The indoor bowlers of the Isle of Wight Community Club, Cowes, completed their season with 4 days of exciting club competition finals over the week of March 21st to 28th. The 2 wood singles and 4 wood plate singles were contested on Thursday evening (21st March), with 2 new winners taking the honours: Bill Pike beating Martin Butchers 21 -12 in the 2 wood and Paul Allo winning 21 -10 against Peter Overton in the plate. Cherry Rolf got off to a good start against Sue Pragnell on Saturday morning (23rd March), winning the Ladies Singles 21- 9. In a thrilling last end, the men’s 4 bowl singles went to Martin Butchers, nudging past Bill Pike 21 – 20 in a closely fought final. The afternoon concluded with the Fours final, recording a comfortable win for Tony Lloyd, Keith Beckett, Keith Gosden and Bill Pike 26 -10 over Len Martin, Peter Lewis, Martin Woodford and Paul Allo.
In the Australian Pairs, Martin Butchers and John Crews proved too strong for Steve Morris and Mark Baker to win 27 – 10. Martin and Denise Butchers were on top form on Sunday morning (24th March), overcoming Barry Bridgeman and Margaret Arnell 25 – 6 in the Mixed Pairs Final. The afternoon continued with an exciting Triples Final, with Keith Beckett, Keith Gosden and Bill Pike winning a tense last end to defeat Martin Butchers, John Crews and Paul Green 20 -18. A large turnout for the Pairs final on Thursday (28th March) witnessed a keenly fought final, with Barry Bridgeman and Peter Overton eventually overcoming Mike Cox and Ray Blanchard 27 -17. Special achievements for the weekend must go to Bill Pike, who won 3 of the 4 finals he contested and Martin Butchers, who won 3 of the 5 finals he contested. Cherry Rolf and Paul Allo notched up their 1st wins in the singles events. John and Debs Crews organised the competitions, and Myles Farrington officiated as umpire. A presentation evening will be held at the IOWCC on Saturday 27th April.
