West Mids bowls round-up

Mel Evans and Lynn Pritchatt have virtually sewn up the Premier Division title in the AVH Indoor Bowls League, played at Cannock Leisure Centre, as they retained their eight point advantage with only four games remaining.

Their victory over Bill Pitt and Stuart Edwards was far from straightforward as the M&B Cheslyn Hay team mates made a fair effort of ending the leaders’ unbeaten record, but succumbed in the end 21-16.

Craig Barker and Keith Carter who are the only pair who can deny Evans and Pritchatt the title maintained their form with an emphatic 21-9 victory over Derek and Glyn Storer.

Clive Pittway and Chris Halford are staring relegation in the face following their 21-16 reverse at the hands of Vic Gray and David Hayward.

 

The other premier division game saw Mick Jones and Cliff Johnson demolish Dave Murray and Brian Preece 21-7 to maintain their drive for second place.

Allan Parsons and Keith Anderson have moved two pints clear at the top of Division Two thanks to a comfortable 21-14 victory over Gary Parsons and Tony Dodd.

Dave Semper and Dave Taylor lost ground on the leaders as they slipped to a 21-16 defeat at the hands of Nick and John Newey, and are now joined on fourteen points by Dave Goddard and Gary Cooper, who maintained their remarkable run thanks to a a close 21-19 victory over Barry Farr and Dan Taylor. 

Kevin and Darryl Handley got back to winning ways with a comprehensive 21-12 defeat of Wilson and Fellows.

Lee Cavill and Mick Bardsley appear destined for the Division Three title following their defeat of Geoff Garbett and Bob Taylor.

This has moved the pair six points clear of Dave Webb and Ian Roles who surprisingly crashed 21-7 to Bates and Sproston.

The only all ladies pair in the competition Barbara Rainsbury and Yvonne Ash recorded their fourth victory after narrowly defeating Sproston and Hugill. Bottom pair Hollis and Lloyd kept up their improved form by defeating Mick and Phil Colbourne 21-18.

Results: 

Division One: K. Carter & C. Barker 21 G & D. Storer 9, B. Pitt & S. Edwards 16 M. Evans & L. Pritchatt 21, D. Murray & B. Preece 7 M. Jones & C. Johnson 21, V. Gray & D. Hayward 21 C. Pittway & C. Halford 16.

Division Two: A. Parsons & K. Anderson 21 G. Parsons & T. Dodd 14, D. Goddard & G. Cooper 21 B. Farr & D. Taylor 19, T. Fellows & G. Wilson 12 K & D. Handley 21, D. Taylor & D. Semper 16 J & N. Newey 21.

Division Three: B. Taylor & G. Garbett 13 L. Cavill & M. Bardsley 21, J. Hollis & S. Llloyd 21 M & P. Colbourne 18, S. Sproston & S. Hugill 17 B. Rainsbury & Y. Ash 21, D. Webb & I. Roles 7 J. Bates & K. Sproston 21.