Easter Saturday saw the second staging of the KNR Construction Trophy on a well prepared Green at the Villa with those who were lucky enough to be there being treated to a display of good bowling from the twenty five pairs who competed.
At the Quarter Final stage we saw Lynda and Derek Cadamy lose 13-21 to Rebecca Teare and Paul Dunn and it was great to see Helen Martin back on the Green partnering Matthew Keggin as they beat Margaret Tasker and Les Brookes 21-20. In the remaining two Quarter Final matches Lyn Bolton and Wayne Roberts beat Sandra May and Mark Kelly 21-12 and Kim Hargraves and Peter Collister lost 13-21 to Sue Gawne and Andy Kennish.
As we came to the Semi Finals we saw Helen Martin and Matthew Keggin face Rebecca Teare and Paul Dunn but sadly Helen who had battled gallantly against a lack of match fitness during the afternoon found playing four consecutive games just too much and had to withdraw with the Teare/Dunne pairing going through to the Final. The remaining game was a close affair with Bolton/Roberts duo losing 19-21 to Gawne and Kennish.
In the Final Teare and Dunn started well and built up a 15-9 lead after eight ends but by twelve ends the game was level at 16-16 with Gawne and Kennish playing some good bowls to put pressure on their opponents. Teare and Dunn then built up a 20-16 lead but on the sixteenth end Gawne and Kennish scored a three to make it 20-19 only to lose the next end to give Rebecca Teare and Paul Dunn the win.
The trophies were presented by Neil Clarke of KNR Construction and Paul Dunn thanked the sponsors, Douglas Bowling Club for hosting the event and the Greenkeeper for a great playing surface and the Club Members who had helped on the day.
2022 Merits