EASINGWOLD OPEN TRIPLES 2026 – REPORT

The Easingwold Open Triples Short Mat Bowling Competition 2026

The 29th Annual Easingwold Open Triples Short Mat Bowling Competition took place on Saturday 7th February playing for the Jack Freeman Trophy and prize money of £90, £60 and £30 for the first three places.

A record entry of 40 teams (120 bowlers) of all abilities and ages, from all over North Yorkshire as well as Durham, West Yorkshire and three teams from Norfolk travelled to the Galtres Centre to take part in a full day’s bowling in the Sports Hall.

Each of the teams played 5 games of 40 minutes duration in alternate sessions with 2 points awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw. If there was a tie at the end of the day then shot difference over the 5 games would decide the winner.

As usual the games were competitive but played in a great spirit with friendly banter among players meeting up with old acquaintances again and at the halfway stage only 5 teams remained unbeaten.

Into the final session and the triple of Pete Sayer had won all their games with a shot difference of +52 and could only wait for the results of the other two unbeaten teams. In an exciting last end of the day Dave Hunton’s team just managed to score the 3 shots they needed to win the competition by 1 shot!

Winners: David Hunton, Debbie Taylor, David Brown 10 points + 53 shots

Runners Up: Pete Sayer, Tony Tennyson, Rod Dawson 10 points + 52 shots

Third place: James Clark, Steve Duffin, Lilly Duffin 10 points + 33 shots

For the full results table click HERE

After the presentation of the Jack Freeman Trophy and prize money, Club chairman Freddie Alnutt thanked everyone from the Easingwold Club who helped the competition run smoothly by setting up the equipment in the sports hall late on Friday night, running the excellent raffle and maintaining a constant supply of refreshments. He also thanked Joyce and Keith Hughes for organising the competition and running it on the day.

The First Prize money this year was kindly sponsored by The White Bear Inn, Stillington for which the club is very grateful.

Keith Hughes