On what was a ‘changeable’ day weatherwise, 11 of the club’s more hardy members turned up for this year’s Autumn Pairs Competition, with Anne Johnson drawing the short straw to play with 4 bowls. A round robin group stage took place with each game being played over 10 ends and the top two pairs going through to the final.

There were several close encounters in what proved to be a fairly evenly balanced field, but in the end it was Dean Simmonds & Graham Lucy who came out on top with +23pts. They were followed by second-placed Ted Baker & Peter Grimes on +16pts who just edged out Dave Hulse & Chris Hodge in the last round of games to reach the final.

Unfortunately the weather took a turn for the worst before the final could be played so it was agreed to play the final on the following Sunday. Then it was a case of déjà vu as again the conditions proved a bit of an extra challenge during the 21 Up final.

The final itself proved to be a game of two halves with the first 10 ends being nip and tuck and the score at 9-8 to Peter & Ted at this point. Then Peter & Ted had a good run and edged ahead to 14-8. However it was at this point that Dean & Graham upped their game and had an unbroken run of ends to win 21-14 and take the Autumn Pairs title. Thanks to all who entered and also for helping out.

Thank you to Dave Roper for this report.