The 2021 Haldane Fisher Mixed Pairs Competition was blessed with a decent entry and took place in good conditions over the weekend.

It was hosted by Douglas Bowling Club on their green at the Villa Marina and those who were lucky enough to be there were treated to a great day of bowling.

Quarter-finals: Jenny Moore and James Teare (South Ramsey) beat Chris Price and Wayne Roberts (Port St Mary) 21-14; Rebecca Teare (Marown) and Bob Clark (Castletown) bt Elaine Moore and Glynn Hargraves (South Ramsey) 21-14; Paula Garrett and Jimmy Sansom (Douglas) dug deep to beat Debbie Leece and Neil Withers (Marown) 21-19; Alison Kearsley and Nathan Cooil (Castletown) got the better of Shannon McMullan (Mooragh Park) and Trevor Quayle (Port St Mary) 21-19.

In the semi-finals Moore and J. Teare gave it their best shot but R. Teare and Clark were just too good on the day and the latter pair ran out 21-12 winners.

In the second semi, it was the home green pairing of Garrett and Sansom who used their knowledge of the green to beat the tough opposition of Kearsley and Cooil 21-16.

The final started as a close encounter until the halfway stage when Teare and Clark built up a 20-13 lead and looked unbeatable, but Garrett and Samson refused to give up and brought the score back to 20-16.

The next end saw the latter pair lying two up but then Clark with his last bowl played an amazing shot to take the much-needed final point to win the competition.

This meant that the winners of the 2021 Haldane Fisher Mixed Pairs were Rebecca Teare and Bob Clark. At the presentation, Douglas Bowling Club chairman Norman Kneen thanked sponsors Haldane Fisher, Ian Moore and Jimmy Sansom for a superbly-prepared green and everyone else who had helped to make the event a great success.

Norman then congratulated the winners and club vice-president Kay McKiernan presented the trophy to the victors.

Full league report and results in this week’s Examiner, on sale now.