Keith Roper and Gina Braddock become Desborough Bowls Club champions

Desborough Bowls Club has two new club champions after Keith Roper won the men’s title for the first time and Gina Braddock regained the women’s crown.

Roper claimed the title after defeating Lee Chamberlain while Braddock got the better of Jacinta Moteiro in their final.

Several other players were celebrating victories at the club’s finals day.

·        Wayne Renouf reached 4 finals and won 3 of them, winning the novice singles against Paul McVicar, the Mixed Aussie Pairs with another new name Sally Lane and the Men’s Aussie Pairs with Bob Forster. He suffered disappointment in the Nominated Pairs with Dave Smith when he went down to Russell Dale and Mark Peachey.

·         Debbie Barklamb won the Ladies Drawn Handicap Pairs with Nicola Jones and the Ladies Drawn Triples with Angie Isaac and Nicola Jones again.

·        Bob Forster finally won the Men’s 2 Wood singles title at the third time of asking by beating Lee Chamberlain.

·        Tonie Philpott won the Ladies Novice Singles by beating Alex Gilkes and the Mixed Nominated Pairs with Mark Essex.

·        Dave Hasler along with Graeme Mason won the Men’s Drawn Handicap Pairs against Hugh Boyce and Michael White.

·        Gemma Hanks along with Nicola Jones won the Ladies Aussie Pairs.

·        Russell Dale won the Men’s Handicap Singles along with the Over 70’s Singles

Results in full

Ladies

Championship Jacinta Monteiro 17 Gina Braddock 21

Novice Alex Gilkes 11 Tonie Philpott 21

Handicap Singles Kim Barao 19 Gina Braddock 21

2 Wood Singles Nicola Jones 15 Gemma Hanks 11

Over 60’s Singles Angie Isaac 13 Jacinta Monteiro 21

Nominated Pairs Angie Isaac Gina Braddock

Kim Barao 10 Gill O’Neill 20

AussiePairs Tonie Philpott Gemma Hanks

Angie Isaac 13 Nicola Jones 23

Drawn h’cap Pairs Debbie Barklamb Tonie Philpott

Nicola Jones 16 Gill O’Neill 15

Drawn Triples P H-Smith Debbie Barklamb

Tonie Philpott Angie Isaac

Gill O’Neill 12 Nicola Jones 15

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Men’s

Championship Lee Chamberlain 6 Keith Roper 21

Novice Paul McVicar 10 Wayne Renouf 21

Handicap Singles Russell Dale 21 Keith Roper 5

2 Wood Singles Lee Chamberlain 10 Bob Forster 13

Over 60’s Singles Mark Peachey 21 Graeme Mason 10

Over 70’s Singles Russell Dale 21 Bruce Adams 7

Nominated Pairs Russell Dale Dave Smith

Mark Peachey 22 Wayne Renouf 21

Aussie Pairs Wayne Renouf Andrew Essex

Bob Forster 17 Keith Roper 5

Drawn h’cap pairs Dave Hasler Hugh Boyce

Graeme Mason 20 Michael White 14

Benevolent Triples Gordon Knapper Andrew Essex

Paul Worthy Keith Roper

Kevin Scrace 1 Mark Essex 19

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Mixed

Aussie Rules Pairs Alex Gilkes Sally Lane

Chris Bowler 7 Wayne Renouf 22

Nominated Pairs Russell Dale Tonie Philpott

Nicola Jones 12 Mark Essex 21