Meole Brace Bowling Club
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The Meole Brace Open 2012
Callum Wraight Wins Meole Open.
After being runner-up in 2009 and a losing semi-finalist in 2011, local bowler Callum Wraight from Castlefields, finally won the Meole Open and picked up The Doug Marrs Trophy and the prize money of £1100, he also will take part in The Champion of Champions at the Waterloo in Blackpool at the end of the season. In the final he beat Chris Brown of Lower Hopton 21-14. Martin Lloyd of Chester Road lost in the semi-final to Chris Brown 21-13, Callum beat Paul Stetton in the other semi 21-9.
Callum Wraight with the Doug Marrs Trophy 2012
Callum, Referee John Coxill and Chris Brown before the final.
Callum Wraight (Castlefields)
Chris Brown (Lower Hopton) Runner-up
Martin Lloyd (Chester Road) Semi-finalist
Paul Stretton (Belvedere Park) Semi-finalist
Final Day Line-up
| Player. | Team. | |
| 1 | Ian Booth | Lower Hopton |
| 2 | Gavin Dunkley | Moseley CC |
| 3 | Barry Evans | Vale |
| 4 | Mark Ferris | Middleport Park |
| 5 | Chris Brown | Lower Hopton |
| 6 | Alan France | Middleport Park |
| 7 | John Dewey | Belvedere Park |
| 8 | Mark Denman | Boldmere St. Michels |
| 9 | Mark Fielding | Kings Heath Park |
| 10 | Russell Pegram | Newport |
| 11 | Keith Wall | Castlefields |
| 12 | Andy Moss | Chester Road |
| 13 | Marti Lloyd | Chester Road |
| 14 | Terry Glover | L.C.C. |
| 15 | Mike Riley | Bailey Hill |
| 16 | Mark Burdett | Coundon |
| 17 | Peter Grimston | Sir John Bayley |
| 18 | Callum Wraight | Castlefields |
| 19 | Kerry Morris | Birches Head Hotel |
| 20 | Barrie Thomas | Wem USC |
| 21 | Gary Neal | Ford |
| 22 | Jack Dyson | Huddersfield |
| 23 | Dave Edwards | The George |
| 24 | Richard Galby | Swad Caths |
| 25 | Paul Stetton | Belvedere Park |
| 26 | Alan Bailey | Congleton Park |
| 27 | Dave King | St. Georges |
| 28 | Mark Melvin | Middleport Park |
| 29 | Peter Griffith | Ford |
| 30 | Steven Morrey | Queens Park |
| 31 | Brian Shore | Sir John Bayley |
| 32 | Dean Ferris | Congleton Railway |
Dates for 2012
32nd "Coors Meole Brace Open" 2012.
Qualifying dates:- Sat. 17th March Sun. 19th March
Sat.24th March Sun. 25th March
Finals :- Sun. 1st. April
"The Doug Marrs Shield"
Doug Marrs
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1981 | A.Williams--St.Georges | R.Jones--Meole Brace |
| 1982 | A.E.Jones--Meole Brace | D.Rawlins--Coventry |
| 1983 | G.Swift--Biddulph Liberals | R.Price--Birches Head |
| 1984 | D.Butler--Eturia Park | R.Mathews--Burton |
| 1985 | B.Duncan--Preston | M.Walker--Stoke |
| 1986 | M.Blizard--Meole Brace | L.Higginbottom--Leigh |
| 1987 | M.Jones--Telford | M.Robinson--Yorkshire |
| 1988 | K.Walton--Meole Brace | N.Burrows--Derby |
| 1989 | S.Ellis--Kirkham | D.Burdett--Coventry |
| 1990 | J.Bancroft--Hyde | T.King--Hyde |
| 1991 | R.Hitchen--Halifax | J.Hodson --Tarlton |
| 1992 | A.J.Rowe--Meole Brace | G.Cookson--Winsford |
| 1993 | J.Fullerton--Merseyside | A.Purcell--Chester Road |
| 1994 | C.MacDonald--Macclesfield | S.Jones--Woodfield |
| 1995 | P.Strutt--Star Inn | C.MacDonald--Macclesfield |
| 1996 | W.Phillips--Hanwood | G.Dulson--Wem U.S.C. |
| 1997 | S.Frith--Weaverham | C.Ward--Vic.Park Staffs. |
| 1998 | G.Cookson--Winsford | K.Pessell--St.Georges |
| 1999 | J.Muff--Holmes Chaple | C.Barker--Chadsmore |
| 2000 | N.Burrows--Stockport | A. Hughes--Gresford |
| 2001 | G.Cookson--Winsford | R.Hitchen-- Halifax |
| 2002 | G.Wilson--Oldham | C.Beaman--Battlefield |
| 2003 | P.Bound--Ford | R.Hitchen--Halifax |
| 2004 | P.Charesworth--Congleton | S.Freer--Greyhound |
| 2005 | P.Williams--Castlefields | D.Barwise--Walton Park |
| 2006 | G.Wilson--Lower Hopton | G.Morton--New Inn |
| 2007 | A.Moss--Chester Road | P.Asson--Drakes Drum |
| 2008 | A.Aldridge--Woodfield | T.Cutting--Copswood |
| 2009 | A.Aldridge--Nordley | C.Wraight--Castlefields |
| 2010 | M.Gilmore--West Kirby Vics | K.Perks--Battlefield |
| 2011 | S Curbishley--Cunliffe | K.Nicholas--Gresford |
| 2012 | C. Wraight--Castlefields | C. Brown-- Lower Hopton |
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