WALTON Gardens bowls greens will be the centre of attention on Sunday for the Public Parks' Warrington Guardian Challenge Cup and Supplementary Cup finals.

St. Elphins Two and Lovely Lane Two will square up in the Challenge Cup final, which starts at noon with practice from 11.30am.

A. Tasker will be skipper of the Elphins side while L. Taylor will be hoping to lead Lane to glory.

Lane Two will be aiming to put their club back on the map as Lane One lost their grip on the Challenge Cup in last year's final when King and Queen were victorious 222-196.

Saints will be seeking a league and cup double after already having the Division Two title in the bag.

The line-ups have been settled and the field, with players' handicaps in brackets, is: St. Elphins Two v Lovely Lane Two: G. Bourne (4) v D. Braide (4), D. Carroll (0) v W. Rowson (2), N. Foulkes (4) v L. Taylor (3), K. Pilkington (0) v M. Culleton (0), A. Heald (0( v R. Newton (0), A. Tasker (3) v S. Brown (1), J. Oakes (0) v A. Price (0), S. Harrison (2) v J. Worrall (0), B. Daniels (2) v C. Welsby (1), N. Lythgoe (4) v J. Bradshaw (0), R. Lunt (3) R. Wightman (2), K. Cosgrove (3) v K. Wightman (0).

Reserves: St. Elphins: B. Cook (4), K. Heald (3), J. Pownall (4), O. Smith (2), A. Whitty (4). Lovely: D. Burke (3), P. Lee (2), K. Skelhorn (0), D. Nevitt (0).

This year King and Queen, led by D. Thompson, will be tackling Richmonds, who are captained by George Brailey, in the Supplementary Challenge Cup final which will be run simultaneously with the Challenge Cup final on the neighbouring green.

King have the difficult task of having to overcome a 12-chalk handicap brought on by their 1999 Challenge Cup success.

The teams: Richmonds v King and Queen (-12): A. Dix-Baker (3) v J. Clarke (0), B. Maloney (4) v C. Antrobus (4), D. Green (4) v P. Deakin (3), M. Thorn (3) v E. Best (0), B. Buckley (0) v F. Hogg (4), K. Green (1) v D. Thompson (5), R. Taylor (3) v A. Davies (4), R. Adcroft (4) v K. Gregory (4), G. Brailey (0) v C. Deakin (4), C. Williams (2) v R. Gregory (0), B. Ellis (0) v J. Lowe (4), D. Searle (4) v L. Roughley (0).

Reserves: Richmonds: G. Millins (4), B. Thompson (5). King and Queen: W. Dowman (4), I. Lang (3), M. Blackburn (0).

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