Father and Son shine at Wirral Merit Finals as Matty makes it three in a row.
The Father and Son duo of Dave and Matty Gilmore fought their way to the Wirral Merit Final at the excellent Upton Victory Hall green this afternoon with Son, Matty, finally overcoming Dad, Dave, in a thrilling final full of fine bowls. After beating Steve Dawson 21-15 in the quarter finals Matty then beat Nick Burridge 21-18 in a magnificent semi final with both bowlers bowling top quality end after end. Dave had beaten Mike Brooke in his quarter final 21-13 and then beat John Finch 21-12 in the semi final before doing battle with Matty in the final. Dave and Matty produced excellent bowling with the lead changing hands several times until at 18-18 Matty finally took hold of the jack and ran out a deserved 21-18 winner. In winning the Trophy, Matty became the 1st player in the 100 years of this competition to win it three times in a row.
Dave and Matty pictured after their Wirral Merit Final this afternoon.