The mayor of the Fylde, Coun. Susan Fazackerley, was in attendance to present the prizes at the 84th annual event.
Play commenced at 2pm on a bright summer afternoon and it immediately became apparent that the appreciative audience were in for a feast of bowling on a frighteningly fast green.
Chris Anderson started proceedings in the first semi-final against Peter Grimston. With the advantage of the block, Anderson got off to a flyer to lead 8-1.
Grimston, runner-up in the recent Express Trophy, gained some control, creeping back in singles to 9-7 before another tremendous run took Anderson to the verge of glory at 19-10. He then lost the block as it fell off the tricky green.
Grimston took full advantage and strung together a run down the edge to go 20-19 ahead.
But as in the Express Trophy, Grimston lost out 21-20 at the death in a brilliant game.
Anderson was in the final, bidding the emulate the feat of brother Tom, the 1976 winner.
The second semi-final was a mouth-watering prospect between county players and Ex-Service team-mates, Terry Wood and James Grimston.
James, elder brother of Peter, had been in brilliant form all season, while Wood had won the title twice before, in 1980 and 1986.
In a cat-and-mouse contest, Grimston led 11-9 and then moved up a gear.
Four doubles and two singles took him home in brilliant style.
Wood was only inches away each end but couldn't score and the 21-9 scoreline put Grimston through to his first final.
The final was a clash of styles between the delicate touch play of Grimston and Anderson's longer lengths.
Grimston continued where he had left off, surging into a 6-1 lead.
Anderson bravely changed his style and clawed it back to 9-6 only for Grimston to regain control and stretch his lead to 15-7 with uncanny accuracy.
Anderson tried to hit back but at 18-10 it looked all over.
However, Anderson had other ideas and pulled back to 18-15.
But then a slight slip let Grimston in again and he grabbed the opportunity to seal the title 21-16.
A new name would be carved on the trophy presented to Grimston, along with a cash prize of £100.
Results:
Quarter-finals: Joe Hibberson (St Annes Ex-Service) 12 Chris Anderson (St Annes Ex-Service) 21, Frank Higham (Mythop BC) 9 Peter Grimston (St Annes Ex-Service) 21, Terry Wood (St Annes Ex-Service) 21 Don Yeadon (St Annes Ex-Service) 18, James Grimston (St Annes Ex-Service) 23 Steve Hargreaves (East End BC) 12
Semi-finals: Chris Anderson 21 Peter Grimston 20, Terry Wood 9 James Grimston 21
Final: James Grimston 21 Chris Anderson 16.