Two of Yorkshire’s top players met in the York & District Indoor Bowls Clubs’ men’s singles final – a repeat of the 2012 duel with Dave Stroughair playing Dave Attwood.

Attwood took the early honours, opening up a 9-4 advantage.

But chasing his tenth title success, Stroughairn showed his expertise by winning all but two of the remaining 12 ends. He finished with a flourish when bagging a four to seal a 21-12 triumph.

Mark Clarke got off to a good start in the singles plate as he led 7-1 before Dudley Williams came back to 8-8.

A single, then a two, restored Clarke’s lead but Williams took the lead with two singles.

A three, then a four, made him favourite only for Clarke to respond by winning five successive ends to lead 19-17.

But Williams picked up a single before wrapping up the game with a three to take the title for the first time by a 21-19 margin.

Singles title winner Stroughair was again in the honours when, with women’s singles champion Emily Clarke, he lifted the mixed pairs, beating England international Zoe Eagles and national fours finalist, John Harris.

It was Stroughair and Clarke who got off to a good start winning four of the first five ends to lead 8-2 before Eagles and Harris countered with a three. But it was short-lived as Stroughair and Clarke won the following seven ends to lead 22-5 when Eagles and Harris conceded.

But a third title eluded Stroughair, who lost out in the men’s Simpson pairs, a competition where he has been the most successful in the club’s history alongside his brother, John, who was unable to enter this year.

Stroughair teamed up with Yorkshire League player Nigel Macdonald against Clarke and Alan Vowles, who won the first three ends to lead 6-0 and by the eighth had extended their advantage to 12-3.

Stroughair and Macdonald came back to 16-12 before Clarke and Vowles won two of the last three ends to take the honours 20-13.

Ray Calpin, Ken Patterson and Malcolm Thompson made a mockery of the expected close Eric Hopwood Triples final. They took the first eight ends to lead 20-1.

Then, Barry Walker, Noel Cammidge and Malcolm Harrison raised the crowd’s interest by mounting an excellent comeback which was eventually thwarted by a dropped four on the 15th end bringing about an early finish with the score standing at 24-15.