There are 8 ties in the Preliminary Round of the Harris Cup, but one has already potentially provided the story of the round. Shifnal A managed to defeat Premier League Champions Wrockwardine Wood by 6 chalks in a big shock. They won by 10 at home with 4 winners, Tom Killen the best of them 10, while away they lost by 45 with Paul Reeves their only winner 16.
There are other Premier League teams out to avoid a shock like that. Castlefields play a familiar foe in Newport, who have a few of their former Premier League players still in their team. Highley will be looking to avoid a shock like last year when they lost out to Trench as they play Allscott Heath. Last year’s winners, Hadnall, have Hadley USC A first round, while two of the Division 3 teams are in action. Wrockwardine Wood B play the Division 1 Champions Horsehay with a 34 chalk handicap advantage. while Worfield have a 23 chalk start on Bowring A. Division 2 side Charlton will look to shock Division 1 team Madeley CC, with the closest Handicap between Sir John Bayley and Sinclair, with the Bayley having a 2 chalk advantage.
The full draw is below.
| 1 | Castlefields(P)(-27) | Newport A(+4) | At | Castlefields(P) | ||||
| 1 | Newport A(+4) | Castlefields(P)(-27) | At | Newport A | ||||
| 2 | Bowring A(+7) | Worfield A(+30) | At | Bowring A | ||||
| 2 | Worfield A(+30) | Bowring A(+7) | At | Worfield A | ||||
| 3 | Allscott Heath A(+13) | Highley(P)(-17) | At | Allscott Heath A | ||||
| 3 | Highley(P)(-17) | Allscott Heath A(+13) | At | Highley(P) | ||||
| 4 | H U S C A(+6) | Hadnall(P) | At | H U S C A | ||||
| 4 | Hadnall(P) | H U S C A(+6) | At | Hadnall(P) | ||||
| 5 | Wrock Wood B(+34) | Horsehay A | At | Wrock Wood B | ||||
| 5 | Horsehay A | Wrock Wood B(+34) | At | Horsehay A | ||||
| 6 | Charlton A(+17) | Madeley C C A(+8) | At | Charlton A | ||||
| 6 | Madeley C C A(+8) | Charlton A(+17) | At | Madeley C C A | ||||
| 7 | Shifnal A(+12) | 90 | 4 | 1 | 80 | Wrockwardine Wood(P)(-29) | At | Shifnal A |
| 7 | Wrockwardine Wood(P)(-29) | 100 | 4 | 1 | 55 | Shifnal A(+12) | At | Wrockwardine Wood(P) |
| Combined Result with handicap | Shifnal A(+12) | 157 | 5 | 5 | 151 | Wrockwardine Wood(P)(-29) | ||
| 8 | SJ Bayley A(+5) | Sinclair A(+3) | At | SJ Bayley A | ||||
| 8 | Sinclair A(+3) | SJ Bayley A(+5) | At | Sinclair A | ||||
| 9 | Wrock Wood A(+1) | Bye(+3) | At | Wrock Wood A | ||||
| 9 | Bye(+3) | Wrock Wood A(+1) | At | N/A | ||||
| 10 | St Georges A(+2) | Bye(+3) | At | St Georges A | ||||
| 10 | Bye(+3) | St Georges A(+2) | At | N/A | ||||
| 11 | Prince of Wales Hotel | Bye(+3) | At | Prince of Wales Hotel | ||||
| 11 | Bye(+3) | Prince of Wales Hotel | At | N/A | ||||
| 12 | Trench A(+9) | Bye(+3) | At | Trench A | ||||
| 12 | Bye(+3) | Trench A(+9) | At | N/A | ||||
| 13 | Bylet(P)(-16) | Bye(+3) | At | Bylet(P) | ||||
| 13 | Bye(+3) | Bylet(P)(-16) | At | N/A | ||||
| 14 | Shifnal B(+25) | Bye(+3) | At | Shifnal B | ||||
| 14 | Bye(+3) | Shifnal B(+25) | At | N/A | ||||
| 15 | St Georges(P)(-28) | Bye(+3) | At | St Georges(P) | ||||
| 15 | Bye(+3) | St Georges(P)(-28) | At | N/A | ||||
| 16 | Sir J Bayley(P)(-26) | Bye(+3) | At | Sir J Bayley(P) | ||||
| 16 | Bye(+3) | Sir J Bayley(P)(-26) | At | N/A |