Solihull Municipal represented the Birmingham Area in the Final of the Ivens Cup at FISSC  on Sunday 1st August.  After beating Sherwood Park A in the Area final, the Muni quartet of Holmes, Greaves, Evans, and Fletcher played the winners from the other three Areas - Nuneaton (Coventry), Grange (Rugby) and Fenny Compton (South Warwks).  We couldn't quite lift the trophy, but the day ended a good season for the club in the County's team competitions.

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Congratulations to Malcolm Evans and Francis Fletcher for reaching the Quarter-Finals of the Pairs. 

In the Wardrop Cup, Muni won 3-2 at Handsworth Wood and host Erdington Court in the next round on Tuesday 22nd June.......

Following a 4-1 win against Erdington Court, Muni travel to Three Spires in Coventry for the Quarter Final on Tuesday 29th June.......

And a 4-1 win puts the Solihull Municipal in the Semi-Final on Tuesday 6th July, meeting Welford at Oakfield Bowls Club in Rugby......

but there our journey ended in dramatic fashion.  Against a strong Welford side with several County regulars, Chris Holmes narrowly lost the 2 woods; Francis Fletcher had a good win in the 4 woods; Roger Reade and David Greaves had a superb victory in the Pairs; Nigel Walker, Keith Miller and Malcolm Evans were squeezed out by a strong Welford triples; and in the Fours, James Pearson, John Bentien, Geoff Wyatt and Tony Burdett lost on the last wood.  Welford 3 - Solihull Municipal 2.  Another very good performance from the Birmingham area following Kings Heath's victory last year.

Welford lost 3-2 to Rugby in the Wardrop Cup Final.