Ellis takes the prize
Date published: 27 April 2011
GARY ELLIS
BOWLS: GARY Ellis confirmed his status as crown green bowling’s number one player with victory in the one-day Kirkham Classic.
A top-class field of 32 contested the event and it was the Nimble Nook and Tonge star who came out on top to land the £400 first prize.
Ellis defeated Kendal’s Ian Nicholson 21-11 in the final after seeing off the challenges of Chris Cook 21-9 in the last eight and Danny Sillitoe 21-16 in the semi-finals.
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