Invitation Bowling Competition - May 2009

Heath Old Boys gathered in numbers for this years event – Sunday 10th May – at Greenroyd BC with a few Old Heathens making their bowling debut.

Ten pairs took to the green at 1.45pm, with others there to support, in a round robin format ensuring all pairs got nine short matches (5 ends scored or first to 11points).

Early front-runners were debutants Mark Baxendale and Andy Garside who were finding a good early road on the green.

As the matches flowed Tony Chislett and Rob Wallace were proving difficult to beat along with Dom Potter and Phil Stollery

With most teams snatching victories off each other an early shock came about with Jon Hamer and Richard Firth beating last years winner John Bunch who was alongside John Robertshaw, by a narrow 4-3 margin.

As the afternoon progressed Chris Gostridge and Philip Solan were proving to be the dark horses notching up win after win.

With all round robin games complete top of the table were Gostridge /Solan (1 loss) followed by Bunch/Robertshaw (2 losses) with joint third place going to Keith and Richard Fawthrop, Harry Brearley/Roger Dixon, Russell Smith/John Hoggard and Hamer/Firth who had all lost just three games all afternoon.

In an epic final Gostrige /Solan edged ahead by 4-3 after four ends before Bunch/Robertshaw stormed back to take the final by 9-4

HOBA Chairman Mick Hynes presented the splendid trophies to the winners and runners up before a superb buffet was served up to finish off the day.

People present included:

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