THE Worcestershire’s men won the Droitwich Shield final with a 2½-½ victory over Kidderminster at Blackwell.

In cold and breezy conditions, Steven Lane and Phil Shurmer won 4&3 and Dave Marshall and Peter Lupino one-up while Tom Howells and Jason Allies halved.

The Malvern Wells club’s seniors completed a double win, beating Worcester Golf and Country Club 6-2 and hosts The Herefordshire 4½-3½.

Against Worcester, captain Andy Peet and John Williams won 4&3 against Malcolm Jeffs and Williams’ brother Alan.

Stan Jones and Nigel Teale triumphed 5&4, Terry Cox and Sam Macleod one-up, Roger Blackwell and Andrew Colston 2&1, Tim Keates and Tony Cox 3&2 and Ron Gordon and Keith Hitchcock 4&3.

Phil Bayliss and Graham Hill lost one-down and Barry Caswell and James Noon 3&1.

At The Herefordshire, Peet and Ron Barker came back from three down to half with the same result for John Davison and Terry Cox and Macleod and Hitchcock.

Gordon and Robin Marling won one-up, Dave Jones and Bayliss 4&3 and John Williams and Noon one-up ahead of the return encounter in July.

The Worcestershire beat visitors Olton A 3-2 in chilly temperatures.

There were victories for Wickes Potgeiler and Chris Hardy 2&1 and Andy Dunster and Martin Gummery 3&2.

Captain Peter Basten and Tim Sinden and Steve Goody and Barker halved.

Pete Jolley and Keith Hitchcock were edged out one-down with the return fixture set for October.

It was a tight affair in the Wormington Salver with four players all returning 36 points.

Basten’s back-nine score of 19 points was enough to see him win Division Two and the trophy ahead of Neville Clarke and Andrew Longley in Division One and David Jeynes.

In the ladies’ May medal, Jackie Marks triumphed on countback from Diane Meakin with both recording nett 73 in Division One.

In Division Two, countback was again required to separate the top two with Laura Speers triumphing over Kate Cross with 77.

The midweek stableford went to Jan Szymanski with 40 points.

Meanwhile, Alexander Park seniors lost their third match of the season 5-1 at a new venue against Brickhampton.

Des Samuel and Jim Bland won two-up but there were losses for Peter Rouse and Don Filer 3&2, Steve Norwood and Dave Thrower 5&4, Alan Shakesheff and Brian Goode 2&1 and Mike Hawkins and Keith Smith 3&1.

In a team Texas scramble, a score of 64 nett won it for Bland, Maurice Embrey, Paul Gosling and Clive Nield.

Tim Hollingworth, Ian Power and George Cozens were second with 68 ahead of Ian Caves, Norwood, Goode and Tom Boswell on 70.