Senior County 2022

2022 Results

Sunday 1st May – South Yorkshire won by 13

Sunday 5th June – Merseyside won by 59

Sunday 3rd July – Cumbria won by 80

Sunday 6th August – Semi Final vs. Lancashire won by 64

Sunday 4th September – Final vs. Yorkshire lost by 68

2022 Reports

Game 1 – Beat South Yorkshire by 13

Our Senior County team opened with a win today over South Yorkshire by 13 chalks but it was an extremely close contest. A slow start at home saw us lead by 8 chalks with two winners, whilst away we trailed by 17 despite reserve Gary Neal winning 15 and Mike Beer getting 17 from 9-1 down. But the tide turned in the middle as a single figure winner at each venue meant we led overall. Overall Endsleigh and Shropshire man of the match Ash Wellings produced a fine 8 win away in Barnsley, while ex Newport player Sam Millward used green knowledge to his advantage to win 5. This coupled with with two more wins at home, Stuart Rutter winning 18 after being 10-4 down, and Callum Wraight winning 20 away, meant we led by 12 overall. However it then went level after another game off away, and it was all to play for. It was down to the last three away only dropping 8 more shots, and then Dave Lloyd and Pete Farmer both using their green knowledge to win 12 and 11 to earn a 48 shot win at home and 13 overall.

Well done to the players and officials today, and they now turn their attention to Merseyside on 5th June who defeated Cumbria by 13 as well today, with the winner of this clash being favourites to progress.

The home team at Newport.
Overall and Shropshire man of the match Sam Millward.
Section 3
Newport No 2, Granville Avenue, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7DX Barnsley Bc No1 Green, Rugby Club Shaw Lane Barnsley S70 6hz, S70 6HZ
W Shropshire Tot For Ag Tot South Yorkshire L W South Yorkshire Tot For Ag Tot Shropshire L
1 Spencer Clarke 20 20 21 21 Richard Atkin Chris Kelly 21 21 13 13 Paul Evans 1
2 Jamie King 38 18 21 42 Dean Missere Andy Jones 42 21 10 23 Darren Wellings 2
3 Richard Lawson 59 21 11 53 Andrew Turner Ross Meese 63 21 17 40 Michael Beer 3
4 Alex Jones 80 21 19 72 Paul Wildgoose Adam Jones 78 15 21 61 Gary Neal 4
5 Scott Harries 101 21 17 89 Paul Bailey Danny Sillitoe 86 8 21 82 Ashley Wellings 5
6 Stuart Rutter 122 21 18 107 Nick White Jack Hill 106 20 21 103 Callum Wraight 6
7 Liam Stevens 139 17 21 128 Robert Thompson Junior Sam Day 127 21 16 119 Chris Worthington 7
8 Sam Millward 160 21 5 133 James Higgins Jack Clarke 148 21 14 133 Keith Wall 8
9 Peter Grimston 180 20 21 154 Andrew Whitaker Ryan Clark 169 21 9 142 Andrew Judson 9
10 Jack Hewitt 201 21 18 172 Peter Worfolk Gary Hanson 190 21 17 159 Martin Lloyd 10
11 David Lloyd 222 21 12 184 James Thomas Mark Booth 211 21 18 177 Rich Goddard 11
12 Peter Farmer 243 21 11 195 Matt Whittaker Matthew Whitaker 232 21 20 197 Wayne Rogers 12
8 Aggregate +48 243 195 Aggregate -48 4 9 Aggregate +35 232 197 Aggregate -35 3
11 Points 2 (Agg +13) 440 427 Points 0 13
 
Game 2 – Beat Merseyside by 59

Shropshire Seniors have one foot in the Semi Finals after defeating Merseyside home and away by 59 overall to make it two wins out of two. It was two big wins away that meant a 39 shot win at Carr Mill, helped by our lowest scorer only being 14. Scott Harries won 1 in the first four, and Alex Jones 5 at number 5, to take the game away from the Merseysiders. At Hanmer, and despite only 4 winners in the first 8 and leading by 3, three winners at the back led by Wayne Rogers 8 win meant we won by 20 there.

We now face Cumbria on July 3rd, where a win will earn us a place in the Semi Finals.

Well done to all the players.

The home team before the match.
Shropshire Man of the Match Wayne Rogers
Section 3
Carr Mill B C, Carr Mill Flaming Grill, 18 East Lancashire Road, St Helens, WA11 9AD Hanmer B.c., The Hanmer Arms, Hanmer, Whitchurch, SY13 3DE
W Merseyside Tot For Ag Tot Shropshire L W Shropshire Tot For Ag Tot Merseyside L
1 Kevin Kearns 17 17 21 21 Stuart Rutter Michael Beer 11 11 21 21 Phil Lee 1
2 Danny Barwise 38 21 15 36 Jamie King Callum Wraight 32 21 12 33 John Hignett 2
3 Andy Hayes 59 21 19 55 Paul Evans Darren Wellings 51 19 21 54 Chris Barton 3
4 Mike Havern 60 1 21 76 Scott Harries Richard Lawson 72 21 13 67 Ian Sherbrooke 4
5 Terry Glover 65 5 21 97 Alex Jones Will Tarrell 93 21 18 85 Nigel Hughes 5
6 Liam Mcegan 86 21 15 112 Spencer Clarke Peter Grimston 114 21 19 104 Andrew Armstrong 6
7 John Dalziel 107 21 14 126 Sam Millward Gary Neal 134 20 21 125 Nick Burridge 7
8 Lee Downing 123 16 21 147 Liam Stevens Andrew Judson 149 15 21 146 Owen Turner 8
9 George Curran 137 14 21 168 Chris Worthington Peter Farmer 170 21 11 157 Josh Bunting 9
10 Stephen Glover 158 21 19 187 Jack Hewitt Martin Lloyd 191 21 20 177 Robbie Fitzpatrick 10
11 Tex Allen 167 9 21 208 David Lloyd Ashley Wellings 205 14 21 198 Anthony Thompson 11
12 Dan Lofthouse 188 21 19 227 Rich Goddard Wayne Rogers 226 21 8 206 Dave Mcdermott 12
6 Aggregate -39 188 227 Aggregate +39 6 7 Aggregate +20 226 206 Aggregate -20 5
11 Points 0 394 453 Points 2 (Agg +59) 13
Game 3 – Beat Cumbria by 80

Our Senior side have made the Semi Finals of the Crosfield Cup, but it wasn’t without a scare. Three losers in the front four meant we trailed by 21 there after four, and we also trailed by 2 away. But Spencer Clarke steadied the ship at home, winning 9, and the rest of the middle four won so we led by 12. Away from home and we also had four winners, led by Martin Lloyd 21-10 and debutant Martin Gaut winning 11, who won the Shropshire man of the match award. Will Tarrell won 19 to win the overall man of the match award there. Three winners in the back at home, led by Rich Goddard’s 9 success, meant a 37 chalk win there, while Wayne Rogers’ 7 win away at the back in Cumbria meant we won by 43 there, and 80 overall.

Well done to the team. We now play Lancashire in the Semi Finals on Sunday 6th August, with Yorkshire taking on Warwick & Worcester in the other Semi.

Section 3
West Shore, Biggar Bank Rd, Walney, Barrow In Furness, LA143YF St Georges Bc Top Green, Sports & Social Club Church Street St Georges Telford , TF2 9LU
W Cumbria Tot For Ag Tot Shropshire L W Shropshire Tot For Ag Tot Cumbria L
1 Barry Lowden 14 14 21 21 Callum Wraight Scott Harries 15 15 21 21 Daniel Varcoe 1
2 Danny Rogers 35 21 13 34 Richard Lawson Alex Jones 28 13 21 42 Matty Stewart 2
3 Liam Howard 56 21 14 48 Darren Wellings Stuart Rutter 49 21 17 59 Ira Collier 3
4 Tony Whitehouse 71 15 21 69 Ashley Wellings Liam Stevens 59 10 21 80 Martin Gilpin 4
5 Martin Barrow 81 10 21 90 Martin Lloyd Spencer Clarke 80 21 9 89 Steve Carruthers 5
6 Chris Irvine 101 20 21 111 Gary Neal Paul Evans 101 21 17 106 Ian Nicholson 6
7 Jonny Richardson 112 11 21 132 Martin Gaut Andrew Judson 122 21 14 120 Ian France 7
8 Gareth Jones 131 19 21 153 Will Tarrell Man of Match Jamie King 143 21 11 131 Alan Gilpin 8
9 Paul Curwen 151 20 21 174 Peter Grimston Sam Millward 157 14 21 152 James Duffin 9
10 Darren Woodend 164 13 21 195 Jack Hewitt Chris Worthington 178 21 12 164 Mark Ashburn 10
11 Mark Dickinson 185 21 19 214 Peter Farmer David Lloyd 199 21 10 174 Zach Walker 11
12 Adam Miller 192 7 21 235 Wayne Rogers Rich Goddard 220 21 9 183 Paul Kissock 12
3 Aggregate -43 192 235 Aggregate +43 9 8 Aggregate +37 220 183 Aggregate -37 4
7 Points 0 375 455 Points 2 (Agg +80) 17
The home team.
Jamie King receives the overall and Shropshire man of the match award from selector Phil King.

Semi Final – Beat Lancashire by 64

Shropshire’s senior county side have set up a repeat of the 2016 final against Yorkshire as they comfortably beat Lancashire home and away. They won by 31 at Sinclair, after a fast start on a rapid green by Scott Harries 21-4 and Rich Lawson 21-9. A couple of good comebacks in the middle by Darren Wellings from 14-5 down to get 15 and then Alex Jones 16-5 down to win 20 kept an advantage of 39 going into the back. Just two winners at the back meant a 31 shot win. Over in Garswood Hall, we trailed by 7 after four games off with Paul Evans best winner 11. However the game changed after John Crossley had to forfeit his game against Andy Judson at 6 across after going off the green to smoke during a measure. Gary Neal added a 21-9 card and Julian Cooke won 14 on debut to mean a 23 shot lead going into the back four. Jack Hewitt won 10 in the back four, with all three other games going to 20, which meant we won by 33 there.

Yorkshire comfortably beat Warwick and Worcester and we will face them on Sunday 4th September.

Well done to the team.

The home team at Sinclair.
Shropshire Man of the Match at home Rich Lawson.
Semi Final
Sinclair Bowling Club, Sinclair Sports & Social Club, Ketley Dingle, Telford , TF1 5AD Garswood Hall Bc No1 Green, Nicol Road, Ashton-in-makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8LU
W Shropshire Tot For Ag Tot Lancashire L W Lancashire Tot For Ag Tot Shropshire L
1 Stuart Rutter 15 15 21 21 Neil Rodgers Wayne Ditchfield 21 21 11 11 Rich Goddard 1
2 Scott Harries 36 21 4 25 Danny Miller Billy Speed 32 11 21 32 Paul Evans 2
3 Richard Lawson 57 21 9 34 Chris Cooke Ryan Semmens 53 21 10 42 Martin Lloyd 3
4 Callum Wraight 78 21 13 47 John Lester Neil Bithell 70 17 21 63 Spencer Clarke 4
5 Darren Wellings 93 15 21 68 Danny Roberts John Crossley 76 6 21 84 Andrew Judson 5
6 Will Tarrell 114 21 12 80 James Longshaw Scott Taylor 97 21 17 101 Michael Beer 6
7 Alex Jones 135 21 20 100 Derek Bissell Paul Winrow 111 14 21 122 Julian Cooke 7
8 Liam Stevens 156 21 17 117 John Brown Kevan Shaw 120 9 21 143 Gary Neal 8
9 Jamie King 167 11 21 138 Damien Morrison Harvey Birch 140 20 21 164 Peter Farmer 9
10 Martin Gaut 188 21 20 158 Martin Bacon Liam Gregson 150 10 21 185 Jack Hewitt 10
11 Ashley Wellings 209 21 19 177 Stuart Hodson David Higginbottom 171 21 20 205 Peter Grimston 11
12 Chris Worthington 229 20 21 198 Jack Marrow Michael Heap 192 21 20 225 Wayne Rogers 12
8 Aggregate +31 229 198 Aggregate -31 4 5 Aggregate-33 192 225 Aggregate +33 7
15 Points 2 (Agg +64) 454 390 Points 0 9

Final – Lost to Yorkshire by 68

Our Senior side lost out to Yorkshire in the 2022 Crosfield Cup Final by 68 chalks overall. We never got going at home, trailing by 8 after four games off, and the loss of Callum Wraight because of an injury, didn’t help as only one winner in the middle four meant a deficit of 22. Only two more winners at the back meant an overall loss of 37 there, with 18 being our best win for Rich Lawson, Mike Beer and Pete Farmer. The away side only had 3 winners but kept the damage down to 31 overall. One winner in each four, led by Gary Neal’s 10 win in the back four, helped keep the score down.

Well done to Yorkshire on their success.

Final
Wem Usc Bowling Club, Wem United Services Club, Leek Street, Wem, Shropshire , SY4 5EP Thornhill Cricket And Bowling , 30-32 The Coombs Dewsbury, WF12 0QL
W Shropshire Tot For Ag Tot Yorkshire L W Yorkshire Tot For Ag Tot Shropshire L
1 Rich Goddard 10 10 21 21 Thomas Hanson (c) Scott Fisher 21 21 20 20 Paul Evans 1
2 Martin Lloyd 31 21 20 41 Josh Mordue Mark Hughes 34 13 21 41 Scott Harries 2
3 Richard Lawson 52 21 18 59 Graeme Wilson Gareth Coates 55 21 19 60 Alex Jones 3
4 Jack Hewitt 72 20 21 80 Wayne Moseley Dave (c) Fox Man of Match 76 21 12 72 Jamie King 4
5 Michael Beer 93 21 18 98 Jack Dyson Chris Mordue 97 21 10 82 Spencer Clarke 5
6 Clay Flattley 103 10 21 119 James Hanson Josh Brown 118 21 19 101 Stuart Rutter 6
7 Julian Cooke 119 16 21 140 Craig Gant Kieran Smith 135 17 21 122 Martin Gaut 7
8 Andrew Judson 139 20 21 161 Stuart King Marc Armitage 156 21 17 139 Liam Stevens 8
9 Will Tarrell 150 11 21 182 James Davison Alex Wolfenden 166 10 21 160 Gary Neal 9
10 Peter Farmer 171 21 18 200 Gary Siswick Mark Regan 187 21 13 173 Chris Worthington 10
11 Ashley Wellings 192 21 19 219 Ashley Tattersley Ashley Daykin 208 21 12 185 Peter Grimston 11
12 Wayne Rogers 203 11 21 240 Ian Booth Jonathan Wood 229 21 13 198 David Lloyd 12
5 Aggregate -37 203 240 Aggregate +37 7 9 Aggregate +31 229 198 Aggregate -31 3
8 Points 0 401 469 Points 2 (Agg +68) 16