Wrockwardine Wood edged home by 6 chalks against Hodnet in the closest game of the night in the 1st round of the Shropshire Cup. Louise Cotton was their best winner 5 on Greenfields, with Philip Hughes best for Hodnet 6. Bridgewater defeated Bowring by 15 on Monkmoor, Andrew Foster their best winner 9. Nick Mullinder was best for the Bowring 8. Newport got past District on Bicton by 51 with four single figure winners, Russ Millward best of them 5. Steve Dance was best for District 8. Johnstown defeated Bridgnorth by 61, Trevor Roberts best winner 3. Bill Meredith was the only winner for Bridgnorth 11. Meole Brace had one of the biggest wins in the Shropshire Cup history after defeating the Charlton by 110. Steve Beard was best winner 4, with the Charlton’s winner being Paul Phillips 20.
| 1 | Meole Brace | 209 | 99 | Charlton | At | Hodnet |
| 2 | Johnstown | 200 | 139 | Bridgnorth | At | Prince of Wales Hotel |
| 3 | Wrockwardine Wood | 168 | 162 | Hodnet | At | Greenfields No.2 (Hump) |
| 4 | Bridgewater | 179 | 164 | Bowring | At | Monkmoor |
| 5 | Newport | 181 | 130 | District | At | Bicton |
