2009 Bears Boys Captain Jamie Carney was in top form and posted the first Warwickshire point. At No 2 the 2010 Boys Captain Ryan Wallace was 2 up at the turn. Along with Michael Pell and George Allen, Ryan had come back from Woodhall Spa following a week of every intensive practice up, part of their college course.

All three certainly honed their golf games but they did arrive back very tired and that showed as Ryan lost his game - and then the match 2&1

The next match featured Nathan Ray. On the back nine Nathan lost his putting stroke and the match went to Worcs 1up. When Ben Stokes also found more trouble than he needed, Worcs were two points ahead

Warwickshire needed a point quickly and two came from firstly debutant Adam Lumley and then Michael Pell, tying the overall score at 3-3. However Sam Teather was four down at the turn and lost on the 15th, then George Allen, most affected by tiredness and a virus, found himself one down with nine to play. George played some good golf but finally lost on the 17th.

The message taken home by the team on the Saturday night was one that Worcestershire still need to win both their remaining matches, if Warwickshire did just that. In Sunday morning, the home team faced Staffordshire and bar two Worcestershire wins by 5&4, it was very close. In the meantime, our team had completed the first half of the double wins they needed with a 7-1 win over Gloucestershire.

That still meant Worcestershire needed one more win as long as Warwickshire beat Staffordshire. That was duly achieved when firstly unbeaten Jamie Carney and new boy Adam Lumley both won comfortably. Points then came from George Allen and Ben Stokes and to make sure of the win, a 7&5 from JOM No 1 Michale Pell. Nathan Ray finished off all that the Bears could do - bar the 'best' recovery mark which may well stay with the Boys Captain Ryan Wallace for the rest of the season as he played the last five in three under to halve his match having been 4 down with five to play.

Gloucestershire showed the true spirit of the competition pushing winners Worcs to the narrowest win 4.5-3.5 leaving our team in second. The 'streak' was over.

'Congratulations go to Worcestershire on a fine performance', said Junior Boys Team Manager John Simpson.

'Our team did remarkably well but for the disappointing result against Worcestershire and played very well on Sunday.

'On that form they could well this year and my congratulations go to Jamie Carney and Adam Lumley on their 100% records.'

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