Bowls England Middleton Cup final group tables
MIDDLETON CUP ROUND-UP – SATURDAY 10th July 2018
North Section A:
Durham beat Derbyshire 135-125 (18-4)
Rink scores (Durham skips first): C.Boston bt A.Poynton 30-12, D.Bolt bt D.Thornhill 22-8, P.Mosley bt P.Broughton 25-16, D.Oram bt M.Allsopp 28-21, I.Riches lost to R.Robinson 22-27, J.Mansfield lost to J.Bowley
Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire 135-107 (18-4)
Rink scores (Yorkshire skips only): P.Emmerson won 32-16, M.Walton won 20-18, S.Walton won 25-11, V.O’Neill lost 19-23, E.Bunce drew 20-20, D.Clark drew 19-19
Yorkshire qualify for the Inter-Area Play-off having gained 2 wins and a loss massing a total of 46 points.
Final group table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | FOR | AGAINST | POINTS |
| 1 | Yorkshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 374 | 325 | 46 |
| 2 | Derbyshire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 360 | 366 | 31 |
| 3 | Durham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 348 | 379 | 28 |
| 4 | Nottinghamshire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 353 | 365 | 27 |
North Section B:
Cumbria beat Lancashire 128-94 (20-2)
Rink scores (Cumbria skips first): S.Irwin bt R.Vaughan 21-15, S.Airey bt J.Parkinson 22-17, D.Forster bt I.Mayne 23-10, B.Sherwen bt A.Atkinson 24-20, A.Baxter bt R.Girling 25-13, S.Farish lost to C.Gale 13-19
Northumberland v Lincolnshire – match not played
Cumbria qualify for the Inter-Area Play-off having gained 2 wins and a loss massing a total of 45 points.
Final group table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | FOR | AGAINST | POINTS |
| 1 | Cumbria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 401 | 297 | 45 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 367 | 345 | 38 |
| 3 | Lincolnshire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 253 | 21 |
| 4 | Northumberland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 293 | 6 |
South Section A:
Buckingham beat Isle of Wight 126-93 (18-4)
Rink scores not provided
Hampshire beat Middlesex 136-94 (20-2)
Rink scores (Hampshire skips first): J.Marshland bt A.Docker 26-14, S.Filder bt T.Waller 22-13, T.Orr bt J.Rowland 24-19, C.Bailey bt P.Cater 21-18, L.Pope lost to N.Edwards 16-19, C.Daniles bt P.Sutcliffe 27-11
Buckinghamshire qualify for the Inter-Area Play-off having gained 3 wins from 3 massing a total of 55 points.
Final group table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | FOR | AGAINST | POINTS |
| 1 | Buckinghamshire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 309 | 55 |
| 2 | Hampshire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 383 | 334 | 43 |
| 3 | Middlesex | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 341 | 373 | 26 |
| 4 | Isle of Wight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 305 | 404 | 8 |
South Section B:
Oxfordshire beat Berkshire 131-123 (16-6)
Rink scores (Oxfordshire skips only): I.Snowden won 20-18, B.Sparkes lost 21-22, N.Rae-Welsh won 27-16, P.Sharman lost 18-27, J.King won 25-16, M.Charlett lost 20-24
Kent beat Surrey 138-93 (20-2)
Rink scores not provided.
Kent qualify for the Inter-Area Play-off having gained 3 wins and a loss massing a total of 64 points, securing the group by 1 point over Berkshire.
Final group table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | FOR | AGAINST | POINTS |
| 1 | Kent | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 532 | 402 | 64 |
| 2 | Berkshire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 502 | 439 | 63 |
| 3 | Oxfordshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 471 | 476 | 48 |
| 4 | Surrey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 463 | 463 | 37 |
| 5 | Sussex | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 376 | 564 | 8 |
East Section A:
Leicestershire drew with Essex 107-107 (13-9)
Rink scores (Leicestershire skips first): J.Dawson bt A.Squire 23-16, N.Hope bt J.Rippey 22-14, S.Hayes bt E.Morris 17-16, C.Moore bt J.Holmes 21-13, S.Wade lost to M.Christmas 15-24, A.Hollis lost to L.Chaplin 9-24
Bedfordshire v Cambridgeshire – Not played
Leicestershire qualify for the Inter-Area Play-off having gained 2 wins and a draw massing a total of 49 points which went down to the last game in in the group.
Final group table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | FOR | AGAINST | POINTS |
| 1 | Leicestershire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 369 | 337 | 49 |
| 2 | Essex | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 376 | 317 | 46 |
| 3 | Cambridgeshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 258 | 10 |
| 4 | Bedfordshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 233 | 273 | 5 |
East Section B:
Northamptonshire beat Huntingdonshire 134-110 (20-2)
Rink scores (Northamptonshire skips first): C.Height bt E.Elmore 26-18, V.Gearey bt N.Brett 25-16, R.Tansley bt M.Robertson 27-14, C.Cinato lost to T.Morton 18-31, P.Exley beat R.Murray 20-18, A.Manton bt S.Law 18-13
Norfolk beat Suffolk 141-91 (20-2)
Rink scores (Norfolk skips first): P.Barr bt L.Stevens 22-12, G.Tubby bt D.Ramsbottom 21-18, P.Wilkinson bt K.Leeks 26-18, W.Willgress bt R.Leeder 30-12, P.Boldero lost to L.Spraggs 19-20, D.Smith bt M.Royal 23-11
Norfolk qualify for the Inter-Area Play-off having gained 4 wins from 4 massing a total of 72 points.
Final group table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | FOR | AGAINST | POINTS |
| 1 | Norfolk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 431 | 72 |
| 2 | Northamptonshire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 509 | 470 | 57 |
| 3 | Suffolk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 460 | 493 | 34 |
| 4 | Hertfordshire | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 469 | 513 | 29 |
| 5 | Huntingdonshire | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 453 | 519 | 28 |
West Section A:
Devon beat Worcestershire 142-83 (22-0)
Rink Scores (Devon names first): G.Sanders bt J.Oliver 30-10, J.Webber bt S.Poyner 19-16, I.Lesley bt K.Weaver 23-11, J.Chestney bt R.Moule 23-17, L.Ridout bt A.Walters 23-17, R.Paxton bt R.McCaughtrie 24-12
Wiltshire beat Gloucestershire 86-76 (16-6)
No rink scores provided.
Devon qualify for the Inter-Area Play-off having gained 3 wins from 3 massing a total of 58 points.
Final group table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | FOR | AGAINST | POINTS |
| 1 | Devon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 292 | 58 |
| 2 | Wiltshire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 319 | 323 | 36 |
| 3 | Gloucestershire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 291 | 28 |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 298 | 400 | 10 |
West Section B:
Cornwall beat Herefordshire 132-106 (19-3)
Rink Scores (Cornwall names first): M.Read bt S.Jones 22-15, P.Downs lost to M.Holmes 17-26, B.Cotton drew with M.Griffiths 17-17, T.Phillips bt P.Williams 22-13, C.Binny bt R.Jones 35-18, S.Jones bt B.Payne 21-17
Somerset beat Warwickshire 129-117 (17-5)
Rink Scores (Somerset names first): N.Pearce drew with m.Timms 19-19, J.Amery bt A.Smith 27-14, D.Taylor bt C.Jacox 25-14, N.Saunders lost to M.Ireland 11-34, K.Jones bt C.Wells 30-15, S.Steel lost to A.Apsey 17-21
Cornwall qualify for the Inter-Area Play-off having gained 4 wins from 4 massing a total of 70 points.
Final group table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | FOR | AGAINST | POINTS |
| 1 | Cornwall | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 421 | 70 |
| 2 | Somerset | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 473 | 443 | 54 |
| 3 | Warwickshire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 483 | 446 | 50 |
| 4 | Dorset | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 416 | 491 | 27 |
| 5 | Herefordshire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 416 | 483 | 19 |
The quarter-finals of the Inter-County Middleton Cup will take place on Saturday 21st July involving the following ties:
Yorkshire v Cumbria
Buckinghamshire v Kent
Leicestershire v Norfolk
Devon v Cornwall
Winners will progress through to the Semi-Finals to be held on Saturday 04th August at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa.
