County v Shropshire 19th November 2017

This home fixture against Shropshire resulted in a win for Shropshire by 23 points to 17. A minor consolation for Worcestershire came from a two shot advantage over Shropshire with the county scoring 191 shots to Shropshire’s 189.

Session  1

A very successful first session for the county with three wins and only one lost match. Jim Tingle was in devastating form in his singles match, winning eleven of the fifteen ends to win the match 25-8. Johnathon Smith in his singles match was trailing 1-12 after the 8th end but managed to pull back to a 11-16 defeat, an important fight back as far as shot difference is concerned. In the pairs Leah Thompson and Richard Rose had a very comfortable 17-10 win, having been in the lead from the 9th end. Pete Forster and Cayman Dredge in their pairs match led form the 2nd end putting pressure on the opposition throughout the match to win by 24-8, having finished in fine style with four shots off the last end.

At this stage of the competition the county had a 35 shot advantage.

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Jim Tingle makes one of his many winning deliveries on the way to his 25-8 win in the first singles match of the day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session   2

A complete reversal of fortunes in this session. Shropshire won the four matches to gain all eight points. With a negative shot difference of 31 for the session, Worcestershire were still four shots ahead of Shropshire at the half way stage , even though they were behind on points gained. Although both the triples and fours teams lost their matches, Terry Clifford’s team had an interesting battle with the opposition  –  the first two ends were tied. At the end of the 6th end only four shots had been scored. Shropshire eventually went on to win scoring eight shots to Worcestershire’s four, which could well be close to a record for a low scoring match.
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Rachel Skye Wesson delivering a perfect line and length in her second match with the county playing in Richard Payne’s fours team

 

 

Session  3

Jim Tingle continued his form in the afternoon singles match to lead throughout the 15 ends winning 13-5. Johnathon Smith in his singles match fought back from 2-10 down after the 8th end to lose by 10-15. In their pairs match Finlow Hunt and Cayman Dredge narrowly lost 9-12. Leah Thompson and Richard Rose could not be contained by the opposition and went on to a very strong 21-7 win, having led throughout the match.

Session  4.

Both triples teams lost . Richard payne’s fours team drew 9-9 following a late surge by the opposition.Terry Clifford’s fours team won 13-9, having led from the 3rd end , finishing with  three shots off the last end.

A summary of all the results is shown below.

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County v Shropshire 22nd October 2017

The county’s third match of the season was away to Shropshire with the result ending in a draw with both counties gaining 20 points. Worcestershire shots total was 183 with 224 shots by Shropshire.

Session  1

Johnathon Smith had a very emphatic win in his opening Singles match. He was 6-13 down after the 9th end but went on to win each of the next six ends to win his match 14-13.

The only other success for the county was a draw by Leah Thompson and Richard Rose, They scored five shots off the last two ends to level the score at 14-14.

Session  2

Keith Mills’ team won their match by 12-6, with both Fours teams also winning.  Richard Payne’s team, having been 6-10- down at the halfway stage, staged a comeback to win 12-11.   A consistent performance by Terry Clifford’s Fours team resulted in them winning by 13-8.

 

Session 3.

Leah Thompson and Richard Rose won their afternoon match in fine style by 17-6, having been ahead of their opponents from the 3rd end. Unfortunately the other Pairs team lost and both Singles matches were also lost.

Session 4.

Keith Mills’ Triples team were behind by a narrow margin for 11 ends.  With six shots from the last three ends of the match, they came out winners 16-13. Terry Clifford’s Fours team were 6-7 down with only two ends left in the match. With six shots off the 10th end and four shots the final end, they had an incredible win 16-7. Richard Payne’s Fours team also won comfortably 15-6.

A summary of the results is shown below.

 

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County v Stockport 8th October 2017

The County’s visit to Stockport on the 8th October resulted in a win for Stockport by 27 points to 13., with Stockport scoring 237 shots to Worcester’s 177.

Session  1.

Both Singles and Pairs lost their opening matches.

Session  2.

This session saw the county win two and draw one matches out of the four played. Maureen Tingle’s triples team  were 4-9 down after only four ends but came back very strongly to win their match 24-14. Terry Clifford’s Fours team had a consistent performance to win by 17-11 and Richard Payne’s Fours team who were 5-10 down with three ends to play earned a very worthy draw  –  10-10.

Session  3.

Jim Tingle in his Singles match was strong and consistent throughout, took the lead in the 8th end, and went on to win 16-12. Richard Rose and leah Thompson were 2-10 after six ends but came storming back to win their Triples match 16-13.

Session  4.

Mark Bourne’s Triples team took the lead in the 8th end  and went on to a convincing win 17-6.. Unfortunately the other Triples team and both Fours teams lost their matches.

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