Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Castlefields, Hanwood, St Georges and Bayley through to Semis
Two Shrewsbury and two Telford teams are through to the Semi Finals of the Audlem Special Events Team Alan Mayhew Trophy. Hanwood got past Hanmer by 22 despite losing at home by 7, winning by 28 away. Alan Faulkner was Hanmer’s only winner at home 20, with Dave Payne best winner 12. At Hanwood, and captain Simon Lane was best winner 12 with Hanmer’s best being Mike Gilpin 14. They will meet Castlefields next after they got past Burway by 19. They won at home by 26, Rich Goddard best winner 9, with former Fields man Paul Williams best for the Ludlow side 19. On Burway they kept the damage down to 7, former Burway man Wayne Rogers best winner 13 and Harry Parsonage best for the home side 12.
St Georges got past Adderley by 29 shots after having a full sweep at home to win by 51, Pete Farmer the best of them 4. On Adderley and they kept it down to 22 despite Pete Grimston being their only winner 18. Home captain Gary Whitehall was best winner for Adderley 10. Sir John Bayley actually lost their game against Wem USC by 11 chalks, however, Wem played an unregistered player, so, under Match rule 4, the game was awarded to Sir John Bayley 21-0 (and a fine of £25) which means they won by 7 overall. Wem had won well at home but after the walkover it was only 7 shots with James Weaver best winner 7 as Scott Simpson only won for the Bayley 17. On the Bayley and Wem had kept the score down to just 14 as Sarah Weaver was best of two winners 10. Scott Harries was best for the League Champions 9.
The Semi Finals will take place on Wednesday 1st May with Castlefields playing Hanwood and St Georges taking on Sir John Bayley. A reminder a player has to have played one league game (in any league) to be able to play in the Semi Finals.
| 1 | Hanmer | 97 | 1 | 5 | 125 | Hanwood | At | Hanmer |
| 1 | Hanwood | 111 | 2 | 4 | 117 | Hanmer | At | Hanwood |
| Combined Result | Hanwood | 236 | 7 | 5 | 214 | Hanmer | ||
| 2 | Burway | 110 | 3 | 3 | 103 | Castlefields | At | Burway |
| 2 | Castlefields | 123 | 4 | 2 | 97 | Burway | At | Castlefields |
| Combined Result | Castlefields | 226 | 7 | 5 | 207 | Burway | ||
| 3 | Sir J Bayley | 108 | 4 | 2 | 94 | Wem U S C | At | Sir J Bayley |
| 3 | Wem U S C | 101 | 4 | 2 | 94 | Sir J Bayley | At | Wem U S C |
| Combined Result | Sir J Bayley | 202 | 6 | 6 | 195 | Wem U S C | ||
| 4 | St Georges | 126 | 6 | 0 | 75 | Adderley | At | St Georges |
| 4 | Adderley | 123 | 5 | 1 | 101 | St Georges | At | Adderley |
| Combined Result | St Georges | 227 | 7 | 5 | 198 | Adderley |