Bowls: Can anyone best Pete Farmer?

Can anyone beat Peter Farmer in the Burway Open?

The Newport star won the big Ludlow title for the third year in a row to pocket £400.

And the man he beat in Sunday's final was fellow Donnington Wood Classic semi-finalist from the day before, Peter Grimston of Sir John Bayley.

Four-time Shropshire champion Farmer won 21-9, a barrage of counting shots taking him out of reach from 9-7.

But Grimston still had a good day in the £1,025 one-dayer, having never won a tie in the competition before – and recovering from 15-5 down to beat Mark Thomas (Meole Brace) 21-17 earlier in the day.

A total of 63 of the 64 entrants took part and in the semi-finals Farmer held on to beat Staffs star Ant Aldridge 21-18 while Grimston was ending the brave run of Hanwood's Russell Wellings using a tricky mark along the edge of the green to win 21-13.

The furthest lady prize of £25 was won by Rachel Bennett who lost 21-17 to Grimston in the third round.

Quarter-final scores:

Wellings 21, Andy Jones 16; Grimston 21, Chris Halford 16; Aldridge 21, Simon Rhodes 17; Farmer 21, Greg Smith 14.

By MALCOLM FLETCHER