Penn edge out leaders, Ward End impress again
Penn edged out the leaders King George V in Gameweek 10 of the Summit Garage Staffordshire Premier Bowls League to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation going. They beat them 6-4 and by 6 chalks, with Ben Dixon MVP and best winner 8. They were thankful for Dave Lloyd running out from 19-13 down, Mick Brown from 14-12 down and Gary Cooper from 13-12 up. Chris Bergin was the leader’s MVP winning 16, while Tom Pritchard and Andy Gibbs were their best winners 13. Ward End Cons got 4 winners at Royal Oak to keep up their good form to the season. Marc Franks was their best winner and MVP 13 with Dane Hopwood best winner for the home side 6 and Martin Perks MVP 18. Stretton Anglesey are third now after an 8-2 win against Netherseal. Conor Chamberlain was best winner and MVP 8 with Richard Goldby the same for the visitors 10. Great Barr also won 8-2 at home to Tanworth In Arden to move them closer to getting out of trouble at the bottom. Jordan Patrick and James Parkes were their best winners 11, with Jordan gaining MVP, while the visitors had Simon Dreher best winner and MVP 6. Windmill were another 8-2 victor, over Staffordshire rivals Woodfield. Dave Chester was their MVP and best winner 8, with Lyndon Hazelhurst the same for the away side 12.
King George V are 13 points clear of Ward End Cons, who are 5 ahead of Stretton Anglesey, who have a game in hand. At the bottom Penn are 6 behind Great Barr, who are three adrift of Royal Oak. Neil Harrell lost his first game of the season, and is joined on 9 wins by Tom Pritchard and Darrell Handley. Darrell still leads the Mark Taylor Support Ltd. MVPs with 5.
| Won | Agg | Pts | Home Team | Division 1 | Away Team | Pts | Agg | Won | H | A | CH | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 143 | 6 | Penn | V | King George V | 4 | 137 | 4 | ✓ | |||
| 6 | 154 | 8 | Stretton Anglesey | V | Netherseal | 2 | 127 | 2 | ✓ | |||
| 6 | 157 | 8 | Windmill | V | Woodfield A | 2 | 127 | 2 | ✓ | |||
| 6 | 151 | 8 | Great Barr | V | Tanworth In Arden | 2 | 131 | 2 | ✓ | |||
| 4 | 155 | 6 | Royal Oak | V | Ward End Cons | 4 | 132 | 4 | ✓ |
