A report of the 2023 Competitions is below:
The Friday Night Merit saw 76 entries which meant we went to a 16 finals day at the Bylet. Thank you to everyone who entered. Well done to Newport’s John Breeze for winning the Merit after beating Horsehay’s John Roberts Jnr 21-13 in the final. Thank you to all the entrants, the highest number we have had in a long time. Thank you to the Bylet for hosting the finals, providing two excellent greens and for the buffet. Thank you to Louise Cotton and Roger Cotton for refereeing and measuring. Thank you to Marg Fletcher for doing the raffle. Thank you to John Lumsden, Dave Evans,
Malcolm Fletcher, Tim Cotton, John Palmer and Denise Tonks for running the qualifiers for me. Thank you to the Bowring, Horsehay, Newport and Bridgnorth for hosting the qualifiers.
The Monday Night Merit attracted 45 entries, a great start to a new competition. Thank you to everyone who entered. The final saw Wrockwardine Wood’s Ellie Wall produce a superb performance to beat Bowring’s Steve Hendy 21-6. Well done to Ellie on her success, and to Steve on reaching the final. Thank you to the Bayley for hosting, to Celia Miles for doing the food and also to Denise Tonks for doing the raffle. Thank you to Steve Wall, Dave Evans and Louise Cotton for running the qualifiers. Thank you to Sinclair, Madeley Cricket Club and Trench for hosting the qualifiers. Thank you to Malcolm Fletcher and Sean Round for helping me run the finals night.
The Over 60s Merit had 20 entries at Donnington Wood and was won by Ian Gaut who beat Pete Spragg 13 in the final. Well done to Ian. Thank you to Donnington Wood for hosting.
The Mixed Doubles had 11 entries at Edgmond, and was retained by Ange & Martin Gaut, defeating Beth & Steve Reeves 15 in the final. Well done to Ange & Martin and thank you to Edgmond for hosting.
The Under 25 Merit at Sir John Bayley only had 4 entries, Tom Killen coming out on top beating Lucy Hireson 9 in the final. Well done to Tom and thank you to Sir John Bayley for hosting.
The Under 15 Merit had 5 entries and well done to Jordan Millman who beat Rowan Fuller in the final.
The Under 18 Merit had 8 entries and well done to Dan Corbett for beating Akeel Duncan in the final 15. Thanks to St Georges for hosting both and Brenda Slingo for helping run the competitions.
The Thursday Night Merit had 16 entries and well done to Pete Farmer on winning it beating Joe Killen in the final at the Bayley. Thank you to the Bayley for hosting.
The Dixon and Driscoll Doubles at Edgmond had 16 out of the 18 pairs turn up. Well done to John Potter and Harry Church for winning, beating Jamie & Phil King in the final. Thank you to Edgmond for hosting.
The Fletcher Junior Doubles at the Bayley had 5 entries, including Rory King and Luca Moseley who have a combined age of 11! Well done to Dan Corbett & Luke Morris for winning in a great final against Logan Church & Jordan Millman 20. Thank you to the Bayley for hosting once again.
The Ashton finals were a huge success at Wrockwardine Wood. Thank you very much to them for hosting, and to Louise Cotton for doing an excellent buffet. Well done to Newport for winning the Ashton Cup by beating Horsehay and Donnington Wood for winning the Ashton Shield finals after defeating Much Wenlock.
The Harris Cup Final was a close affair with Highley defeating the Bylet by 9 overall, going down to the last game! Thank you to Sinclair for hosting, Mike Potter for refereeing and to Malcolm & Marg Fletcher for doing the buffet.