Woore won the Wrekin Cup for the first time after beating Castlefields in the final by 21. They led by 12 after the first three, Derek Wright winning down an edge with a good run at the end to win 13, while Wayne Rogers won 10, but Barry Keep got some good chalks from 18-3 down to keep the Fields in it. Michael Thomas won 14 to keep the deficit down. Woore were in control on the other green by the club, not letting any big leads build up for the Fields, and once Cedric Bancroft had a good run at the end of his game to win 12 it was all over. The other two games also finished 12 and cancelled each other out, with Carol Matthews winning for Woore and Shaun O’Sullivan for the Fields.
Well done to Woore on winning, and to Newport for hosting. Pictures are to follow.
| No | Castlefields | Agg | Score | Score | Agg | Woore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Keep | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | Wayne Rogers |
| 2 | Mark Thomas | 23 | 13 | 21 | 42 | Derek Wright |
| 3 | Michael Thomas | 44 | 21 | 14 | 56 | Andy Smith |
| 4 | Alan Peach | 56 | 12 | 21 | 77 | Carol Matthews |
| 5 | Shaun O Sullivan | 77 | 21 | 12 | 89 | Allan Bailey |
| 6 | John Nash | 89 | 12 | 21 | 110 | Cedric Bancroft |
| Games | 2 | 4 | Games | |||
| Aggregate | 89 | 110 | Aggregate |
In the Semi Finals, Woore beat Battlefield by 38 with 5 winners. Andy Smith was best of 3 winners in the front 21-6. with Wayne Rogers running out from 14 across and Derek Wright having to fend off a comeback to win 17. Into the back three and Cedric Bancroft won 10 and Carol Matthews 15 to seal the win for Woore, while Ian Foster won 16 to be the winner for Battlefield.
| No | Woore | Agg | Score | Score | Agg | Battlefield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Rogers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | Dave Beer |
| 2 | Derek Wright | 42 | 21 | 17 | 31 | Keith Owen |
| 3 | Andy Smith | 63 | 21 | 6 | 37 | Roger Whitfield |
| 4 | Carol Matthews | 84 | 21 | 15 | 52 | Mal Parry |
| 5 | Cedric Bancroft | 105 | 21 | 10 | 62 | Kevin Perks |
| 6 | Allan Bailey | 121 | 16 | 21 | 83 | Ian Foster |
| Games | 5 | 1 | Games | |||
| Aggregate | 121 | 83 | Aggregate |
Castlefields had it much closer against Sir John Bayley with two single figure cards the difference. Alan Peach won 8 in the first three, with the Bayley fighting back as Del McKenzie won 16 and Keith Pessall battled back from 16-10 down to get 18 off Barry Keep. Once John Nash won 8 in the back three for the Fields the game was won, despite Pat Minton winning 10 for the Bayley. Shaun O’Sullivan then managed to win 20 last on after fighting back.
| No | Castlefields | Agg | Score | Score | Agg | Sir John Bayley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Keep | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | Keith Pessall |
| 2 | Michael Thomas | 37 | 16 | 21 | 39 | Derek Mckenzie |
| 3 | Alan Peach | 58 | 21 | 8 | 47 | Anthony Roche |
| 4 | John Nash | 79 | 21 | 8 | 55 | Ian Delves |
| 5 | Gary Walker | 89 | 10 | 21 | 76 | Pat Minton |
| 6 | Shaun O Sullivan | 110 | 21 | 20 | 96 | Norman Harvey |
| Games | 4 | 2 | Games | |||
| Aggregate | 110 | 96 | Aggregate |
