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Davie
Hunter ( Competition Secretary )
Calle 1D, Neuva Andalucia, Marbella
Tel : 952 81 77 13
Davie Hunter and Angie Knight, from Lerwick in the Shetland Islands,
have been a major force in Lawn Bowls on the Costa Del Sol for many
years and have regularly featured in the latter stages of major
Tournaments.
Having previously Bowled at Benavista Bowls Club, they moved to
Superbowl early in 2008 to coincide with a Property move to the
Nueva Andalucia region. The Winter Season of 2008/09 has brought
them even greater success culminating in them both winning the Gents
and Ladies Club Singles Championships.
This enables them to compete in the “Champion of Champions”
Tournament for Malaga Province which takes place from 25-28 March at
Miraflores Bowls Club. Here they will compete against the Singles
Champions from the other seven Clubs in the region for the honour of
becoming Provincial Champion.
It will be Davie’s first attempt to land the “big prize” but Angie
will be hoping to go one better than in 2006 when, as Benavista’s
Champion, she narrowly failed to win.
Later in the year they will be eligible to participate against the
Federated Club Champions from Almeria, North and South Alicante in
the National Champion of Champions Tournament to identify the
overall Spanish Singles Champion.
Winning the Superbowl Club Championship was no easy feat. Angie had
to fend off a stiff challenge from Jan Brown, the 2008 Champion, in
the semi-final before easing to a narrow 21-15 victory in the Final
against Mary Detheridge. It was a similar story for Davie who came
from behind to defeat Mike Glithero in the semi-final and Paul
Brown, a Spanish Squad member, 21-16 in the Final.
Davie and Angie’s recent achievements are impressive. Angie has won
the Winter Championship Pairs and Triples, the Summer Championships
Ladies Singles and
represented Malaga Province in the recent “Test Match” against the
Spanish National Squad. Davie won the Winter Championship Pairs and
was a losing finalist in the Summer Championship Triples and Costa
Del Sol Triples.
Not too many couples achieve success when playing together on the
Bowling Green. This does not apply to Davie and Angie as they
regularly play together in Mixed Tournaments and recently won the
Mijas Masters Triples with Manuel Bautista and the Miraflores Pairs.
They also play in the same Triple in Superbowl’s League Team and
were major factors in the Club achieving the “League double” in 2008
and 2009 winning both the Tigers and Lions Leagues in successive
Seasons. The Club is attempting the “treble” once again and face the
daunting task of defeating Benavista in the Final of the League Cup
on 29 March. Their friends, and close rivals, defeated them in a
tense, close match at the same stage last Season so the stage is set
for an exciting climax to the Season.
The Club, and I’m sure everyone in Shetland, wishes Davie and Angie
well in the Finals of the Champion of Champions and for the
remainder of the Winter Season.
Text and Picture : Murray Johns 18 March, 2009. |
