Singles champions Helen Holroyd and Adam Warrington.
Two-bowl triples champions Tris Morton, Paul Dalliday and Simon Law
NORTHANTS COMPLETED a hat-trick of titles on the final day of the national Federation championships at Skegness, with Helen Holroyd winning the Under 25 women’s singles and Adam Warrington, claiming the 2-bowl singles for the third time after his opponent failed to make an appearance.
The two singles wins added to the 2-bowl triples won by Parkway’s Paul Dalliday, Simon law and tristan Morton, who beat the Hunts trio of richard and scott Wilson and Owen Kennedy 23-11 the previous evening.
Bob Warters was hoping to added his second veterans title to the haul but in a very tight game against fellow left-hander Paul Cook (Suffolk) he lost 19-21, having earlier led 9-3 and 17-16.
He said: “l played tidily enough but just couldn’t get the shots I needed at crucial stages. Paul deserved his win.”
For student Holroyd (23) from the Stamford Town club it completes an outstanding year having won several indoor and outdoor titles while also obtaining coaching qualifications.
She rarely looked in trouble against 13-year-old Eloise Collins from Derbyshire and ran out a comfortable winner 21-8.
For Warrington it was a bitter sweet end to his campaign. He knew in advance that opponent Andy Bird (Lincs) was already committed to a family engagement in Holland preventing his attendance at the final in Skegness but still Warrington had to make the three-hour round trip journey from Stamford to wait in vain beside the green for the specified 15 minutes.
Said Warrington: “It is a disappointing way to win a title but it was out of my hands. At least I won three tough games on the way to the final having qualified through many rounds in the county starting in early May.
Helen Holroyd in action during her Under 25 semi-final
Veteran singles finalists Paul Cook (Suffolk) and Bob Warters before their match
Tris Morton in action during the triples
