Cynthia Thornton and Sue Metcalf have combined brilliantly to win this year’s edition of the Ruth Harries Selected Pairs Championship.
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Thornton and Metcalf defeated Lesley Townsend and Wendy Constable in a strongly contested final.
Townsend and Constable won the first end but were behind 9-1 on the 6th.
Metcalf was cool under pressure as she played consistent lead bowls. Thornton also backed up her lead after showing great form leading into the final.
Their opponents tried their best to get back into the match with Constable playing some beautiful draw bowls combined with several excellent shots from the hand of Townsend.
However Metcalf and Thornton never lost control on the scoreboard and by the 15th end had amassed an unassailable lead. After 18 ends they came away with a very deserved win.
