Crown Green Bowls: Son beats father in an exciting mixed pairs final

After a day of five and a half hours of competitive bowling, Adam Penlington and Nicola Boulton won this season’s WCGBA Annual Mixed Pairs Final beating Francis Penlington, his father and Emily Gowan, sister 21-13 on Rhuddlan Bowling Club’s superb green.

Penlington Jnr and Boulton managed to secure control in a most exciting finale to a match in which all four participants hailed from the successful Broughton Bowling Club, Flintshire.

25 pairs from four counties Flintshire, Glyndwr, Gwynedd and Wrexham entered this prestigious competition with three pairs qualifying for the BCGBA Finals on Saturday 5th October 2024, 10am start at Owley Wood, Weaverham, Cheshire West.

At the semi-final stages, this season’s eventual winners accounted for Paul and Marie Hallett, the 2023 holders from Wrexham 21-14 who nevertheless qualified for the BCGBA finals. John Bonatti and Belinda Lloyd, another Flintshire pairing, were narrowly beaten 16-21 by Penlington Snr and Gowan but consequently lose out on further qualification under competition rules.

Finally, a word of praise for referees Alan Davies, Richard Hayward and Peter Hughes, three unsung heroes, who braved the elements of unpredictable Bank Holiday weather!