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The grand final of the Betfred.Com open singles competition was played this year at the Shireoaks Miners Welfare Bowling Club near Worksop in Nottinghamshire on Friday August 28, where the green was lovely and smooth but slower than ideal after some heavy rain during the day. Just like last year when a previous winner, Graeme Wilson, won the tournament for a second time, Derbyshire’s top bowler Andy Spragg, the inaugural winner of the Betfred in 2005, regained the title at one of his favourite venues.
Wins to 12, 6, 13 and 12 suggest a dominant evening for the Chesterfielder, even though there were twelve current county bowlers in the 16 man field, but he looked in a little bit of trouble in the last sixteen with his Saturday team-mate at Old Whittington Malcolm Tonge until he broke up from 8-12 behind. Andy then started the next game against Richard Howson with a twelve break making it twenty-five points scored without reply. There was one crucial end during his semi-final with the young Yorkshireman Scott Fisher which turned that game on its head. Fisher sat with two close bowls at 11-10 ahead, only for Spragg to glance off Fisher’s short bowl onto the jack, trailing it for a double. That conversion bowl set up an eight break against a frustrated opponent which all-but settled the semi-final.
The punters’ choice in the bottom half of the draw was the prolific North Midlander now residing in Sheffield, Darren Plenderleith, who never looked like losing his quarter-final with namesake Stevenson, but despite leading 10-3, 15-8, 16-10 and 19-15 it was Stevenson who finished the stronger with six points in five ends. Stevenson then beat Sheffield’s Peter Worfolk to reach his second Betfred final having been runner-up in 2006 to GI Wilson at Barnsley’s Shaw Lane green.
In the final Spraggy started off like a house on fire knocking in five pairs in a row to lead ten-nil, closely followed by a single and three more doubles taking Andy into a seemingly unassailable 17-4 lead, and he fended off a mini-revival from the Maltby man to coast home 21-12.
Full scores:
Malcolm Tonge (Armthorpe Welfare) 12 Andy Spragg (Old Whittington) 21,
Richard Howson (Millhouses Park) 21 Paul White (Shireoaks) 12,
Thomas Hanson (Pudsey BC) 9 Scott Fisher (Morton House) 21,
Danny Sillitoe (Tickhill) 19 Peter Tomlinson (Meersbrook BC) 21,
Peter Worfolk (Bradfield) 21 Ian Johnson (Old Whittington) 17,
Kevin Nixon (Dearne Sports) 17 v Matt Beever (Bradfield) 21,
Darren Stevenson (Dodworth MW) 21 Nick White (Thongsbridge) 15,
Darren Plenderleith (Millhouses Park) 21 David Poole (Pilkingtons) 15
Quarter-finals:
Spragg 21 Howson 6, Fisher 21 Tomlinson 14,
Worfolk 21 Beever 17, Stevenson 21 Plenderleith 19.
Semi-finals: Spragg 21 Fisher 13, Worfolk 17 Stevenson 21.
Final: Andrew Spragg (Old Whittington) 21 Darren Stevenson (Dodworth MW) 12.
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the clubs and personnel at each of the eight venues who hosted the qualifiers and the final of this competition throughout the summer, and also the sponsors Betfred whose contribution towards the prize fund is invaluable and greatly appreciated.
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BETFRED.COM £1,820 Open Singles 2009
Crown Green Bowling Tournament
128 entries @ £10.00
Winner £500, R-Up £300, 2 x £150, 4 x £80, 8 x £50
Qualifying rounds at the following seven venues:-
No homesters…practice for 15 minutes at all venues
Farm Road B.C. Sheffield Sunday June 14 @ 4.15pm, scratch 6.00pm
Meersbrook B.C. Sheffield Sunday June 21 at 11.15am, scratch 1.00pm
(3 qualifiers at each of the above two Sheffield venues if 24 entries received)
Pilkingtons BC, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster Monday June 8 at 6.15pm
Dearne Sports BC, Bolton-On-Dearne Friday June 12 at 6.15pm
Barnsley BC, Shaw Lane, Barnsley Friday July 31 at 6.15pm
Penistone BC, Back Lane, Penistone Friday July 10 at 6.15pm
Woodlands Park BC, Near Doncaster Monday July 6 at 6.15pm
(2 qualifiers from each of the above five venues)
Sixteen qualifiers in total will go through to the grand final at
Shireoaks Miners Welfare BC, Worksop Road, Shireoaks.
Friday 28th August 2009, starting at 6.15pm (practice from 6.00pm)
Players entering and / or travelling together will be kept apart in qualifying rounds, on request. Four players will be put in separate quarters.
Entries with preferred date, and alternative if possible, plus stamped addressed envelope for confirmation of entry to Andy Mailer, 8 Garden Walk, Beighton, Sheffield, S20 1GA.
Cheques payable to A.C.Mailer. Phone 0114 248 9811 or e-mail:- amailer@glenpayroll.co.uk
E-mail & phone entries must send cheque within two weeks to confirm entry.
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