Pool A&B 2022

Finals

Pool A

Sir John Bayley won their third Pool A trophy to add to their 2015 and 2017 successes. They stormed out of the blocks with Dave Lloyd beating the in form Dickie Jones 2 on a green he got 2 on earlier in the season! Alex Jones was his usual high quality against late call up Tommy Lowndes, winning 5, while Joey Williams won 15 for Ifton but Spencer Clarke getting 20 from 14-4 down meant that the Bayley led by 28 after the front four. Three further winners at the back, led by captain Chris Worthington’s 11 win, meant an overall win of 42.

No	Sir J Bayley	Score	Score	Ifton
1	Alex Jones	21	5	Tommy Lowndes
2	Paul Evans	15	21	Joey Williams
3	David Lloyd	21	2	Dave Dicky Jones
4	Spencer Clarke	20	21	Nicky Jones
5	Owen Evans	21	17	Oliver Jones
6	Chris Ward	21	18	Adrian Humphries
7	Chris Worthington	21	11	Geraint Williams
8	Tom Roden	18	21	Martin Jones
	Games	5	3	Games
	Aggregate	158	116	Aggregate

Pool B

Burway used home advantage as they won their 4th Pool B against Hanmer on their small green. Wayne Rogers won 7 to give them a great start, with Kiah Roberts adding an 11 win. Matt Beeston and Andy Armstrong both won 19 to give Hanmer some hope but they were 20 behind after four. Kev Dovey won 14 and Jesse James 11 to seal the success for the Ludlow side, with captain Mike Gilpin’s 5 win too late for the North Shropshire team.

No	Hanmer	Score	Score	Burway
1	Ieuan Pugh	7	21	Wayne Rogers
2	Andrew Armstrong	21	19	Ben Allen
3	Lee Peate	11	21	Kiah Roberts
4	Matthew Beeston	21	19	Adam Dovey
5	Graham Bennett	18	21	Russell Davies
6	Nathan Lacey	14	21	Kev Dovey
7	Alan Faulkner	11	21	Jesse James
8	Mike Gilpin	21	5	Duncan Pressley
	Games	3	5	Games
	Aggregate	124	148	Aggregate

Well done to both teams on their successes.

Semi Finals

Pool A

Sir John Bayley won a thriller at Bylet against Wrockwardine Wood by just 3 chalks. League Secretary Martin Gaut was an enthralled spectator. “There was superb bowling from Scott Simpson for a 21-11 win. Alex Jones led 16-2 before a well spirited recovery from Liam Stevens meant he came back but Alex finished the 21-15 winner. Solid 15 & 18 wins from Stuart Clee & Sally King respectively limited Sir John Bayley’s lead to 7 shots after four games. Rob Roden played well to beat Chris Worthington 21-13. Two closely fought games saw Kane Beaman win 17 and Scott Moseley win 19. This left the final game on the green, 19-17 to Tom Roden, with SJB 1 shot up. Whoever won this game would declare victory for their team. Steve Broome got back to 19 across then Tom Roden won the last two ends to get the win for himself and his team.” It will be a repeat of the 2015 Pool A final as Ifton beat Hanwood by 21 on Sir John Bayley. Best winner was Dickie Jones 9, with Glyn Wellings best for the Shrewsbury side 17.

No	Sir J Bayley	Score	Score	Wrockwardine Wood
1	Chris Worthington	13	21	Rob Roden
2	Paul Evans	18	21	Stuart Clee
3	Spencer Clarke	15	21	Sally King
4	Owen Evans	19	21	Scott Moseley
5	Scott Simpson	21	11	Steve Roberts
6	Kane Beaman	21	17	Jamie King
7	Alex Jones	21	15	Liam Stevens
8	Tom Roden	21	19	Steve Broome
	Games	4	4	Games
	Aggregate	149	146	Aggregate

No	Ifton	Score	Score	Hanwood
1	Brian Hayes	21	18	Dave Burton
2	Adrian Humphries	21	17	Simon Lane
3	Dave Dicky Jones	21	9	Andy Duckett
4	Nicky Jones	21	13	Darren Wellings
5	Oliver Jones	19	21	Ashley Wellings
6	Geraint Williams	21	18	Phil Lyttle
7	Joey Williams	17	21	Glyn Wellings
8	Sam Williams	18	21	Wayne Phillips
	Games	5	3	Games
	Aggregate	159	138	Aggregate

Pool B

Burway will play a final at their own club after defeating Wem USC by 16 at Bylet. Wayne Rogers was the main difference for them winning 8, with Gareth Davies best winner 6 for the opposition. They will play Hanmer, who take part in their first final in this league. They beat Chester Road by 19 on Wem USC, with Robin Bennett starring with a 21-7 victory. Paul Griffiths and Martin Lloyd were best for the Roaders 14.

No	Chester Road	Score	Score	Hanmer
1	Mark Holland	21	18	Alan Faulkner
2	Martin Lloyd	21	14	Graham Bennett
3	Paul Griffiths	21	14	Dave Ellison
4	Steve Rogers	19	21	Joe Langford
5	Dave Gourlay	18	21	Mike Gilpin
6	Carl Hinton	11	21	Lee Peate
7	Ian Mcdonald	14	21	Ieuan Pugh
8	Andy Moss	7	21	Robin Bennett
	Games	3	5	Games
	Aggregate	132	151	Aggregate

No	Burway	Score	Score	Wem U S C
1	Ben Allen	21	17	Fred Bailey
2	Jesse James	21	17	Derek Wright
3	Adam Dovey	21	19	Connor Whitehall
4	Kev Dovey	21	19	Scott Thomas
5	Kiah Roberts	21	12	George Williams
6	Wayne Rogers	21	8	Colin Smith
7	Duncan Pressley	18	21	Ian Metcalfe
8	Russell Davies	6	21	Gareth Davies
	Games	6	2	Games
	Aggregate	150	134	Aggregate

1st round

Pool A

League Champions Wrockwardine Wood edged out Alan Mayhew Trophy Winners Castlefields by 6 chalks on Wem USC. Scott Moseley was best winner 10, with Mike Beer best for the Fields 6. Sir John Bayley comfortably beat St Georges on Newport with 6 winners, the best of them being Scott Simpson 8. Ian Gaut was best for the Dragons by the same score. Ifton continued their good form by defeating Meole Brace by 18 at Chester Road. Captain Dickie Jones continued his excellent form by being best winner 9, with Meole’s best being Will Tarrell 11.

1	Sir J Bayley	153	112	St Georges	At	Newport Premier
2	Wrockwardine Wood	143	137	Castlefields	At	Wem USC
3	Ifton	154	136	Meole Brace	At	Chester Road
4	Bye			Hanwood

Pool B

Holders Highley were knocked out by previous winners Burway on Meole Brace. Burway had the first four winners, and Duncan Pressley’s best win of 9 sealed the win at the back despite Danny Statham’s best win of 13. On the other green Hanmer also had the first four winners led by Matthew Beeston’s 9 win as they won by 15, despite Pete Cookson’s 7 win for Newport. Wem USC defeated Bylet by 28 on Sir John Bayley with skipper Derek Wright leading the way 8 and Cheryl Caswell leading the way for the Islanders 7.

1	Burway	152	130	Highley	At	Meole Brace No 1
2	Wem U S C	150	122	Bylet	At	S J Bayley Bottom
3	Hanmer	149	134	Newport	At	Meole Brace No 2
4	Bye			Chester Road