The County squad for the away fixture against Herefordshire on the 16th October is set out below :
County v Gloucestershire – 8th October 2016
This home fixture saw the County narrowly losing to Gloucestershire by 18 Points to 22 ( 181 shots for Worcestershire and 186 shots for Gloucestershire )
In the morning session there were wins in the Singles for Richard Rose ( 17-12 ) and Richard Payne ( 11-10 ). Richard Payne won 10 of his 15 ends win Richard Rose winning 9. Unfortunately both pairs teams lost.
Session 2 saw both Triples teams losing but there was a narrow win for Richard Hulbert’s Fours team by 9 shots to 8, and a draw by Ben Mole’s Fours ( 8-8 ).
In session 3 Richard Rose was denied a hard fought win when his opponent snatched an equalising shot with his last bowl of their match. The second Singles match together with the Pairs were lost.
In the final session of the day both Triples won, one of the Fours teams also won with only a narrow 9-11 defeat for the second Fours team. Mark Bourne’s Triples team only lost three ends of their thirteen end match to romp home 17-3 winners. Pete Hopkins with his Triples team also had a comfortable win by 13 shots to 6. Ben Mol’s Fours team were narrowly leading 5-4 with three ends remaining in the match, and then went on to win two of those three ends – each by 5 shots – to become worthy winners 15-5.
A summary of the day’s results is set out below :
County Squad for 8th October – Home against Gloucestershire
The county Squad for the home fixture on the 8th October against Gloucestershire is set out below :
County v Gloucestershire – 1st October 2016
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.
Terry Clifford in action during his Fours team win at Gloucester
A summary of the individual results is shown below :
County Squad for the match against Gloucestershire on 1st October 2016
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.
