Finals:
It was third time lucky for Rich Lawson as he won the Charles Beddard Trophy for the first time in his third final. After reaching the final in 1985 and 2001, a record long gap between finals for the same person, 38 years, he finally won after beating Jamie King 13 in the final, becoming the first Hanwood and Baschurch bowler to do so. He had a close shave in the first round, trailing Jesse James 20-17 who had played a 3 inch and a foot bowl for game, before drawing it and running out. He came from 10-4 down on Phil King to win 15, then dispatched Keith Wall 7 after racing 14-1 up. He then played immaculate against Hanwood team mate Ash Wellings on a straight mark to lead 13-4 and 19-6 to win 7. In the final he didn’t let up, going 7-2 and 15-6 up, and then didn’t allow Jamie to get back at him, beating some excellent bowls to keep the momentum and won 13. Jamie had beaten one of the stars and shocks of the day, Harry Church, 17 in the Semi Final, surviving a fightback to 17 across by Harry after leading 17-12. Harry had beaten Simon Rhodes 19 first game, then beaten former Champion Rich Goddard 5 after racing 15-1 up on a 20m mark, and then defeated the reigning All England Champion Callum Wraight 14 after leading all the way from going 6-0 up. Jamie had beaten Scott Harries 13 in his Quarter Final, coming back from 8-2 down in the corners to lead 13-10 and 16-13 before running out. Ash had his own fightback in the corners against Spencer Clarke, 11-5 and 15-11 down to lead 18-15 and win 19.
Rich Lawson said afterwards on the microphone, “I never thought that I would get to another final. I’m just really over the moon. I would just like to thank Newport, although after the first two games I wasn’t!”
Please find reports on the first two rounds underneath the pictures. The full results are here.
Well done to Rich Lawson on his win, as well as the other three Semi Finalists in reaching the All England Finals on 29th June at Heaton Park. Good luck to all four on emulating Callum’s success last season.
Thank you to Newport for putting on a great day for everyone, and to Mike Beckett for doing the live scores today.
1st Round:
Spencer Clarke raced 9-2 up but then went 11-9 and 13-10 down against Kiah Roberts. Spencer then hit back to lead 18-15 and 20-16 and won 18.
Mark Shore was 8-3 down versus Josh Bradburn but then went 13-8 up. Josh couldn’t get back at him as he maintained his lead to win 15.
Gary Beff was only 5-4 up against Will Tyler before going 11-7 up and running out.
Ash Wellings went 10-3 up on Pete Farmer and with the help of five 2s went 20-12 up and won 13.
Phil King had an even game with Ben Hinton early on before going 13-9 and 15-10 up. From 15-11 he ran out in ones.
Rich Lawson was 8-2 up early on against Jesse James. Jesse got back to 8 across and then led 15-9. He went 18-14 and 20-17 up and lay game on with two good bowls but Rich drew them and ran out.
Keith Wall from 9 across with Will Tarrell then went 15-9 and 17-10 up, and won 12.
Nick Davies had a good start to lead 10-2 and then 16-9 against Tony Rhodes. But Tony got back to 16-14 down, but Nick won 15.
Scott Moseley went 8-3 up on Ian MacDonald and then 16-5. Ian did get back to 18-13 down but Scott finished it off 14.
Scott Harries was 7 across before then going 12-7 up on Martin Gaut. From 15-10 up he ran out across the middle.
Andy Marshall was 6-4 down on Ian Gaut before he went 13-6 up. Ian got back to trail 13-12, but Andy upped it again and won 14.
Jamie King was 10-5 up on Steve Roberts and then 16-10 up. Steve got back to lead 18-17 but Jamie ran out.
Adie Rowe was 9-3 down on Craig Wilson, but hit back to lead 13-10 and then 18-13, and won 15.
Paul Williams had sciatica so had to withdraw, giving Callum Wraight a bye.
Rich Goddard was 9-4 up on Michael Cooper and then 14-10 ahead, and ran out.
Harry Church was 5-0 down on Simon Rhodes but then went 10-7 up and extended this to 17-11. Simon got back to 19 across but Harry got the two he needed.
2nd Round:
Spencer Clarke was 8-1 up over and then 14-5 up over Mark Shore, before winning 9.
Ash Wellings was 11-5 down on Gary Beff but then went 15-13 up. He then went 19-15 ahead and won 17.
Rich Lawson was 10-4 down on Phil King but then went 16-12 up. Phil got back to 16-15 down but Rich ran out.
Keith Wall was 6-0 down on Nick Davies but then went 10-6 up. He then went 16-7 ahead before Nick got back to 16-12, however Keith ran out.
Scott Harries was 5-1 down on Scott Moseley but got back to 14 across, Scott Harries went 18-15 up and won 17.
Jamie King was 8-2 ahead and then 15-5 up on Andy Marshall. He kept this lead to win 12.
Callum Wraight was 4-2 down on Adie Rowe but then went 10-4 ahead. From 13-7 up he ran out.
Harry Church raced 15-1 ahead on Rich Goddard on a 20/25m mark, and kept this lead to win 5.
Three time winner Callum Wraight will start as favourite after qualifying, beating Anthony Gray 17 and Doug Edwards 7, with Doug beating Rich Proudlove first game 10. Mark Shore qualified for a second year running, defeating Chris Jones 20, after Chris had beat Glyn Herbert 19 in the prelims. Jesse James got through after beating Russell Pugh 15, and Nick Davies also did by getting past Liam Page 10.
| 1 | Callum Wraight | Mark Shore | ||
| 2 | Nick Davies | Jesse James |
| 1 | Callum Wraight | 21 | 7 | Doug Edwards |
| 2 | Mark Shore | 21 | 20 | Chris Jones |
| 3 | Nick Davies | 21 | 10 | Liam Page |
| 4 | Jesse James | 21 | 15 | Russ Pugh |
| 1 | Doug Edwards | 21 | 10 | Richard Proudlove |
| 2 | Callum Wraight | 21 | 17 | Anthony Gray |
| 3 | Chris Jones | 21 | 19 | Glyn Herbert |
Monkmoor
Two former winners Rich Goddard and Kiah Roberts got through at Monkmoor. Kiah Roberts beat Mark Thomas 13 and Dave Redge 15, while Rich Goddard defeated Gary Neal 19. Will Tyler qualified by beating Simon Lane 18, while Adie Rowe got past former winner Derek Wright 12 and Harry Ryder 18, Harry having beaten Dan Jones 10 first game.
| 1 | Adrian Rowe | Kiah Roberts | ||
| 2 | Will Tyler | Rich Goddard |
| 1 | Adrian Rowe | 21 | 18 | Harry Ryder |
| 2 | Kiah Roberts | 21 | 5 | Dave Redge |
| 3 | Will Tyler | 21 | 18 | Simon Lane |
| 4 | Rich Goddard | 21 | 19 | Gary Neal |
| 1 | Adrian Rowe | 21 | 12 | Derek Wright |
| 2 | Harry Ryder | 21 | 10 | Dan Jones |
| 3 | Kiah Roberts | 21 | 13 | Mark Thomas |
Telepost
2021 runner-up Will Tarrell qualified at Telepost after beating Dave Nicholls 20 in the qualifiers, Dave having got past Julian Cooke 11 first game. Former Junior Merit winner Ash Wellings got through by beating Adam Jones 14, while former Junior Merit runner-up Craig Wilson beat Andy Judson 17 to get through. The other qualifier was former semi-finalist Paul Williams who beat Andy Duckett 20 and Pete Nicholls 8.
| 1 | Will Tarrell | Paul Williams | ||
| 2 | Ashley Wellings | Craig Wilson |
| 1 | Will Tarrell | 21 | 20 | Dave Nicholls |
| 2 | Paul Williams | 21 | 8 | Pete Nicholls |
| 3 | Ashley Wellings | 21 | 14 | Adam Jones |
| 4 | Craig Wilson | 21 | 17 | Andrew Judson |
| 1 | Dave Nicholls | 21 | 11 | Julian Cooke |
| 2 | Paul Williams | 21 | 20 | Andy Duckett |
Madeley CC
Two Rhodes’ got through at Madeley CC as brothers Simon and Tony qualified. Simon beat team mate Jamie Taylor 3 to get through, while Tony beat his own team mate Pete Grimston 16, after Pete beat Kane Beaman 15 first game. Michael Cooper qualified for his first finals after beating Aaron King 17, while Steve Roberts beat team mate Dan Taylor 16 and Chris Worthington 15, Chris having got past Josh Cotton 20 first game.
| 1 | Steve Roberts | Tony Rhodes | ||
| 2 | Michael Cooper | Simon Rhodes |
| 1 | Steve Roberts | 21 | 15 | Chris Worthington |
| 2 | Tony Rhodes | 21 | 16 | Peter Grimston |
| 3 | Michael Cooper | 21 | 17 | Aaron King |
| 4 | Simon Rhodes | 21 | 3 | Jamie Taylor |
| 1 | Chris Worthington | 21 | 20 | Joshua Cotton |
| 2 | Steve Roberts | 21 | 16 | Dan Taylor |
| 3 | Peter Grimston | 21 | 15 | Kane Beaman |
Sinclair
Jamie King and Scott Harries produced the form that got them the Premier League doubles as they both qualified at Sinclair. Jamie beat Liam Stevens 16 and then Stuart Rutter 11, while Scott got past Tom Roden 9. Ian Gaut continued his great weekend by qualifying after beating John Clarke 13, while Josh Bradburn was the other qualifier after getting past Dave Evans 18, Dave having beaten Craig Baugh 20 in the prelims.
| 1 | Jamie King | Josh Bradburn | ||
| 2 | Ian Gaut | Scott Harries |
| 1 | Jamie King | 21 | 11 | Stuart Rutter |
| 2 | Josh Bradburn | 21 | 18 | Dave Evans |
| 3 | Ian Gaut | 21 | 13 | John Clarke |
| 4 | Scott Harries | 21 | 9 | Tom Roden |
| 1 | Jamie King | 21 | 16 | Liam Stevens |
| 2 | Stuart Rutter | 21 | 15 | Jon Lea |
| 3 | Dave Evans | 21 | 20 | Craig Baugh |
Trench
Pete Farmer managed to reverse the score in the final last season as he beat holder Dave Lloyd 16 to qualify. Pete beat Rob Fuller 9 and Dave got past Tom Killen 8 in their first games. Harry Church got through to his first finals after beating Phil Jones 16 and Martin Williams 11, while two time winner Spencer Clarke got through after getting past Steve Broome 18. Phil King was the other qualifier, beating Ayden Smith 19.
| 1 | Peter Farmer | Harry Church | ||
| 2 | Phil King | Spencer Clarke |
| 1 | Peter Farmer | 21 | 16 | David Lloyd |
| 2 | Harry Church | 21 | 11 | Martin Williams |
| 3 | Phil King | 21 | 19 | Ayden Smith |
| 4 | Spencer Clarke | 21 | 18 | Steve Broome |
| 1 | Peter Farmer | 21 | 9 | Rob Fuller |
| 2 | David Lloyd | 21 | 8 | Thomas Killen |
| 3 | Harry Church | 21 | 16 | Phil Jones |
Two former runners-up of the Shropshire Senior Merit will be looking to go one better as they qualified tonight on Bridgewater no.1. Keith Wall had a tough draw against former winner Martin Lloyd but beat him 16. Rich Lawson is a two time runner-up and defeated Carl Hinton 5 and Alan Boulton 15, who had beaten Chris Stretch 19 in his first game. The other two qualifiers were Scott Moseley, who beat Melvyn Jenkins 10, and Gary Beff who got past Richard Lockett 8.
On Bridgewater no.2, and former Junior Merit winner Ben Hinton qualified after beating Steve Dance 16. Martin Gaut got through by beating Cedric Bancroft 5, along with Ian MacDonald who defeated Jamie Brookes 10. Andy Marshall qualified by defeating Clay Flattley 20 and Will Childs 7, who had beaten Ed Proudlove 16 in his first game.
Well done to all 8 qualifiers, who go forward to finals day on Sunday 25th June at 11 a.m.
| 1 | Richard Lawson | Scott Moseley | ||
| 2 | Keith Wall | Gary Beff |
| 1 | Richard Lawson | 21 | 15 | Alan Boulton |
| 2 | Scott Moseley | 21 | 10 | Melvin Jenkins |
| 3 | Keith Wall | 21 | 16 | Martin Lloyd |
| 4 | Gary Beff | 21 | 8 | Richard Lockett |
| 1 | Richard Lawson | 21 | 5 | Carl Hinton |
| 2 | Alan Boulton | 21 | 19 | Chris Stretch |
| 1 | Andy Marshall | Martin Gaut | ||
| 2 | Ian Macdonald | Ben Hinton |
| 1 | Andy Marshall | 21 | 7 | Will Childs |
| 2 | Martin Gaut | 21 | 5 | Cedric Bancroft |
| 3 | Ian Macdonald | 21 | 10 | Jamie Brookes |
| 4 | Ben Hinton | 21 | 16 | Steve Dance |
| 1 | Will Childs | 21 | 16 | Edward Proudlove |
| 2 | Andy Marshall | 21 | 20 | Clay Flattley |
