Today’s Finals Day brought us fantastic weather which was a complete contrast to the near washout 12 months ago!

Kicking off the day was our Under 25s Singles and Champion of Champions Singles finals.

The Champion of Champions final saw Newhills club champion Liam Angus face Kittybrewster’s club champion and Bon Accord Singles champion Eric Gallan.

Liam made the better start scoring two 3s in the first 5 ends to move 8-2 ahead. Eric closed the gap slightly to 11-7 with 10 ends played. Liam responded winning the next two ends scoring doubles to move 15-7 up. Eric bounced back with a 3 to retain hope of a comeback but again Liam kept Eric at distance scoring 3 over the next 2 ends to lead 18-10. Three ends later Liam ended the match with a 21-11 victory. A game a great bowls from both players!

The under 25s singles brought Northern’s Chloe Stewart who had this season won the ADLBA Champion of Champions singles, retained the Northern ladies championship and finished runner-up in the Scottish National Ladies singles face Whitehall’s Owen Jack who had won this season’s District 4 under 25 singles.

After 5 ends, Owen edged ahead 5-3, which he extended to 11-4 after 10 ends. This lead extended to 14-6 before Chloe launched a comeback as she scored 8 shots overvthe next 5 ends to trail by only 1 shot at 15-14. They both scored 3 shots over the gents four ends to both lie one end away from winning at 18-17 to Owen. The next end, end 22 saw Owen secure a title winning 3 to win 21-17! Another superb game with excellent quality from both players!

We then moved on to the Top 10 final between the holders Whitehall and Abergeldie. The line-up for the final was (Whitehall names first)

Singles – Andrew Thomson v Andy Dingwall

Pairs – Steve Martin & Paul Hay v Sandy Thomson & Raymond Morrison

Triples – Owen Jack, Duncan Nicolson & Scott Murray v Robert Sawer, Jim Rose & Phil Reid

Fours – Zander Main, Bill Blackwood, Kevin Philip & Kevin Pirie v Jim Morrison, Bill Cooper, Bill Wisely & Alan Chalmers

In the singles, Andy Dingwall won 7 of the first 10 ends however the score was only 10-10 as he lost two 4s and a two. Andrew won seven of the next 8 ends to secure victory 21-11 and the first 2 points!

Next to finish were the Triples, where Whitehall dominated from the outset as they won five of the first 6 ends to lead 15-2. The Abergeldie trio held their own for the remainder of the game which ended with a Whitehall win 22-12 and a further 2 points.

The Pairs was the next to finish and this game was a tight affair until the last 2 ends. After 5 ends, Whitehall led 6-5 and 10-8 after 10 ends. By end 12, we were back level at 10 all however by end 15, Whitehall had regained the lead at 13-11. End 16 proved to be the decisive end as Whitehall secured 4 shots to lead 17-11, which then ended as a 18-11 victory and 2 more points.

In the Fours, Abergeldie moved into a 3-0 lead, however this was short lived as Whitehall scored 8 shots over the next 3 ends. After 12 ends, Whitehall had a comfortable 17-8 lead, but Abergeldie scored 7 unanswered shots to only trail by 2 at 17-15 going into the last end. In an attempt to secure the win, skip Alan Chalmers edged the jack at the wrong angle with his last bowl which saw Whitehall score 7 shots and victory 24-15.

Final score: Whitehall 8, Abergeldie 0

Following completion of the Top 10, our end of season presentations took place.

Fours League Sponsored by Phil Anderson Financial Services Division 1 Trophy – presented to Whitehall President Derek Freeland by Kevin Philip of Phil Anderson Financial Services

Triples League Sponsored by Mark Shaw Funeral Services – presented to Seafield’s John Miller by Mark Shaw

Senior Triples League Sponsored by The Baillie Family – presented to Whitehall President Derek Freeland by Bill Baillie

Champion of Champions Singles Sponsored by Slaters – presented to Liam Angus by Bon Accord President Mike Reid

Under 25s Singles Sponsored by Slaters – presented to Owen Jack by Bon Accord President Mike Reid

Top 10 Sponsored by Mattioli Woods plc – presented to Whitehall President Derek Freeland by Cameron Millar of Mattioli Woods plc

The Bon Accord would like to thank the following parties for today and this season:

Newhills BC
Umpire Brian Constable for today
All our sponsors
All Bon Accord clubs and their members
Alex Gauld and all umpires who officiated
All players who supported our competitions
All supporters who came along to our competitions
The Bon Accord Committee

We have one remaining competition before the season ends and this takes place next Sunday 10th September and this is the Under 17 singles Sponsored by our Match Secretary Cameron Millar. The competition is being played at Whitehall BC and starts at 12 noon.

Thanks again everyone for another fantastic Finals Day!