Well done to our 16 qualifiers for the 2025 Shropshire Verti-Drain Mid Shropshire Merit on Saturday 31st May at 2 p.m.
The draw and venue will be released over this weekend.
Albrighton:
Favourite Pete Farmer qualified after beating Pauline Wilson 17 and Dave Kilford 7. His Sinclair team mate Pete Spragg got through after defeating Phil Craggs 11, while two women qualified in Yvonne Needham and Kate Wainwright. Yvonne got past John Clarke 17 and Angus Needham 3 and Kate beat Dave Hall 8 and Greg Needham 6.
The full scores are here.
Donnington Wood:
James Blair took 3 good scalps as he beat Helen Clee 14, Roy Bradbun 3 and Tony Garmson 12. Nick Mullinder got through after beating Sir John Bayley pair Steve Worthington 9 and Lisa Wilson 11. John Potter also got through by beating Dan Wilson 10 and Simon Hall 12, and Lee Parton defeated his team mate Alex Turnbull in the qualifier 13 after previously beat Paul Osbourne 10 to get through.
The full scores are here.
St Georges:
Former finalist Paul Reeves qualified after beating team mate Andy Morgan 20, Dave Brown 12 and Chris Lodge 16. Former Under 18 Merit winner Harry Church beat Chris Newbrook 4 and Phil Jones 9, with his Sinclair team mate Dan Williams qualifying as well by getting past Phil Venables 17 and Malcolm Tibbett 14. Darren Jones from Newport was the other qualifier after beating Mike Briscoe 18 and Nick Marshall 11.
The full scores are here.
Wrockwardine Wood:
Last year’s runner-up Paul Beer can still go one better and retain the title he won in 2008 after he qualified by beating Jamie Millman 6, his partner Ali Cotton 12 and Graham Turner 17. His team mate Sonya Lucas got through by beating Graham Bleakley 2 and Carleen Doody-Millington 16. Former Under 25 Merit winner Jordan Millman qualified by defeating Matt Pritchard 14 and Michael Cooper 6. Adrian Owens was the other player to get through, the Albrighton bowler beating Tim Childs 14 and Chris Gill 12.
The full scores are here.