The Major-Minors means a pair can’t be made up of two A Grade players. It must be an A Grade player paired with a player from a lower grade (or two lower grade players).

Richardson and Scott were accompanied by fellow Tenterfield bowlers Mike Petrie and Gil Battersby for the trip, with the latter pair winning one of their three games but not figuring in the trophies.

Scott played very well, according to Richardson, which was just reward for all the practice she’s been putting in.

“The coaching is really taking off,” he said.

The pair had three narrow wins, including a ‘resting toucher’ bowled by Scott in the last end of one game, getting them over the line by just one shot. Their score card included the other two games won by just two shots each, so Richardson thought they wouldn’t be among the winners given that other teams had won by much larger margins.

The count, however, came down to the number of ends won and Richardson and Scott were named winners of the event by just one end.

“The club’s really been having a golden run of late,” Richardson said.