Vice Presidents Pairs

VICE-PRESIDENTS PAIRS TROPHY 2019
14 pairs took part in the Vice-Presidents Pairs on Sunday as Peter Croston and Norman Simpson both claimed their first competition win at the Hesketh Arms. Having started with a 21-9 win against Norma White and Brian Jones, they beat the strong pairing of Jim Halsall and Noel Morgans 21-13 in the semi-final.
Their opponents in the final were Sue Davies and Fergal Wright, a two time winner of this competition. Sue and Fergal had reached the semi-final stage with wins against Barry McArthur and Tony Wakefield (21-14) and George Hitchmough and Laurie Townson (21-15). The semi-final was a dramatic tussle against Pat McArthur and Bill Nowell, who seemed to be heading for the final as they led 20-9. Sue and Fergal fought back and a four at the sixteenth end put them back in contention. Despite some good attempts, Pat and Bill were unable to find the chalk they needed and it was Sue and Fergal who progressed to the final.
The final was just as dramatic as Sue and Fergal appeared to be cruising to victory leading 18-11, helped by counting three 3s. Peter and Norman weren’t going to concede without a fight and won six consecutive ends to level the final at 18 across. When Sue and Fergal then counted two to take them to all but and Fergal put up a good lead at the next end it appeared to be all over but Peter then produced two excellent bowls to take the score to all but across. A good lead at the next end was enough to see Peter and Norman take the game 21-20. Congratulations to all four finalists on providing one of the best finals we have seen in a Hesketh Arms’ club competition.
The plate competition was won by Mike Dunlop and Derek Wignall with a 15-12 win against Alex Rimmer and Roger Van Beever.