Ellie Wall marked her return to bowls by winning the Monday Night Merit Finals after an excellent display in the final winning 21-6 against Steve Hendy of Bowring. She was 4-1 down early on, but from 5 across, only conceded one more chalk in a very consistent display. In the Semi Finals, she had to come back against Ian Bates from 9-4 down early on, running out from 18-16 down. Steve also had a tough game against Emma Chetwood, being very close until Steve went 19-14 up and won 17.
In the Quarter Finals Ian had a very close game with Leila James until he went 20-15 up and won 18. Ellie raced 11-1 up on Patrick Evans Jnr, and kept this lead to win 8. Steve was 9-8 down early on against Michael Furness, before he surged ahead to win 12. Emma was 8-0 up on Paul Mills, and then 14-4, before Paul got back to 18 across. But Emma then ran out.
Thank you to the Bayley for hosting and to Celia Miles for doing the food. Thanks to Denise Tonks for doing the raffle. Thank you to Steve Wall, Dave Evans and Louise Cotton for running the qualifiers. Thank you to Sinclair, Madeley Cricket Club and Trench for hosting the qualifiers. Thank you to Malcolm Fletcher and Sean Round for helping me run the finals night.
