Tony and Rita Mace (right) won the senior mixed pairs. They are pictured with Fred and Fiona Richardson, whom they beat in the final. See more images below.
NORTHANTS Federation president Tony Mace and his wife Rita will represent the county in the national finals at Skegness next month after winning the senior mixed pairs in the county championships at their home club Whittlesey Manor on Sunday.
It was an appropriate conclusion to a day of blistering heat in which the Manor green was in outstanding shape thanks to the efforts of club members in recent weeks. The finals had been due to be staged there last season but the green had to be withdrawn because it was unfit.
As well as the Maces, the host club also won the champion of champions singles and the three bowl men’s triples, where Martin Welsford beat his son Lee in the final.
Other clubs to have three champions included Broadway (Yaxley), Ketton, Parkway, Blackstones and Langtoft.
County organisers are hopeful that at the Skegness finals (August 21-25) all winners will fulfil their commitments, despite the counter attraction of Bowls England finals at Leamington for which some have also qualified.
Results:
Ladies 2-bowl singles – Joan Robinson (Yaxley) beat TIna Tinklin (Conservative) 21-18; mixed pairs – Helen Holroyd & RIchard ( Stamford Town) beat Sheron & Dick Noble (West Ward) 17-15; men’s under 25 singles – Stephen Harris (Blackstones) beat Zac Brown (Whittlesey Manor) 21-12; veterans singles – Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) lost to Bob Warters (Ketton) 21-18; ladies senior singles – Christine Ford (Ketton) lost to Sue Moir ( Langtoft) 21-13; men’s secretaries singles – Mike Ramsden (Vanguard) lost to Andy Grief (Crowland) 21-10.
Men’s pairs – Mal Smith & Paul Bailey (Blackstones) lost to Malcolm Cullingworth & Peter White (Langtoft) 22-11; ladies champion of champions singles – C Ford (Ketton) beat Rita Mace (Whittlesey Manor) 21-8; men’s 2-bowl singles – Adam Warrington (Blackstones) beat Dave Roberts (Market Deeping) 21-7; men’s 4-bowl singles – Paul Dalliday (Parkway) beat SEan Fenlon ( West Ward) 21-9; ladies secretaries singles – Pearl O’Brien (Deeping Association) lost to Kathy Browning (Yaxley) 21-13; Under 25 Open pairs – Sophie Morton & Marissa McKernan (Parkway) lost to S Harris (Blackstones) & Jack Corney (Whittlesey Manor) 12-20.
Ladies U 25 singles – H Holroyd (Stamford Town) beat M McKernan ( Parkway) 21-14; ladies 4-bowl singles – J Robinson (Yaxley) beat T Tinklin (Conservative) 21-12; men’s champion of champion singles – R Allam (Stamford Town) lost to Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor) 21-16; mixed triples – Stuart Reynolds, Karen Martin & Mike Robertson (Parkway) lost to S Morton, Lee Welsford & Tris Morton (Parkway)22-7; men’s veteran pairs – M Dolby & Roger Martin (Blackstones) lost to D Noble & Brian Swann (West Ward) 20-19 ladies 2-bowl pairs – Louise Harris & Katie Bailey (Blackstones) lost to Anne White & S Moir (Langtoft) 21-7.
Ladies 3-bowl triples – S Noble, Vi Hatch & Liz. Barr (West Ward) lost to Sheila Craig, Margaret Bussey & LIz Hext (Conservative) 22-11; men’s 2-bowl triples – S Harris, MI k Humphreys & R Martin (Blackstones) lost to P Dalliday, Simon Law & T Morton ( Parkway) 20-14; senior mixed pairs – R& Tony Mace (Whittlesey Manor) beat Fiona & Fred Richardson (City of Peterborough & Whittlesey Manor) 20-15; ladies 2-bowl triples – Linda Toms, Karen Dyer & Emma Providence (Conservative) lost to Carol Warters, Shirley Suffling & C Ford (Ketton)30-10; ladies senior pairs – J Robinson & M Osbourne (Yaxley) lost to JEnny Farringdon & Penny Hart (Whittlesey Town) 20-13;men’s 2-bowl triples – Roger Stevens, G Agger & Martin Welsford beat HOward Shipp, Brian Martin & L Welsford (Parkway) 15-8.
