British Club Championship 4th October 2009 held
at Centre Vale Park,
Report By Nick Hughes
1. Nick Hughes 21-11 Mat Gilmore
A tough game to start for Freako against Cheshire Merit
Champ Mat but Freako was up for it, Usain Bolt couldn’t of got out the blocks
any quicker than Freako… 5-0 and playing decent..9-0 giving it smoochies…11-0
and a slack end lets Mat in…13-2 Lying a toucher and 3 inch bowl and along
comes Mat to smoochie the block now 2 down…13-4.. A little run with block but
big finish for Freako 21-11… good start Boyos
2. Brian Hayes 8-21 Rich Hidley
Rich is a class player and needed to play well against
our big game player…. An Rich did… he never let Hayesy in the game and led
every time to his own block… Hayesy just couldn’t get a run with the block
which told in the end and Rich come off 21-8… big winner in paddock for Lloyds
3. Darren Lacey
16-21 Lee Flecther
Another tough game for the Ace man but he showed he had
the minerals early doors, played tight stuff and counted good 2’s to put
Lee under a little pressure…. Fletch a top block thou and he just dug in and
kept with Lace never letting him get to far away…12-8 to lace the ace and
Fletch ups a gear in the corners and the change of length just catches laceo
out enough to get Fletch home to 16…
4. Ian Dutton 19-21 Andy Murray
For me a top game, all sorts happening in this game apart
from Dutty winning… Dutty led superbly and never more than few inches away with
every lead… unfortunately he couldn’t put the second there which gave Andy for
shots at attacking… at least 5/6 ends Andy played block through for 2 to him
and took the lead from Dutty…. Great game and both played well unlucky for
Dutty thou just fell short at the end.
5. Dave (rocky) Jones 16-21 Andy Thompson
I still don’t know how on earth the Rockster got 16…. Oh
yeah he is DECENT that’s why…. Buzz (andy) was awesome…his first 8 bowls all
within 6/8 inches and Rocky never more than a foot away but 2 down each
time…13-6 down and has bowled a bad un… now its rock and roll time in
corners…lol.. 13-13 and game on… but Buzz gets the block back and starts
smoochies with the block again… cracking game but a deserved winner for Lloyds
6. Chris Jones 13-21 Mike Gerrity
Well the strawberry blonde was looking mean today with
the hair piece firmly in place he decided to wake up at 2-8 down to bappy….
Playing a long length Mike did play well and didn’t give Bappy much room at all
but Bappy dug in to pinch a few near the end… Mike always looked in control
thou and this showed by the end score line…
7. Craig Griffiths 21-11 Steve Ridley
Griffter a man on fire at the moment and Ridley would do
well to keep with griffo in this form and mood… my thoughts were correct… 5-1
and settling into a rythem..9-2 and getting closer with every bowl…12-2 and
lying 2 belters and mr wick should up to smooch one in off the fllodlight on
the other green…the next few ends were shared with neither settling on a mark
until Griffo gets back on themark lead so well on to get out to 11… a great win
against a top block..
8. Geoff Samuels 21-13 Robbie Hall
What can ya say about Sammy… not picked a bowl up since
we won the welsh club champs a month ago… then he plays one of Lloyds best
blocks, cheshires number 12 and Sammy plods on with his 2lb 14oz bombs and
boom…. Plays like a dream in corners and Robbie scratching his head, Sammy
played awesome everywhere Robbie took him… class win for the big man…
All in all a good performance, the match just slipped
away from us in the middle but we put a good show on and can hold our heads
high in knowing we gave it our all….
Lloyds went onto become BRITSH CLUB CHAMPS 2009.