Brown and Trewhella Making History
Bowlselite Men’s State Pairs By Cameron Harris
The 2015/16 Bowlselite Men’s State Pairs final was held on Tuesday at the Sorrento Bowling Club. A strong crowd was in attendance on finals day to watch some of Western Australia’s best on the green. Cambridge pair Pieter Harris and Clive Adams made it to the final after defeating South Perth’s Glenn Pauling and Scott Walker in their semi final. After a slow start they got back in front quickly and held the advantage through to the end of the match to win 16-10. Their opponents were the composite side of Daniel Brown (Kardinya) and Daniel Trewhella (Stirling). Brown and Trewhella made it through a dramatic game against Daniel Patterson and David Opie from Cambridge. The Daniel’s led 11-1 but the Cambridge boys fought back to level the match. In the last two ends Brown and Trewhella were too good finally winning 21-14.
Two contrasting styles and skillsets were on display in the final with the consistent drawing skills of Harris and Adams against the heavy hitting firepower of Brown and Trewhella. Harris and Adams got out to a great start drawing and trailing jacks well jumping out to an 8-0 lead after four ends. The final of those four ends proved pivotal to the match. Down five on his third bowl Brown drove at the Cambridge cluster of bowls causing the jack to go into the ditch. Although still down six after Harris’ bowl it left Brown ample room to draw third shot and lessen the count considerably. Then Brown and Trewhella went on a run of their own, thanks in large part to a tremendous display of shots play. The pair put the jack in the ditch on multiple occasions as they won the next seven ends. Although Harris and Adams continued to draw solidly they had no answers for the firepower of Brown and Trewhella and soon found themselves 12-8 behind.
At that point momentum was firmly with the leaders but the Cambridge pair manufactured a turnaround of their own, winning the next three ends and levelling the scores with four ends to play. The game was more or less finished on the next end when an attempted conversion by Harris went horribly wrong. Although coming very close with his second bowl Harris was unable to salvage the situation and dropped five shots, losing all the ground he and Adams had made up. A two for Brown and Trewhella on the next end set the Knights a massive task and despite a one on the next end to keep them in it, a miracle never looked likely as Brown and Trewhella closed out the match 20-13.
Brown and Trewhella now have three victories together as a pair. This years victory has now drawn them level with Dennis Katunarich and John Rainoldi as the most successful combination in the event’s history. With their first victory coming in 2010 the Daniels have won three of the last seven titles and look likely to continue to challenge in the future as they strive to become the standalone most successful pairing in championship’s history.
