The Final of Crown Green Bowling's oldest and most prestigious tournament played earlier today at the Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool, in a unique atmosphere generated by thousands of' 'experts' and a handful of bookies.
One thousand and twenty-four hopefuls have been knocking each other out over the last few weeks, and today's winner will have had to keep his nerve in a tense and noisy hubbub in order to win £1,000 and immortality in the 68th Greenall Whitley Waterloo Bowling Handicap.
Introduced by Colin Welland
Commentator Harry Rigby
BBC Manchester