On Sunday 14th of September the prestigious Kirkbymoorside Floodlit 3 Wood Triples competition took place.  This usually marks the end of the outdoor bowling season in North Yorkshire and bowlers from all over the region compete in it. This year Easingwold Bowling Club was represented by Club Vice-Captain Debbie Taylor (playing as skipper) along with David Brown and Alan Taylor.  

Easingwold’s Triple, runners up in their group after the initial rounds, progressed to the quarter finals where they beat a very good (home-side) Kirkbymoorside Triple, moving on to the semi-finals. This round was a close run thing but Debbie, David and Alan were victorious in the end and reached the final, played, as the name of the competition suggests, under floodlights. 

They were up against last year’s winners - the holders of the trophy - Lyndon Wilson’s triple from the Teeside area. This team made the better start but as the final end arrived, Easingwold were only one shot behind. Some excellent bowling from David and Alan gave them the advantage, and as they crossed over for the skippers to bowl their final woods, Easingwold had a three shot advantage. Debbie did well in protecting the lead but with the opposition skipper’s last wood - a “fired” wood aiming at splitting the head - it was still anyone’s game. However, this wood hit the gathered woods so hard that  the jack sprang onto the next rink. This, being a foul shot, resulted in a win for Easingwold by one shot with Debbie, David and Alan taking the trophy and a cash prize. 

A great end to the outdoor bowling year; Easingwold already having had great success in the regular season.