Harry Church and John Potter won the 2023 Dixon & Driscoll Doubles after beating Jamie & Phil King 12 in the final. They trailed 5-2 early on before then going 8-5 up. As the rain started falling they played a mark over the crown to go 15-9 up from 9 across, and further extended this to 19-10, and were able to finish it off after John struck Jamie’s counting bowl out at 20-12 up. It was a very high quality final, with the final taking 29 ends and only three scores over a single!
In the Semi Finals, Harry and John beat Karen Smith and Kate Wainwright 8 after going from 6-5 up to lead 18-5, while Jamie & Phil King also won 8 against Gavin Bridge & Pete Burd, taking an early 8-3 lead which they extended to 17-6 and onto 21-8.
Well done to Harry and John on winning the trophy for the first time!
Thank you to Edgmond bowling club for looking after us on and off the green, and to those who measured and marked today.
Reports from the first two rounds are below the pictures.
Quarter Finals:
John Potter and Harry Church went 11-2 up on Steve Bishton and Dean Heighway. Steve and Dean got back to 14-9 down but John and Harry ran out.
Karen Smith and Kate Wainwright were 10-7 and 14-9 down on Pete Millington and Simon Oldcorn, but went 20-14 ahead. Pete and Simon got back to 18 but Karen and Kate got the one they needed.
Jamie & Phil King had a close game with Carol & Steve Faulkner. They were 12-8 up then 14-12 down, but from 17 across they ran out.
Pete Burd and Gavin Bridge raced 13-3 up on Ange Gaut and Helen Clee. Helen and Ange got back to 13-8 down but Pete and Gavin then got the block back to win 9.
Round 1:
Harry Church and John Potter took an early 9-2 lead which they extended to 17-11. But Shavourne Osbourne and Lisa Pessall got back to 20 across, however Harry and John got the one they needed.
Steve Bishton and Dean Heighway went 10-2 up on Dave Brown and Kevin Hall which they extended to lead 18-5 and won 8.
Karen Smith and Kate Wainwright raced 8-0 up on Andy Morgan and Rob Roden, and despite a late comeback from 19-7 down, they won 12.
Pete Millington and Simon Oldcorn from 4-3 down went 15-4 up on Gus Needham and Darren Fielding and won 7.
Carol and Steve Faulkner went 8-2 down versus Ian & Kevin Edwards. They went 14-10 down but only conceded one more to win 15.
Jamie & Phil King went from 3-0 down to 11-3 up over Michael Cooper and Rob Burroughs. They extended this to 18-7 and won 12.
Pete Burd and Gavin Bridge raced 14-2 up on Georgia Rawlins and Richard Scane and won 5.