30 members took part in the Club’s latest internal competition on Sunday which was the Coronation Cup singles handicap.
Having won the previous singles competition, Fergal Wright was playing off -2 but this didn’t prevent him from reaching the final with wins against Sue White (21-12), Mark Rowlinson (21-16), Norman Simpson (21-11) and in the semi-final, Kez Adams (21-13). This was comfortable progress considering Fergal was having to give a 6 or 8 start to each opponent.
In the bottom half the draw, Bill Bloor continued his good form by overcoming Jason Chapman (21-10), Wayne Graham (21-18), Dave White (21-7) and Peter Smith (21-17). This set up a chance for Bill to make up for his loss against Fergal in the Rose Bowl final back in April.
Conceding 6 to Bill on the handicaps, Fergal needed a good start but it was Bill who started the stronger, scoring three 2s in the first five ends to open up a convincing lead. Fergal did win three consecutive ends to close the gap to 12-18 but another two at the 20th end followed by a single secured a 21-12 win for Bill.
The Diamond Jubilee Plate was won by John Unsworth with a narrow 15-14 win in the final against Sue Wignall.
This Saturday, 16th June, sees the Club host an Open Singles competition starting at 10.00am. The event has attracted bowlers from all over the North West and spectators will be welcome for what should be an entertaining day of bowling. Any help with marking and measuring will also be greatly appreciated.