BURTON MERIT FINAL 2010 AT SWAD CATHS

DAVE REDFERN (ALVASTON)

21

V

DAVE REDFERN

21

RICHARD STRETTON (BELVEDERE PARK)

19

V

DAVE REDFERN

21

JASON ANGUISH (STRETTON ANGLESEY)

16

V

DARREN SMITH

18

DARREN SMITH (STRETTON ANGLESEY)

21

V

MATT KELLY-WALLEY (BELVEDERE PARK)

9

V

STEVE ADAMS

12

STEVE ADAMS (BELVEDERE PARK)

21

V

DAN PETCHER

15

KEN WALLIS (CONS CLUB)

8

V

DAN PETCHER

21

DAN PETCHER (EUREKA PARK)

21

It was clear that just looking at the parched Swad Caths green with the sun blazing down from a cloudless sky the bowlers for this years merit final would be facing a stern challenge of concentration. Eureka Park's Danny Petcher adapted well to the conditions and cooly saw off the challenge from lower league bowler Ken Wallis from the Cons Club with a 21- 8 win. There was a close game between Belvedere's Rich Stretton and Dave Redfern with Richard looking poised for a win at 19-15, but Dave found a mark up and down the green which he used well all afternoon and ran out a 21-19 winner. Dave looked to be on the way out in the semi against Darren Smith as the Anglesey bowler took a 10-1 lead but the game turned completely as the Alvaston man ran out a 21-18 winner. Danny Petcher had a comfortable semi final win against Belvedere's Steve Adams. Dave started well in the final but Danny foght back to be just two shots behind at 12-10 but the Alvaston bowler took control again to win 21-15 and so get his hands on the trophy again which he has now won three times in the last six years. These eight bowlers are joined by Belvedere's junior county bowler Darryl Matkin and will travel to the County Merit finals at Woodley.