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The ESMBA have invited Worcestershire to host a match against an England Under 21’s Squad on Sunday 27th February 2022  –  this will take place at Bromsgrove from 1000am to 4.00pm. It will be the season’s last match for the Under 21’s  before they go on to play Wales.

Worcestershire have previously hosted a match against England Under 21’s on the 29th November 2015. That match was won by the Under 21’s by 35 points to 28  –  with the Under 21’s scoring 278 shots and Worcestershire scoring 262 shots.

A report on this match can be found in the ” December 2015 Archive list”  –  scroll down to page 2.

The away fixture against Northamptonshire scheduled for 21st November has been cancelled and will, hopefully, be rescheduled next year.

County Pairs will now take place at Bromsgrove on 14th November following the County Singles competition.

Please note that the original fixtures planned for the 1st and 2nd of November will now be played on the 8th and 9th.

The ESMBA has been very dedicated in their attitude towards safe bowling during the whole of the covid 19 pandemic. Counties have to undertake “risk assessment ” and convince the ESMBA  that it is safe to continue bowling at their venue. Richard Rose has spent considerable time and effort on the county’s behalf to convince the ESMBA that Bromsgrove is a safe venue. Many thanks are due to him for his work to achieve this

The ESMBA has now granted  ” Safe Bowls Status ” for short mat bowling at Bromsgrove. The formal letter and certificate from The ESMBA are shown below :

This will be Worcestershire’s first ESMBA group match in the inter county series of 2021-22, which will also feature matches against Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

For 2021-22 the ESMBA has decided that matches will be played home and away on the same day with squads featuring eight bowlers at each venue plus two substitutes.

For Sunday’s match the county squads / teams are  as follows, with team order of play to be decided.

Home venue  –  Bromsgrove.

Session  1.  Singles  –  Jim Tingle   and   Sean Thompson

Session  2.  Triples   –   Maureen Tingle / Richard Rose / Anne Hough   –   and   –    Pete Forster / Malcolm Saunders / Avis Beddow.

Session  3.  Pairs      –  Pete Forster and Malcolm Saunders   –   and   –   Maureen Tingle and Richard Rose

Session  4.  Fours   –   Jim Tingle / Maureen Tingle / Richard Rose / Anne Hough   –   and   –   Sean Thompson / Pete Forster / Malcolm Saunders / Avis Beddow

Substitutes  –   Tony Crowley and June Green.

Away  venue  –  Solihull Indoor Bowling Centre, Brick Kiln Lane, Solihull, B91 3LE

Session  1.  Singles    –   Johnathon Smith  and  Richard Payne

Session  2.  Triples  –  Jenny Gibbs / Terry Clifford / Trish Clifford   –   and   –   Belinda Gibbs / Rob Franklin / Yvonne Payne

Session  3.  Pairs     –  Jenny Gibbs  and  Terry Clifford   –   and   –    Belinda Gibbs  and Rob Franklin

Session  4.  Fours   –   Richard Payne / Belinda Gibbs / Rob Franklin / Yvonne Payne   –   and   –   Johnathon Smith / Jenny Gibbs / Terry Clifford / Trish Clifford

No Substitutes.