Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Ifton win the trophy for the 1st time …………… beating Chester Road by 19…
Ifton triumphed by 19 chalks as they held onto a first four lead of 15 shots with a number of impressive victories over the North Shropshire rivals. In a match of high quality bowling, Man of the Match “Gerwyn Davies” beat Martin Lloyd 21-12 and Ifton never looked back. They led by 31 after 8 blocks and despite the “roaders” having two winners in the back four, they ended victors by 233-214.
Steve Robinson receives the “Alan Mayhew” Trophy from donor Alan Mayhew.
Man of the Match Gerwyn Davies (right) receives his award from League President Mike Hinton
Full Match score:
| IFTON | CHESTER ROAD | |||
| 1 | Nick Hughes | 21 | 18 | Andy Moss |
| 2 | Dave (Dicky) Jones | 20 | 21 | Charlie Weaver |
| 3 | Gerwyn Davies | 21 | 12 | Martin Lloyd |
| 4 | Carl Roberts | 21 | 17 | Paul Latham |
| 5 | Mike Riley | 21 | 17 | Andy Duckett |
| 6 | David (Rocky) Jones | 20 | 21 | K.P. Jones |
| 7 | Mike Gilpin | 21 | 15 | Paul Griffiths |
| 8 | Brian Hayes | 21 | 14 | Paul Williams |
| 9 | Graham Rogers | 10 | 21 | Marcus Hughes |
| 10 | Darren Lacey | 21 | 17 | Richie Griffiths |
| 11 | Andrew Hughes | 15 | 21 | Mark Holland |
| 12 | Geraint Williams | 21 | 20 | David Rogers |
| Total | 233 | 214 |
Ifton Back (from Left): Gerwyn Davies, Dave Rocky Jones, Nick Hughes, Dave Dicky Jones, Darren Lacey, Graham Rogers, Mike Gilpin
Front: Nicky Jones, Geraint Williams, Steve Robinson (captain), Andrew Hughes, Carl Roberts, Brian Hayes, Adam Price.
Chester Road Back (from left): Dave Rogers (captain), Paul Latham, Mark Holland, Martin Lloyd, Kevin P Jones, Andy Moss.
Front: Paul Williams, Paul Griffiths, Charlie Weaver, Marcus Hughes, Andy Duckett.
The final of the Alan Mayhew Trophy between Ifton and Chester Road will be held on Saturday 28th June Reman Bowling Club, Shrewsbury commencing at 7.00 pm.
The full match draw is as follows:-
| IFTON | CHESTER ROAD | |||
| 1 | Nick Hughes | Andy Moss | ||
| 2 | Dave (Dicky) Jones | Charlie Weaver | ||
| 3 | Gerwyn Davies | Martin Lloyd | ||
| 4 | Carl Roberts | Paul Latham | ||
| 5 | Mike Riley | Andy Duckett | ||
| 6 | David (Rocky) Jones | K.P. Jones | ||
| 7 | Mike Gilpin | Paul Griffiths | ||
| 8 | Brian Hayes | Paul Williams | ||
| 9 | Graham Rogers | Rod Manley | ||
| 10 | Darren Lacey | Richie Griffiths | ||
| 11 | Andrew Hughes | Mark Holland | ||
| 12 | Geraint Williams | David Rogers | ||
| Total |
| Reserves | Reserves | |||
| Craig Griffiths Nick Jones Adam Price |
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