Yorkshire Ladies Merit Champion

Bowling News

Congratulations to Andrea Buckley who is the Hyman Morris Yorkshire Ladies Merit Champion of 2024. Andrea came through a strong field to take the title at the ASA Briggs Bowling Club in Bradford.

In a repeat of the 2022 final, Andrea defeated Alexis Lunn-Gadd in the first round 21-16, she then went on to beat Sophie McCaffrey in Round 2 and Lynda Drury in the quarter-final.

In the semi-final, a win against Dawn Bray 21-17 led her to a final where she faced Emma Tobin and subsequently went on to lift the trophy. Congratulations to Andrea, Emma, Chloe Hirst, Dawn, Linda and Jane Hollingworth who will now go on and represent Yorkshire in the All England on 13th July in Cumbria.

Round 1

D Farrar 8 v 21 K Hill

J Sykes 8 v 21 J Hollingworth

J Mallinson 21 v 9 P Fox

J Gant 15 v 21 L Hirst

B Mitchell 12 v 21 G Watts

A Tobin 21 v 6 B Rodgers

D Bray 21 v 12 S Ladbrooke

L Drury 21 v 5 L Ainley-Wood

J Haigh 21 v 18 J Best

A Buckley 21 v 16 A Lunn-Gadd

S McAffrey 21 v 20 K Gant

Round 2

L Gledhill 21 v 14 S Dyson

C Harpin 10 v 21 E Tobin

C Hirst 21 v 9 K Hill

J Hollingworth 21 v 17 J Mallinson

L Hirst 21 v 9 G Watts

A Tobin 19 v 21 D Bray

L Drury 21 v 17 J Haigh

A Buckley 21 v 12 S McAffrey

Quarter Finals

L Gledhill 18 v 21 E Tobin

C Hirst 21 v 13 J Hollingworth

L Hirst 9 v 21 D Bray

L Drury 8 v 21 A Buckley

Semi Finals

E Tobin 21 v 12 C Hirst

D Bray 17 v 21 A Buckley

Final

E Tobin 9 v 21 A BUCKLEY (Winner)