Dill Harvey of Meltham has become the new Yorkshire Ladies Handicap champion.
She beat county bowler Dawn Bray (Ossett Flying Horse) 21-7 in the final at Hove Edge Bowling Club.
Dill (below) played well throughout the day, adapting well to the weather conditions (which went from sunshine to cold rain) and bowling a wide range of marks.
She adds this title to the Huddersfield Ladies Merit which she won just a couple of weeks ago.
Bowling from a handicap of four, Dill beat three other county players - Lynda Drury (New Mill) to 16, Chloe Hirst (Halifax) to nine and Alexis Lunn-Gadd (Ossett Flying Horse) to 19 – before defeating teammate Marie Nicholson (Meltham) to eight in the semi-finals.
Quarter-finals: Alexis Lunn-Gadd (Ossett Flying Horse) (Scr) 19 Dill Harvey (Metham) (4) 21, Mandy Wilson (Chapel Allerton) (2) 17 Marie Nicholson (Meltham) (2) 21, Lisa Rice (Pudsey BC) (Scr) 18 Karen Gant (Meltham) (Scr) 21, Jane Buchan (4) (Meltham) 13 Dawn Bray (Ossett Flying Horse) (Scr) 21.
Semi-finals: Dill Harvey 21 Marie Nicholson 8, Karen Gant 15, Dawn Bray 21.
Final: Dill Harvey 21 Dawn Bray 7.
