Callum Wraight cashes in on finals weekend
An incredibly successful first winter of Bandit Bowls promotions ended with Callum Wraight cashing in on a weekend double header of finals days.
The Shropshire king first won the climax of the one-day competitions at Tilstock on Saturday and then retained the winter series championship 24 hours later at Whitchurch’s District Club.
The Castlefields star beat Joe Killen (St Georges) 21-16 in the final at Tilstock to take the £250 top prize and then added £450 next day with his winter series triumph over Adderley’s ace veteran Alan Boulton 21-13.
Tired but elated promoter Jamie Brookes paid tribute to Wraight, saying: “What an awesome winter he’s had as he also topped the series points table.
“Saturday saw 26 of the 32 eligible ‘one-dayer’ attendees battling for a £1,675 prize fund at Tilstock BC.
“Then on Sunday the winter series main finals were held at District where 48 bowlers battled for a part of the £5,100 prize fund.
“That was another fantastic day again with some lovely warm weather.
“Everyone who turned up took home a minimum of £50 plus a nice, warm Bandit Bowls hoodie.”
Brookes said Bandit Bowls had got off to a fantastic start thanks to an incredible team of helpers, adding: “As the BB winter series happily goes into hibernation in readiness for October, here’s to a good summer season of bowls across the country.”
Wraight beat Craig Jones 21-12 in the semi-finals at Tilstock while Killen was defeating Brookes himself to 14.
At District, Wraight had a good tussle with one of his main rivals in the BB events, Chris Stretch, before beating him 21-17 as Boulton saw off Daz Fielding 21-12.
Quarter-final scores from the main finals: Fielding 21 Dave James 17; Boulton 21 John Rawlinson 17; Stretch 21 Cedric Bancroft 19; Wraight 21 Rich Lockett 8.
