Jack High - Bowls, with Mike Wakelam
JAMES Seville (Moseley BC) came within a whisker of collecting the £500 first prize in the Shirley Heath Trees-sponsored Greville Arms Open.
In his opener the W&W county player beat Nick Newey 21-15 and followed with a comfortable 21-9 victory over Steve Freer.
In his quarter-final Seville out-bowled Paul Gamsby winning 21-6, but was made to fight for a 21-18 win in his semi by Terry Cutting.
Waiting in the final was last year’s champion Graeme Wilson from Yorkshire who trailed Seville early 6-0 and 20-17 but it was the northern star who retained his composure to win 21-20.
The £500 first prize in the Black Country Invitation challenge at Cradley was won by Stuart Edwards from the Mitchells & Butlers BC Cheslyn Hay.
After a superb 21-8 win in his semi against northern star Lee Lawton, Edwards then beat Steve Dicken 21-19 in the final.
Moseley defeated Kings Norton by 64 in the Staffs Bowls League Division One to gain promotion to the Premier League.
Graham and Malcolm Hussey are the Pat Simpkin-sponsored W&W Mens Pairs Champions.
They collected the £320 prize with wins over Ivan Smout & Alan Bentley 21-17, Ross and Pete Dunkley 21-11, before repeating that score in the final against Anthony Bracken and Richard Dandy.
The semi-finals of the Midlands Super Cup will be between Moseley and Greville and the Potteries pair Middleport Park and Birches Head.
The final will take place at the Amery Bowls Club, Coppice Lane, Willenhall, on Tuesday September 16, (7pm). Winners receive £600.
The following W&W players have qualified for the finals of the Midland Masters which will take place at the Meole Brace BC in Shrewsbury on Sunday September 21 – the winner collects £500.
Malcolm Hussey, Anthony Bracken, Steve Wallace, Carl Fielding, Paul Shepherd, Craig Round, Mark Denman, John Evans, Paul Asson, Craig Dugdale, Nigel Townsend
There are still vacancies in the Hadley Friday Evening Indoor League at Smethwick; contact Don Freeman 0121 601 5458.
Joe Woollard has just received congratulations from the Heart of England Friendly Bowls League after turning 90.
Joe was born in Epping at the height of the First World War and is the oldest member of Stoke Prior BC.
Joe still plays bowls three times per week and last season he won the clubs K.P. Trophy and it is only five years since he lifted the club championship.
