Newport D and Highley won their Ashton Cup and Shield comfortably on a cool night at Wrockwardine Wood.
Newport defeated Allscott Heath by 36 chalks with 8 of the 10 winners to win the competition for a third year running. Mick Jones led the way winning 14 at number one, but Laura White’s fine 13 win kept Allscott Heath in the game at just 6 down. But Newport took the whole of the middle four, led by Martin Cotterill’s 10 win, to increase their lead to an unassailable 45 chalks. Fiona Waland did reply for Allscott to win 4, but Neil Smallman’s 13 win meant Newport won by 36.
On the other green it was Highley who beat Much Wenlock by 79 overall. They flew out of the traps with Martin Beddow racing 20-0 up and winning 2 and Lol Russon being 13-0 up and winning 16. Roger Jones won 8 and Chris Smith 6 to put them 51 up after the first four. John Smith added a 7 card with Brian Durnall’s 11 win, but Peter Yates won 13 and Bob Mumford 19 for Wenlock. Phil Pack won 21-11 at number 10 to give them the trophy for the first time.
| No | Allscott Heath C | Score | Score | Newport D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Pritchard *** | 14 | 21 | Mick Jones **** |
| 2 | Dave Kilford **** | 15 | 21 | Alan Gould |
| 3 | Laura White **** | 21 | 12 | Kevin Edwards |
| 4 | Lee Taylor | 13 | 21 | Michelle Millward |
| 5 | Andy Johnson | 11 | 21 | Ian Edwards |
| 6 | Helen Williams **** | 10 | 21 | Martin Cotterill |
| 7 | Kevin Waland *** | 11 | 21 | Jeffrey Baddeley |
| 8 | Venn Davies | 13 | 21 | Chris Gill **** |
| 9 | Fiona Waland *** | 21 | 4 | Patrick Evans |
| 10 | Jeff Davies *** | 13 | 21 | Neil Smallman **** |
| Games | 2 | 8 | Games | |
| Aggregate | 142 | 184 | Aggregate | |
| Handicap | 6 | 0 | Handicap | |
| Total Points | 148 | 184 | Total Points |
Ashton Shield Final Results
| No | Highley | Score | Score | Much Wenlock B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Beddow | 21 | 2 | Mel Bardsley ** |
| 2 | Loll Russon | 21 | 16 | Peter Rigby |
| 3 | Roger Jones | 21 | 8 | Jeremy Good |
| 4 | Chris Smith | 21 | 6 | Julian Rudkin |
| 5 | Brian Durnall | 21 | 11 | Marilyn Fletcher |
| 6 | John Smith | 21 | 7 | Sue Partridge |
| 7 | Mac Russon | 13 | 21 | Peter Yates |
| 8 | Rob Parry | 19 | 21 | Robert Mumford |
| 9 | David Hill | 21 | 17 | Tony Partridge ** |
| 10 | Phil Pack | 21 | 11 | Steve Preece ** |
| Games | 8 | 2 | Games | |
| Aggregate | 200 | 120 | Aggregate | |
| Handicap | 12 | 13 | Handicap | |
| Total Points | 212 | 133 | Total Points |