THE father-and-son combo of Mark and Lewis Rogers emerged victorious as the new Flowfit Ludlow and District Bowls League Doubles' champions.

The competition attracted a competitive field of 18 teams from across the league and delivered quality action throughout a sun-blessed day, with some big-name pairings bowing out in the early rounds.

Semi-final one saw the Rogers taking on club-mates and defending champions Roy Crowther and Duncan Pressley.

The Rogers pairing came out of the blocks flying and stormed into an early 11-1 lead.

With Crowther and Pressley on the ropes, they valiantly tried to respond and pulled the score back to 12-8.

But this spurred the Rogers on and they went up a gear and ran out comfortable 21-10 winners.

Ludlow Castle's Richard Lane and Carl Bowen took on the veteran duo from Clungunford, Neville Huffer and Danny Tantrum, in semi-final two.

The game started fairly level but nine shots off three ends saw Lane and Bowen establish a clear 13-3 lead.

The Clungunford boys tried to claw some shots back and got it back to 13-7 but the class of Lane and Bowen came to the fore as they ran out easy 21-7 winners by reeling off eight shots in the following three ends.

This set up a Burway and Ludlow Castle final which promised to be a really good game of bowls and those who stayed for the final were not disappointed.

Lane and Bowen started strongly and took a 9-5 lead but were then 10-9 down two ends later.

Lane and Bowen then fought back to edge ahead 14-13.

The Rogers pair fired back though and took a lead of 18-14 over the next three ends and kept Lane and Bowen at arm’s length throughout the rest of the game to register a 21-16 victory to win the competition for the first time as a pairing.

It was also Lewis's first win in the competition and the trophy goes alongside the League Juniors title he won earlier this year.

Results:

Preliminary Round ?Simon Lane and Dave Wilding 21 Wayne and Steve Rogers 14.

Roy Crowther and Duncan Pressley 21 Viv Cooper and Eric Williams 12.?

First Round?Lane and Wilding 21 Tony Cowdale and Jesse James 8.?Crowther and Pressley 21 Richard and Tom Harrington 10.

Mark and Lewis Rogers 21 Mal Bowen and Jordan Bull 6.

Mick Davies and Mark Gittins 21 Tommy McCourt and Pat Collier 16.

Matt and Colin Lane 21 Steve Burmingham and Kevin Richards 14.

Neville Huffer and Danny Tantrum 21 Eileen Huffer and Daphne Tantrum 17.?Richard Lane and Carl Bowen 21 Graham Lane and Graham Pritchard 14.

Russell Davies and Len Lewis 21 Ben Allen and Jolyon Partridge 7.?

Quarter-finals?Crowther and Pressley 21 Lane and Wilding 20.?Rogers and Rogers 21 Davies and Gittins 12.

Huffer and Tantrum 21 Lane and Lane 14.?Lane and Bowen 21 Davies and Lewis 17.?

Semi-finals?Rogers and Rogers 21 Crowther and Pressley 10.

Lane and Bowen 21 Huffer and Tantrum 7.? ?Final?Rogers and Rogers 21 Lane and Bowen 16.