Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Castlefields are chasing a record 7th Alan Mayhew Trophy success, and their first since 2014. They have been the form team of the second half, amassing 122 points in 11 games, winning them all, and will be looking to add this trophy and the Pool competitions to make it a successful season. They have two of the best three players in the league, with Mike Beer and Callum Wraight reproducing their form from last season again, and will be big players come Saturday night. They will be heavy favourites come Saturday, but will be wary of 2016, when they also went into the game as favourites, and didn’t produce the goods against the same team they play in this final, losing several big leads. But with the experience of winning last year’s title, and possibly clinching this year’s one this Friday, they will be playing with a lot more confidence.
Road to the final
1st round:
Their Alan Mayhew Trophy started with a clash against their fellow record holders of this competition, St Georges, and they won home and away. They had 6 winners at home, with Callum Wraight the best of them 10, while away they shared the winners and won by 4, Keith Walton the best of the three 14.
| Castlefields | Score | Score | St Georges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Jones | 21 | 16 | Dave King |
| Glyn Herbert | 21 | 19 | Clay Flattley |
| Rich Goddard | 21 | 17 | John Cooke |
| Steve Duckett | 21 | 16 | Jason Wilson |
| Callum Wraight | 21 | 10 | Ian Gaut |
| Andy Duckett | 21 | 13 | Barry Gilder |
| Games | 6 | 0 | |
| Aggregate | 126 | 91 |
| St Georges | Score | Score | Castlefields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wyer | 21 | 20 | Adrian Rowe |
| Lewis Scott | 21 | 11 | Keith Wall |
| Nigel Evans | 21 | 18 | Andrew Judson |
| Andy Morgan | 15 | 21 | Adam Jones |
| Steve Pessall | 14 | 21 | Keith Walton |
| Tony Rhodes | 16 | 21 | Mark Taylor |
| Games | 3 | 3 | |
| Aggregate | 108 | 112 | |
| Combined Totals | |||
| Castlefields | St Georges | ||
| Games | 9 | 3 | |
| Aggregate | 238 | 199 | |
Quarter Finals
They had a strong showing at home again as they had 5 winners against Wrockwardine Wood, four of them being single figures in a 64 shot success, Keith Wall and Mike Beer the best of them 21-4. Over at Wrockwardine and they shared the games again, winning by 6 shots thanks to Luke Jones winning 10.
| Wrockwardine Wood | Score | Score | Castlefields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Clee | 16 | 21 | Andy Duckett |
| Andrew Jones | 21 | 17 | Keith Walton |
| Andy Stevens | 21 | 20 | Jon Palmer |
| Stuart Rutter | 21 | 14 | Keith Knight |
| Robert Jones | 10 | 21 | Luke Jones |
| Steve Roberts | 19 | 21 | Adrian Rowe |
| Games | 3 | 3 | |
| Aggregate | 108 | 114 |
| Castlefields | Score | Score | Wrockwardine Wood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Wall | 21 | 4 | Dan Bodley |
| Michael Beer | 21 | 4 | Steve Bodley |
| Paul Williams | 21 | 9 | Josh Cotton |
| Callum Wraight | 21 | 12 | Stuart Clee |
| Rich Goddard | 21 | 7 | Dale Downes |
| Adam Jones | 16 | 21 | Martin Williams |
| Games | 5 | 1 | |
| Aggregate | 121 | 57 | |
| Combined Totals | |||
| Castlefields | Wrockwardine Wood | ||
| Games | 8 | 4 | |
| Aggregate | 235 | 165 | |
Semi Finals
They had a much tougher game in the Semi Finals as they played Burway. Again, they had another solid showing at home, 6 winners with Mike Beer the best of them 9, in a 44 chalk win. At Burway, and Callum Wraight’s 9 win was their only success, but it kept the damage down to 30 chalks, meaning a 14 shot win overall.
| Burway | Score | Score | Castlefields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rogers | 21 | 19 | Andrew Judson |
| Russell Davies | 21 | 8 | Rich Goddard |
| Kev Dovey | 21 | 18 | Mark Taylor |
| Duncan Pressley | 9 | 21 | Callum Wraight |
| Kiah Roberts | 21 | 13 | Keith Walton |
| Len Lewis | 21 | 5 | Adrian Rowe |
| Games | 5 | 1 | |
| Aggregate | 114 | 84 |
| Castlefields | Score | Score | Burway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Herbert | 21 | 20 | Mark Rogers |
| Keith Wall | 21 | 12 | Ben Allen |
| Michael Beer | 21 | 9 | Ben James |
| Paul Williams | 21 | 20 | Chris Dovey |
| Andy Duckett | 21 | 11 | Jesse James |
| Steve Duckett | 21 | 10 | Jolyon Partridge |
| Games | 6 | 0 | |
| Aggregate | 126 | 82 | |
| Combined Totals | |||
| Castlefields | Burway | ||
| Games | 7 | 5 | |
| Aggregate | 210 | 196 | |