Gloucestershire Bowls Association

County Under 25’s Singles

FAIRFORD'S Tom Luce was knocked out of the Gloucestershire Under-25 Singles Trophy at the semi final stage by Jack Daniels (Bishops Cleeve) at Cheltenham Whaddon.

Luce made a brilliant start to go 10-4 ahead.

Daniels then broke the stranglehold with a four and a three to move into a 11-10 lead.

Upping the pressure with a purple patch Daniels struck back with a single and another three followed by a single and a two to move into an 18-12 lead. He went on to secure a final place by winning 21-13.

Nathan Kitchen (Cheltenham), the reigning champion, reached the final for the fourth consecutive year with a tight 21-18 semi final victory over Cheltenham team-mate Mark Perry whom he defeated in last year’s final.

OTHER RESULTS

Preliminary Round: Tom Luce 23 Cameron Miller (Cheltenham Whaddon) 8; Max Risby (Cirencester) 6 Jack Williams (Cheltenham) 21.

Round One: Tom Luce 21 Jack Williams 18; Jack Daniels 21 Ben Coldrick (Barnwood) 20; Sam Williams (Cheltenham) 14 Mark Perry 21; Nathan Kitchen 21 Alex White (Cheltenham) 7.

The semi finalists will now meet in the county finals at Cheltenham on September 4 and will also represent the county at the National Championships at Leamington in August.