Results

Four guys in their twenties contested the latter stages of the Hollingwood Open Singles on Sunday April 18. Quarter-Finals: Chris Hill 21 Joe Thorpe 20, Richard Atkin 21 Steve Briddon 16, Darren Plenderleith 21 Gary Hill 14, Andy Whitaker 21 Brian Hill 12. Semi-Finals: Hill 21 Atkin 19, Plenderleith 21 Whitaker 12. Final: Plenderleith 21 Hill 16

The inaugural South Yorkshire Triples tournament was played at Greenhill Park, Sheffield on Sunday April 18, and the Bradfield trio of Mick Crawshaw, Steve Lonnia and Chris Fowler finished with a double and a treble to snatch the first prize away from Mark Barlow, Jeff Powell and Mick Hobson 21-20. Semis: Barlow, Hobson and Powell 21 Phil Goulding, Steve Mitchell and John Richardson (Sugdens) 11, Crawshaw, Lonnia and Fowler 21 Matt Bower, Jenny Wilby and Tony Wilby 16.

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Chris Brown won his fifth competition of the season in the Ramada Jarvis invitation event at the hotel green in Solihull on Sunday April 18, beating Merseysider Danny Barwise 21-18 in the final. Barwise had just ended Danny Sillitoe challenge 21-8 in the semi-final.

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The Easter weekend kicked off in Doncaster with the Parklands Open on Good Friday and those who stayed the course were treated to four excellent quarter-finals and a couple of cracking semi-finals. Mick O'Brien fought back from a seemingly impossible position at 5-13 to get to 17-18 before Matt Beever found the last three chalks for victory in the penultimate game, and the young guys Jon Sneddon and Gary Hanson trading blows (incidentally an anagram of bowls) until Sned bowled a toucher at 20-20. He meant to put one round the back as cover but somehow ended up with another in the head, giving Gary the chance to sneak the jack out to his back bowl for game 21-20. The final would therefore be between Bradfield team-mates, and there was never much in the game with a 21-20 always a possibility. Beever ultimately won the last end to edge out Hanson by the minimum margin. Gary has now lost in four open competition finals over the last few years, without really doing a deal wrong in any of them, and surely his breakthrough is not far away. Quarter-final scores: Mick O’Brien 21 Steve Oliver 16, Steve Parkes 17 Matt Beever 21, Jon Sneddon 21 Keith Ryde 19, Johnny Hardwick 19 Gary Hanson 21. Semis: O’Brien 17 Beever 21, Sneddon 20 Hanson 21. Final: Matt Beever 21 Gary Hanson 20.

 

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Success breeds success as Chris Brown wins his fourth competition in two weeks and his second on consecutive days, when he won the Barrie O'Brien Memorial Trophy at Armthorpe Miners Welfare on Saturday April 3 for the first time from a 64 strong field containing no less than nine previous winners. Rob Swift, the 2005 winner, fared best of those with course and distance form losing to Chris in the final, and Derby’s Dave May the winner in 2007, was beaten by Chris in the semis. Quarter-finals: Chris Brown 21 David Hallam 14, David May 21 Brian Barrass 3, Rob Swift 21 Peter Richardson 15, Ian Johnson 21 Andy Whittaker 15. Semi-finals: Brown 21 May 1, Swift 21 Johnson 13. Final: Brown 21 Swift 10.

 

Nick White and John Senior lost 21-13 in the final of the Webbs Pairs in Runcorn to Liverpool lads Terry Glover and Dave Carter. The Thongsbridge duo must like the Merseyside venue having won this competition before in 2007.

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Lee Schofield made a successful return from a self imposed exile from bowls, pairing up with his partner Debbie Talbot to win the Barnsley Bowling Club Mixed Pairs on Sunday April 4. Quarter-finals: Talbot & Schofield 21 Christine and Steve Davies 18, Sarah Fox and Graham Higgins 21 Andy and Debbie Farmer 13, Mark Farmer and Shirley Darnill 21 Jenny Wilby and Matt Bower 15, Jack and Sarah Clarke 18 Mick O’Brien and Cynthia Tonge 21. Semis: Talbot & Schofield 21 Fox & Higgins 18, Farmer & Darnill 21 O’Brien & Tonge 19. Final: Talbot & Schofield 21 Farmer & Darnill 19.

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The Chesterfield Miners Welfare Mixed Pairs competition on Easter Monday saw Debbie Talbot win for the second day in a row, having swapped her partner Lee Schofield for her brother-in-law Jack Clarke. Semi-Finals: Jenny Wilby & Craig Shore 21 Lee Pashley & Laura Doherty 14, Jack Clarke & Debbie Talbot 21 Ian Eaton & Wendy Jackson 17. Final: Clarke & Talbot 21 Wilby & Shore 14.

There was a strong quarter-final line-up in the open singles event at West Melton on Easter Monday with several serial competition winners amongst the eight contenders. However, it was Nigel Copping of Penistone who displayed coolness under pressure to beat Andy Farmer 21-20 in the semis, and take the last five points to beat Dave Poole 21-18 in the final thereby winning his first ever open competition. Quarter-finals: Dave May 5 John Richardson 21, Dave Poole 21 Brian Barrass 17, Chris Hill 17 Dave Poole 21, Nigel Copping 21 Craig Hill 14. Semis: Richardson 18 Poole 21, Farmer 20 Copping 21. Final: Copping 21 Poole 18.

 

Rotherham’s Rob Swift won two games on finals day at the West Bromwich Supporters Club including a 21-3 mauling of Shropshire county man Andy Duckett in the first round, before dipping 21-9 to Dave Jackson in the quarter-finals. The event, an early qualifier for September’s Champion of Champions was won by Brighouse Sports’ Chris Mordue beating Belvedere Sports John Dewey 21-18 in the final.

 

At the Woodlands Park Club Frank Cave Memorial Trophy qualifying session on Sunday April 4, Danny Sillitoe escaped from 18-20 to beat Matt Beever in the second round and reached finals night courtesy of beating Yorkshire county player Liam Griffin 21-16. The other qualifier Phil Hill from Leeds beat Andy Mailer 21-20 in the third round. The second qualifying session on Sunday April 11 saw the reigning All-England champion Callum Wright and Pilkingtons Craig Rumney progress to finals night.

 

The third leg of Barnsley Bowling Club’s spring bonanza was the Gents Singles on Sunday April 11, and the hot man of the season so far Chris Brown was favourite to collect his fifth pot of 2010. However, Chris was always playing catch-up against Johnny Hardwick in the final after the Dearne Sports lad picked up a pair at each of the first two ends, and he just about maintained that four point lead throughout ultimately winning 21-17. Quarter-finals: John Hardwick 21 Marcus Hill 20, Joe Thorpe 21 Stuart Thompson 16, Dave Poole 21 Andy Farmer 19, Chris Brown 21 John Payne 9. Semi-finals: Hardwick 21 Thorpe 16, Brown 21 Poole 17.

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£1,500 LES EVANS MEMORIAL BOWLS CLASSIC

 

Callum Wraight won his second trophy of the season by adding the £1,500 Les Evans Memorial Classic title to the Tony Pagett Memorial he won a week earlier.

The Shropshire star who is the current All England Champion found the Chadsmoor Progressive WMC green running to his liking taking the £400 top prize and the Les Evans trophy.

In an excellent final he recovered from 16-19 down against Chris MacDonald (Congleton) to run out a worthy 21-19 winner.

Both finalists were involved in classic quarter final ties. Wraight leading 2000 champion Kerry Morris 9-1 before edging into the Semi Final 21-20. Meanwhile Chris MacDonald was trailing Staffordshire’s Ant Aldridge 0-10 but stormed back to win 21-20.

Wraight reached the final by virtue of a 21-14 win over Warwickshire’s Anthony Bracken with MacDonald booking his final place with a narrow 21-19 over Potteries Dean Ferris.

The £1,500 prize money was presented by sponsor’s by Mel Evans, Lynn Pritchatt & Albert Redding.

 

ROUND TWO

M.Ferris (Stoke) 15 C.MacDonald (Congleton) 21

A.Aldridge (Willenhall) 21 T.Johnstone (Warrington) 20

A.Spragg (Chesterfield) 13 D.Ferris (Stoke) 21

D.Plenderleith (Sheffield) 12 L.Lawton (Failsworth) 21

C.Marshman (Willenhall) 15 A.Bracken (Birmingham) 21

A.Davidson (Newport) 16 G.Ellis (Whitefield) 21

D.Jackson (Macclesfield) 17 K.Morris (Stoke) 21

P.Lamb (Coventry) 14 C.Wraight (Shrewsbury) 21

QUARTER FINAL

C.MacDonald 21 A.Aldridge 20

D.Ferris 21 L.Lawton 16

A.Bracken 21 G.Ellis 19

C.Wraight 21 K.Morris 20

SEMI FINAL

C.MacDonald 21 D.Ferris 19

C.Wraight 21 A.Bracken 14

FINAL

C.WRAIGHT (SHREWSBURY 21 C.MacDONALD (CONGLETON) 19

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Doncaster’s Danny Sillitoe has kicked off 2010 in fine fashion, and followed up his win at Eckington on Saturday March 20 with a semi-final placing at the King and Queen in Warrington on Friday March 26. Danny beat Cheshire’s Dave Jackson, himself also a winner already this season in Portugal, 21-13 in the quarters, before losing 21-15 to the eventual winner Ian Nicholson from Cumbria.

 

Andy Sorsby doesn’t enter many competitions nowadays, but somehow managed to find himself playing in three competitions in as many days last weekend. On Friday March 26, he Jack Clarke and Darren Plenderleith lost in the semi-finals of a three man team tournament at Guiseley to eventual winners Crossgates. The next day Sorsby teamed up with his Mirfield League team-mates from Thongsbridge Nick White and John Senior to win the Open Triples event at Pilkingtons, and on Sunday March 28 he partnered fellow Sheffielder Richard Howson to win six games of pairs and the trophy at Barnsley Bowling Club’s Gents Pairs competition.

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Pilkingtons Triples sponsored by Trimesh Guarding on Saturday March 26: Semi-final scores: Ian Chappell, Keith Turton and Allan Stone (Dearne Sports) 14 Nick White, Andy Sorsby and John Senior (Thongsbridge) 21, Paul Morgan, Danny Sillitoe and Darren Stevenson (Maltby WMC) 21 Pete Sargison, Andy Sargison and Mark Kay (Dearne Sports) 18. The final which incidentally took a full two hours and twenty-five minutes saw White, Senior and Sorsby beat Morgan, Sillitoe and Stevenson 21-13.

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The ex-Bradfield and Millhouses bowler James Davison, now living near Barnsley and playing for Sandal in the Wakefield league, won the one-day singles competition at Thornhill Cricket and Bowling Club on Sunday March 27 defeating fellow Yorkshire county team-mate Liam Griffin of Pudsey Bowling Club 21-8 in the final.

 

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Last November Danny Sillitoe beat Chris Brown 21-20 at Eckington Miners Welfare to clock off for 2009 on a high note, and followed up his impressive qualification at West Brom the previous weekend by winning the George Plant Memorial Trophy on Saturday March 20 at Eckington in this area’s first open event of 2010. On a miserable drizzly day, Danny could have exited early doors, but Gary Cooper ditched both his sea blue bowls leading 20-19 to allow Dan to carry his second yellow wood for game. After that scare Sillitoe was rarely troubled until the final where a rejuvenated Mick Hobson levelled at 7, 9, 13, 14 and 16 before the Donny lad ran out to collect the first prize and the shiny silver trophy. Gary Cooper wasn’t the only one travelling home wondering what went wrong, as Lee Davis, Matt Beever, Dean Myers and the holder Rob Swift were all left high and dry on all-but. Quarter-finals: Andy Mailer 21 Stan Jewitt 19, Danny Sillitoe 21 Darren Stevenson 12, Lee Davis 20 Mick Hobson 21, Dean Myers 20 Chris Bytheway 21. Semis: Mailer 6 Sillitoe, Hobson 21 Bytheway 11. Final: Danny Sillitoe 21 Mick Hobson 16.

 

 

Bob Wragg Shield – Dodworth Miners Welfare B.C.

 

South Yorkshires Open Bowling Competitions started in earnest on Sunday when Dodworth Miners Welfare B.C. held their first 1 day event.

Competing against a good field with bowlers appearing from Wales, the Midlands and the old enemy Lancashire South Yorkshire’s Chris Brown came out on top to take the new shield for the first time and the first prize of £300.  In the final he beat Barnsley B.C’s Nigel Copping who took the runner-ups prize of £150.

Organiser Brian Reed, thanked sponsors Don and Beryl Cooke for their kind sponsorship and Mr Bob Wragg for presenting the prizes.

Scores and Prize monies as follows:

Round 1.

Stan Jewitt 21 -  Marcus Hill 08, Nicky White 11 – Joe Thorpe 21,Steve Lonnia 14 – Rob Wiltshire 21, Jim Norris 21 – Ally Evans 20, Graham Mcdermott 21 – Mark Smith 17, Keith Ryde 21 – Richard Lonnia 05, Keith Banks 21 – Andy Farmer 11, Gary Hanson 21 – David Gwilliam 19, Phil Wakefield 21 – Lisa Rice 16, Stave Parkes 10 – Danny Shilitoe 21, John Payne 21 – Malc Tonge 20, Nigel Copping 21 – Denise Allin 04, PaulMorgan 21 – Tommy Fletcher 01, Amanda Nicholas 13 – Shaun Goldthorpe 21

Andrew Turner 21 – Chris Mordue 15, Steve Oliver 15 – Ian Johnson 21.

John Richardson 21 – Debbie Farmer 13, John Edmunson 10, Gary Cooper 21,

Mark Johnson 21 – Scott Fisher 20, Richard Atkin12 – Mick Swift 21,

Chris Brown 21 – Mal Fowler 15, Rob Thompson 09 – Kevin Nicholas 21,

Michael Crawshaw 21 – Neil Fletcher 12, Shane Day 21 – Kevin Williams 09,

Joshua Mordue 21 – Graham Smith 13, Gareth Gwilliam 19 – Simon Hallas 21,

Brian Hill 21 – Eric Phillips 13, Paul Drabble 18 – Ernie Wearing 21, Martin Watkin 20 – Craig Hill 21, Mathew Parkes 21 – Lawrence Riley 10, Colin Haywood 21 – Arron Williams 13 – John Senior 21 – Adam Howcroft 05.

Round 2.

Stan Jewitt 21 – Joe Thorpe 17, Rob Wiltshire 21 – Jim Norris 18, Graham McDermott 06 – Keith Ryde 21, Keith Banks 15 – Gary Hanson 21, Phil Wakefield 21 – Danny Shilitoe 18, John Payne 13 – Nigel Copping 21,

Paul Morgan 17, Shaun Goldthorpe 21, Andrew Turner 08 – Ian Johnson 21,

John Richardson 16 – Gary Gooper 21, Mark Johnson 21 – Mick Swift 15,

Chris Brown 21 – Kevin Nicholas 15, Michael Crawshaw 09 – Shane Day 21

Joshua Mordue 06 – Simon Hallas 21, Brian Hill 21 – Ernie Wearing 19,

Craig Hill 15 – Mathew Parkes 21, Colin Haywood 21- John Senior 10.

Round 3.

Stan Jewitt 21 – Rob Wiltshire 08, Keith Ryde 10 – Gary Hanson 21,

Phil Wakefield 13 – Nigel Copping 21, Shaun Goldthorpe 14 – Ian Johnson 21

Gary Cooper 13 – Mark Johnson 21, Chris Brown 21 – Shane Day 19.

Simon Hallas 21 – Brian Hill 11, Mathew Parkes 21 – Colin Haywood 14.

Quarter Finals.

Stan Jewitt 21 – Gary Hanson 17, Nigel Copping 21 – Ian Johnson 15.

Mark Johnson 16 – Chris Brown 21, Simon Hallas 21 – Mathew Parkes 20.

Semi-Finals

Stan Jewitt 07 –Nigel Copping 21 – Chris Brown 21 – Simon Hallas 12.

Final

Chris Brown 21 – 14

The loosing quarter finalists received £50, loosing semi-finalist £75.