Ray Leeman and Billy Holdsworth win Terry Summersgill Drawn Pairs title
Sunday’s merit was the Terry Summersgill Drawn Pairs at Whitby, a competition set up – in memory of a notable Borough bowler – to encourage less experienced bowlers to enter a merit on the day of the Yorkshire Men’s Inter-District when most stronger players would be absent.
In the first round Ashley Brunton-Douglas & James Arnold (Robin Hood’s Bay) lost 21-20 to Borough pair Jim Barr & Brian Dalby.
Tim Purcell & Sue Holdsworth then won 21-9 against another Borough duo, Lill Barr & Pauline Allison to face Kenny Rodgers (Whitby) & Larry Dixon who went through 21-17 against Ed McCormack & Steve Dover.
Sue Emmerson (Whitby) & Pam Moment just won, 21-20, against Eddie Maxwell (Whitby) & Scott Wardman (North Cliff) but Gary Thornton (Borough) & Pam Watson were not really troubled in a 21-10 win against Peter Harland (Whitby) & Sue Wilkinson (Borough).
Lynn Gates (Borough) & David Knights (Sheffield) also had a comfortable win, 21-11, to eliminate Geoff Oldham & Mel Dale (Brid Bay) for a game against Whitby’s Emmo & Josh Emmerson who won 21-18 against Peter McCrory (Whitby) & Robert Child.
Tony Bland went out 21-16 in the first round playing with Ian Harland (Whitby) against Dave Moment & Ian Hadden (Whitby) and Alan Lee (North Cliff) & Steve Watson (Hunmanby) won 21-18 against Ronnie Noble & Tommy Roberts (Whitby).
The second round opened with Jo Leeman & David Muir making a big comeback to win 21-20 against Joyce Harland & Geoff Coleman (Whitby) to face Sue Purcell & Mally Kay (North Cliff) who beat Rita Bland & Jennie Allen (Hunmanby) 21-18, Ray Leeman (Whitby) & Billy Holdsworth won 21-17 against Jo Gates (Borough) & Derek Dale (Brid Bay) and Tony Allen & Linda Armstrong (Castleford) winning 21-18 against Jim Barr & Dalby.
Rodgers & Dixon scraped through 21-20 against Tim Purcell & Sue Holdsworth while Thornton & Pam Watson had a more comfortable, 21-10, win against Sue Emmerson & Pam Moment. Lynn Gates & Knights also had a close 21-20 win against Emmo & Josh Emmerson to face Dave Moment & Hadden who beat Lee & Steve Watson 21-16.
In the first quarter-final Jo Leeman & Muir could not quite repeat their earlier comeback and went our 21-17 to Sue Purcell & Kay who set up a game against Ray Leeman & Billy Holdsworth who cruised through 21-9 against Tony Allen & Armstrong.
Thornton & Pam Watson won 21-13 against Rodgers& Dixon while Lynn Gates & Knights had a big 21-8 win against Dave Moment & Hadden.
The semi-finals were both one-sided affairs with Ray Leeman & Billy Holdsworth winning 21-9 against Sue Purcell & Kay and Lynn Gates & Knights beating Thornton & Pam Watson 21-8.
The final was also one-sided as Leeman & Holdsworth beat Gates & Knights 21-12. The trophy and prizes were presented by Emmo Emmerson.
Our Men’s Inter-District team travelled to Rawdon in Aire & Wharfedale District where they played Harrogate twice with the result being decided on aggregate.
The first match saw our team get off to a flying start winning 4 of the first 5 games to lead 102-71.
Jack Bird (Borough) won 21-12, Alan Landers lost 21-18, Paul Morgan won 21-18, Callum Malone added a 21-12 win and Chris Dobson did best with a 21-8 win.
At this point things started to go downhill as Kenny Wale (Whitby) lost 21-15 and Barrie Watson (Borough) and Kevin Gates (Dukes Park) both lost 21-9. Danny Cooper pulled 1 back with a 21-20 win but Nigel Trotter then lost 21-15 for an aggregate of 172-175.
The second match was not so close.
Morgan lost the first game 21-12 but then Dabson won 21-20 only for Malone to lose 21-20. Team captain Landers pulled things back with a 21-16 win but Bird went down 21-11 for a 99-85 deficit at the halfway stage.
Unfortunately the second half started no better with Watson losing 21-19.
Wale won 21-15 but then Gates lost 21-18, Trotter lost 21-11 and Cooper lost 21-16 for a match aggregate of 198-175 and an overall aggregate of 373-342.
North Cliff faced A Hunmanby in the final of the Knock Out Cup at Dukes Park.
After the first four games of the 12 to be played Cliff had a narrow lead of 72-67 with Tim Coyne beating Phil Todd 21-18, Adam Chilvers winning 21-11 against Jennie Allen and Nigel Trotter easing past Alan Kynaston 21-17.
Their one loser was Robert Child who went down 21-9 to Geoff Oldham.
After eight ends the gap had closed to 139-136 with Dave Moment losing 21-11 to Sue Holdsworth and Allison Roe going down 21-14 against Tony Allen.
Scott Wardman steadied the Cliff boat with a big 21-8 win against Pam Watson while Alan Lee just made it through 21-19 against Deb Stallard.
Paul Morgan had a very tight win for Cliff beating Harry Old 21-20 and their captain, Callum Malone, opened the gap further with a 21-15 win over Jack Richardson.
Danny Cooper then made a Cliff victory virtually certain by beating Billy Holdsworth 21-14 before Lia Watson restored Hunmanby pride by winning 21-14 against Alan Landers.
North Cliff retained the Cup, which was presented by Jackie Stapleton in memory of her mother Sylvia Stapleton who donated the cup to the Association.