Delight for Greenwood

Mar 6 2008 by Linzi Nicholson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

FRANK GREENWOOD made it a cause for veterans’ celebrations when he booked a place in the Griffin Champion of Champions with victory in the Gerald Sykes-sponsored Sixteen competition.

Greenwood, who got in as second reserve after the withdrawal of Paul Sigsworth, looked home and dry leading 18-11 against Richard Brook in the final.

But Brook fought back and reduced the scoreline to 18-17 before Greenwood ran out to claim his first victory for many years.

First round: R Crowther 18 B Morley 21, M Pollard 15 A Daykin 21, R Brook 21 D Walkden 15, P Ramsden 21 D Reeves 14, M Richardson 18 T Holmes 21, W Dews 21 S Pollard 14, F Greenwood 21 K O’Prey 16, J Sykes 16 R Whitwam 21.

Quarter-finals: Morley 21 Daykin 9, Brook 21 Ramsden 11, Holmes 10 Dews 21, Greenwood 21 Whitwam 19.

Semi-finals: Morley 12 Brook 21, Dews 17 Greenwood 21.

Final: Brook 17 Greenwood 21.

Alan Pogson, of the Griffin Lodge, sponsors the Griffin Classic on Sunday (start 10.00).

There is a £200 first prize with £100 to the runner-up.

Preliminary round: (odds in brackets) R Brook (14) v D Scott (20).

First round: H Ellis (25) v M Pollard (40), T Holmes (40) v S Parkin (100), B Tinker (100) v B Gibson (25), S Hirst (3) v P Kain (5), K O’Prey (33) v J Abbott (33), F Greenwood (14) v D Woodruff (50), M Bramall (12) v R Whitwam (33), R Crowther (14) v R Wormald (8), S McMahon (50) v P Ramsden (20), P Ingleby (12) v R Sutton (12), K Midwood (66) v B Walsh (100), W Higgins (100) v G McMahon (16), C Davies (33) v B Morley (16), M Higgins (40) v P Sigsworth (3), A Daykin (6) v R Mudd (20), D Reeves (14) v winner of prelim.