Lowe and Todd overcome Trotter and Walker in merit
On Easter Sunday 66 hardy bowlers turned out in the GT Garages drawn pairs merit at Manor Road Scarborough.
The random draw threw together some interesting pairs.
Flying the flag for Borough Bowling Club were John Thundercliffe and Caroline Watson who were going well before just losing out 21-19 to North Cliff ’s Ed McCormack and Whitby’s Kenny Wale in the quarter-finals.
However it was the strong pairing of Dukes Park’s Dave Lowe and Hunmanby’s Phil Todd who took the first final berth beating McCormack and Wale 21-9 in the semi-final.
In the bottom half of the draw North Cliff’s Ashley Douglas and Borough’s Penny Gosling were knocking out all in front of them before being stopped 21-9 by Borough’s Dave Pryce and Robin Hood Bay’s Stan Sleighthome in the quarter final.
The second semi-final saw the strong pairing of Borough’s Bobby Walker and North Cliff ’s Nigel Trotter see off Pryce and Sleightholme 21-11 to claim the second final place.
The final saw some fine precision bowling from Lowe and Todd who ran out winners 21-9 to take the trophy.
Special thanks go to the sponsors GT Garages.
The trophy was presented to the winners by Borough president Dave Pryce.
The summer merits are under way.
Sunday April 8 – Robin Hood’s Bay singles.
Sunday April 15 – Whitby two-man team.
Sunday April 22 – Eastfield singles.
Sunday April 29 – Hunmanby mixed pairs.
Sunday May 6 – Dukes Park open singles.
Monday May 7 – Hunmanby open pairs.
Matches start at 9.30am.