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The year was 2000 when a Lancastrian took the prestigious Yorkshire Merit title home to Oldham. Twenty-eight-year-old Graham Wilson qualified to play in the competition through playing for Lower Hopton in the Mirfield League and for Elland WMC in the Yorkshire Cup. He claimed a 21-14 final victory and a £500 cheque by beating County team-mate Paul Sigsworth of Kirkheaton C&BC in the final at Cleckheaton Sports.
The photograph above shows the four semi-finalists who provided the warm-up to the main event. Left to right are Graham Wilson (Winner), Peter Wilcox, Tony Emerson (Competition Secretary), Tony Lonsdale (YCCGBA President), Paul Sigsworth (runner-up) and Frank Greenwood.
The semi-final results being Paul Sigsworth (Kirkheaton C&BC) 21-8 Frank Greenwood (Golcar Lib) and Graham Wilson ( Elland WMC) 21-17 Peter Wilcox (Crossgates). Graham Wilson was in the middle of a hot run of results having taken the sport's richest prize of £3,000 when he won the Isle of Man Tournament the previous June.