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The day was overcast and with a cool wind was better for playing than spectating.  The event, held on the Roose Cons bowling greens was well supported by both Furness and travelling supporters.

The Furness juniors played extremely well, winning all four of their matches on the day.  Despite doing this, they only finished second on the day to reigning champions Heavy Woollen.

Furness beat Leeds 6-3 in their opening match, then followed with wins against East Lancashire 8-1 and Fylde 7-2.  This left the local youngsters with the mammoth task of having to beat the Yorkshire team 7-2 to finish group winners.  The task looked a possibility when Furness won three of the first four games off the green. Unfortunately, they could only manage to win one of the remaining games, but won the aggregate point to win 5-4.

This meant that Furness finished three points behind the team from Dewsbury.

Ben Wright and Connor Sharples shared the player of the match award, both winning all four games and having identical records.  Luke Moxham was another contender, also winning all his games in the No 1 position.

Neil Aspinall made a fine debut appearance, winning two of the three games played.  Sisters Lorna and Leanne Rigg (the special ones) also won twice, as did 8 year old Zach Walker.  Daniel Davey, who had to leave after two rounds of matches, and Adam Miller won a game each for Furness.

The youth teams inconsistency of recent seasons let them down once again.  They began with a reasonable result losing 4-5 to a strong Leeds side.  Leeds had opened the day with a 6-3 win over last years champion Heavy Woollen.  Furness then defeated a young East Lancashire side 8-1, before surprisingly losing 2-7 to Fylde.  This left the youths six points adrift of Leeds and four points behind Heavy Woollen and Fylde going into the final round of games.

Leeds beat Fylde 7-2 and Furness defeated Woollen by the same score to take them into second place in the group.  Liam Howard was outstanding for Furness winning all his matches.  Richard Allen also bowled well losing just one game by the narrowest of margins.  Chris Comish making his Furness debut won both of the games he played.  Stewart Turnbull returning from college and short of match practice won twice, as did David Jones, Steven Waugh, James Duffin and Gareth Knowles.

The two other debutants Jack Mitchell and Matthew Lockley failed to record a win, but showed that they possess enough potential to make an impact for the team in games to come.

The Furness crown green bowling committee would like to thank Roose Cons for the use of their two beautiful greens.  They would also like to thank Brian Taylor for running a very successful raffle, and Roose Cons ladies for providing the refreshments throughout the day.

Furness now look forward to the next round of matches, which for them take place on the 3rd June at Lancaster and Morecambe.

Junior Results:-

Furness 6   Leeds 3
L Moxham 21 A Smith 11, B Wright 21 S Wade 10, A Miller 17 B Rice 21, Lorna Rigg 21 B Roberts 11, Leanne Rigg 15 J Williamson 21, Z Walker 21 N Hughes 7, D Davey 18 A Willcox 21, C Sharples 21 D Townin 13

Furness 8  East Lancashire 1
L Moxham 21 J Scotland 12, B Wright 21 B Gree 10, A Miller 19 S Huddleston 21, Lorna Rigg 21 A Philipson 17, N Aspinall 21 L Whitiker 9, Z Walker 21 S Galvin 16, D Davey 21 C Brindle 10, C Sharples 21 C Huddleston 11

Furness  7 Fylde 2
L Moxham 21 D McVitie 20, B Wright 21 N Dawson 16, A Miller 21 J Rushworth 12, Leanne Rigg 21 A Dawson 11, Lorna Rigg 16 E Purcell 21, Z Walker 11 S Edwards 21, N Aspinall 21 N Cook 8, C Sharples 21 S Snape 9

Furness  5 Heavy Woollen 4
L Moxham 21 A Ormsbey 10, B Wright 21 J Crosland 12, Lorna Rigg 12 J Crabtree 21, Leanne Rigg 21 E Glover 16, A Miller 15 J Peacock 21, Z Walker 17 S Price 21, C Sharples 21 J Bray 15, N Aspinall 18 M Hall 21

Full Junior Results:-
Fylde 7 East Lancashire 2, Leeds 0 Heavy Woollen 9, Furness 6 Leeds 3, East Lancashire 0 Heavy Woollen 9, East Lancashire 1 Furness 8, Heavy Woollen 7 Fylde 2, Leeds 6 East Lancashire 3, Furness 7 Fylde 2, Heavy Woollen 4 Furness 5, Fylde 3 Leeds 6.

Junior final placing:-
Heavy Woollen 29, Furness 26, Leeds 15, Fylde 14 and East Lancashire 6 points.

Youth Results:-

Furness 4 Leeds 5
S Turnbull 13 M Hughes 21 , L Howard 21 B Taylor 15, R Allen 21 S Watson 18, J Mitchell 15 D Telford 21, M Lockley 15 B Smith 21, J Duffin 16 J Wood 21, D Jones 21 S Wood 20, S Waugh 21 G Lally 18

Furness  8 East Lancahire 1
L Howard 21 R Comber 17, R Allen 21 S Russell 11, S Turnbull 21 O Boyden 9, C Comish 21 A Lawrence 16, G Knowles 21 R Khan 7, J Duffin 21 J Wannicor 18, S Waugh 21 R Counsel 14, D Jones 15 N Scott 21

Furness 2 Fylde 7
L Howard 21 M Lawson 20, R Allen 20 M Fernandez 21, S Turnbull 15 A Purcell 21, J Mitchell 15 C Russell 21, G Knowles 20 B Duke 21, M Lockley 8 A Bromley 21, S Waugh 14 D Purcell 21, D Jones 21 G Cochrane 14

Furness  7 Heavy Woollen 2
L Howard 21 N Ewart 12, R Allen 21 M Lofthouse 12, S Turnbull 21 S Sigworth 9, C Comish 21 K Turner 16, G Knowles 21 M Ewart 18, J Duffin 21 M Turner 15, D Jones 13 A Kelk 21, S Waugh 14 A Wolfenden 21

Full Youth Results:-
Fylde 9 East Lancashire 0, Leeds 6 Heavy Woollen 3, Furness 4 Leeds 5, East Lancashire 1 Heavy Woollen 8, East Lancashire 1 Furness 8, Heavy Woollen 7 Fylde 2, Leeds 9 East Lancashire 0, Furness 2 Fylde 7,  Heavy Woollen 2 Furness 7, Fylde 2 Leeds 7.

Youths final placing:-

Leeds 27, Furness 21, Fylde 20, Heavy Woollen 20 and East Lancashire 2 points.