Bowls: Daykin the main man in Merit

Jun 18 2009 by Mel Booth, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

While the winner pockets £300, there’s £100 for the runner-up, £50 each for the losing semi-finalists, £25 each for the losing quarter-finalists and £15 for those who go out in the first round.

Laurie Hopkins Menswear are sponsoring a £50 voucher for the best dressed bowler in the event.

Referees are Ged Sykes and Steve Tattersall, while the officials and measurers are Alan Hirst and members of the host club.

Practice for the top half of the draw is 1.25pm on the day and, for the bottom half, 1.40pm.

Draw (with club and bookmakers’ odds in brackets):

Neil Jones (Almondbury Lib, 20/1) v Frank Greenwood (Golcar Lib, 8), Michael Martin (Almondbury Lib, 12) v Mark Wood (Lockwood Con, 10), Graham Illingworth (Slaithwaite, 12) v Graham Brook (Netherton Con, 12), John Bloomer (Albion, 25) v David Fox (Kirkheaton Con, 7), David Messenger (Grange Moor, 33) v Ian Briggs (Longwood, 10), Ashley Daykin (Netherton Con, 7/4) v John Webster (Springwood, 5), Nick Thornton (Lockwood Con, 33) v Michael Sweeney (Moldgreen Con, 10), Gareth McMahon (Linthwaite CBC, 8) v Mick Armitage (Linthwaite CBC, 14).

It’s a 2pm start.