BOWLS REPORT - April 30th 2011

The indoor season at Crowtree came to a close with the quartet of Joe Flett, John Jones, Dennis Hulley and Tommy Jopling completing a unique double as they lifted the men’s fours and the senior fours titles. In a dramatic men’s fours final they faced Michael Wright, Tony Wood, Peter Brickle and Ray Robinson, the early exchanges saw the Robinson quartet open up a 10-1 lead after eight of the fifteen ends and looked set for a surprise win until Jopling got a favourable result on the ninth end to collect a seven to make the score 10-8. By the thirteenth end Jopling had turned the final on its head and led 12-11 before another big count on the fourteenth end put Jopling 18-11 up to leave Robinson needing an unlikely seven on the final end, it finished 18-12 to Jopling which completed the double. Twenty four hours earlier the same quartet faced John Smith, Peter Brickle, Fred Knubley and Billy Ferry in the senior fours final, it was expected to be a tight affair and at 5-5 after six ends it looked to be the case however fourteen shots over the next four ends saw Jopling race into an unassailable 19-5 lead, a Ferry four on the eleventh end made it 19-9 but the writing was on the wall as Jopling collected another five on the thirteenth end to seal a 25-9 win.

All the final league positions have been decided and are as follows –
Monday 10.30 – A.Ganley 46, M.Milner 44, R.Borthwick 36, E.Bowmaker 32, W.Conway 30, G.Charlton 29, W.Clark 26, J.Robson 26, R.Campbell 24, E.Thompson 22, T.Wood 17, R.Hird 16, P.Budd 8, C.Harrison 8.

Monday 6.30 – J.Jones 38, D.Hulley 35, A.Ferguson 34, EJ.Forster 29, J.Horton 28, N.Weightman 21, W.Funnell 17, R.Graham 16, M.Laydon 16, G.Simpson 16, J.Laidler 10, C.Griffiths 4.

Tuesday 10.30 – G.Cook 38, R.Jobling 36, A.Ferguson 33, T.Jones 30, K.Fairweather 27, EJ.Forster 26, D.Bowerbank 25, T.Wood 25, J.Scott 21, G.Storey 19, W.Clark 18, W.Simpson 12, J.Hall 2.

Tuesday 6.30 – R.Graham 46 (+294), R.Mckie 46 (+195), G.Gibson 40, K.Sykes 32, F.Kell 26, R.Dresser 16, R.Martin 14, H.Cowans 2.

Wednesday 10.30 – G.Gibson 39, A.Baker 35, R.Jobling 32, C.McCain 27, R.Borthwick 26, R.Hird 23, V.Hendry 19, C.Shields 15, G.Kerry 14, A.White 13, W.Clark 12, R.Nicholson 11.

Wednesday 6.30 – J.Flett 38, K.Hopper 34, D.Bolt 28, A.Butler 28, D.Todner 27, J.Ross 24, EE.Peacock 22, R.Borthwick 21, R.Campbell 15, D.Bowerbank 15, W.Taylor 8, S.Maughan 2.

Thursday 10.30 – R.Hart 38, R.O’Neill 37, RT.Mckie 33, J.Horton 31, R.Adams 23, EE.Peacock 20, J.Scott 19, S.Turner 16, M.Briggs 15, B.Wardell 12, W.Curry 12, C.Griffiths 8.

Thursday 6.30 – J.Lambert 41, I.Riches 29, J.Laidler 24, W.Kirton 19, A.Grimes 17, C.McCain 14, J.Fox 14.

Friday 6.30 – A.Baker 40, P.Thomson 29, D.Hulley 28, R.Robinson 27, R.Hart 25, I.Riches 23, J.Scott 20, K.Lewis 20, J.Hall 16, P.Collins 16, D.Bowerbank 10, J.Fox 6.

Saturday 10.00 – J.Flett 34 (+152), R.Graham 34 (+149), P.Thomson 34 (+120), R.Usher 26, A.Ferguson 22, G.Cook 20, D.Fenwick 18, W.Longley 16, R.Adams 14, G.Riddell 8.

Sunday 10.00 – final placing TBC

 

The outdoor season gets underway with the first Earl Cup fixtures on Monday 9th May, current holders Silksworth travel to Hetton Workmen’s. The downward trend in the area section of the county competitions continues although what the competitions lack in quantity make up for in quality, the various draws are as follows –
Singles – K.Avery v T.Jopling, K.Cooney v P.Baker, Pat Thomson v Pete Thomson, S.Don v M.Laydon, R.Graham v A.Hill, M.Carr v R.Mckie, K.Ford v J.Maughan, D.Hulley v R.Robinson, (D.Bolt, P.Dixon, G.Farquhar, D.Wilson all have byes)
Pairs – M.Carr v S.Don, P.Dixon v R.Campbell, D.Wilson v K.Ford, T.Jopling v D.Bolt, M.Laydon v A.Middleton, E.Cook v L.Smith, A.Hill v R.Dresser, R.Mckie v V.Avery, E.Fountain v D.Hulley, (R.Graham, G.Farquhar, P.Baker all have byes)
Triples – M.Layon v R.Dresser, L.Smith v A.Middleton, R.Mckie v D.Bolt/D.Wilson, S.Baker v S.Don, R.Campbell v A.Hill, P.Baker v P.Dixon
Fours – D.Wilson v T.Jopling, M.Laydon v R.Dresser, R.Campbell v L.Smith, R.Mckie v D.Bolt, A.Hill v V.Avery, (P.Dixon has a bye)
Two Bowl – K.Cooney v T.Jopling/K.Ford, R.Robinson v D.Wilson