{"id":17402,"date":"2026-05-28T23:50:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?p=17402"},"modified":"2026-05-28T23:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:50:06","slug":"audlem-special-events-alan-mayhew-trophy-final-sinclair-route-to-the-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?p=17402","title":{"rendered":"Audlem Special Events Alan Mayhew Trophy Final: Sinclair Route to the Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sinclair have made it to the final of this competition at the first time of entering it, the first team to ever do that. They also are the first non Premier League team to reach the final since we started inviting guest teams in, Hanwood being the furthest before making the Semi Finals in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1st Round:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They beat Hanmer home and away by 36. They won by 28 at home, Harry Church best winner 10, and by 8 away, Pete Farmer best winner 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Hanmer<\/th><th>Score<\/th><th>Score<\/th><th>Sinclair<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Luke Ellison<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>John Paddington<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Graham Faulkner<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Peter Farmer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mel Jenkins<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Michael Cooper<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rhys Griffiths<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Kevin Keary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ian Formstone<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>Steve Handley<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anthony Harper<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>Ayden Smith<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aggregate<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>113<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Sinclair<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td>Hanmer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aggregate<\/td><td>236<\/td><td>200<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quarter Final:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They defeated Hanwood home and away in the Quarter Final, winning by 25 at home, Conor Chamberlain best winner 6, and by 24 away, Jordon Millman best winner 11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Hanwood<\/th><th>Score<\/th><th>Score<\/th><th>Sinclair<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Dave Turner<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Steve Handley<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jon Mansell<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>Dan Williams<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Glyn Wellings<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>Kevin Keary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Simon Lane<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Jordan Millman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Darren Wellings<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Peter Farmer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dave Burton<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Ayden Smith<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aggregate<\/td><td>96<\/td><td>120<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Sinclair<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td>Hanwood<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aggregate<\/td><td>229<\/td><td>180<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Semi Finals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They suffered their first defeat in a leg in the Semi Finals but still won by 48 overall. They won by 52 at home, Conor Chamberlain and Ash Gregory best winners 5, and lost by 4 away, Dan Williams best winner 8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Highley<\/th><th>Score<\/th><th>Score<\/th><th>Sinclair<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Andy James<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>John Roberts Jnr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Geoff Wylde<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Steve Handley<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Frank Leek<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>Jonathan Davies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Steve Wright<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>Dan Williams<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Simon Rhodes<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>Stuart Church<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dave Scriven<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>Jordan Millman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aggregate<\/td><td>104<\/td><td>100<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Sinclair<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td>Highley<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aggregate<\/td><td>225<\/td><td>177<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinclair have made it to the final of this competition at the first time of entering it, the first team to ever do that. 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