The county Squad for the home fixture on the 8th October against Gloucestershire is set out below :
The county Squad for the home fixture on the 8th October against Gloucestershire is set out below :
The County visited Gloucestershire at their Churchdown venue for this “Two Shires Trophy” fixture, where Gloucestershire won scoring 30 points to Worcestershire’s 10 ( 231 shots for Gloucestershire and 175 for Worcestershire ).
In the first session the only county win was obtained by Richard Rose in the Singles. Facing a 3 shot deficit in the last end of his match, Richard came storming through to win the end by 4 shots giving him a 15-14 victory. The county lost its other Singles match and the two Pairs matches, although Trish Clifford and Phil Thompson only lost by one shot in the final end of their match.
The second session also saw only one win for the county. Keith Mills Triples team had an 11-9 win in a hard fought contest.
In the third session Jim Tingle won his Singles match comfortably 18-6, but the other Singles match was lost together with the two Pairs matches.
The fourth session saw Maureen Tingle’s Triples team draw 11-11 and Terry Clifford’s Fours team win in a most dramatic fashion. The team scored 6 shots in the second end – which was their only score until the ninth end – and were losing 6-12 at the beginning of the ninth end. The team went on to win the next three ends culminating in a well deserved 13-12 win.
A summary of the individual results is shown below :
The County Squad for the away fixture against Gloucestershire on the 1st October is set out below. This is a “Two Shires Trophy” fixture with the return match scheduled for 17th December at Bromsgrove.
West Midlands visited Bromsgrove on the 25th September for Worcestershire’s first home fixture of the season. The West Midlands team was much stronger than the one the County faced just a week previously at Solihull. In what turned out to be a disappointing match for the County, a strong performance by West Midlands saw them winning by 28 points to Worcestershire’s 12.
The first session saw the County losing the Singles and Pairs matches, but with the Pairs only narrowly losing.. In the second session both Triples teams lost with the only win at the half way stage being achieved by Terry Clifford’s Fours team, with a 11-10 victory. In the afternoon ( third session ), the County fared slightly better with a convincing Pairs win by Trish Clifford and Richard Rose by 19 shots to 5 against.. Phil Thompson and Jim tingle also won their match, this time by 11 shots to 10. In the fourth session Mark Bourne’s Triples team won comfortably 15-6 and Alan Walters’ Fours team also had a convincing 14-7 victory.
A summary of the results is shown below.
The County squad for the home fixture against West Midlands scheduled for the 25th September is set out below :