Castle crank up pressure on rivals

Castlefields maintained top spot in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League with an emphatic 13-1 win over Chester Road.

Second-placed St Georges kept up the pace with a fine 9-5 win at the Bayley Club. Wem also hit top form with a 11-3 home win over Ifton, which keeps them in third spot.

Wrockwardine Wood jumped up to fifth in the table after a 13-1 home victory over Archibald Worthington.

At the other end of the table, Childs Ercall moved six points clear of Donnington after a crucial 10-4 home win over the rock-bottom side.

Meole Brace enjoyed a 13-1 home win v Bylet, while Ford had to settle for an 8-6 home win over improving Newport.

RESULTS:

Ford 8 (+35 P Bound 21-3) Newport 6 (A Davidson, D Rhodes 21-8. Meole Brace 13 (+109 I Beaman 21-1) Bylet 1 (C Chamberlain 21-11). Sir John Bayley 5 (P Grimston 21-9) St Georges 9 (+13 G Picknell 21-8. Castlefield 13 (+77 J James 21-3) Chester Road 1 A Duckett (21-7).

Wem USC 11 (+39 G Dulson 21-4) Ifton 3 (Dave Dicky Jones 21-9). Childs Ercall 10 (+48 J Martin 21-3) Donnington Wood 4 (B Jarvis, A Newman 21-12. Wrockwardine Wood 13 (+106 J Clarke 21-6) AWC 1 (A Smout 21-16)