Ifton in stunner at Meole

What a difference 24 hours made for Meole Brace in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League.

Having grabbed second place by hammering visiting Wem USC 12-2 on Thursday, Meole were one of three teams to come a cropper at home last night.

Ifton, unable to raise a team last week, stunned them 9-5 - and with leaders St Georges winning by the same score at Childs Ercall it means the gap at the top is back to 23 points.

But Wrockwardine Wood are moving quietly up on the rails, a tense 8-6 win at Bylet giving them a real boost.

Ford sent Sir John Bayley packing in the top clash of the night 11-3 while Castlefields and Chester Road both enjoyed good home wins to move menacingly closer to the top positions.

Details:

Meole Brace 5 (C Beaman 21-9), Ifton 9 (+6, Rocky Jones & J Evans 21-13); Childs Ercall 5 (D Brown 21-12), St Georges 9 (+30, K Keary 21-9); Bylet 6 (T Steadman 21-3), Wrockwardine Wood 8 (+3, S Rutter 21-5).

Ford 11 (+59, N Davies 21-7), Sir John Bayley 3 (D Stamp 21-15); Chester Road 10 (+54, A Duckett & I Booth 21-6), Wem USC 4 (S Allmark 21-9).

Castlefields 11 (+105, G Herbert 21-1), Donnington Wood 3 (M Selley 21-17); AWC 10 (+12, R Willdigg 21-13), Newport 4 (S Handley 21-9).

By Malcolm Fletcher