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PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP REPORT 2020-21

BOWLS NORTH PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020-21

Bowls North Open Men, Women’s and Minor Pairs championship post sectional play was played at Invermay Bowls Club on 31 January 2021.

Trevallyn father and son duo – Josh and Andrew Appleyard played the Cressy duo of Les Dykstra and Allan Ryman and defending 2019-20 champions Josh Walker-Davis & Dennis Bassett took on East Launceston’s David Minns and Kayden Munro from Cosgrove Park in the semi-final stages of the competition to see who would progress to the final.

MEN’S SEMI FINAL RESULTS:

Appleyard/Appleyard defeated Dykstra/Ryman.

Bassett/Walker-Davis defeated Minns/Munro.

The Men’s Open final could have been won by either team competing with father & son duo of Josh and Andrew Appleyard playing several important conversion shots to enable them to take out the title for 2020-21.

WOMEN’S SEMI FINAL RESULTS:

Saunders/Lee defeated Fletcher/McGrath.

Zoon/Healey defeated Thompson/Viney.

Next best qualifier Westbury’s Sophie Fletcher teamed up with North Launceston’s Claire McGrath played Invermay’s Kim Saunders & Debra Lee. Both teams played superably but it was Kim Saunders and Debra Lee progressing to the final.

East Launceston’s Heather Thompson and Kirsten Viney took on Invermay’s Maureen Zoon and Billie Healey in the other semi-final. The match was very even in the early ends before Zoon/Healey scored multiple shots to progress to the final and take on fellow teammates from Invermay.

It was all Invermay final in the Women’s Open section with the leads (Lee & Healey) playing well and setting up the head for their perspective skips. Scores was tight in the early ends of the match before Saunders/Lee won several consecutive ends to take out the title for 2021-21.

MINOR SECTION:

In the quarter final of the Minor pairs Invermay teammates Clinton Daines & Phillip Dean played the Cressy duo of Julie & Anthony Bannon. Daines/Dean started well grabbing an early lead and continuing to the semi-final stage.

In the first semi final Midlands Aaron Milner & Les Fisher played Clinton Daines & Phillip Dean. Milner/Fisher gained the upper hand in the latter stages of the game to progress to the finals.

Midlands Junior player, Oliver Morrison & Scott Crocker played North Launceston’s Eric Burch & Michael Elliott.

Elliott/Burch was unable to stop the momentum of Morrison/Crocker who have won already won 2 of the minor titles this season and Morrison/Crocker progressed into the finals.

In the final the Midlands teammates played each other to see who would take the title out this season. Oliver Morrison lead beautifully in the finals, with great guidance from his skip Scott Crocker they won the inter club battle to take out the title for 2020-21.