Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Castlefields were the first team to reach the 2016 Black Tech Ltd Alan Mayhew Trophy Final and will be looking to win it a record 7th time after their last success in 2013 against the Bowring. They are the most successful team in the Shropshire Premier Bowling League having won the league a record 8 times. They didn’t enter the first year of the league but did in the second and proceeded won the league four times in a row, along with the Alan Mayhew twice and Pool A. They finished 2nd in 1999 to St Georges but then returned to winning ways in 2000 doing a Premier League treble of the league, Alan Mayhew and Pool A. But success was hard to come by in the next few years until they won the Pool A in 2005 and the Alan Mayhew in 2006, but then returned to their best in 2008 doing the treble again. They won the league the next two years too, finishing with their record highest number of points in 2009 with 241. They won the Pool A again in 2011 and then the Alan Mayhew in 2013 to keep their success going , however they had their worse finish and points total in 2013 finishing 6th with 179 points. They improved in 2014 to 4th place and 211 points before dipping last year down to 5th, but after a slow start this season they find themselves only 6 points behind top at the 12 game stage, capable of mounting a title challenge.
How did Castlefields get to the Final?
1st round: Hadley USC (won by 49 overall)
Castlefields faced Hadley USC in the 1st round and despite only winning by 8 at home, thanks to a 6 win for Paul Williams, it was away where they did all the damage, winning by 41 with all 6 winners, the best being Jon Palmer, Clay Flattley and Paul Williams all winning 12.
| Castlefields | Score | Hadley U S C | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Herbert | 21 | Ben Dixon | 12 |
| Andy Duckett | 13 | John Newey | 21 |
| Dave Peach | 7 | Simon Homer | 21 |
| Luke Jones | 20 | Jamie Wyer | 21 |
| Paul Williams | 21 | Nick Wyer | 6 |
| Graham Rogers | 21 | Steve Homer | 14 |
| Games | 3 | Games | 3 |
| Aggregate | 103 | Aggregate | 95 |
| Hadley U S C | Score | Castlefields | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil King | 12 | Jon Palmer | 21 |
| James Fletcher | 16 | Keith Walton | 21 |
| John Price | 12 | Clay Flattley | 21 |
| Adrian Smith | 12 | Michael Beer | 21 |
| Robert Burroughs | 14 | Adam Jones | 21 |
| Nick Mullinder | 19 | Mark Taylor | 21 |
| Games | 0 | Games | 6 |
| Aggregate | 85 | Aggregate | 126 |
Quarter Finals: St Georges (won by 36)
It was the opposite to the 1st round for the Fields, it was at home that proved to be the basis for their 36 shot win over St Georges in the Quarter Finals. They won by 53 at home with three single figure winners, Luke Jones 4, Callum Wraight and Paul Williams both 6. Away they had three winners to hold the Dragons to just 17, Mike Beer the best winning 18.
| St Georges | Score | Castlefields | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Rhodes | 21 | Jon Palmer | 9 |
| Andy Morgan | 20 | Clay Flattley | 21 |
| Nigel Evans | 21 | Keith Walton | 12 |
| Simon Madeley | 20 | Mark Taylor | 21 |
| Paul Beer | 21 | Andrew Judson | 20 |
| Simon Rhodes | 18 | Michael Beer | 21 |
| Games | 3 | Games | 3 |
| Aggregate | 121 | Aggregate | 104 |
| Castlefields | Score | St Georges | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Jones | 21 | Michael Wainwright | 4 |
| Callum Wraight | 21 | Peter Grimston | 6 |
| Dave Peach | 21 | Dave King | 14 |
| Andy Duckett | 15 | Lewis Scott | 21 |
| Rich Goddard | 21 | Glyn Picknell | 16 |
| Paul Williams | 21 | Matthew Rhodes | 6 |
| Games | 5 | Games | 1 |
| Aggregate | 120 | Aggregate | 67 |
Semi Finals: Bowring (won by 29)
Again the damage was done at home as Castlefields had all six winners to win by 56, led by Callum Wraight and Rich Goddard winning 6 and Glyn Herbert 8. Over at Bowring they had a good start leading by 2 after three after Clay Flattley’s 13 win, but with no winners in the back they ended up losing by 27, which was enough anyway.
| Bowring | Score | Castlefields | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Broome | 21 | Andrew Judson | 11 |
| Andrew Jones | 21 | Keith Walton | 8 |
| Glyn Hayward | 21 | Adam Jones | 15 |
| Jamie King | 13 | Clay Flattley | 21 |
| James Grimston | 21 | Michael Beer | 18 |
| John Cooke | 21 | Luke Jones | 18 |
| Games | 5 | Games | 1 |
| Aggregate | 118 | Aggregate | 91 |
| Castlefields | Score | Bowring | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Herbert | 21 | David Lloyd | 8 |
| Paul Williams | 21 | Aaron King | 10 |
| Callum Wraight | 21 | Richard Lawson | 6 |
| Dave Peach | 21 | Stuart Clee | 20 |
| Rich Goddard | 21 | Robert Roden | 6 |
| Andy Duckett | 21 | Liam Stevens | 20 |
| Games | 6 | Games | 0 |
| Aggregate | 126 | Aggregate | 70 |