Premier League Bowls

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Premier League Bowls
Sport Bowls
Founded2008
Ceased2011
Broadcaster(s) Sky Sports [1] [2]

Premier League Bowls was a bowls tournament staged between 2008 and 2011, set-up by Barry and Eddie Hearns' Matchroom Sport promotions. The tournament featured six world class bowls players from the World Bowls Tour (WBT) playing in a league format with two semi-finals and a final after the completion of the league stages.

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History

The first two editions of the tournament were played indoors at Potters Leisure Resort in Great Yarmouth, England. [3] [4] The last two editions of the tournament were played outdoors in 2010 and 2011, after the event was moved to the Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, [2] [5] with Wyldecrest Park Homes announced as the new tournament sponsors in 2010. [6] [7]

Entrants

Only both of the Scottish former World Indoor champions and Pairs partners Alex Marshall and Paul Foster competed in all four editions of Premier League Bowls.

2008 [8] 2009 [8] 2010 [8] 2011 [2]
Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall
Flag of England.svg Andy Thomson Flag of England.svg Billy Jackson Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelvin Kerkow
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ceri Ann Davies Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow Flag of England.svg Mark Royal
Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow Flag of England.svg Ian Bond Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
Flag of England.svg Mark Royal Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster Flag of England.svg Mervyn King Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster
Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster Flag of England.svg Robert Chisholm Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Weale

Finals

YearWinnerResultRunner upRef
2008 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster (1/3)6–3, 5–1 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall [8] [9] [10]
2009 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster (2/3)5–2, 4–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett [8] [11]
2010 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 8–1, 1–10, 1–0 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
2011 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster (3/3)4–5, 9–5, 1–0 Flag of England.svg Mark Royal [18] [19] [20] [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Bowls screened on Sky every Tuesday". PLB. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Premier League Bowls returns". PLB. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Foster: This will be the best Premier League Bowls yet". PLB. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jackson makes Premier League bow". BBC. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Premier League Bowls heading to Cyprus for first time". PLB. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Wyldecrest Park Homes to sponsor Premier League". PLB. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "WYLDECREST PARK HOMES ARE THE TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2010 PREMIER LEAGUE BOWLS". Matchroom Sport. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "History". PLB. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Foster takes Premier win". Scotsman. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Troon bowler Paul Foster scoops £20,000". Daily Record. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wanjiru turns in Sam run". Free Library. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "King reigns in the third Premier League Bowls in Cyprus". PLB. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "MARSHALL PIPPED AT THE POST IN SUNNY CYPRUS". Henselite. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bowls: Bashed Tattie". Edinburgh Evening News. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Mervyn King wins Premier League". Fakenham Times. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bowls: Bashed Tattie". Fife Today. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "2010 PREMIER LEAGUE BOWLS WINNER MERVYN KING". CBH Cyprus. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Foster wins Premier League for third time". PLB. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "PAUL FOSTER WINS PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME". Taylor Bowls. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "FOSTERS WINS THIRD PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE". Henselite. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Fantastic Foster Get Hat-trick" . Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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