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Muni success at County Finals

By Jack Bowler Solihull Municipal Bowls Club

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

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Solihull Municipal have another County Champion, Paul Jones winning the Unbadged Singles at the Finals Day held at Avenue Leamington on 28th July. We were also runners-up in the Senior Fours, part of a strong representation from the Birmingham Area. Mark Ireland from Erdington Court won the Two Woods Singles; Rob Robinson and Richard Brittan were runners-up in the Pairs; Mal Evans's team from Sherwood Park were runners-up in the Fours; and Mal and Gill Maund were runners-up in the Mixed Pairs. The full Finals Day report is available on the County website www.warwickshirebowls.org.uk/wcba/ but the parts relating to the Muni are shown below.

Allan Hockin (Rugby Railway) and Paul Jones (Solihull Municipal) competed for this years Unbadged Singles. Hockin got off to a good start but a four helped Jones turn things around to lead 8-4, a treble for Hockin cut the deficit but Jones again pulled away to a 14-9 advantage. Paul Jones then ran off the shots he needed to win his County badge, winning the Unbadged Singles 21-9.

John Bentien, Nigel Walker, Rob Wilson and Gary Langford (Solihull Municipal) were a shot up against Andy Prickett, Ken Chedgzoy, Martin Timms and Alan Apsey (Welford) in the Senior Fours after six ends but four ends later trailed by six. With fourteen ends gone the scores were level, a single and double took Welford ahead, Solihull replied with a single but Apsey and co took a final end single to win 16-13.

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