Brooklands Tap vs Garricks Head

Match Information

Brooklands Tap secured a 5–2 victory at home to Garricks Head, starting the night with a 2–0 win in the gallon and carrying that momentum into the main game. Their five singles wins, along with the bonus points, earned them seven league points to open the season.

Lee Armsden opened the singles with a 2–0 win over Connor Trueman, while Trevor Frost edged out Jim Higginson 2–1 to give Brooklands a strong start. Tristan Cullen dropped Game 3 against James Heslop 1–2, but still hit three ton-plus scores and averaged 49.08 in defeat. Heslop’s four tons and 56.58 average led the line for Garricks and helped them onto the scoreboard.

Tom Brinnan brought the visitors level with a 2–0 win over Dan Williams, but that was as close as it got. Gerard Gornall turned the momentum back Brooklands’ way in Game 5, winning 2–1 over Hayden Tiplady and posting the best leg of the night with a 19-darter and a 52.76 average.

Mike Cribbin followed with a 2–1 win over Daryl Patrick, backed by two tons and a 45.55 average, before Jamie Williams wrapped things up in style — beating Derek Gilruth 2–0 with a clinical 60.00 average and the highest finish of the match: a 104 checkout.