Quarter Final:
There were no shocks in the Quarter Finals of the KGJ Insurance County Cup. The closest game was at Castlefields as Wem USC beat Bylet by 26. James Weaver was best winner 4 with Grant Cooper the best for the Bylet 10. Woore gave a good fight against Castlefields at Maddocks but lost out by 34. Glyn Herbert was best winner for the Fields 5, while Cedric Bancroft was best winner for them 9. Holders Sir John Bayley defeated Meole Brace by 52 at Bridgewater, led by Chris Worthington and Scott Harries’ 9 wins. For Meole it was Aiden Hughes best winner 12. St Georges were the biggest winners of the night by 58 against Burway at Bayston Hill. Clay Flattley was best winner 5 for them and Adam Dovey best for Burway 14.
The draw for the Semi Finals will be on Thursday.
| 1 | Sir John Bayley | 240 | 188 | Meole Brace | At | Bridgewater Big Green |
| 2 | St Georges | 242 | 184 | Burway | At | Bayston Hill |
| 3 | Wem USC | 222 | 196 | Bylet | At | Castlefields No.2 |
| 4 | Castlefields | 229 | 195 | Woore | At | Maddocks |
2nd Round:
There weren’t any shocks in the 2nd round of the KGJ Insurance County Cup, but there were a couple of close calls! Bylet only got past Prince of Wales Hotel by 3 chalks at Childs Ercall, captain Cheryl Caswell leading the way 21-11. For the Prince it was Neil Jones best winner 10. Meole Brace survived a scare against Shifnal at District winning by just 10 chalks with only 5 winners. Captain Nick Davies says “District’s green was tricky and weighty – Shifnal ran us close throughout the match. Two good cards on the front from Will Tarrell and Chris Jones gave us a good start. Craig Wilson won well in the middle (best winner 6) to maintain the lead and despite only one winner on the back from Mark Thomas we held on for the win.” Best winner for Shifnal was Shona Baugh 11. St Georges overcame Sinclair by 34 at Maddocks with Joe Killen best winner 6 and John Potter 7 for Sinclair. Woore got past Newport by 31 at Greenfields as Derek Wright was best winner for them 3 and Matthew Bainbridge 11 for Newport.
Wem USC defeated Hanwood by 21 at Allscott Heath to please captain Andy Marshall. “We were extremely pleased with the win over a strong Hanwood side. We had a good start 11 up after four and the middle played very well increasing the lead which made life easier for the back four.” Sarah Weaver was best winner 9 for them, while Hanwood skipper Simon Lane was best for them 8. Burway defeated Hanmer by 20 at Meole Brace with George Cooper best winner 6 for them and Matt Beeston best for Hanmer 12. Sir John Bayley had a comfortable win over Ifton by 50. Best winner for the Bayley was Scott Simpson 6 and for Ifton Sam Williams 11. Castlefields received a walkover into the next round.
The Quarter Final draw will hopefully take place on Thursday.
| 1 | Meole Brace | 213 | 203 | Shifnal Limited | At | District Front |
| 2 | Bylet | 220 | 217 | Prince of Wales Hotel | At | Childs Ercall |
| 3 | Wem USC | 230 | 209 | Hanwood | At | Allscott |
| 4 | Woore | 220 | 189 | Newport | At | Greenfields No.1 |
| 5 | Sir John Bayley | 236 | 186 | Ifton | At | Monkmoor |
| 6 | Bye | Castlefields | ||||
| 7 | Burway | 226 | 206 | Hanmer | At | Meole Brace No.1 |
| 8 | St Georges | 224 | 190 | Sinclair | At | Maddocks |
1st Round:
Meole Brace shocked Wrockwardine Wood in the 1st round of the KGJ Insurance County Cup after beating them by 25 at Archibald Worthington. Captain Nick Davies said “before the game I told the lads if we could get a good start we’d have a chance. Sure enough we finished the front four with a 21 chalk lead. Moving into the middle the Wrock lads started off really well with Chris Grocott winning 5 (to be best winner for them). But Will Childs cancelled that out and we went into the back four with a lead of 19. At number ten, Will Tyler stormed home 8 and Mark Thomas and Doug Edwards edged their games to give us a fantastic victory against a fancied Wrockwardine Wood side. It was a great win for Meole Brace and we look forward to the draw for the next round!!!” Julian Cooke and Will Childs were best winners 6 for Meole.
The other two games finished 42 shots to the winning team. Wem USC beat Adderley on Chester Road Ladies green, best winner being Ian Metcalfe 8 and Jack Hazeldine 12 for the Adders. The Bylet beat Horsehay on Donnington Wood with captain Cheryl Caswell leading the way winning 8. John Roberts Jnr was best winner for Horsehay 12.
The scorecards are below.
The draw for the 2nd round will take place on Thursday 23rd May.
| No | Wrockwardine Wood | Agg | Score | Score | Agg | Meole Brace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Stevens | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | Will Tarrell |
| 2 | Sam Millward | 25 | 15 | 21 | 42 | Phil Lyttle |
| 3 | Scott Moseley | 31 | 6 | 21 | 63 | Julian Cooke |
| 4 | Steve Faulkner | 52 | 21 | 10 | 73 | Tracy Bound |
| 5 | Chris Grocott | 73 | 21 | 5 | 78 | Chris Jones |
| 6 | Rob Roden | 94 | 21 | 16 | 94 | Aiden Hughes |
| 7 | Steve Broome | 100 | 6 | 21 | 115 | Will Childs |
| 8 | Steve Roberts | 121 | 21 | 12 | 127 | Craig Wilson |
| 9 | Jamie King | 142 | 21 | 19 | 146 | Andy Wigginton |
| 10 | Phil Jones | 150 | 8 | 21 | 167 | Will Tyler |
| 11 | Martin Williams | 164 | 14 | 21 | 188 | Mark Thomas |
| 12 | Joshua Cotton | 184 | 20 | 21 | 209 | Doug Edwards |
| Games | 5 | 7 | Games | |||
| Aggregate | 184 | 209 | Aggregate |
| No | Wem USC | Agg | Score | Score | Agg | Adderley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Weaver | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | Ian Howell |
| 2 | Gareth Davies | 42 | 21 | 10 | 20 | Edward Proudlove |
| 3 | Darren Fitzpatrick | 60 | 18 | 21 | 41 | Connor Whitehall |
| 4 | Colin Smith | 81 | 21 | 12 | 53 | Chris Stretch |
| 5 | Scott Thomas | 102 | 21 | 17 | 70 | Thomas Killen |
| 6 | Curtis Metcalfe | 123 | 21 | 16 | 86 | Jamie Brookes |
| 7 | Simon Lewis | 144 | 21 | 13 | 99 | Adrian Jennings |
| 8 | Luke Boniface | 156 | 12 | 21 | 120 | Jack Hazledine |
| 9 | Ian Metcalfe | 177 | 21 | 8 | 128 | James Lewis |
| 10 | Tim Jordan | 190 | 13 | 21 | 149 | Jock Timlett |
| 11 | James Weaver | 209 | 19 | 21 | 170 | Barry Hughes |
| 12 | Andy Marshall | 230 | 21 | 18 | 188 | Philip Jones |
| Games | 8 | 4 | Games | |||
| Aggregate | 230 | 188 | Aggregate |
| No | Horsehay | Agg | Score | Score | Agg | Bylet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Roberts Jnr | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | Kevin Brazier |
| 2 | Gavin Bridge | 42 | 21 | 14 | 26 | Lee Bowden |
| 3 | Steve Reeves | 63 | 21 | 15 | 41 | Tony Steadman |
| 4 | Phil Harris | 84 | 21 | 17 | 58 | Chris Davis |
| 5 | Richard Jones | 103 | 19 | 21 | 79 | John Palmer |
| 6 | Gareth Jones | 119 | 16 | 21 | 100 | Tim Ealey |
| 7 | Spencer Collins | 129 | 10 | 21 | 121 | Robert Renke |
| 8 | Garry Owen | 140 | 11 | 21 | 142 | John Newey |
| 9 | Oliver Harris | 157 | 17 | 21 | 163 | Ian Hopson |
| 10 | Craig Baugh | 166 | 9 | 21 | 184 | Ian Sturdy |
| 11 | Phil Wain | 176 | 10 | 21 | 205 | Grant Cooper |
| 12 | Peter Burd | 184 | 8 | 21 | 226 | Cheryl Caswell |
| Games | 4 | 8 | Games | |||
| Aggregate | 184 | 226 |
