Sir John Bayley beat St Georges by 33 after St Georges had led by 2 shots after 6 games off. The Bayley started well with Ayden Smith winning 9 from 10-9 up, and Spencer Clarke from 4-3 down winning 7. But St Georges fought back with two winners of their own, Josh Bradburn winning 19 in a great game with Reece Farr, leading 9-0 but then was 18-13 down, and Pete Grimston who won 17 after leading 16-9. But the Bayley still led by 17 shots.
In the middle and Tony Rhodes won 10 from 11-9 up in the corners, and Joe Killen continued his good form by running out from 13-9 down on a straight mark. But Chris Worthington from 5-2 down went 17-5 up on a 20m mark and won 8, and Jackie Rutter fought back from 17-12 down to win 19 to put the Bayley 13 up off eight games off.
Tom Roden raced 13-2 up and won his game 7 to seal the game and Stuart Rutter added a 15 win which meant the Bayley won by 33, but the game was much closer than that score line suggests!
Well done on Sir John Bayley for winning the trophy for potentially the first time in 70 years!
| Sir J Bayley(P) | Score | Score | St Georges(P) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reece Farr | 19 | 21 | Josh Bradburn |
| David Lloyd | 17 | 21 | Peter Grimston |
| Spencer Clarke | 21 | 7 | Sonya Lucas |
| Ayden Smith | 21 | 9 | John Cooke |
| Alex Jones | 10 | 21 | Tony Rhodes |
| Dan Taylor | 13 | 21 | Joseph Killen |
| Jackie Rutter | 21 | 19 | Ian Gaut |
| Chris Worthington | 21 | 8 | Martin Gaut |
| Stuart Rutter | 21 | 15 | Gordon Hawkins |
| Tom Roden | 21 | 7 | Chris Ward |
| Games | 6 | 4 | |
| Aggregate | 185 | 149 | |
| Handicap | -28 | -25 | |
| Aggregate | 157 | 124 |