SPRING PAIRS 2013
“Despite the poor weather, the Club’s Spring Pairs competition went ahead as planned on Sunday 28th April. After some close games in the early rounds, the semi-final line-up was Mike Milne and Alex Rimmer versus Richard Rawcliffe and Anne Moule in the top half of the draw and in the bottom half, Brian Coleman and Joan Wellard were up against Brian Mycock and Tony Wellard.
Mike and Alex got off to a flying start against Richard and Anne, winning 4 of the first 5 ends to establish a 12-5 lead and despite Richard and Anne closing the gap to 9-12 with a three at the 7th end, it was Mike and Alex who progressed to the final with a 21-10 win.
The other semi-final was a much closer affair, with Brian and Tony looking favourites to go through as they led 17-12 and 20-14 but Brian and Joan finished strongly, scoring four at the 14th end to level the match at 20-20, before scoring the winning chalk to take the game 21-20. This was Brian and Joan’s second titanic struggle as they had had a tough battle in the previous round against Kevin Leddy and Eileen Rawcliffe, winning that game 21-19.
The final proved to be a one-sided affair. After the first 6 ends were shared, Brian and Joan won the next 9 ends, scoring 14 chalks to take them to the brink of victory with a commanding lead of 20-5. Despite Mike and Alex rallying, scoring 5 chalks in 3 ends, Brian came up with a superb bowl in the corners to secure a 21-10 win. Congratulations to Joan and Brian, who played very well all afternoon to deservedly take the Spring Pairs title.”