March & District Bowling Association held their Finals Day on Saturday at March Conservative Club.
After a brief introduction by Andrew Donnelly, the Conservative Club Bowls section president, the competitions got under way.
While the Ladies Championship went to Lorraine Smith (Murrow) for the third consecutive year, there was a new name on the Men’s Singles Trophy - Bob Hicks (Christchurch).
Both the knock out cups were contested by CMB and Christchurch; Christchurch overcoming CMB in the Rothschild Trophy, while CMB gained their revenge in the Ivan Henson Memorial Trophy.
Following a buffet supervised by Tina Moran, the trophies were presented by the March & District Bowling Association president, Peter Butcher.
RESULTS
League Games
Date Played: September 1
Alex Road(41) 1 Murrow(77) 5; CMB(56) 2 March Town(72) 4; GER(48) 1 Christchurch(62) 5; Gorefield(56) 4 Upwell Park(51) 2; Manea(74) 5 Braza(39) 1; March Town ‘A’(48) 1 Guyhirn(62) 5; Upwell(42) 0 March Cons(64) 6; Wimblington(65) 4 Alex Road ‘A’(50) 2.
Rearranged games
Alex Road ‘A’(57) 1 Manea(70) 5; Wimblington(45) 0.5 CMB(68) 5.5; Alexandra Road 0 Upwell Park 6.
Finals Day Results
Men’s Singles
A.Hailes 18 v B. Hicks 21
Ladies Singles
A.Halsey 17 v L.Smith 21
Men’s Pairs
K.Beavis, P.Butcher 20 v A.Hailes, N.Parnell 13
Ladies Pairs
J.Buck, J.Goebbels 16 v B.Lesage, L.Chamberlain 13
Mixed Pairs
K.Beavis, J.Clifton 13 v T. Harley, C.Salisbury 21
Open Triples
P. Butcher, D.Smith and K.Beavis 16 v B. Plater, G.Hudson and K.Hunt 13
Open Fours
B. Hollingsworth, D.Stacey, G.Newman and L.Cave 13 v P.Butcher, M.Miller, A.Newbold and L.Miller 29
Knock Out Cup
CMB 93 v Christchurch 58
Ivan Henson Memorial Trophy
CMB 54 v Christchurch 67
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