Wrockwardine Wood C won a thriller of an Ashton Cup final against Allscott Heath E by just 3 chalks. They managed to overcome a 70 handicap to retain the trophy with the last game on.
They started quickly, Rowan Fuller going 20-0 up and winning 6, while Owen Cherrington won 9 and Liam Bremner won 10 to close the gap to 29. Allscott though stemmed the tide in the middle four, having their only winner in Paul Tanner 17 to leave them 14 up off 8 games. Tim Trehearne led 15-6 and Sean Keeshan 10-4 as they looked to finish off but Emily Redden played some inspired bowls to get back to 15-13 down and Roger Chapman closed the gap to 15-10 and Allscott looked like they could hold on. But Tim played a great bowl to get in and ran out, earning him the Player of the Match award. This left Sean on the green and 17-11 up needing to win at least 15. Despite Roger getting a single he managed to hold on to win 12.
Well done to Wrockwardine Wood C on their success but also a big well done to Allscott Heath E for making it one of the best Ashton Cup Finals we’ve seen. Well done to Tim on winning the Player of the Match award.
Thank you to Newport for hosting.
| No | Wrock Wood C | Score | Score | Allscott Heath E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowan Fuller | 21 | 6 | Robert Mcgibbon |
| 2 | Liam Bremner | 21 | 10 | Helen Wilkes |
| 3 | Owen Cherrington | 21 | 9 | Emma Hayward |
| 4 | Chris Jones | 21 | 18 | Steve Oliver |
| 5 | Patrick Evans (jnr) | 21 | 16 | Peter Starling |
| 6 | Steven Weston | 21 | 10 | Iain Cureton ***** |
| 7 | Sam Price | 21 | 18 | Lauraine Howles |
| 8 | Jack Morgan | 17 | 21 | Paul Tanner |
| 9 | Timothy Treharne | 21 | 13 | Emily Redden |
| 10 | Sean Keeshan | 21 | 12 | Roger Chapman |
| Games | 9 | 1 | Games | |
| Aggregate | 206 | 133 | Aggregate | |
| Handicap | 4 | 74 | Handicap | |
| Total Points | 210 | 207 | Total Points |