Westgate’s Over-60s Single Merit victory for Whitby’s Tim Purcell
Friday started out cloudy and coolish for Westgate’s Over-60s Singles Merit but soon the sun broke through for a warm, if slightly breezy, day.
Alan Landers (North Cliff) won the first game against Steve Dover (Whitby) 21-6 for a second round game against Tony Bland (Borough who had one of the original byes.
Geoff Price (Dukes Park) won 21-12 against Sue Purcell (Whitby) while Ian Richardson (North Cliff) beat Ashley Brunton-Douglas (Eastfield) 21-15.
Mally Kay just made it through to the second round with a 21-17 win against Jim Barr (Borough) while the game between Borough’s Gary Thornton and North Cliff’s Nigel Trotter was even closer with Thornton winning 21-20.
Dave Moment (North Cliff) won comfortably, 21-11, against Ian Winning (Bridlington Bay) and Caroline Watson beat Peter McCrory (Whitby) 21-16.
Harry Old (Hunmanby) beat Barrie Watson (Borough) 21-16 for a game with Dave Clarke (Sheffield) who cruised through 21-5 against Rita Bland (Borough).
Phil Todd (Hunmanby) pulled back to scrape into the second round with a 21-20 win against Dave Wright (Bridlington Bay) to face Lil Barr, one of the late byes.
The other, David Muir (Eastfield), faced a game against home bowler Larry Dixon who won 21-13 against Pam Moment (North Cliff).
Finally Robert Child won an all-North Cliff game against Ed McCormack 21-14 to set up a game against the other original bye, Tim Purcell (Whitby).
In the second round Landers had a comfortable 21-11 win against Tony Bland while Price was pressed harder by Richardson but won 21-17.
Thornton cruised past Kay 21-7 but Caroline Watson pressed Dave Moment far harder before going down 21-18.
Clarke won 21-16 against to face Todd who had a comfortable 21-11 win against Lil Barr.
Muir had a comfortable start beating Dixon 21-8 to face Tim Purcell who made it through 21-17 against Child.
Price had a surprisingly big 21-12 win against Landers in the first game of the third round to face Thornton who beat Dave Moment 21-11.
Clarke had a close, 21-19, win over Todd to face Tim Purcell who beat Muir 21-11.
Price then went on to win the first semi-final against Thornton 21-16 to set up a final against Purcell who won 21-16 against Clarke.
The final was a very one-sided affair as Purcell won 21-8 after 19 ends.