Elland pair's winning streak

Steve Lowther and Nigel Mitchell won the Halifax Association's Men's Pairs, sponsored by Richard Pilling, at Hipperholme on Sunday.
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Jul 2018, 13:45 BST
Updated 16th Jul 2018, 17:43 BST
Actions fro the Hx Association men's pairs, at Elland C & BC. Pictured is Nigel MitchellActions fro the Hx Association men's pairs, at Elland C & BC. Pictured is Nigel Mitchell
Actions fro the Hx Association men's pairs, at Elland C & BC. Pictured is Nigel Mitchell

Fresh from helping their Elland CA & BC team to victory in the Rose Bowl on Friday, they completed a highly successful three days with a 15-10 victory over Martin Greenwood and Brendan Malone.

Lowther and Mitchell began strongly, taking an 11-4 lead in their first game against David Helliwell and Lewis Pilling. Their opponents fought back to 10-12 before Lowther and Mitchell ran out to win by 15-12.

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They trailed by 3-6 in their quarter-final, against Bob Woodhead and Ernie Rickman, but recovered to level on six and went on to win by 15-9.

In a remarkable semi-final, they scored the opening single against Brian Winrow and John Sharp but were then left standing by a break of 10 by their opponents.

Winrow and Sharp were still ahead by 13-2 but Lowther and Mitchell hit back with a break of 12 to lead by one. Winrow and Sharp drew level with a single but it was Lowther and Mitchell who claimed the final end to snatch victory by 15-14.

After a comfortable 15-3 win in their preliminary game against P. Stead and T.Jackson, Malone and Greenwood led by 6-2 and 8-4 in their next game against Peter Denton and Paul Nolan, but fell behind by 8-11 and 11-13 before finishing with a four to win by 15-13.

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They led by 9-4 in their quarter-final against Mark Holden and Graham Roberts and although Roberts and Holden narrowed the gap to two at 8-10, Malone and Greenwood held on to win by 15-9.

Their semi-final, against Julian and Bailey Dawson, was closely contested to start with. The scores were level at five, six and nine but Malone and Greenwood finished strongly to win by 15-11.

In the final, Malone and Greenwood scored three at the first end but Mitchell and Lowery went ahead with a break of six. After an exchange of jacks the gap was still the same at 9-6 before Malone and Greenwood went ahead by 10-9. Their recovery ended there as Lowther and Mitchell ran out to win by 15-10.