Finals:
Dave Lloyd enjoyed the biggest day of his bowling career so far as he landed the 2022 Barlows Fire & Security Senior Merit. He got better as the day went on, beating Anthony Gray first game 18 in a close game, then Paul Williams 15 when leading most of the way. He then swept aside Rob Burroughs with a good run over the middle 8 before beating former winner Rich Goddard 13 in the Semi Final, having a strong end to the match. In the final he always led against 4 time winner Pete Farmer, going onto win 13 and get his hands on the Charles Beddard Trophy. Pete had beaten 3 time winner Callum Wraight 10 in his Semi Final in the corners to reach the final and go to the All England Finals in Cumbria along with Dave. The last time it was held in Cumbria Pete reached the final before losing out to the late Darren Smith.
Last year’s finalists Will Tarrell and Jack Hewitt join Dave and Pete in making the long trip to Hawcoat Park in Barrow in Furness on Saturday 30th July. But Dave will go on to play in the Champion of Champions on Saturday 24th September at Heaton Park in Greater Manchester.
Full scores are here. Thank you to Mike Beckett for putting these on.
Well done to Dave on his success today, and thank you to Sinclair for putting on a great day on a quickening green.
The 32 qualifiers are known for the Barlows Fire & Security Senior Merit Final on Sunday 26th June at a venue to be decided. The draw will take place on Monday 16th May and will be placed on the website in the evening.
District
Former winner Charlie Weaver qualified after beating County Handicap winner Alan Purcell 17, and then Jamie King 15. The player who he beat in that final, Rich Lawson, defeated Clay Flattley 17, while Josh Warner caused a shock after beating former winner Wayne Rogers 20. Tim Jordan got past Jack Purcell 6 to qualify.
| 1 | Charlie Weaver | Josh Warner | ||
| 2 | Richard Lawson | Tim Jordan |
| 1 | Charlie Weaver | 21 | 15 | Jamie King |
| 2 | Josh Warner | 21 | 20 | Wayne Rogers |
| 3 | Richard Lawson | 21 | 17 | Clay Flattley |
| 4 | Tim Jordan | 21 | 6 | Jack Purcell |
| 1 | Charlie Weaver | 21 | 17 | Alan Purcell |
| 2 | Jamie King | 21 | 16 | Cedric Bancroft |
| 3 | Wayne Rogers | 21 | 18 | Alan Boulton |
Joules
Former winner Derek Wright edged past Scott Moseley 20 to qualify after beating Mel Jenkins in the first round. Matt Beeston had a fine win over former winner Martin Lloyd 17 after getting past Alex Hassall. Dan Taylor qualified after beating Jamie Brookes 20, and Ben Hinton defeated Will Brookes 19 to get through.
| 1 | Matthew Beeston | 21 | 17 | Martin Lloyd |
| 2 | Ben Hinton | 21 | 19 | Will Brookes |
| 3 | Derek Wright | 21 | 20 | Scott Moseley |
| 4 | Dan Taylor | 21 | 20 | Jamie Brookes |
| 1 | Derek Wright | 21 | 0 | Melvin Jenkins |
| 2 | Scott Moseley | 21 | 18 | Gary Beff |
| 3 | Matthew Beeston | 21 | 0 | Alex Hassall |
Allscott Heath
2018 & 2019 winner Spencer Clarke got through after beating Tom Killen 13 and Scott Harries 14. Keith Pessall rolled back the years to get through by defeating Harry Ryder 10, while former Premier League merit winners Liam Stevens and Josh Bradburn qualified after beating Dale Rudrum 14 and Joe Killen 19, Josh being 12-1 down in that game. Chris Worthington beat team mate Michael Cooper 11 and Rob Burroughs returned to qualify by beating Josh Cotton 6.
| 1 | Liam Stevens | 21 | 14 | Dale Rudrum |
| 2 | Spencer Clarke | 21 | 14 | Scott Harries |
| 3 | Rob Burroughs | 21 | 6 | Joshua Cotton |
| 4 | Chris Worthington | 21 | 11 | Michael Cooper |
| 5 | Josh Bradburn | 21 | 19 | Joseph Killen |
| 6 | Keith Pessall | 21 | 10 | Harry Ryder |
| 1 | Dale Rudrum | 21 | 18 | Keiran Buckley |
| 2 | Liam Stevens | 21 | 14 | Tony Garmson |
| 3 | Spencer Clarke | 21 | 13 | Thomas Killen |
Edgmond
Former winner Pete Farmer got through after beating Akeel Khan, while Wrockwardine Wood pair John Clarke and Steve Downs qualified by defeating team mate Stuart Clee and Simon Oldcorn 15 respectively. Simon Rhodes beat Ash Gregory and Kane Beaman to get through, while Aaron King got past Chris Newbrook 8 and Dave Lloyd overcame Phil Jones 12.
| 1 | Simon Rhodes | 21 | 0 | Kane Beaman |
| 2 | John Clarke | 21 | 0 | Stuart Clee |
| 3 | Steve Downs | 21 | 15 | Simon Oldcorn |
| 4 | Peter Farmer | 21 | 0 | Akeel Khan |
| 5 | Aaron King | 21 | 8 | Christopher Newbrook |
| 6 | David Lloyd | 21 | 12 | Phil Jones |
| 1 | Kane Beaman | Stuart Rutter | ||
| 2 | Simon Rhodes | Ashley Gregory | ||
| 3 | Chris Gill | Stuart Clee |
Bayston Hill
Former Champion Rich Goddard got through after beating Doug Edwards, with team mates Adam Jones and Paul Williams defeating Will Tyler and Pete Nicholls. Mark Shore beat Mark Thomas to get through, while Chris Jones defeated Dave Nicholls and Nick Davies to qualify. Harry Parsonage beat Liam Page to get through.
| 1 | Chris Jones | 21 | 0 | Nick Davies |
| 2 | Harry Parsonage | 21 | 0 | Liam Page |
| 3 | Rich Goddard | 21 | 0 | Doug Edwards |
| 4 | Adam Jones | 21 | 0 | Will Tyler |
| 5 | Paul Williams | 21 | 0 | Pete Nicholls |
| 6 | Mark Shore | 21 | 0 | Mark Thomas |
| 1 | Nick Davies | 21 | 0 | Will Childs |
| 2 | Chris Jones | 21 | 0 | Dave Nicholls |
Monkmoor
Callum Wraight, a 3 time winner of this event, qualified by beating Andy Marshall 8. His team mate and former runner up Mike Beer qualified in spectacular fashion after beating Ash Wellings 3 and Adie Rowe 8. There were two more Castlefields qualifiers in Russ Pugh and Andy Judson who got past Gary Neal 18 and Jesse James 14, and Will Tarrell 5 respectively. Anthony Gray got through after beating Jon Lyttle 12, while Dave Redge beat Kevin Price 14 to qualify.
| 1 | Michael Beer | 21 | 8 | Adrian Rowe |
| 2 | Russ Pugh | 21 | 14 | Jesse James |
| 3 | Dave Redge | 21 | 14 | Kevin Price |
| 4 | Andrew Judson | 21 | 5 | Will Tarrell |
| 5 | Callum Wraight | 21 | 8 | Andy Marshall |
| 6 | Anthony Gray | 21 | 12 | Jon Lyttle |
| 1 | Michael Beer | 21 | 3 | Ashley Wellings |
| 2 | Adrian Rowe | 21 | 8 | Phil Whatmough |
| 3 | Russ Pugh | 21 | 18 | Gary Neal |
A full list of qualifiers are below.
Senior Merit on Sun 26th Jun 2022
| Qualifiers | From Competition |
|---|---|
| Liam Stevens | Senior Merit Qualifier – Allscott |
| Spencer Clarke | Senior Merit Qualifier – Allscott |
| Rob Burroughs | Senior Merit Qualifier – Allscott |
| Chris Worthington | Senior Merit Qualifier – Allscott |
| Josh Bradburn | Senior Merit Qualifier – Allscott |
| Keith Pessall | Senior Merit Qualifier – Allscott |
| Simon Rhodes | Senior Merit Qualifier – Edgmond |
| John Clarke | Senior Merit Qualifier – Edgmond |
| Steve Downs | Senior Merit Qualifier – Edgmond |
| Peter Farmer | Senior Merit Qualifier – Edgmond |
| Aaron King | Senior Merit Qualifier – Edgmond |
| David Lloyd | Senior Merit Qualifier – Edgmond |
| Charlie Weaver | Senior Merit Qualifier – District |
| Josh Warner | Senior Merit Qualifier – District |
| Richard Lawson | Senior Merit Qualifier – District |
| Tim Jordan | Senior Merit Qualifier – District |
| Matthew Beeston | Senior Merit Qualifier – Joules Bowling Club |
| Ben Hinton | Senior Merit Qualifier – Joules Bowling Club |
| Derek Wright | Senior Merit Qualifier – Joules Bowling Club |
| Dan Taylor | Senior Merit Qualifier – Joules Bowling Club |
| Michael Beer | Senior Merit Qualifier – Monkmoor |
| Russ Pugh | Senior Merit Qualifier – Monkmoor |
| Dave Redge | Senior Merit Qualifier – Monkmoor |
| Andrew Judson | Senior Merit Qualifier – Monkmoor |
| Callum Wraight | Senior Merit Qualifier – Monkmoor |
| Anthony Gray | Senior Merit Qualifier – Monkmoor |
| Chris Jones | Senior Merit Qualifier – Bayston Hill |
| Harry Parsonage | Senior Merit Qualifier – Bayston Hill |
| Rich Goddard | Senior Merit Qualifier – Bayston Hill |
| Adam Jones | Senior Merit Qualifier – Bayston Hill |
| Paul Williams | Senior Merit Qualifier – Bayston Hill |
| Mark Shore | Senior Merit Qualifier – Bayston Hill |
