Bowls: Atherley Trophy repeat woe for Yorkshire Ladies (From York Press)

Bowls: Atherley Trophy repeat woe for Yorkshire Ladies

10:50am Thursday 23rd February 2012 in Bowls

Yorkshire Ladies missed out on an Atherley Trophy final spot as they lost in the semi-final to Lincoln for the second year running.

The White Rose county kept within reach of their opponents at 54-47 after ten ends.

But the damage was done over the following five-end spell in which Lincolnshire picked up 36 shots to 22 to underpin Yorkshire’s eventual 119-100 defeat.

Carol Instone’s team had the biggest win. Leading 13-11 after 13 ends, they pulled clear to prevail by 24-12.

Helen Walker’s team were the second biggest winners – a seven-end on the trot surge yielding a 22-15 victory.

Linda Harrison’s team won 18-17 after being 10-1 down.

Sue Allen’s side came from 15-7 down to go into the last end leading 17-16 but a two against them unpicked the rally, while Beryl Alderson’s team lost the last three ends to go down 25-11. The normally reliable rink of Joan Mason was surprisingly beaten 32-8.