Purcell and Dobson win Robin Hood’s Bay Over-60s Doubles title
Friday started rather cloudy and coolish but eventually the sun broke through for a pleasant day at Robin Hood’s Bay where there was the first of two successive Over-60s Doubles.
With 52 entries, 26 pairs, all games were played with 3 on the card.
The first round opened with David Muir & Ashley Brunton-Douglas (Eastfield) going down 21-16 to the strong Hunmanby pairing of Geoff Oldham & Phil Todd while Gary Thornton (Borough) & Deborah Thornton (Eastfield) were pressed even closer by Daphne & Peter Fewster (Robin Hood’s Bay) before winning 21-19.
In the bottom half of the draw Alan Landers & Ian Richardson (North Cliff) had a 21-16 win against Geoff Watson & Steve Dover (Whitby) for a game against Barrie & Caroline Watson (Borough) who won against North Cliff’s David Hill & Pam Moment 21-10.
Another North Cliff pairing, Alan Lee & Dave Moment beat two home bowlers, Andy Braid & Ann Warnes 21-7 while Albert Beggs & Dave Wright (Bridlington Bay) pulled off a surprise win, 21-18, against Ian Hadden & Jo Leeman (Whitby).
Nigel Trotter & Robert Child (North Cliff) had a comfortable 221-10 win against another Bridlington Bay pair, Mary Kenworthy & Bernard Chalk, to set up a game against Hunmanby’s Harry Old & Jack Richardson who cruised through 21-8 against Pauline Allison (Borough) & Sue Purcell (Whitby).
In the last games on the round Whitby’s Emmo Emmerson & Kenny Wale won 21-8 against Pam & Steve Watson (Hunmanby) for a game against Jim & Lil Barr (Borough) who beat the home pair of Ross & Yvonne Dabiel 21-10.
In the second round Tim Purcell (Whitby) & Chris Dobson (Dukes Park) got off to a good start by winning 21-12 against Joyce Harland & Tommy Roberts (Whitby) to face Ronnie Noble (Borough) & Mally Kay (North Cliff) who beat Rita Bland & Brian Dalby (Borough) 21-13.
Whitby’s Geoff Coleman & Kenny Rodgers won 21-15 against a home pair, Trish Fewster & George Knight while Oldham & Todd were pressed even harder by the Thorntons before winning 21-20.
Landers & Ian Richardson made easy work of winning 21-6 against Barrie & Caroline Watson to face Lee & Dave Moment who went one better winning 21-5 against Beggs & Wright.
Jack Richardson & Old just made it through 21-20 against Trotter & Child to face Emmerson & Wale who beat the Barrs 21-17 in the final game of the round.
The first quarter final saw Purcell & Dobson go through 21-18 against Noble & Kay to face Oldham & Todd, who just made it past Coleman & Rodgers 21-20, in the semi-finals.
Landers & Ian Richardson beat Lee & Moment 21-15 while Jack Richardson & Old completed the round with a 21-14 win against Emmerson & Wale.
Purcell & Dobson ended the hopes of Oldham & Todd by winning 21-12 to set up a final against Jack Rihrdson & Old who beat Landers & Ian Richardson 21-15.
The final started with Jack Richardson & Old taking a small early lead only for Purcell & Dobson to pull things back to 8-8 after 7 ends. The next 7 ends were shared to make the score 12-12 after 14 ends.
Richardson & Old then scored a 2 only for Purcell & Dobson to go into overdrive to win the next 5 ends for a final score of 21-14.
After the Whitby Festival it was more or less back to normal this week, except that there were no Saturday League matches as six of our clubs were involved in the Yorkshire Cups.
In Division 2 of the Evening Singles League Bridlington Bay B just lost 129-124 (4-4) to Dukes Park B but Eastfield B had a bigger defeat, 154-117 (6-2), at home to Borough D.
The other matches saw North Cliff C notch up the only home win of the evening with a 144-117 (6-2) win over Robin Hood’s Bay and Westgate A win 159-112 (7-1) away to Hunmanby B.
In Division 1 Borough C won 156-127 (5-3) at home against their fellow promoted side, Eastfield A, on Monday.
On Tuesday Borough B “hosted” Borough A and list 160-119 (6-2) while Dukes Park A won away to Bridlington Bay A 142-117 (4-4) by virtue of bigger winning margins.
North Cliff A only dropped 2 points in a 166-104 (7-1) home win against Whitby A and Whitby B won 143-118 (4-4) at home to North Cliff B.
In the Wednesday Over-60s League Division 1 Hunmanby A reasserted their authority with a 12-2 (126-101) home win against Dukes Park A while Eastfield lost at home to Whitby 11-4 (109-102) but only just lost the aggregate.
There was an extraordinary match at North Cliff where the home team won the aggregate against Borough A but lost the match the scores being 8-6 (89-100).
In the final match Borough B won 8-6 (125-88) at home to Bridlington Bay A.
In Division 2 there was another unusual result with Robin Hoods Bay winning the aggregate but losing the match against Borough C 8-6 (98-103).
Bridlington Bay B won comfortably at home to Dukes Park C, 11-3 (125-89) while Westgate B won away to Dukes Park B 9-6 (108-98).
In the Evening Doubles League Borough C lost 64-72 (3-1) at home to North Cliff A on Wednesday.
On Thursday Borough A had a comfortable 71-54 (3-1) away win against Hunmanby, Borough B also had a big, 80-56 (3-1) win at home to Eastfield, Whitby just won away to Westgate by 74-71 (2-2) and finally Bridlington Bay Won 69-62 (2-2) at North Cliff B.