ROSS continue to be the only club to have won the County Over-55 Pairs Championship since its inception in 2020.

David Millington Jones and Gary Peachey were the third different pairing from the club to clinch the title in dramatic fashion following an extra end.

The final County Championship of the season took place last month at Ross Bowling Club.

Twenty-one entrants from seven clubs took part in the round robin group stages with eight players going through to the knockout stages.

The quarter-finals demonstrated a significant dominance from Ross and Fownhope, with teams from these clubs making up six of the eight competitors.

The semi-final draw kept both club’s hopes of a one club final alive. In the first match, Helen Parry and Nic Lloyd took on Dave Watkins and Ian Roe. With the score at 5-3 on the fifth end the Ross duo consolidated their lead, winning the following three ends to book their place in the final with a 10-5 win.

The second semi-final saw Gary Peachey & Millington Jones looking to join their club mates as they faced Rowland & Cooper.

A dominant performance from the Ross team saw them achieve their aims as they limited their opponents to just one shot in seven ends, eventually winning the game 11-5.

A slow burning final saw Watkins and Roe race into an 8-1 lead at the halfway stage before a four for Millington Jones and Peachey put them back in contention.

Heading into the final end Watkins and Roe held an 11-8 lead, with their opponents requiring a three to take the game to an extra end.

However, a perfect final wood draw from Peachey took shot with the follow up from Roe failing to dislodge the wood as their opponents took the match and the title by the barest of margins.