WORCESTERSHIRE YOUTH A v WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH BEARS. 21-10-07.
A BIG DAY FOR THE YOUNG BEARS SIDE ,WITH WORCS SPORTING SIX PLAYERS IN THE TOP FIFTEEN RANKING POSITIONS , INCLUDING SCOTT SURRIDGE ( ENGLAND UNDER 18s ).
IT LOOKED OMINOUS WHEN WORCS TOOK THE FIRST THREE FRAMES BUT STEVE MARTIN , CURTISS BOULTON AND HAZEL PAYNE HELD THEIR NERVE TO KEEP WARKS IN THE GAME 8 3 WORCS.
THE SECOND QUARTER WENT THE SAME WAY WITH WORCS TAKING THE EARLY FRAMES AND THE BEARS ,WITH WINS FROM ROSS KRUPA SAM WHETSTONE , TOM TULLY AND LIAM MOORE , HANGING IN THERE. 15 7 WORCESTER.
FRAME 23. STEVE MARTIN STOPPED WORCESTERS JASON CAREY IN HIS TRACKS .SAM WHETSTONE FOLLOWED UP .WITH WINS FROM RICH JOHNSON, CURTISS BOULTON AND MATT SMITH ,THE HOME SIDE WERE MOMENTARILY STUNNED. ROSS KRUPA AND HAZEL PAYNE FINISHED THE SECTION OFF FOR THE BEARS TO TAKE IT 7 - 4 .( 19 14 worcs)
A FIVE FRAME FLURRY STARTING IN FRAME 34 , ENDED ANY HOPE OF A BEARS WIN. SAYING THAT , SAM , CURTISS , LIAM AND ROSS FINISHED ON A WIN . ALTHOUGH LOSING THE MATCH , THIS YOUNG TEAM GAVE A GOOD ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES AGAINST A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT .
MAN OF THE MATCH :
JASON CAREY WORCS 4 / 3
SAM WHETSTONE (pic) WARKS - 4 / 3
WORCESTERSHIRE YOUTH B v WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH BEARS. 21-10-07.
AFTER A NARROW DEFEAT BY THE WORCESTER A TEAM THE BEARS WERE IN NO MOOD FOR A REPEAT AGAINST THEIR B SIDE.
RICH JOHNSON OPENED FOR WARKS , DAN PAYNE GOT HIS FIRST OF THE DAY ,CURTISS BOULTON LED A FOUR FRAME RUSH , LEWIS DEELEY FINISHED THE SECTION OFF . 7 4 BEARS.
THE SECOND QUARTER WAS CLOSER , WITH THE BEARS COMING OUT ON TOP , 6-5.13 9 WARWICKSHIRE. IN THE 3RD QUARTER THE BEARS TURNED UP THE PRESSURE. AFTER WINNING THE FIRST FRAME AND LOSING THE NEXT TWO , DAN PAYNE LED A SIX FRAME BLITZ INCLUDING MAN ON FIRE , CURTISS BOULTON , WHO ONLY DROPPED ONE FRAME ALL DAY.
END OF THE THIRD QUARTER , 8 3. ...( 21 12 )WARWICKSHIRE .
TWO FRAMES LATER THE BEARS HAD SEALED WORCESTER'S FATE .MATT SMITH, LEWIS DEELEY , RICH JOHNSON , CURTISS BOULTON , LIAM MOORE AND ROSS KRUPA PILED ON THE MISERY
FINAL SCORE : WORCESTER YOUTH B 15 WARKS YOUTH B - 29.
4 out of 4. - ROSS KRUPA , DAN PAYNE , LEWIS DEELEY and CURTISS BOULTON.(pic)
3 out of 4 - MATT SMITH and CONOR HOLLAND.
2 out of 4 LIAM MOORE and RICH JOHNSON.
1 out of 4 SAM WHETSTONE , STEVE MARTIN and HAZEL PAYNE.
MAN of the MATCH WARWICKSHIRE - CURTISS BOULTON : 4 / 4 .8 / 7 for the day.
Mick Payne Youth B team Manager comments
WELL DONE EVERYONE AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE !!!!!