WHARTON CONS OPEN
Annual Competition held at Wharton Cons Club, Winsford.
1988
UNLUCKY JASON.
Beaten in the £2000 Cresta Cars handicap at Harpurhey a week earlier Owley Wood's Jason Cornes again had the disapointment of losing in a major final on Sunday.
After a superb fight, Cornes lost 31-29 to Preston star Brian Duncan in the Dickinson Brothers Mazda Open at Wharton Cons.
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1990
COOKSON LOSES MAZDA FINAL
Northwich Guardian, 29th August.
Home green bowler Glynn Cookson was beaten 31-27 by Ian Bottomley (Leeds) in the final of the Mazda £2500 open at Wharton Cons on Sunday.
In a thrilling final, Cookson matched his Yorkshire rival at 24 across, then fell away. Cookson played superbly in the semi final to eliminate favorite Brian Duncan (Preston) 31-21, while Bottomley removed the chance of an all Wharton final by knocking out Ivan Wilkinson 31-28.
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1995
Last 8
R ARMSON 24 v 31 L LAWTON I WILLIAMS 25 v 31 G COOKSON
L JOHNSON 28 v 31 J WHITE P MACKIE 16 v 31 D McDERMOTT
Semi Finals
L LAWTON 23 v 31 G COOKSON J WHITE 27 v 31 D McDERMOTT
FINAL G COOKSON 31 v 26 D McDERMOTT
Winner £1000, R/U £450, S/F £200, L8 £80
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1999
Northwich Guardian, Thursday 1st septembe.
Preston's Brian Duncan took Sunday's Wharton Cons open with a 31-30 win against Birkenhead's Julian Fullerton.
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2005
Played Sunday 28th August at 6pm
Quarter Finals
Mike Tunstall (Liverpool) 31 v 29 Martin Lloyd (Bunbury)
Carl Armitage (Warrington) 24 v 31 Tommy Johnstone (Warrington)
Dave Thornley (Saddleworth) 31 v 27 Paul Bailey (Birmingham)
Andrew Moss (Whitchurch) 29 v 31 Andy Duckett (Whitchurch)
Semi Finals
TUNSTALL 31 v 28 JOHNSTONE THORNLEY 31 v 18 DUCKETT
FINAL
M TUNSTALL 30 v 31 D THORNLEY
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2006
Quarter Finals
Hugh Hornby (Preston) 22 v 31 Gareth Gwilliam (Manchester)
Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury) 23 v 31 Dave Carter (Liverpool)
Stuart Mort (Wigan) 31 v 27 Gary Ellis (Whitefield)
Martin Lloyd (Bunbury) 31 v 16 Andrew Duckett (Whitchurch)
Semi Finals
Gwilliam 30 v 31 Carter Mort 19 v 31 Lloyd
FINAL
CARTER 31 v 13 LLOYD
Winner £700, Runner up £350, S/F £200, Q/F £100
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2008
Mid Cheshire Chronicle, August 27th.
Gary Ellis repeated his 2004 success to win the £2570 Wharton Cons Open on Sunday. The Whitefield ace beat Warringtons Tommy Johnstone 31-23 in the final of the Coors brewery sponsored tournament.
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2010
Final eight, Sunday 29th August.
Quarter Finals
Clay Flattley 31 v 27 Gerald Merry
Ant Aldridge 28 v 31 Gary Ellis
Graham Wilson 31 v 28 Dave Jackson
Kerry Morris 31 v 26 Callum Wraight
Semi Finals
Clay Flattley 31 v 27 Gary Ellis
Graham Wilson 31 v 24 Kerry Morris
FINAL
GRAHAM WILSON 31 v 17 CLAY FLATTLEY
Winner £700, Runner up £300, semi Finals £200
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2012
CHAMPION ELLIS DEFENDS OPEN CROWN.
Winsford Guardian, Wednesday 29th August.
The best bowler in England pocketed the £700 first prize for winning the annual Wharton Cons Open this weekend.
Swinton based Gary Ellis, a three times former victor, successfully defended a title ha won last summer after a 31-12 success against Shrewsbury's Callum Wraight, a British Senior merit champion in 2009.
Ellis was pushed hardest by old foe Graeme Wilson (Audenshaw) in the semi finals, squuzing through by four chalks, after ending early the involvement of Cheshire senior merit winner Matt Gilmore in the last eight.
Wraight accounted for Steve Copeland (Oldham) and Tommy johnstone (Poynton), while Castle private A captain Dave O'Brien (Northwich) bowed out in the quarter final stage after a head to head with Wilson.
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2013
Final eight, Sunday 25th August, 5:30pm start.
Quater Finals
Rob Winnington 16 v 31 Steve Morrey
Callum Wraight v 31 Gary Ellis
Richard Goddard 31 v 29 Tommy Johnstone
Aaron Tapper 31 v Graham Wilson
Semi Finals
Steve Morrey 31 v 26 Gary Ellis
Rich Goddard 31 v 25 Aaron Tapper
FINAL
RICHARD GODDARD 31 v 27 STEVE MORREY
Winner £700, Runner up £300, Semi Final £200 Quarter Final £100
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2014
MORREY WINS FIRST PRIZE
Northwich Guardian, Wednesday 3rd September.
steve Morrey, captured the first prize in the prostate cancer support group backed Wharton Cons Open last Sunday.
The Castle Private bowler, from Crewe, defeated Stoke based Matt Fellows in the final. Earlier, he had defeated Matt Gilmore, from Wirral and Macclesfield's Dave Jackson to reach the last two.
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2015
Northwich Guardian, Wednesday 9th September.
CALLUM'S DAY
Organiser Stewart Bailey has described this seasons Wharton Cons open final as the best in the competitions history.
Callum Wraight, from Shrewsbury, collected a £700 first prize followinf a thrilling 31-30 success against Gary Ellis in front of a bumper crowd at the Tin Mission.
'It's one of the finest games of bowls ever seen here,' said Bailey.'And there have been some classics over the years!'.
Ellis took home £300.
Semi Finals
Gary Ellis (Swinton) 31 v 20 Carl Armitage (Warrington)
Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury) 31 v 24 Mike Tunstall (Liverpool)
FINAL
WRAIGHT 31 v 30 ELLIS
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