Willie, 71, gets chance to bowl on world stage
East Lothian icon Willie W Wood MBE continues to add to his legendary status with the 71-year old bowls phenomenon capturing a place in January's Potters Holidays World Indoor Singles following a straight sets (6-4, 6-1) win over Portobello ace Andrew Caldwell in the play-off match at Falkirk IBC.
It is believed Wood has became the oldest player ever to qualify to the televised stages from the qualifying playdown action and he now gets the chance to once again to mix with the world's finest bowlers at the sport's theatre of dreams 'Potters Leisure Resort' in Great Yarmouth.
"I'm absolutely ecstatic to get another crack at the World Singles title and if I can find my best form on the portable rink well then who knows", grinned a delighted Wood afterwards.
Meanwhile, East Lothian IBC gents side made a disappointing start to their campaign in section B of the Scottish Premier League when the defending champions suffered a 13 shot defeat (73-60) at probable chief rivals Blantyre.
Wins for the rinks skipped Willie Wood (+3) and Graham Robertson (+2) paled into insignificance as their colleagues Alex Marshall (-5) and Paul Foster (-13) tumbled to defeats.
Full report in East Lothian News, October 9, 2009
The ‘auld yins’ were back in action on Wednesday as they made the short trip to the Hutchison Crossway stadium in Edinburgh to tackle Bainfield.
Alan Young grabbed an unusual second opportunity with both hands as he will represent East Lothian IBC in next weekend’s showpiece Scottish Singles playdown action after he defeated last season’s fellow beaten finalist Scott Kennedy in last Friday evening’s play-off clash. Both players got another chance at the honour after it emerged both champion Willie Wood and runner-up John McCrorie were unable to their chance.
nThe East Lothian bowling community is mourning the recent death of well known county bowler Ian Twatt who passed away last Tuesday morning after a short illness.
Ian was regarded by many as one of the best players the garden county has ever produced. He won various domestic titles with East Lothian Co-operative BC and East Lothian IBC. The best period of success came in the early 1980s when he won a national outdoor fours title whilst a member at Gifford BC and it was not long before his qualities were to grace the international stage as he received a Scotland cap in 1988. A funeral service was held on Tuesday and Ian is survived by his wife Janet.
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