Popular Christmas tournament at Boston bowls club is a success
Seventy-two bowlers came together in the traditional Christmas tournament at Boston Indoor Bowls Club for a competitive day’s bowling midway between Christmas and New Year.
Twenty-four teams of three competed in an open drawn triples competition, playing three games each.
The open draw format brought together bowlers of varying ability and experience in each team, giving those of more modest ability the opportunity to compete alongside and against those of greater experience. Each game was played over a maximum of ten ends, with each end won scoring a point and another 4 points awarded for winning the game overall.
The tournament winners, with three wins out of three, were Jayne Long, Steve Wilkinson and Derek Smith, with 28 points and a shot aggregate of +15. They were the only team to win all of their matches on the day, with results of 10-4, 13-6 and 8-6.
In second place, with two wins and a loss, were Malc Hilton, Ann Quickfall and Ken Burr, on 25 points and +14, who won 14-2 and 8-5 and only narrowly lost their third game 6-7.
Just beaten into third place on 25 points and +13 were Mick Elley, Ken Bainbridge and Aidan Brickles, with two wins and a draw. Wins of 9-6 and 13-3 were followed by a 7-7 draw in their last game.
Another ten teams won two of their games while losing just one, with prize money awarded down to eighth place. The tournament was well organised and efficiently run by Mark Brown and Carol Dowse.