TOCKWITH duo Margaret Moss and Gill Clark saw the Anne Patrick Two-Wood Pairs trophy slip through their hands.

They led Pat Alderson and Norma Turner (Borough Park, Redcar) for 18 ends of the 21-end final at the Bert Keech Club, York, but lost by five shots.

The competition is sponsored by Shirley Patrick, whose mother, Anne, was president of the Yorkshire County Women's Bowling Association.

RI Amateurs hold an 18-point lead at the top of division one of the York Amateur Bowling Association League after 7-1 defeats for Haxby Road against Amateurs and Bert Keech at Shipton.

Holgate are the only club left with a realistic chance of making up the deficit. They have a game in hand and entertain the Amateurs in the last match of the season which would decide the title.

Seven points for Hull Road Park at Dunnington lifted them three places away from the relegation zone.

Seven wins out of eight games for Stamford Bridge and seven games without defeat by Heworth Cons has seen them move to the top of division two but Osbaldwick, Bootham and Poppleton are still within five points of the leaders.

Dunnington 'B', runaway leaders of division three, are already within two points of promotion.

In the Freedom and Fellowship Cup semi-final they got within three points of division one opposition losing 79-76 to Nestl Rowntree.

Williamson Cup Final

Friday, July 29, Shipton Green at 6.45pm: RI Amateurs or Burnholme v Holgate or Hull Road Park.

York Singles

Tuesday, August 2, Glen Gardens at 6.45pm: G Mackie v J Stroughair, J Emmerson or S Gill v K Ryder or J Dalby. Falconer Street: A Brookes v A Redhead. West Park: F Turner or H Whenham v G Eagles; B Gray v J Cahill; D Kermode v P Godwin; T Cahill v R Tiplady; J Herridge v T Quainton.

York Triples

Friday, August 5, Clarence Gardens at 6.45pm: A Thornton v B Gray, P Witherwick v J Emmerson, I Farrar v D Harrison, K Ryder v J Stroughair.

Updated: 08:43 Thursday, July 21, 2005