Tasty Castlefields chew over Meole

Defending champions Castlefields continue to set a hot pace at the top of the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League with a 13-1 +65 shots hammering of Meole Brace.

Victory put them eight points clear of Sir John Bayley who moved into second spot with an equally impressive 11-3 +57 verdict over Ifton.

It was not a good night for the away sides with Archibald Worthington's bright start to the season being halted with a 12-2 +87 shots loss at Wem USC.

Wrockwardine Wood made home advantage count as they went fourth with a 11-3 +42 success over Bowring while, on St George's day, the Dragons were 9-5 winners,+34 at home to Childs Ercall last night.

Results

Sir J Bayley 11 Agg +57 (Spencer Clarke 21-6) Ifton 3 (Lewis Scott 21-15)

Bylet 9 Agg +16 (Simon Homer 21-6) Ford 5 (Julian Cooke 21-7)

Castlefields 13 Agg + 65 (Craig Barker 21-7) Meole Brace 1 (Colin Beaman 21-18)

St Georges 9 Agg +34 (Glyn Picknell 21-5) Childs Ercall 5 (Dave Brown 21-9)

Wem USC 12 Agg +87 (Michael Dulson, Shaun Nagle, Colin Smith 21-8) Arch W'ton 2 (Adrian Smout 21-12)

Newport 8 Agg +7 (Dale Rudrum 21-9) Chester Road 6 Andrew Moss , Paul Griffiths 21-11)

Wrock Wood 11 Agg +42 (Stuart Rutter, Rob Clarke 21-10) Bowring 3 (Richard Lawson 21-10)