Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
20 years ago the first Mike Hinton Pairs took part at Meole Brace and was won by our future Competitions Secretary John Coxill and Pete Griffiths, coming out on top of 26 entries. A full report is below.
LEAGUE DOUBLES for the MIKE HINTON TROPHY
2nd May
Craven Arms Pair take the Trophy………..
John Coxill (Centre) and Pete Griffiths (right) receive the “Mike Hinton” Trophy from the donor himself (left)
The “Mike Hinton” Premier League Pairs, held at Meole Brace Bowling Club, on Sunday 2nd May, was won in its inaugural year by the Craven Arms pairing of John Coxill and Pete Griffiths.
In a competition boosted by late entries on the day, 26 pairs from 10 clubs took part. After over 9 hours bowling, they overcame the Castlefields pairing of Paul Williams and Kevin Price 21-20 in an exciting final. John and Pete had played well all day but after leading 4-3 in the early stages found themselves 13-7 and 18-10 down before Pete struck at Paul Williams counting bowl and removed it to leave them a pair. With a “three” and a “two” they got back to 17-18 before Williams and Price counted a double to leave them on 20. John then counted with his two woods in the corner and then counted the two they needed to pick up the winners prize of £140 and the Mike Hinton Trophy.
In the semi finals Coxill and Griffiths beat Spencer Clarke and Mark Shore (S J Bayley) 21-15 and Williams and Price beat the Ford pairing of Dave Hoffman and Kevin Jones 21-9.
Pictured above are today’s semi finalists with the Trophy donor Mike Hinton and competition referee Barry Jennings
(From left) Kevin Price, Paul Williams, John Coxill, Mike Hinton, Pete Griffiths,
Barry Jennings, Spencer Clarke, Mark Shore, Kevin Jones & Dave Hoffman
Full Results
Last 16: Spencer Clarke & Mark Shore ( Sir John Bayley) 21, Ian Booth & Andrew Duckett (Chester Road) 13; Nicky Beard & Richard Harrington (Craven Arms) 21, Tony Dodd & Mick Jones (Meole Brace) 18; Andy Stevens & Dave King (Wrock Wood/St Georges) 21, John Clarke & Martin Williams (Wrock Wood) 14; John Coxill & Pete Griffiths (Craven Arms) 21, Chris Kelly & Tony Hotchkiss (Ford) 18; Dave Hoffman & Kevin Jones (Ford) 21, Steve Faulkner & Alan Jones (Wrock Wood) 16; John Lumley & Phil Price (Ford) 21, Mike Hinton Tony Poole (S J Bayley /Castlefields) 13; Paul Williams & Kevin Price (Castlefields) 21, Dave Rogers & Paul Fowles (Chester Road) 13; Charlie Weaver & Andrew Moss (Chester Road) 21, Dale Downes & Paul Jones (Wrock Wood) 20;
Quarter Finals: Clarke /Shore 21, Beard/Harrington 16; Coxill/Griffiths 21, Stevens/King 19; Jones/Hoffman 21, Lumley/Price 5; Williams /Price 21, Moss/Weaver 18;
Semi Finals: Coxill/Griffiths 21, Clarke/Shore 15; Williams/Price 21, Jones/Hoffman 9;
Final: Coxill/Griffiths 21, Williams/Price 20
April 25th 2004
Clubs are reminded that the closing date for the Mike Hinton Doubles was last Saturday (24th April).
| Number of entries | |
| Archibald Worthington | 1 |
| Castlefields | 1 |
| Chester Road | 3 |
| Childs Ercall | |
| Craven Arms | 3 |
| Donnington Wood | 1 |
| Ford | 3 |
| Ifton | |
| Meole Brace | 3 |
| Newport | |
| S J Bayley | 5 |
| St Georges | 1 |
| Wem USC | |
| Wrockwardine Wood | 5 |