Manning win Men’s Pairs
Manning’s Shane Knott and Anthony Williams won the 2016/17 Bowls Elite State Pairs Final played at Osborne Park on Thursday December 29th 2016.
In a match that see-sawed in ascendancy the Manning duo defeated Cambridge’s Pieter Harris and Clive Adams who were runners up for the second season in a row.
Knott and Williams settled into the game faster than their opponents and were immediately rewarded with three on the first end. However the reward didn’t always come thanks to some good shots from their opponents who took control to lead 9-6.
The game began to swing towards Harris and Adams on the green as well as the board as they picked up a key three shots to lead by six with eight ends to go. It looked like the Cambridge side might pick up a number again but they weren’t able to get the jack moving and went down two.
The turning point came in the next end in a similar situation where Cambridge had more bowls in the head but a great bowl from Knott moved the jack out the side for five. Harris drew the closest bowl but couldn’t get back in bounds with the bowl turning less than expected and the Manning boys took a 13-12 lead.
The match was level an end later but Knott and Williams picked up a good four to give themselves some breathing space. It turned out that they didn’t have enough space as with one end to go they trailed Harris and Adams 17-18. On the final end they drew themselves into a great position holding three shots in a pack.
Harris attempted to land the pack with his last but instead glanced off it and Knott and Williams both picked up their maiden State Pairs titles and a first State Championship of any discipline for Williams.
Men’s State Singles Sectional Results
Men’s State Singles Knockout Results
