2023 Pool A&B

Pool A

Sir John Bayley retained the Pool A Final after beating Castlefields by 6 in the final. They led by one after the first four with Chris Worthington winning 15 from 14-13 up and Stuart Rutter winning 14 from 13-11 down. Glen Herbert won 14 for the Fields from 10-9 up while Callum Wraight won 16 from 16 across. Jon Palmer then won 8 for the Fields but Dan Taylor replied with an 8 card of his own. Adie Rowe won his game 19 from 14-9 down to put the Fields ahead briefly, but Tom Roden won 14 to give Bayley an unprecedented quadruple from last season of League, Alan Mayhew Trophy, County Cup and now the Pool A. The Semi Finals saw two contrasting games with Sir John Bayley beating Ifton by 15 with Castlefields edged home by 1. The Bayley had the first 5 winners with Scott Harries and Owen Evans both winning 9, with Joey Williams winning 18 for Ifton. Hanmer flew out the blocks with a 11 win for Robin Bennett and 12 for Iuean Pugh, but Hayden Lewis replied for the Fields 11. Glen Herbert added a 13 win but Alan Faulkner replied with a 13 win for Hanmer to leave them 7 up and Callum Wraight 20-12 up on Dave Ellison. Dave fired but hit his short bowl onto the block for one, however Callum got out next end to win by the narrowest margin.

Full scores are here.

Pool B

Adderley won their first ever silverware with a 33 shot win over Meole Brace. They started well with Tom Killen winning 10 from only 8-7 up, with Gus Needham recovering from 8-3 down to win 14. Connor Whitehall winning 17 and Jamie Brookes edging a close game to win 19. Once Chris Stretch added an 8 win in the back four Adderley had won their first ever trophy in their second season in the league. Further wins were by Gary Whitehall 20 and Adie Jennings 17 with just Mark Thomas winning for Meole Brace 12.

In the Semi Finals and Adderley had beat Wem USC by 44 with seven winners led by Connor Whitehall’s 8 win. Tim Jordan was the winner for Wem 15. Meole Brace had beat Highley by 9 in their effective “Semi” Final after Burway withdrew in the morning. Phil Lyttle’s 10 win and Mark Thomas’ 11 win were crucial for Meole, while for Highley it was Jamie Taylor and Rob Burroughs who were best winners 12. It couldn’t have been much closer in the Prelim as Wem USC won on best winner, Colin Smith’s 14 success compared to Lee Bowden’s 15 win for the Bylet.

Full results are here.