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Thirteen unlucky for the visitors
Saturday 24th May 2008, 11:00AM BST.
Home wins were the order of the day in the latest round of matches in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League.
Three sides recorded emphatic 13-1 victories on home turf – Newport, Castlefields and Archibald Worthington.
Chester Road also made the most of home advantage, beating Ifton 11-3, while Ford got the better of Wrockwardine Wood, pulling off a 10-4 victory
Champions St Georges maintained their climb up the table with a fine 10-4 win at improving Bylet.
But this season’s top dogs Wem USC maintained their eight-point advantage at the top of the table with an 8-6 win at Bayley Club.Newport 13 (+61 A Davidson 21-3) Donnington Wood 1 (F Watkins 21-7)
Bylet 4 (C Chamberlain 21-15) St Georges 10 (+25 I Gaut 21-8)
Chester Road 11 (+82 M Lloyd 21-5) Ifton 3 (G Davies 21-10)
Castlefields 13 (+97 S Parsonage 21-3) Archibald Worthington 1 (P Smith 21-11)
Meole Brace 13 (+69 C Beaman 21-7) Childs Ercall 1 (J Breeze 21-10)
Ford 10 (+49 W Tarrell 21-4) Wrockwardine Wood 4 (D Downes 21-14)
SJ Bayley 6 (B Broome 21-6) Wem USC 8 (+9 M Dulson 21-6)
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