Simpson Wins Third Vice Patron’s Medal
Bowls WA Awards Night – Vice Patron’s Medal Mark Simpson has won his third Vice Patron’s Medal as the most outstanding country bowler for 2016/17.
Simpson combined a strong Country Week performance with good form in State Events throughout the year to push him over the edge as the best country player in the state.
Simpson received his award at the Bowls WA Awards Night in May and explained that individual honours aren’t his priority.
“I just enjoy playing the game with good mates and win or lose we enjoy the game and these sort of things just come along as a bonus,” he said. “Every week Keith Cannon rings me up and goes ‘you want a game of bowls?’
“I’m quite happy to play a game of bowls with him, that’s about all I’m thinking at the moment.”
Simpson had two deep runs at Country Week with good performances in both the Singles and Fours.
His Dudley Park Fours side made it to the quarter finals of the event and he made it the Singles final before being defeated by Kaleb Walding in a quality game.
He started and ended the season well in State Events by making two finals, winning one of them.
In the first event for the year Simpson was runner up in the State Fours with Manning’s Tom Mitchell, Shane Knott and Steve Withers.
Simpson finished off the season by winning the State Triples with Justin Opie and Daniel Patterson, his first win in a State Event since 2014.
Simpson now enters rare company as only the third player to win the award three times behind Pieter Harris and record holder Keith Doncon who won it seven times.
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