Shropshire take over final of open event in Liverpool
Two of the most talented bowlers playing in the Shropshire Premier League contested a £4,000 open competition final in Liverpool.
County No.1 Callum Wraight and Ifton’s Leighton Roberts locked horns in the climax of the Richmond Classic – and it was the Welsh star who came out on top 21-19.
With a place in the Champion of Champions secured, a delighted Roberts declared: “Absolutely buzzing to win the Richmond Classic comp.
“Competing with some of the best in the country and coming out on top makes all the travelling worth it.”
But there was no time for Castlefields king Wraight to be despondent as he then had to dash to Blackburn to contest Sunday might’s finals of the £1,000 31-up Alexandra Classic.
And he soon shrugged off any disappointment and weariness on a hot day by winning 31-15, 31-17 and then beating Peter Hawkes of Preston 31-21 in the final.
