TOMMY Lowndes and Russell Seymour emerged victorious from a high-quality afternoon of bowls at Whitby Sports and Social Club.

The League of Friends Pairs competition, run by the Ellesmere Port and Wirral Indoor League, took place last Thursday. Vauxhall duo Lowndes and Seymour beat John and Gill Sheen of Electric 11-6 in the final.

Full results – round one: J Dunn/E Hughes (Whitby) 6 T Lowndes/R Seymour (Vauxhalls) 11; S Marks/P Vasey (Groves) 10 P Flinn/R Jones (Labour) 6; R Jones/D Hulmston (Whitby) 14 P Hill/J Jones (Labour) 3; D Edwards/A Martin (Whitby) 3 F&V Keenan (Whitby) 11; D Gribbin/N Gill (Groves) 11 J Webster/J Preston (Groves B) 5; A Bradley/A Buckmaster (Whitby) 2 J&G Sheen (Electric) 16; J&A McDougall (Groves) 14 L Jones/S Thomas (Vauxhalls) 4; B&P Chapman (Groves) Bye. Quarter-finals: T Lowndes/A Seymour 7 S Marks/P Vasey 4; R Jones/D Hulmston 10 F&V Keenan 6; D Gribbin/N Gill 6 J&G Sheen 7; J&A McDougall 6 B&P Chapman 9; Semi-finals: T Lowndes/R Seymour 8 R Jones/D Hulmston 3; J&G Sheen 8 B&P Chapman 4. Final: T Lowndes/R Seymour 11 J & G Sheen 6.