Dragons can pop the corks
St Georges can start celebrating a second successive Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League crown after picking up six points at Castlefields last night. St Georges can start celebrating a second successive Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League crown after picking up six points at Castlefields last night. A fine fightback saw the Dragons win three of the last four games thanks to Peter Farmer, Ian Gaut and skipper Mick Jones. Despite losing by 33 chalks, they are still 27 points clear at the top with just four games left. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Despite losing by 33 chalks, they are still 27 points clear at the top with just four games left.
But the club with the most to celebrate today, given the horrific fire that hit them last weekend, is Bylet.
They hammered fellow strugglers Donnington Wood 12-2 to pull eight points ahead of Newport at the bottom of the table.
In-form Sir John Bayley scored a super 9-5 win at Childs Ercall while Archibald Worthington's good run continued 12-2 against Wrockwardine.
Details:
Castlefields 8 (+33, C Flattley 21-2), St Georges 6 (D Rhodes 21-12); Ford 9 (J Coxill 21-7), Ifton 5 (C Roberts 21-13).
Childs Ercall 5 (S Keay 21-8), Sir John Bayley 9 (+28, D Stamp 21-6); Archibald Worthington 12 (+39, S Heath 21-6), Wrockwardine Wd 2 (S Rutter 21-7); Bylet 12 (+89, T Steadman 21-3), Donnington Wd 2 (A Meredith 21-13).
By Malcolm Fletcher
