Paul Flatters and Yogie Richardson win first tournament at bowls club
The first tournament of the new indoor season at Boston Indoor Bowls Club has been won by Paul Flatters and Yogie Richardson playing in the Bonus Ball Pairs, formerly known as the Dickinson Pairs.
Sixteen pairs of bowlers, each pair with one Division One player and one from Division Two, lined up for the first round. The four closest bowls to the jack scored at each end of the game, four for the nearest down to one for the fourth bowl, so ten points available per end.
There was a good standard of bowling in the early rounds, spread over two weeks, with many of the bowlers having just come back indoors after a summer playing outside.
At the semi-final stage, Paul Flatters and Yogie Richardson beat Graham and Heather Scarboro in a close game, 56-44, while the second semi-final ended in a tie at 50-50, won on a one-bowl shoot out by Margaret Daubney and Peter Hoyles against their game opponents Angela Richardson and Ian Clark.
The final, played immediately after the semi, only lasted four ends because of ill health, with Flatters and Richardson being 30-10 ahead at the time.
Round seven of the Evening League in the Orchard Health Group First Division saw Invaders stretch their lead at the top to six points after beating Strollers 23-9 and 22-17.
Behind them, Holland Fen played Dynamics, taking 4 points for winning 34-9 on Martin Tomlin’s rink. Dynamics won a competitive game on the other rink 15-12 for skip Graham Wilkinson.
Hotspurs in third lost 6-0 to A40, 29-18 and 22-9, and are 13 points behind second. Third to ninth-places are now covered by just three points.
Royal Mail are riding high in fourth, having beaten Parthians for four points in two tight games, Keith Sharp’s rink winning 18-15. Richard Keeling sneaked the other rink 16-15 for Parthians.
IBC beat Golfers 4-2, taking Steve Skelton’s rink 21-14. Graham Scarboro won 13-11 for Golfers to leave them in fifth-place.
For Nomads, Mel Maddison’s rink won convincingly 28-6 against Breakaways to ensure four points on the night. Mike Rymer claimed the other rink 18-12 for two points.
Several games in Cammacks Division Two were competitive and saw close finishes, often with the extras for shot aggregate being claimed by only tiny amounts.
Optimists are now top of the league on shot difference from Vikings after winning 4-2 against Phantoms. Liam Reeson’s rink won 25-15. Pete Brummitt took the other rink for Phantoms 17-12 in a closely contested game.
Burtons beat Vikings 4-2, Dave Bailey’s rink holding on at the end to win 19-15. Vikings skip Yogie Richardson snatched the other rink 17-16 for two points after a strong finish.
Vectors beat Kingfishers 5-1, winning 14-13 on one rink and drawing the other 14-14; two tremendous games.
Central took 4 points off Desperados for winning Fred Epton’s rink 23-11. Desperados won the other 19-11.
Woodpeckers dominated one rink to win 30-8 against Shipmates, who won the second rink 16-11 for 2 points.