The two Ashton competitions come to a climax tonight with the finals taking place against at Wrockwardine Wood.
The Ashton Cup final on the old green at 6.30 p.m. sees Newport D go for a hattrick of titles as they take on Allscott Heath C. Allscott have been enjoying a good season and are currently in 3rd place in Division 4, but some 37 points adrift of Newport D at the top of the table. Newport lead out with Mick Jones, winner of many competitions, including the Monday Night Merit which was won on that green. The team contains many of the players that won it last year including the two Edwards. Allscott have some players with big game experience though, Lee Taylor and Andy Johnson have played in the Junior county before and have recently returned to the game.
The Ashton Shield final at 7 p.m. sees Much Wenlock try to go one better than last year when they lost out to Donnington Wood on the same green. They face South Shropshire rivals Highley this time round, who contain experienced players like Martin Beddow and Phil Pack, Phil playing against Steve Preece which could be the game of the night, especially if the tie is close.
It promises to be a great night, with scores updated here for the Ashton Cup and here for the Ashton Shield.
Ashton Cup Draw
| No | Allscott Heath C | Score | Score | Newport D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Pritchard *** | 0 | 0 | Mick Jones **** |
| 2 | Dave Kilford **** | 0 | 0 | Alan Gould |
| 3 | Laura White **** | 0 | 0 | Kevin Edwards |
| 4 | Lee Taylor | 0 | 0 | Michelle Millward |
| 5 | Andy Johnson | 0 | 0 | Ian Edwards |
| 6 | Helen Williams **** | 0 | 0 | Martin Cotterill |
| 7 | Kevin Waland *** | 0 | 0 | Jeffrey Baddeley |
| 8 | Venn Davies | 0 | 0 | Chris Gill **** |
| 9 | Fiona Waland *** | 0 | 0 | Patrick Evans |
| 10 | Jeff Davies *** | 0 | 0 | Neil Smallman **** |
| Games | 0 | 0 | Games | |
| Aggregate | 0 | 0 | Aggregate | |
| Handicap | 6 | 0 | Handicap | |
| Total Points | 6 | 0 | Total Points |
Ashton Shield Draw
| No | Highley | Score | Score | Much Wenlock B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Beddow | 0 | 0 | Mel Bardsley ** |
| 2 | Loll Russon | 0 | 0 | Peter Rigby |
| 3 | Roger Jones | 0 | 0 | Jeremy Good |
| 4 | Chris Smith | 0 | 0 | Julian Rudkin |
| 5 | Brian Durnall | 0 | 0 | Marilyn Fletcher |
| 6 | John Smith | 0 | 0 | Sue Partridge |
| 7 | Mac Russon | 0 | 0 | Peter Yates |
| 8 | Rob Parry | 0 | 0 | Robert Mumford |
| 9 | David Hill | 0 | 0 | Tony Partridge ** |
| 10 | Phil Pack | 0 | 0 | Steve Preece ** |
| Games | 0 | 0 | Games | |
| Aggregate | 0 | 0 | Aggregate | |
| Handicap | 12 | 13 | Handicap | |
| Total Points | 12 | 13 | Total Points |