Brook wins his third title at winter venue

real battle with Reeves, with the county star going through to 17.

The final was nip and tuck until Brook opened up an 18-12 lead, just holding on to win 21-17 in what was his fifth final at the Colne Valley venue this winter.

Quarter-finals: J Martin 17 R Whitwam 21, T Brook 21 M Sweeney 14, J Hanson 21 J Brown 15, D Rae 21 P Hopkinson 17.

Semi-finals: Whitwam 20 Brook 21, Hanson 21 Rae 17. Final: Brook 21 Hanson 17. On Sunday, 32 players do battle in the Geoff Sigsworth competition, sponsored by his family, which starts at 9.30am.

Preliminaries: J Brown v K O’Prey, G Fellows v M Allman, C Gant v P Kain, D Scott v T Brook, A Smith v D Tattersley, D Rae v G Siswick, R Hitchen v D Reeves, S Price v P Hopkinson, D Radcliffe v M Bramall, G Metcalf v J Hanson, A Cairns v B Gibson, M Higgins v J Dyson, J Abbott v B Tinker, G Sigsworth v M Wood, R Whitwam v N White, J Baillie v P Ingleby.

A crown green bowling association has implemented tougher rules after a rise in alcohol-related trouble at matches.

Clubs across Shropshire face stricter sanctions to curb a sharp increase in incidents of anti-social behaviour.

Shropshire Crown Green Bowls Association has sent every club a new code of conduct.

The outgoing county president Mike Caddick told the Press Association that players can now be fined, suspended or banned if the new rules regarding drunken behaviour are not followed.

The tougher guidelines received overwhelming approval at the association’s AGM at Bagley BC.

Mr Caddick said: “It started to creep in a bit last year, mostly among spectators. They were being overenthusiastic mainly as a result of alcohol.

“When it starts to get a bit too noisy and a bit too personal with the bad language then it spoils everybody’s enjoyment.

“The general opinion is that it is not wanted in bowls, it is not what bowls is about.”

Mr Caddick said one player had already been banned from playing and watching matches due to antisocial behaviour.

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