Shropshire Star

Castlefields are so close to title now

Eleven points clear with six games to play - Castlefields are almost home and hosed in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League title race after beating visiting Ifton 10-4 last night. Eleven points clear with six games to play - Castlefields are almost home and hosed in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League title race after beating visiting Ifton 10-4 last night. That means the spotlight is on the battle at the bottom to avoid the wooden spoon - and Donnington Wood made a move despite losing 13-1 at high fliers Wem USC. For second bottom Childs Ercall were whitewashed at Ford to see their safety cushion cut to just three points.

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bowls.jpgEleven points clear with six games to play - Castlefields are almost home and hosed in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League title race after beating visiting Ifton 10-4 last night.

That means the spotlight is on the battle at the bottom to avoid the wooden spoon - and Donnington Wood made a move despite losing 13-1 at high fliers Wem USC.

For second bottom Childs Ercall were whitewashed at Ford to see their safety cushion cut to just three points.

Full details:

Castlefields 10 (+40, Kevin Walker 21-7), Ifton 4 (Andy Hughes 21-10); Wem USC 13 (+117, Mel Jenkins & Ian Dowley 21-3), Donnington Wood 1 (Tom Cooper 21-18); Ford 14 (+85, Dave Hoffman 21-9), Childs Ercall 0 (Graham Wood 19-21).

Sir John Bayley 9 (+47, Roger Teague 21-3), Wrockwardine Wood 5 (Ryan Stevens 21-10); Meole Brace 10 (+45, Adie Rowe 21-5), Archibald Worthington 4 (Dale Booth & Les Markham 21-8); Bylet 12 (+31, Jamie Chater 21-8), Newport 2 (Alan Davidson 21-10).