Callum Wraight heads off to Whitby a winner
Shropshire bowls king Callum Wraight headed off to the Whitby Festival in a winning frame of mind.
The Castlefields star enjoyed a great Saturday, winning the Drakes Price Classic at Longridge before heading down the M6 to qualify for the sub finals of the Wigan Subscription Classic.
The 35-year-old father of two won the £600 first prize at the Preston club by beating Joe Cranston 21-11 in the final after a 21-9 semi-final romp over Jack Hargreaves. Rich Goddard made it a good day for the Castlefields duo by picking up £100 as a quarter-finalist before losing 21-18 to Matty Worden, promoter David Kirby saying: “Callum was on top form all day.”
Wraight then beat Daniel Bowater 31-21 and Gareth Coates 31-19 in the evening in Wigan – but it was Coates who was celebrating next day. He defeated Ifton star Leighton Roberts 2-13 in the final to retain the Cameron Tyler Memorial title at Prentre Broughton in Wrexham, Wraight being one of his early scalps. But that did not spoil Wraight’s mood when he arrived on the east coast – he went and won the fist day singles in the Whitby Festival on Monday.
“It was played in dry weather, despite the forecast, and 43 players turned out,” said a Festival spokesperson. “There was great bowling on show and Callum Wraight took the win over Paul Morgan 21-18 in the final to take the £100 prize and 12 points towards the seedings for Fridays final day.”
