Competition Finals (1)
Boor & Wainwright Shield Final
Market Overton Tornadoes met Blackstones C in the final of this handicap competition played at Langtoft on Saturday, 24th August. Tornadoes had a twelve-point advantage (4 points per rink) because of the handicapping system, which depends on the positions of the teams at the end of the previous season. The final score was 65 – 54 to Blackstones C.
Both teams were on top form and the match was very close. Richard Lambert’s team were unfortunate to be playing against the team that were runners-up in the National final of the 2-wood rinks Stoddard Trophy on Friday 23rd August, with captain Stephen Harris, an England International; Harris’s team forged ahead with 3 shots in the 12th and 13th ends, and sealed their victory with 3 shots in each of the last three ends for a 30 – 17 win. Jonny Abbott’s team managed to stay ahead of Adam Warrington’s team throughout the game, holding on to win by 19 – 16. Liz Dyer’s team were in the lead for the first 8 ends, then they were overtaken, but equalised again in the 18th end. Martyn Dolby’s team just managed to clinch victory with a 19 -18 win.
The players were (Market Overton Tornadoes first):
Rink 1: Annette Oliver, Jack Warner and Richard Lambert v Michael Humphreys, Paul Buckley, Stephen Harris.
Rink 2: Jeannie Hutton, James Murphy and Jonny Abbott v Trevor Christie, Derek Needham and Adam Warrington.
Rink 3: Tony Ansell, John Mitchell and Liz Dyer v Martin Stokes, Paul Martlew and Martyn Dolby.
Congratulations to all those who took part in an enjoyable afternoon. The League would like to extend its thanks to Langtoft Bowls Club, who were excellent hosts for this final.
Duncomb Shield Final
The final of the Duncomb Shield was played at Bourne Town Bowls Club on Sunday 25th August. There were eight teams in the final playing in a round-robin format: Stamford Town (DS), Empingham, Greetham Valley Eagles, Stamford Town (KV), Market Overton, Wittering, Ketton and Wittering Wollies. The teams selected 3 out of 4 named players for each 6-end game.
Stamford Town (KV) won 6 of their 7 games and drew against Greetham Valley Eagles, giving them a total of 40 points, making them the overall winners. Eagles were in second place, just 2 points behind Stamford Town (KV), for their first 5 games, but suffered heavy defeats in their last 2 games against the two Wittering teams, bringing their total to 30 points and putting them in fourth place in the table.
Runners-up were Wittering, who won 4 of their 7 games and drew their game against Empingham, scoring a total of 34 points. They were closely followed by Wittering Wollies on 31 points; Wollies also won 4 of their games but lost the other 3 games.
Final totals: Stamford Town (KV) 40, Wittering 34, Wittering Wollies 31, Greetham Valley Eagles 30, Market Overton 25, Ketton 25, Stamford Town (DS) 20, Empingham 20.
The League would like to thank Bourne Town Bowls Club for acting as hosts for the final. Congratulations to all the teams who battled through 3 rounds to reach this stage; there was a great atmosphere in this keenly contested competition.
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