North star Paul Morgan wins Bedlington Trophy Singles at Whitby
Sunday started cloudy, breezy and cool at Whitby for the Bedlington Trophy Singles but did eventually warm up and become sunny.
In the first preliminary round game Scott Wardman beat North Cliff clubmate Mally Kay 21-10 for a game against Billy Holdsworth who had a bye.
Alan Landers had a big 21-7 win against Jennie Allen (Hunmanby) for a game against Whitby’s Emmo Emmerson who had a bye.
Josh Emmerson (Whitby) had a close, 21-19, win against Barrie Watson to face Andy Deighton who won an all-Dukes Park game against Katie Gates 21-6.
Dave Moment beat his clubmate Ed McCormack 21-17 for a game against another North Cliffer Robert Child who cruised through 21-8 against Caroline Watson.
Sue Holdsworth won 21-8 against the youngest player in the field, her Hunmanby clubmate Alix Stallard, to set up a game with Paul Morgan (North Cliff) who had a big 21-10 against Lynn Gates (Borough).
Brian Dalby (Borough) won 21-15 against home bowler Peter McCrory to face Kenny Wale who had a bye.
David Knights (Sheffield) had a comfortable 21-11 win against Sue Pircell to face Jo Gates (Borough) who won 21-16 against Gary Thornton. David Muir beat Pam Moment 21-15 to face Tony Allen (Hunmanby) who won by the same score against Cliff’s Allison Roe.
The first round opened with Geoff Oldham winning 21-9 against merit debutante Jasmine Chilvers (North Cliff) to face Kevin Gates (Dukes Park) who won 21-13 against Whitby’s Sue Emmerson.
Lisa Watson (Hunmanby) beat another merit debutant Richard Barnes (Whitby) 21-7 to face Kenny Rodgers who just won an all-Whitby game against Alan Boland by 21-20.
Ian Richardson beat Tim Purcell 21-14 for a game against his clubmate Adam Chilvers who had a bye.
Peter Harvey (Whitby) won 21-10 against Pam Watson (Hunmanby) to face Geoff Coleman who won an all-Whitby game against Steve Dover 21-17.
Billy Holdsworth beat Wardman 21-17 to face Emmo Emmerson who had a fine 21-17 win over Landers. Deighton won 21-11 against Josh Emmerson and Child beat Dave Moment 21-17.
Morgan won 21-11 against Sue Holdsworth while Wale crushed Dalby 21-7.
The round finished with Jo Gates eliminating Knights 21-17 and Tony Allen winning 21-18 against Muir.
In the second round the first two games both went to 21-20 with Oldham beating Kevin Gates and Lisa Watson eliminating Kenny Rodgers.
Chilvers was rewarded for his long wait with a 21-11 win against clubmate Richardson and this score was repeated when Harvey beat Coleman.
Emmo Emmerson had another good win beating Billy Holdsworth 21-8 to set up another tough game against Deighton who won 21-14 over Child. Morgan beat Wale 21-20 and Jo Gates triumphed 21-19 against Tony Allen.
Lisa Watson won the first quarter-final 21-16 against Oldham and Harvey just made it through with a 21-20 win against Chilvers. Emmerson claimed a third big scalp winning 21-12 against Deighton to face Morgan who won 21-13 against Jo Gates.
The semi-finals were both close, Watson beating Harvey 21-19 and Morgan coming back to end Emmerson’s run 21-18.
Unfortunately the final was a rather one-sided affair Morgan earning a 21-10 win.
On Friday there is an Over-60s Singes at Westgate and on Sunday there is the first of two Mixed Doubles of the season at Bridlington Bay. Entries in advance to relevant Merit Secretaries.