Brereton Completes hat-trick of major bowls titles
Midland Counties title added to summer trophy haul for Welford hero
Welford bowler Chris Brereton completed a hat-trick of titles as Countesthorpe BC, the home club of the Midlands Counties President Alan Bray, hosted the Midlands Counties championships.
Due to work commitments and clashes with club finals only two of Warwickshire’s champions could attend, Brereton in the Two Woods and Jacob Mills (Rugby) in the Junior Singles.
With there being only three players in the Two Woods, Brereton got the luck of the draw to have a bye through to the final where he faced Lincolnshire’s Mick Thompson, Brereton looking to add the Midlands Counties title to his County and National titles.
A good start by the Welford man saw him take four singles and a pair of double to lead 8-0 after six ends, both players added a couple of singles to leave Brereton still eight up after 10 ends.
Thompson took a double, which was instantly cancelled by Brereton who went on take three singles and a double to seal the Midlands Counties crown 17-4, completing an impressive hat-trick of titles.
Jacob Mills had to start in the preliminary round of the Junior Singles against Ben Donaldson (Northamptonshire) and in a tight encounter the scores were level on nine all and 13 all.
Donaldson took a single and triple to lead 17-13, Mills took a pair of singles to reduce the deficit and then moved 19-17 ahead with a four before completing the win with a double.
His opponent in the semi-final was Nottinghamshire’s George Milasinovich and this also produced a tight tussle, Mills holding a slender 15-14 lead.
Mills reeled off three singles and a double to move into a 20-14 lead, Milasinovich then took a single before Mills booked his place in the final with a 21-14 win.
Worcestershire’s Harvey Griffiths awaited him and made the better start to lead 9-2.
A treble, single and four put Mills 10-9 up but another good spell for Griffiths took him 17-11 up.
Mills took a single but a treble and single gave Griffiths a 21-13 victory, Jacob Mills having to settle for runner-up.