Girl power on green in victory
As contests go it was a total mis-match - and Shropshire's junior selectors will have learned little from an annihilation of Lancashire.As contests go it was a total mis-match - and Shropshire's junior selectors will have learned little from an annihilation of Lancashire. They won their Drakes Pride qualifying group two opener by 225 chalks overall on Sunday, the three girls selected for historic first appearances leading the way. Holly Bishton won 21-1 in the away leg at Golborne with Cheryl Caswell close behind with a 21-3 card at No 3 as Shropshire won the first eight games in recording an 86 point success. And their fellow British Ladies Junior Merit winner Jade Jones won 21-1 at Old Shrewsbury as sorry Lancashire managed just one winner, only two in double figures and just 100 chalks from 12 games to lose by 139. Read more in the Shropshire Star
As contests go it was a total mis-match - and Shropshire's junior selectors will have learned little from an annihilation of Lancashire.
They won their Drakes Pride qualifying group two opener by 225 chalks overall on Sunday, the three girls selected for historic first appearances leading the way.
Holly Bishton won 21-1 in the away leg at Golborne with Cheryl Caswell close behind with a 21-3 card at No 3 as Shropshire won the first eight games in recording an 86 point success.
And their fellow British Ladies Junior Merit winner Jade Jones won 21-1 at Old Shrewsbury as sorry Lancashire managed just one winner, only two in double figures and just 100 chalks from 12 games to lose by 139.Next it's Greater Manchester on June 8, when a clash of dates means the three girls may well opt to play for Shropshire Ladies against North Warwickshire.
But Shropshire juniors' crunch group game comes on July 13 when they must tackle reigning under-18 champions Yorkshire - and Bishton, Caswell and Jones are all free to play.
Full scores
AT OLD SHREWSBURY 1 - Ben Talbot (Hanwood) 21, Thomas Walsh 9; Jade Jones (Telepost) 21, Jade Roberts 1; Graham Wall (Royal Mail) 21, Lee Makinson 9; Simon Good (Craven Arms) 21, Robert Brewis 5; Kia Roberts (Craven Arms) 21, Matthew Able 12; George Williams (Wem USC) 21, Robert Baxendale 8; Sam On'ions (Prince Hotel) 8, Ryan Ashcroft 21; Ashley Wellings (Hanwood) 21, Ryan Heald 8; Michael Hughes (Prince Social) 21, Thomas Robinson 4; Dan Williams (Harlescott) 21, Edward Rimmer 5; Anthony Price (Greenfields) 21, Sebastian Williams 9; Jamie Edwards (Wem BC) 21, Niall Booth 9. Shropshire won by 139, 239-100.
AT GOLBORNE PARKSIDE - Michael Beer (Castlefields) 21, Grant Parker 10; Robert Roden (Bowring) 21, Ben Brooks 11; Cheryl Caswell (Bylet) 21, Davis Molyneux 3; Mike Wainwright (Maddocks) 21, Jack Marrow 18; Ben James (Craven Arms) 21, Jonathan Gregory 4; Martin Gaut (Wrockwardine Wood) 21, Michael Walmsley 8; Jamie King (Hadley USC) 21, Lewis Brown 15; Holly Bishton (Bowring) 21, James Beverage 1; Ayden Smith (Hadley USC) 14, Michelle Glover 21; Josh Bradburn (Bowring) 8, Craig Gornall 21; John Potter (Wrockwardine Wood) 18, Thomas Davies 21; Tom Roden (Horsehay) 21, Steven Molyneux 9. Shropshire won by 86, 229-143.
l Overall: Shropshire won by 225.
