us, far from it.

We run a Scratch and Handicap league system, which means beginners and experienced bowlers can compete together and still have a great evening. Everyone has a chance.

Whether you:
🎳 used to bowl years ago
🎳 want to improve your game with some casual coaching
🎳 would like a new hobby
🎳 want to meet new people
🎳 enjoy some friendly competition
🎳 or simply want something different to do on a Tuesday night…

…you’ll be made very welcome.

And compared to many hobbies, tenpin bowling is surprisingly affordable.

League nights costs just £12 for three games.

There’s also an added bonus for league members, who receive heavily discounted practice rates of around £3.50 per game outside league nights.

Tenpin bowling is one of the few sports where improvement can come quickly, the atmosphere is relaxed, and there’s usually as much laughter as there are strikes.

So if you’ve ever thought:
‘I might give that a go one day…’

This may be your opportunity 😊

Hollywood Bowl
Brixton Way,
Harlescott,
Shrewsbury,
SY1 3AZ

Tuesday Evenings 7:30pm - 9:30pm

All bowling abilities welcome

Feel free to message the page for more details or simply come along and say hello.

The pins are waiting…

08/05/2026

A very big thank you to Paul, Katie, Reg, Phil, and everyone involved in arranging Tuesday evening’s AGM, and for their ongoing hard work and dedication that makes the Shrewsbury Strikers such a friendly club - one I am very pleased and proud to belong to.

Here’s to another great season ahead 🎳

30/03/2019

Anyone need anything from Andy Penny’s Proshop?

28/03/2018

Why oil makes a difference

08/09/2017

Weber Cup 2017 - Europe vs USA - Sky Sports 6.30pm !!

13/07/2017

Well worth a watch!

10/11/2016

Season V - Round 5: Nearly another full house with 34 bowlers on show. Alec Pendrill re-appeared from nowhere after a 2 season hiatus, while we also welcomed Louisa Jayne Turner for her first qualifying round.

Scratch: 3rd in the queue this week saw Reginald Barnes continue his great form and shooting 529 with all games above his league average. John Plumridge backed up last weeks win with a 2nd place finish on 547 but way out in front was Paul Williams on 630. All 3 of Paul's games were over the 200 barrier - 202, 221 & 207.

Handicap: With a fine scratch set in the bag, Paul Williams had no problem claiming the clean sweep with a monster 783 handicap total - nearly 100 pins ahead of anyone else in what was a tight field. Positions 2-22 were separated by a mere 60 pins to put things into perspective. 2nd up was June Johnson on 689 with a 156 game in between a pair of 142's. She just pipped Andrew Evans by a solitary pin, who bowled 144, 180 & 157 to total 688 and finish 3rd.

Strikes & Spares: That chap again i'm afraid - step up Paul Williams with a total of 18 to top the strikes chart this week, 4 ahead of plums. The spares table was a much tighter showing - Mark Youngs snatching bragging rights with 16 spare conversions, just pipping Elizabeth Bosson and Kerry Sirrell who tied on 15 a piece.

Roll-Off: There's always plenty of action on the lanes when there's money is up for grabs and this week was no different. 21 fancied their chances and front running favourites were dropping like flies. Big cheers all round as Anne Waddington & Jordan McCabe dispatched Paul Williams & Darren Milner at the first hurdle, while 2nd seed June Johnson also had an early bath thanks to Luke Harris. At the semi-final stage we still had 3rd seed Laura Evans, James Alastair Nathaniel Larkin (9), Robert Spinks-Chilman (12) and Luke Harris (18) left in the mix. RSC made it 2 wins in 3 weeks by dispatching Laura Evans in the final.

Bonus Ball: A rollover last week bumped the prize pot up a touch for this weeks draw. #38 was ball of choice and handed Sarah Elizabeth Jeeves approx £50 notes but our beloved treasurer Kate Brown will have to confirm final amount.

Hangings: An absolute feast full of stupid troll hat wearing pictures flying about but the biggest cheer was saved for John Plumridge getting a rare embarrassing moment. Think James Watson had 4 or 5 alongside June Johnson and Gareth Jonah Jones who were up a similar amount of times. Just to add some extra spice, we've got a delightful extra item in the form of a furry pink dog collar for next week.

Website is all up to date as norm and next weeks event is sold out already. If anyone has a change of heart and can't play, please let us know ASAP so we can give those unfortunate to miss out a chance to get back in.

Finally thanks to all that have paid fines & memberships up to date, we will be submitting these to the BTBA next week just in time for our Shropshire Tenpin Bowling Association county trials which take place on Thursday 17th/Sunday 20th November.

Casual Ten-Pin Bowling League in Shrewsbury

27/09/2016

***Coming Soon***

Season V will commence on Tuesday 11th October 2016, as ever we welcome all people of all abilities. If you know anyone who would like to come along please let any member of the committee know.

As ever we have 36 spaces availabel each Round and with growing numbers it is imperative that you please accept or decline the invitation as early as possible!

I look forward to seeing to all at the start of the new season!

Paul

28/04/2016

Happy birthday to our very own master of ceremonies Paul Williams and not forgetting Joshua Anthony Hazell, happy birthday fellas !

21/09/2015

Following the completion of Season II a crowd of approx 25 tipped up to The Hole in the Wall for our presentation night with awards a plenty and a buffet spread fit for an army!

First up and what we, the league committee, see as the best prize of all; is the "Most Improved Bowler" award. Michael Titler took this category by a country mile with an improvement of 31.30 pins on his entering average. He takes home £100 of bowling equipment vouchers to use as he sees fit. He also won the nights "who can fit the most sausages in their mouth" competition with a total of 5!

Onto the league and it was that man John Plumridge who managed to retain his title with a hefty 200.5 points. 2nd was Paul Williams with 184 and not far behind in 3rd Jason Farrall with 182 - sneaking into the top 3 by a mere 0.5 points thanks to an impressive final round in week 22.

Due to an increase in female participation we decide to split the scratch/handicap game/series awards in to men and women categories. However until we get a few more completing the 50% attendance required we can only really dish out to the top placement unlike the top 3 we do for the gents. The usual proviso where claiming a scratch award null and voids you from the equivalent handicap trophy applies.

High Game Scratch:
1st - Darren Milner - 278 1st - Laura Evans - 211
2nd - Paul Williams - 263
3rd - Andy Childs - 258

High Game Handicap:
1st - Kingsley Chan - 283 1st - Stephanie Freeman - 262
2nd - Michael Gillett - 282
3rd - Dominic Simcoe - 281

High Series Scratch:
1st - Joshua Anthony Hazell - 673 1st - Laura Evans - 497
2nd - Paul Williams - 669
3rd - Darren Milner - 658

High Series Handicap:
1st - Andy Childs - 771 1st - Kate Brown - 717
2nd - John Plumridge - 764
3rd - Andy Evans - 763

2 other awards to be handed out were for highest average and lowest game. John Plumridge took the first with 185.54 and Jim Pilsbury had the unfortunate latter prize with a game of 58.

Finally we also showed our appreciation to those committed to the league and completing the entire season and also those that only missed a single round. 8 bowlers managed to stick to it so a big well done to Michael Titler, Andy Evans, Jason Farrall, Chris Czora, John Plumridge, Laura Evans, Steph Freeman and Josh Hazell.

I would also like to thank our resident paparazzi for the evening Steph Freeman not only for her camera and lovely snaps taken on the night (see her earlier post) but also for the well thought out cards she had made for the committee members including signatures from the bowlers showing their appreciation for our work - a nice touch so thanks again from us all.

A personal thank you also to Kate Brown for putting the night together, generally a thankless task to keep pestering folk to join in. She also ran the bonus ball competition which rolled over for an unprecedented 4th time thanks to ball #36 being unclaimed.

One final thank you to all 57 bowlers who took part this season it's been an absolute blast! Season 3 kicks off this Tuesday with even more awards up for grabs as we include a scratch table for the first time. Make sure you accept the invite and lets make this an even better Shrewsbury Strikers season than the record setting last at Gary Hoggarth very welcoming AMF Bowling Shrewsbury centre.