BCGBA Veterans Championship

Bowling News

The annual BCGBA competition for the Veterans Championship is a one-day competition with 32 qualifiers from county competitions. Ian Briggs of Longwood and the Thorpe Green Winter League bowler was the sole Yorkshire representative at last Tuesday's competition climax held at the Prees Bowling Club in Shropshire. Unfortunately Ian fell at the first hurdle beaten 14-21 by Gerald Merry of Cheshire who went on to reach the semi-finals.

Cheshire bowler Andy Proctor was the eventual winner of the Jack & Jean Isherwood Trophy

FIRST ROUND

Mark Street (Warwick & Worcester) 17-21 John Mountford (Potteries & District)

Malcolm Sims (Cheshire) 18-21 Kerry Jones (Wales)

Duncan Watkins (Lancashire) 21-abs Rob Stewart (Staffordshire)

Mark Melvin (British Parks) 21-16 Mark Thomas (Shropshire)

Steve McCall (North Lancs & Fylde) 21-10 Stuart Smith (Derbyshire)

Tom Silcock (South Yorkshire) 21-18 Barry Booth (Potteries & District)

Gerald Merry (Cheshire) 21-14 Ian Briggs (Yorkshire)

Elfyn Jones (Wales) 17-21 Gerry Riley (Merseyside)

Brian Somerville (Merseyside) 15-21 David Hawksworth (British Parks)

Paul Phillips (Potteries & District) 21-19 Steve Atkin (Derbyshire)

Trevor Bibby (North Lancs & Fylde) 21-20 Keith Pessall (Shropshire)

Bob Jones (Wales) 13-21 Ronnie Regan (Warwick & Worcester)

Andy Proctor (Cheshire) 21-8 John Bonatti (Wales)

Paul Walton (Derbyshire) 21-abs Tony Aubury (North Midlands)

Allan Hemming (Warwick & Worcester) 13-21I an Whitehouse (Staffordshire)

Phil Boydell (Lancashire) 11-21 Robert Wiltshire (South Yorkshire)

SECOND ROUND

John Mountford (Potteries & District) 21-16 Kerry Jones (Wales)

Duncan Watkins (Lancashire) 14-21 Mark Melvin (British Parks)

Steve McCall (North Lancs & Fylde) 15-21 Tom Silcock (South Yorkshire)

Gerald Merry (Cheshire) 21-11 Gerry Riley (Merseyside)

David Hawksworth (British Parks) 15-21 Paul Phillips (Potteries & District)

Trevor Bibby (North Lancs & Fylde) 7-21 Ronnie Regan (Warwick & Worcester)

Andy Proctor (Cheshire) 21-12 Paul Walton (Derbyshire)

Ian Whitehouse (Staffordshire) 15-21 Robert Wiltshire (South Yorkshire)

QUARTER-FINALS

John Mountford (Potteries & District) 16-21 Mark Melvin (British Parks)

Tom Silcock (South Yorkshire) 7-21 Gerald Merry (Cheshire)

Paul Phillips (Potteries & District) 15-21 Ronnie Regan (Warwick & Worcester)

Andy Proctor (Cheshire) 21-17 Robert Wiltshire (South Yorkshire)

SEMI-FINAL

Mark Melvin (British Parks) 21-16 Gerald Merry (Cheshire)

Ronnie Regan (Warwick & Worcester) 18-21 Andy Proctor (Cheshire)

FINAL

Mark Melvin (British Parks) 14-21 Andy Proctor (Cheshire)

Andy Proctor the 2022 BCGBA Veterans Champion