WOOLSTON A went one better than last year by winning the Silcock Cup with a resounding success over Alford Hall A at Tetleys.
Woolston dominated the first four matches in the premier knockout competition for sides who compete in the Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association Friday league.
Kevin Wainwright got the better of Alan Manual 21-19 in the opening contest.
Jono Charlton then turned in a man-of-the-match performance with some excellent edge play to gain a convincing 21-10 victory over Kyle Chapman.
Further wins followed for Woolston supplied by Chris Ashton and Ian Porter.
The middle four jacks saw Alford hit back with wins by Stephen Lea (21-16) and Michael Bishop (21-18), reducing the gap to just 11 shots on the aggregate.
However, Woolston then reeled off the next four victories with the best coming from Steve Peters crushing Danny Roberts 21-7.
Alford Hall will look to gain revenge over Woolston when both sides meet again in the Challenge Cup semi-finals at St Albans on Saturday, 2pm start.
The winners will then face either Longbarn or the current cup holders OWM A who meet at Eagle Sports, 2pm start, with the final being played on Saturday, August 19 at a venue to be confirmed.
Silcock Cup Final results: Alford Hall A 154 v Woolston A 197: 1 A Manual 19 v K Wainwright 21; 2 K Chapman 10 v J Charlton 21; 3 J Hallett 17 v C Ashton 21; 4 C Morris 14 v I Porter 21; 5 S Lea 21 v S Jackson 16; 6 M Bishop 21 v I Field 18; 7 D Carroll 13 v S Harrison 21; 8 J Brown 16 v S Gilfedder 21; 9 D Roberts 7 v S Peters 21; 10 L Sullivan 16 v M Norris 21.
Prior to the Silcock final, Monks Sports clashed with Grange D in the Stan Bann Cup.
In front of a large crowd mainly supporting the Latchford club, Grange claimed the opening two matches with wins from Paul Moore (21-10) and Eric Cooper (21-12).
Grange then won five out of the next six games, with Monks' only success coming from J Crane who played well to defeat S Holt 21-13.
Game seven saw Grange’s John McNicholas stage a remarkable recovery, coming back from 17-4 down to win 21-18 and receive the man-of-the-match award for his outstanding effort.
Monks' last pair of Neil Quinn and Geoff Lee both recorded easy 21-9 and 21-12 victories but it was not enough as Grange hung on to win by 20 shots.
Stan Bann Final results: Monks Sports 161 v Grange D 181: 1 B Daniels 10 v P Moore 21; 2 P McMahon 12 v E Cooper 21; 3 J Crane 21 v S Holt 13; 4 R Greenhalgh 17 v A Trainor 21; 5 B Hunt 10 v G Payton 21; 6 M Rigby 16 v F Ashton 21; 7 R Savage 18 v J McNicholas 21; 8 G Savage 15 v C Fox 21; 9 N Quinn 21 v S Buckley 9; 10 G Lee 21 v D Bell 12
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