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Article: Greg's on the ball to retain Merit crown ; Jack HIGH
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- June 17, 2008
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FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Greg Smith (Gate BC) has ambitions to be a top
bowler and footballer as he is on schoolboy forms with Villa.
He became the first player to retain the W&W Junior Merit title
and collected the pounds 100 first prize, beating some of his junior
county colleagues in the process.
After wins of 21/16, 21/10 and 21/16 he defeated Adam Parton-
Smith 21/20 in his semi-final before beating Jon Palmer 21/15 in the
final.
BOLDMERE St Michaels, in fourth place and six points behind
leaders George with a game in hand in W&W Premier Division One,
nearly closed that gap at the Warley venue in spectacular fashion.
John Evans (21/5) and Steve Freer (21/8) were mainly responsible
for the ...