Thank you to Sir John Bayley for providing the below player profiles.
1. Scott Simpson – Nicknames: Ass, Jadhead.
Absolutely loves a small quick green this lad. Hates something heavy. He’s average, might win something one day. Can’t miss him on the green but if you’re struggling he’s the one that looks like Tom Roden after a successful weight watchers course.
2. Paul Evans – Nicknames: Evo, Beefy, Meatball.
Recently ordered a new back off Amazon prime and since then he’s been his old self, vast experience in big games and will be wanting to start the night off strong after missing last year’s final.
3. Reece Farr – crab, rico, feecey rarr.
Spent the whole of last season getting beat in finals so to see him finally get over the line in the Owley Wood must of been a relief for the poor lad. Showing signs of potential, straightest action in bowls.
4. Scott Harries – Nicknames: Lion, Hair.
Second final in the Bayley shirt with a few more to follow hopefully, has never played a bad game (according to himself) and he will sure enough tell you about each end of his game at some point tonight.
5. Ayd Smith – Nicknames: Aydy, Dun.
Wasn’t originally fit enough to play this final after an altercation with his own shadow about who was the better bowler which ended in Ayden needing a knee replacement, lucky enough he got a 2 for 1 deal with Evo’s back. Interesting fact Ayden is 1/16th Jamaican.
6. Alex Jones – Nicknames: Gosling, Jonjo Shelvey, he who must not be named.
Normally chasing a teenage wizard around who mugged him off some years ago, really doesn’t like the kid, keeps getting called the dark lord, may need to bring in DBS checks going forward.
7. Stuart Rutter – Nicknames: strutt, rail road tramp.
After a nice break from bowls checking out the Thai lady boys in Phuket, Strutter is keen as ever this season. Still life in this legend yet before he starts playing in the pensioners.
8. Spencer Clarke – Nicknames: G Mon, Goose, Stattosmomlookalike.
This man invented the left handed crab whip around the ankle trickshot. You know if G is running a bowl in it’s probably going to be 3 yards short. Absolute SJB legend and once planning permission is confirmed the new Spencer Clarke stand will surely be erected!
9. Dave Lloyd – Nicknames: Fishy D, Baby David, Lloydeh.
Mr consistent, by this I mean he consistently talks about himself and how he won the merit. Captained the Bayley to a quadruple last season, always manages to find himself a draw. Body weight fluctuates season to season.
10. Tom Roden – Nicknames: forehead, donk, Heathrow, eyebrow technician.
This man is the keenest man in Bowls, he has every end he’s ever played logged into a spreadsheet which he reads on the weekly basis to note where he can improve. Probably why he’s half decent! Ever reliable number 11 or 12 for the Bayley , never cracks under pressure. Blood pressure of 140/90.
11. Dan Taylor – Nicknames: Tan Daylor, tails, corned beef & brown sauce molester.
Another new player from last year’s team, plays with non biased red sterling tuned bowls, if that doesn’t scream clueless nothing else will. One of the best back 4 bowlers in the league, nerves don’t effect this man, it’s like he’s Paul Gascoigne walking up to Raoul Moat.
12. Chris Worthington – Nicknames: Pellet, Angry little gnome, the tinder swindler.
Plays every day of the week and if he’s not playing he’s watching. Absolutely lives and breathes bowls. Not saying he’s in the closet, but I’ve never seen him with a woman and he was in the navy, you do the math.
