Borough Bowling Club win Over-60s Doubles League for first time in 34 years
They're jumping jack high – that's members of Borough Bowling Club who have won the Over-60s Doubles League One title for the first time in 34 years.
They pipped ruling champions Hunmanby to the top spot by eight points after the two teams clashed in the last match of the season at Hunmanby's Sands Lane green.
Captain of Borough Pete Charter said: "It’s been a great year.
"Everyone has pulled together and we got our reward."
Going into the fixture, Borough were 10 points in front of their rivals. To clinch the title cleanly, Hunmanby needed to win all 14 points on offer – that included two points for a win of each of the six games and two extra points for a home aggregate win.
Borough won one out of the first half three games and two out of the second half three games – with Hunmanby taking the aggregate.
The final result was Hunmanby: 8 points: Borough six points.
After the 16-match season across the East Coast, Borough finished with 144 points and Humanby with 136 points. In third place were Whitby with 122 points.
Borough's winning team: Pete Charter, captain, Barry Gosling, Steve Price, John Thundercliffe, Steve Taylor, Rob Dickens, John Lloyd, Brian Dalby, Tony Bland, Ronnie Noble, Les Ramm, Caroline Watson, Penny Gosling and Sue Wilkinson.