U17 SHIRES FINAL 2011

WARWICKSHIRE emerged winners of the U17 2011 Shires Leaue Final. After finishing a close third at U17 ICT two weeks earlier this was a chance to improve on that result.


Winner's - Warwickshire U17 Shires League Final 2011

 After disposing of Sussex 17-3 in the first round, Warwickshire again drew Cheshire in the semi-final, unlike ICT however this time Warwickshire turned the result around winning the match by 13-7.


   This left only Lanacshire in the the way of the title. Warwickshire had beaten them 7-3 two weeks before so confidence was fairly high. But after going 0-4 down it was starting to look like Warwickshire were going to miss out yet again. A brief team talk by coach Pete Chapman was needed and the fight back began. Eight of the the next ten rubbers went Warwickshire's way, with the score now standing at 8-6, Lancashire then pulled back taking a 9-8 advantage into the final three games, Rhys Walker and Sam Parsons won thier doubles, 9-9, meaning that it was all down to the last two girls doubles matches.

   It looked likely that that these two matches would end one a piece, with Warwickshire No.2 girls pair having lost their first rubber against Lancashire's No.2 pair, but Joshway Bong and Til'Shilow Shaw-Cole put in a incredible effort to beat Lancashires No.1 pair Sophie Sankey and Terri-Lee Holmes. This left Becci Crawsaw and Eve O'Sullivan to finish off the match 11-9
to Warwickshire.

Full results from the event can be found at:- http://www.shiresbadminton.co.uk/