Newport D and Donnington Wood B were the two victorious teams on a sunny evening at Wrockwardine Wood in front of a healthy crowd.
Newport D never let Horsehay C settle in the Ashton Cup Final, having two 21-6 wins in the first four, County President Mick Jones and Alan Gould. Carol Lomas won 10 for Horsehay to keep them in it at 11 chalks down. However Newport took the whole of the middle four, led by Patrick Evans Snr’s 11 win, to lead by 40, and two more winners in the back meant they won by 49 overall.
On the new green, it was a closer affair in the front four as Donnington Wood B led Much Wenlock B by 6 after taking 3 winners in the first 4, junior Hayden Jones leading the way 14. The middle four saw 3 further winners for Donnington to lead by 28 overall, captain Kevin Emlyn leading the way 21-8 as Sue Partridge won for Wenlock 12. They took the back two winners to win by 40 overall.
Well done to Newport and Donnington Wood on their success. Thank you to Wrockwardine Wood for hosting, and to Louise Cotton for doing the buffet after the match.
Luke Morris and Dan Corbett edged out Jordan Millman and Logan Church in a thrilling Fletcher Junior Doubles Final. They had to come back from 15-11 and 18-15 down to win in a high quality affair.
In the Semi Finals, Jordan and Logan beat Luca Moseley and Rory King, playing in their first doubles together with a combined age of only 11. In the other Semi, Luke and Dan were 14-13 down against Akeel Duncan and Thomas Clarke and ran out. The Prelim saw Jordan and Logan got 14-9 up on Jarratt Cotterill and Ben Cutler which was pegged back to 14 across. However Jordan and Logan kicked on to win 15.
Thank you to Sir John Bayley for hosting and to Brenda Slingo for helping run the competition. Thank you to Malcolm and Marg Fletcher for sponsoring the competition.
Sponsor and League Secretary Malcolm Fletcher with the winners Dan Corbett & Luke Morris. The finalists with Malcolm Fletcher; Logan Church & Jordan Millman and Dan Corbett & Luke Morris.
The 2023 Harris Cup will take place at Sinclair Bowling Club on Saturday 23rd September at 6.30 p.m. between the Premier League teams of Bylet and Highley.
Harry Church and John Potter won the 2023 Dixon & Driscoll Doubles after beating Jamie & Phil King 12 in the final. They trailed 5-2 early on before then going 8-5 up. As the rain started falling they played a mark over the crown to go 15-9 up from 9 across, and further extended this to 19-10, and were able to finish it off after John struck Jamie’s counting bowl out at 20-12 up. It was a very high quality final, with the final taking 29 ends and only three scores over a single!
In the Semi Finals, Harry and John beat Karen Smith and Kate Wainwright 8 after going from 6-5 up to lead 18-5, while Jamie & Phil King also won 8 against Gavin Bridge & Pete Burd, taking an early 8-3 lead which they extended to 17-6 and onto 21-8.
Well done to Harry and John on winning the trophy for the first time!
Thank you to Edgmond bowling club for looking after us on and off the green, and to those who measured and marked today.
Reports from the first two rounds are below the pictures.
Harry and John have the trophy presented by County Deputy President Brenda Slingo.The Semi Finalists with County Deputy President Brenda Slingo. Back from left: Karen Smith & Kate Wainwright and Jamie & Phil King. Front from left: Harry Church & John Potter and Gavin Bridge & Pete Burd.
Quarter Finals:
John Potter and Harry Church went 11-2 up on Steve Bishton and Dean Heighway. Steve and Dean got back to 14-9 down but John and Harry ran out.
Karen Smith and Kate Wainwright were 10-7 and 14-9 down on Pete Millington and Simon Oldcorn, but went 20-14 ahead. Pete and Simon got back to 18 but Karen and Kate got the one they needed.
Jamie & Phil King had a close game with Carol & Steve Faulkner. They were 12-8 up then 14-12 down, but from 17 across they ran out.
Pete Burd and Gavin Bridge raced 13-3 up on Ange Gaut and Helen Clee. Helen and Ange got back to 13-8 down but Pete and Gavin then got the block back to win 9.
Round 1:
Harry Church and John Potter took an early 9-2 lead which they extended to 17-11. But Shavourne Osbourne and Lisa Pessall got back to 20 across, however Harry and John got the one they needed.
Steve Bishton and Dean Heighway went 10-2 up on Dave Brown and Kevin Hall which they extended to lead 18-5 and won 8.
Karen Smith and Kate Wainwright raced 8-0 up on Andy Morgan and Rob Roden, and despite a late comeback from 19-7 down, they won 12.
Pete Millington and Simon Oldcorn from 4-3 down went 15-4 up on Gus Needham and Darren Fielding and won 7.
Carol and Steve Faulkner went 8-2 down versus Ian & Kevin Edwards. They went 14-10 down but only conceded one more to win 15.
Jamie & Phil King went from 3-0 down to 11-3 up over Michael Cooper and Rob Burroughs. They extended this to 18-7 and won 12.
Pete Burd and Gavin Bridge raced 14-2 up on Georgia Rawlins and Richard Scane and won 5.
The Fletcher Junior Doubles will take place on Saturday 2nd September at 10 a.m. at Sir John Bayley. Any under 18 registered with a Mid Shropshire club can take part, even if they don’t have a partner as they can matched up with another junior there.
You can enter on the day or with Rob Burroughs or Brenda Slingo before the day.
The 2023 Dixon & Driscoll Doubles take place at Edgmond tomorrow from 10 a.m. with 18 pairs looking to get their hands on the trophy. Last year’s winner Nick Mullinder takes part, this time though with a different partner, Kris Lewis. Previous winners Simon Oldcorn and Pete Millington won this in 2015 and 2016 and will look to do so again, while Phil King has won this with his son Aaron King and would love to do a double with his other son Jamie. Rob Roden won this on Edgmond back in 2007 with Rich Lawson, and looks to do it this time with Andy Morgan. Harry Church and John Potter are flying in the Division One Averages for Sinclair, while Helen Clee and Angela Gaut have won numerous doubles titles together over the years.
There will be hot and cold food and refreshments available like at the Mixed Doubles.
It promises to be a great day of action, scores will be available here.
It will be a South Shropshire derby in the final of the Harris Cup as Bylet and Highley came through against Division One opposition.
Highley beat Shifnal A by 29 chalks, winning by 50 at home, Dave Scriven best winner 4, and by 8 away, captain Reece Farr best winner 21-9. Tom Killen was best winner 6 for Shifnal.
Bylet defeated Wrockwardine Wood A by 40 overall. They won by 37 at home with Grant Cooper best winner 7, and 20 away with Matt Ealey best winner 9. Best for the Wrockites at home was John Clarke 16.
The final will be held on Saturday 23rd September at 6.30 p.m. at a venue to be announced.
