British Crown Green Bowling Association

YORKSHIRE juniors wrapped up another BCGBA Junior County Championship title, their seventh in a row, when they completed their final fixture of the 2023 season.  You have to go back to Sunday 11th May 2014 to when they last lost the overall aggregate when Warwick & Worcester claimed a 29 chalk victory against a Yorkshire team that contained Robbie Ellis, Josh Mordue and Chloe Hirst to name but a few.

The White Rose County final fixture was against Shropshire and they used their Golcar Liberal Club home green to full advantage in a 78 chalk victory.  Charlie Ripley (21-3), Zinedine Ayub (21-6), Denis Hufton (21-7) and Holly Jenkins (21-9) were the best of their ten winners.  Cerys Marshall (21-15) and Owen Hanmer (21-18) were Shropshire’s two winners.  Over at Bowring BC in Shropshire, Yorkshire came away with a 23 chalk victory in a close match with their vice-captain, Scott Singleton, handing in the best card of the day, 21-8.

Shropshire’s defeat meant victory for Wales would see them take second place in the table.  In a close match at Amery Unionists Club in Staffordshire, the sides shared the winning jacks six apiece but Wales claimed victory by 3 chalks thanks to two late cards from Cody Edwards (21-2) and Sam Bennett (21-9).  Earlier in the game Owen Evans (21-4) and Finlay Craddock (21-7) got Staffordshire off to a fine start with Connor Edwards (21-5) replying for Wales.  At Caernarfon BC, Tom Lloyd was Staffordshire’s solitary winner as his side succumbed to an 89 chalk defeat.

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