Results 2002

Presenting

The Northern Area
Ten Pin Bowling
Competition
2002

at

L A Bowl
Leeds

SUNDAY September 8^th 2002 2:30 p.m.

At the Linda Street Trophy
2nd Round (Sunday 9th Sep).

Ah, the sound of ball on willow - OK, ball on pin. When it comes to 18 Plus, 10-Pin Bowling has always been a big draw, so a good turnout was expected at the LA Bowl in Leeds, and the organisers weren't disappointed; a total of thirty-one players from five Groups arrived to do battle: three teams from Northwich, two from Rothwell, and one each from Bradford, Leeds and, making their first appearance since formation, Lincs Quest (with ¾ of their 2001 National Championship-winning team).

The format was to standard 18 Plus rules: two games, team title awarded on total score, individual titles based on best game, females getting a thirty-point handicap.

Once the teams arrived, a couple of minor problems cropped up - there were only seven lanes available, so Northwich took two lanes and split the 'C' Team between them to play as two lanes of six, while Leeds only had three players, so doubled up as a 'ghost player' to make a 'complete' team.

Game 1

The opening game saw a titanic four-way battle between Lincs Quest (as expected), Northwich 'A' and 'B' and three-man Leeds; Lincs were not helped when 'gremlins' hit mid-way through their game and their lane stuck for a while, throwing them out of their rhythm.

Northwich 'B' and Leeds were scoring constantly, with their whole teams getting over 100 points, while Lincs Quest and Northwich 'A' relied on high-scoring individuals to reach their totals; meanwhile, Northwich 'C' had a steady-scoring game, while Bradford and the two Rothwell teams scrapped to avoid being last: Rothwell 'B' somehow ended up with the dubious honour despite getting more strikes than Bradford and Rothwell 'A' combined:-

Game 2

It was vital that Lincs Quest got off to a good start to make up ground on Northwich 'A', which they did with a vengeance…..until the wheels fell off their game, or rather off their lane. It broke down completely, so they had to wait for Bradford next door to finish their game, and then take over their lane. Despite this, they were still able to increase their score by 48 points: good but not quite enough, as Northwich 'A' increased theirs by 40, with all four players breaking the 100-point barrier.

The big gainers were Northwich 'C' (up 65 points) and Rothwell 'B' (up a massive 94), while Leeds and Northwich 'B' ran out of steam somewhat and slipped back, Bradford improved their score but not their overall position, and Rothwell 'A' had a disaster, scoring only one strike between them.