Marown Bowling Club hosted the Henry Kissack Memorial Trophy on Sunday afternoon with the competition sponsored by Glenn Boland Plumbing & Heating attracting 61 entries. After the recent wet weather the rain held off for the majority of the day.

Losing out at the quarter final stage were Tom Kelly (Marown) 15-21 to South Ramsey’s David Bradford, with the latter recovering from a 5-9 deficit. Onchan’s Will Penhallurick got the better of home greener Darren Kerruish 21-19.

In other half of the draw Peter Jones progressed to the semi-final with a 21-16 win over Peel man Paul Quirk. The last quarter final resulted in a big win for Glenn Boland who beat Marown teammate Colin Kelly for the first time doing it in style with a 21-8 victory.

Penhallurick had the unenviable task of taking on Bradford at the semi-final stage, the Onchan man didn’t get off to a great start as Bradford took a 11-5 lead. Penhallurick hit back losing just three more ends, scoring five doubles on his way to a 21-16 win to book his place in his first singles final.

The other semi-final saw Boland carry on his good form from his earlier rounds to defeat his doubles partner and teammate Peter Jones comfortably 21-10.

The final started with a huge upset looking to be on the cards as Penhallurick stormed into a 14-7 lead with 10 ends played, playing superbly. On the 11th end Boland played a good second bowl to get hold of the jack which he never forfeited from there scoring three singles, five consecutive doubles and finished the game with three singles to take a deserved 21-14 victory to lift the Henry Kissack Memorial Trophy for the first time.

The presentation was made by Marown President Brian Kelly who thanked Glenn Boland Plumbing and Heating for sponsoring the competition for the first time, everyone who had helped with the running of the competition and the ladies for providing refreshments throughout the day.

Men’s night league action took place on Monday evening, with the windy conditions ensuring no T.T. racing took place, however this made for difficult conditions for bowlers, with the top teams coming through unscathed.

Onchan A consolidated third place in Canada Life International Division One following their 9-1 home win over South Ramsey B, with the visitors scoring just 73 chalks. The lone winner for South was Tony Hart who ambled to a 21-10 win over Mike Alexander, with just two more of the visitors reaching double figures as Christian Caley lost out 10-21 to Neil Dunwell, whilst George Brew scored 11 against Will Penhallurick. Five single figure wins for the home team saw just 31 chalks scored by the visitors. After a difficult start to the season Onchan are now in a spot they are more accustomed to.

Marown A had a potential banana skin as they took on their B Team, whilst the lower ranked team lost 9-1, they put up a good fight with the chalks 157-125. Preventing the whitewash was Karl Parker whose 21-10 win over Tom Kelly was never in doubt. Marown captain Paul Dunn was given a fright as he edged home 21-20 against Stevie Rundle, whilst Peter Greenlees lost out 19-21 to Peter Jones. The only single figure winner on the night was Colin Kelly who beat Brian Kelly 21-9.

Like the Marown derby another tricky fixture was in store for South Ramsey A who faced local rivals North Ramsey A. Bob Clark was the only single figure winner as he beat Allan Callow 21-4 in blustery conditions to help his team to a 9-1 victory. Toby Hart stepped up from the B team to make his first team debut, putting in a solid performance as he held off Tom Collins 21-18. The only other win that was in doubt was Dido Kelly, who faced Mooragh captain Rob Monk, with the South man leading 11-4 and 17-9, a fightback from Monk saw the game go to the wire with the score tied at 19-19 Kelly knocked Monk in who went into the lead for only the second time in the game – since the first end to lead 20-19. Kelly drew on all his experience to see the game out picking up two singles to get over the line 21-20.

Peel A won 8-2 at home to Breagle Glen A, with the visitors putting up a good fight as they scored highly (151-135). A much-changed line up for Breagle saw three changes as Ewan Cooil stepped up from the B Team as he lost out 20-21 to Andy Mackie, Dave Saxon faced a fully fit Peel captain George Gadsby only to suffer a 7-21 defeat, whilst Chris Oates beat Gary Smith 21-8. Other close games saw Dan McCabe lose 18-21 to Pip Pemberton, whilst Wayne Roberts lost to the same score against Paul Quirk. Tommy McMeiken continues to go well in the individual merit having suffered just one league defeat all season, as he held off Trevor Quayle 21-15, with Steve Durcan picking up a second point for the visitors with a 21-17 win over Charlie McMeiken.

The closest game in the top division on Monday night was between Douglas A and Castletown A at the Villa, with the home team winning 7-3, taking the aggregate by nine chalks (144-135). Stuart Garrett stepped in and impressed with a 21-6 win over Jordan Drewett, whilst three home wins were close as Merv Sayle faced opposing captain Nathan Hamilton, with the former winning 21-18. Ian Moore held off Kieran Krypner 21-19, whilst Keith Rise beat Andy Clark to the same score. Winning for the visitors were Dean Kinley, Nathan Cooil, and a visiting Mikey Collister, who won the kitty as he beat Shaun Seal 21-11.

With the undefeated Ballaugh A having already played their T.T. fixture it was an opportunity for second placed Marown C to close the gap on the league leaders in Division Two as they faced Onchan B at home. With a 7-3 home win the gap was closed to three points, with Colin Spence, Derek Allen, and Mike Thomas ensuring the visitors took three points off the Crosby men. For the home team Sid Bolton got over the line 21-20 against Neil Richmond, whilst single figure wins were secured by James Kelly and John Kelly over Neil Taylor and Bernie McPhee respectively.

With fixtures creatively done to ensure as little travel as possible Noble’s A faced off against their B Team on number two green, as they extended the gap over the ever improving lower ranked side to 10 points, following their 8-2 win, with 12 chalks separating the teams to show it was a good match (150-138). Winning close games for the A Team were Stephen Corkill, Jim Callister, and captain Alex Yates over Steve Brennan, Steve Cain, and Lee Greggor respectively. Winning for the B team were Lee Price 21-11 against Martyn Hobson, whilst Dean Sowerby beat Mark Bradshaw 21-13.

Home advantage ensured it was a better week for Breagle Glen B as they faced Peel B, with the home team securing a vital 6-4 win, taking the win on the aggregate (145-134)

In Division Three it couldn’t have been much closer for South Ramsey C who won 6-4 at home to North Ramsey B, snatching the aggregate by just one chalk (131-130), with Paul Routledge the biggest winner for the home team as he beat Paul Cannan 21-6. Not to be outdone on single figure wins Ray Skelly beat Anthony Kelly 21-7, whilst Bryan Corner returned to his old stomping ground with a 21-4 win over James Moore. The two single figure wins for the visitors couldn’t prevent the defeat for the visitors.

Ballaugh C held off their B Team B 7-3 in another keenly contested game as the higher ranked team took the aggregate by eight chalks (144-136).

Peel C won 7-3 at home to Noble’s C, with three games finishing to a 21-20 scoreline all of which involved three members of the same family, as two went in favour of the home team, with Kevin Mort and Andy Jackson holding off Steve Colquitt and Sam Colquitt, whilst the youngest member of the family Alex Colquitt went home with his 21-20 win over Ross Menton.

Just two fixtures went ahead in Division Four with both games finishing with 9-1 wins. The ever-improving Noble’s E won at home to Peel D, with the visitors being kept under 100 chalks (161-89), with this also the case as Douglas C beat Douglas D (164-88).

Several fixtures had been moved due to the T.T. racing as agreed by both team captains.

In Division One this week league leaders South Ramsey A retained their one-point lead at the top following a 1-9 away win over Castletown A. Four single figure wins from James Teare, David Bradford, Peter Collister and Dido Kelly kept the home team under 100 chalks. The lone winner for Town was Jordan Drewett, who fought back from a 7-14 deficit to lead 17-14, then held on for a 21-20 win over Jordan Cain to prevent the whitewash. The next highest score for Town was from Andy Clark who lost out 17-21 to Glynn Hargraves.

Marown A came away from their visit to Port Erin with a 1-9 win over Breagle Glen A. Winning for the home team was Wayne Roberts with a 21-15 victory over Phil Kelly, with captain Chris Lever just losing out 20-21 to Neil Withers, whilst Steve Durcan was held off 17-21 by Glenn Boland. Marown captain Paul Dunn was the only single figure winner inflicting a 21-3 defeat on Tim Williams.

Peel A continue to pick up most of their points away from home, this time winning 4-6 away to South Ramsey B. All of the wins for the Peel men were comfortable, with Stevie Kelly the best winner 21-6 against Christian Caley. For the home team three games were won 21-18 with Ben Dugdale, Toby Hart, and Tony Dugdale winning against Andy Mackie, Gary Smith, and George Gadsby respectively, whilst Lee Dawson beat Paul Quirk 21-11.

Onchan A emerged from the Mooragh Park with a 4-6 win over North Ramsey A. Paul Allison hung on to beat Steve Parker 21-20, whilst Tom Collins’ 21-18 win over Mike Alexander was slightly less nervy. Rob Monk was the only single figure winner for the home team with a 21-5 success over Kevin Quirk. For the visitors captain Matthew Quirk stunned Allan Callow with a 21-0 win with a masterclass in corner to crown bowling, with the other three wins from Will Penhallurick, Peter Slinger, and Jamie Clague never in doubt.

The closest match of the week was at Crosby between Marown B and Douglas A, with the home team securing a 6-4 win, as home advantage helped secure the aggregate by two chalks (135-133). For the Villa men Keith Rise used all his experience to hold off Kevin Kelly 21-18, whilst Andy Cannell beat Stevie Rundle 21-8. For Marown John Gelling beat Merv Sayle 21-7, whilst Juan Killip beat Nick Firth 21-8. Karl Parker ensured the aggregate wasn’t shared with his 21-20 win over Mark Kneen.

In Division Two Noble’s A (pictured) were the best winners of the week as they defeated Breagle Glen B 8-2. Stephen Corkill won 21-7 against Rod Swift, whilst Phil Salmon was pushed the hardest as he held off Dylan Marsh 21-18. For the visitors Nick Peterson won 21-14 against Mark Bradshaw. The biggest surprise of the night was the appearance of 2001 Manx Champion Ewan Cooil after a seven-year break from the game, he proved he has still got it with a 21-15 win over Kevin Moore.

League leaders Ballaugh A could only win 6-4 at home to eighth placed Castletown B, with all four wins for the Town men being to 17, 18, 18, and 19 from Phil Cannon, George Foy, Peter Oates, and Juan Drinkwater. All the home team wins were never in doubt, with Mike Spooner and Patrick Grant winning 21-9 against John Holden and Patrick Cooper respectively.

Marown C missed an opportunity to make up some ground on the Ballaugh A, as they lost out 6-4 away to Peel B, in a game that finished with four 21-18 wins, with these being shared equally between the teams. Also shared were two single figure victories (21-9) with Sid Bolton beating Gordon Corrin for the visitors, whilst Colin Moore beat James Kelly for the home team. The home edged the aggregate by just three chalks (145-142).

Despite Noble’s B losing 3-5 on games to Douglas B on the Villa, they manged to secure a 5-5 draw sneaking the aggregate by three chalks (141-144), with the difference being Mike Caley seeing off David Pease 21-8 on a tricky green. In a week of close games, the home team picked up three of their wins 21-18 with Bob Callow, Geoff Mayles, and Dave Corkish seeing off Paul Moore, Dean Sowerby, and Andy Greggor respectively.

Onchan B slipped to a 4-6 defeat at home to Finch Hill A losing the aggregate by four chalks (129-133). For the Onchan men Mike Thomas beat Brian Murphy 21-8, with Neil Richmond winning 21-9 against Pat Maher. Stephen Oates responded for the Finch men with a 21-5 win over Neil Taylor.

Peel C clung on to top spot in Division Three despite suffering an 8-2 defeat away to Ballaugh B. For the home team Jamie Kelly and Andy Young won 21-8 against Matthew Venables and Charlie McMeiken respectively, with Gordie Moore and Richard Fisher made to work for their 21-18 victories. For the visitors new bowlers Nathan Jones and Stuart Morrison impressed with victories over Fred Waggett and Edgar Cowin respectively.

Noble’s C impressed with an 8-2 home win over South Ramsey C, with 21-17 wins from Roy Moore, Andrew Bell, and Alex Colquitt. For the visitors James Moore beat Sam Colquitt 21-20, whilst Greg Barlow’s 21-10 win over Charlie Bell was never in doubt.

Marown D lost out 3-7 at home to Noble’s D, however just 11 chalks separated the teams (130-141). Breagle Glen C occupy bottom spot in Division Three following their 3-7 home defeat to Ballaugh C, somewhat strangely Breagle Glen B are bottom of Division Two, whilst Breagle Glen A are bottom of Division One.

Onchan C continue to stretch their lead at the top despite having played a game less than the teams occupying second and third spot in Division Four following their 3-7 away win over Castletown C, with Freddie Palmer, Dominic Bowrey, and Ron Williams the winners for the Town men.

Second placed Finch Hill B slumped to a 4-6 defeat at home to North Ramsey C, losing the aggregate by just one chalk (140-141).

Noble’s E continue to improve in their second season, as they came away from South Ramsey D with a 3-7 victory, as both teams shared single figure victories.

Peel D won 7-3 at home to Douglas D, with the Villa men putting up a good fight losing out by 11 chalks (138-129) despite suffering a 21-0 defeat.

On Wednesday evening Finch A and Ballaugh A brought forward their match that was due to be played T.T. week with the visitors coming away with a solid 2-8 victory.

Douglas Bowling Club hosted the Association Cup on Sunday afternoon with the competition once again sponsored by Plumbmaster attracting 60 entries. The weather was glorious throughout the day on a tricky green.

Losing out at the quarter final stage were Peel’s Andy Mackie 11-21 to South Ramsey’s David Bradford, with the latter scoring six doubles and keeping his opponent down to seven singles. Stevie Kelly (Peel) lost out 18-21 to Paul Dunn (Marown) with the former having led 17-8 a strong finish saw the Marown man prevail.

In the other half of the draw Dido Kelly (South Ramsey) faced an in form Neil Withers (Marown) with the Crosby man flying home with a 21-7 win. Sibling rivalry saw brothers Tom and Kevin Kelly (both Marown) face off with the younger brother once again taking bragging rights with a 21-19 win.

The semi-finals were two very different stories with Bradford and Dunn finely poised at 12-12 after 11 ends. The Marown man shifted up a gear to see the game out with a 21-13 win over Bradford. In the other semi-final Withers was trailing 12-17 to Kelly, however a turnaround in fortunes saw the former see the game out with a 21-17 win.

The final got underway between the Marown teammates, with Dunn intent on retaining the trophy he won for the first time last year, and Withers hoping to lift the famous trophy for the first time. After 10 ends there was little to choose between the two men, with Dunn trailing Withers by one chalk at 10-11. Two successive singles saw Dunn lead 14-11, however Withers turned a three point deficit into a two point lead at 17-15. Dunn rallied once more to win four chalks over the next five ends to lead 19-18. On the next end Dunn was unable to put up a good enough bowl to pile the pressure on which allowed Withers to score a single to level the game up at 19-19. A good lead on the next end from Withers went unbeaten despite Dunn’s first bowl just turning away. With the score now 20-19 a single would secure the trophy, as Withers put up a good lead, then went on to beat his first with an even better bowl. This left Dunn no option other than to strike in an attempt to kill the end, however this missed as Withers lifted the trophy for the first time.

The presentation was made by Competition Committee Officer Wayne Roberts, who thanked Plumbmaster for sponsoring the competition, Douglas Bowling Club for hosting, the club members for providing helpers and refreshments throughout the day.

In Division One this week Marown A took on Douglas A at Crosby on a fine evening, resulting in the first 10-0 win of the season in the top division. The Villa men scored just 78 chalks, with captain Merv Sayle losing out 17-21 to Glenn Boland, whilst Gordy Wynne-Smythe just lost out 20-21 to Phil Kelly. Five of the home team won to singles figures, with just 30 chalks scored by the visitors over the five games.

The closest match of the week was between Breagle Glen A and South Ramsey B, with the Ramsey outfit the happier of the two teams on the night coming away with a 4-6 win taking the aggregate by six chalks (124-130) to boost their survival hopes. For the visitors the Hart brothers were in fine fettle as Austin Hart beat David Cain 21-8, whilst his younger brother Toby Hart won 21-3 against Tim Williams. Ben Dugdale won the battle of the captains 21-13 against Chris Lever, whilst his Dad Tony Dugdale inflicted another league defeat on Trevor Quayle 21-16. Hitting back for the home team Dan McCabe and Steve Durcan beat Ed Carlyle and Christian Caley 21-8 respectively, whilst Bernie Durcan made sure it wasn’t a Hart treble as he held off Tony Hart 21-18.

Onchan A continue to climb the table, now sitting in fourth place behind Castletown A following their 6-4 home win over the Town men. The Quirk’s led the way for the home team with Matthew beating Andy Clark 21-4, whilst Dad Kevin beat Ian Watson 21-7. Winning for the visitors were Dean Kinley, Nathan Hamilton, Aaron Richardson, and Jordan Drewett with the latter pushed the hardest 21-17 against Mike Alexander.

Peel A continue to struggle, as they slumped to bottom place following their 3-7 home defeat to North Ramsey A, with Tom Collins pulling off one of his best ever wins with a stunning 21-9 win over Peel stalwart Dave ‘Barney’ Kelly.

South Ramsey A remain in top spot, with just a one-point lead following their 9-1 home win over Marown B. The lone winner for the visitors was Kevin Kelly, who will no doubt be the hero in the Kelly household this week as he prevented the whitewash with a 21-17 win over James Teare. Karl Parker was next closest to picking up a win as he led 11-1 against South captain Glynn Hargraves, with the latter fighting back to eventually get over the line 21-19. Three single figure wins arrived from the home team for John Kennish, Peter Collister, and David Bradford.

In Division Two Ballaugh A came away from the Villa with a 4-6 win over Douglas B, as the visitors lost three close games to 17, 17, and 19. Richard Hainge was the only single figure winner with a 21-8 victory over Geoff Mayles.

Marown C hit top spot once again taking advantage of the Ballaugh men dropping four points with a 9-1 home win over Noble’s A, with the visitors losing four close games, Dave Naughton 17-21 to Conor Keenan, Stephen Corkill and Alex Yates lost out 19-21 to Walter McCarthy and Darren Kerruish respectively, whilst Phil Salmon was edged out 20-21 by Brian Kelly.

The three other games in Division Two finished to a 6-4 score, with Castletown B winning 6-4 at home to Onchan B (137-124), Noble’s B took the aggregate by three chalks (153-150) to secure their 6-4 home win over Breagle Glen B, whilst Finch Hill A win by 12 chalks at home to Peel B, this proving enough to secure the result in their favour.

In Division Three North Ramsey B lead by a solitary point, with the Mooragh men taking home a 3-7 away victory over Noble’s D.

Just one point behind North Ramsey, are Peel C on 38 points, who sacrificed top spot following their 6-4 away defeat to Ballaugh C.

Elsewhere South Ramsey C recorded a solid 8-2 home win over Ballaugh B, whilst Breagle Glen C lost out 4-6 at home to Marown D, with the Crosby men taking the aggregate by just one chalk (137-138).

In Division Four league leaders Onchan C extended their lead at the top to six points with a 9-1 home win over Douglas C.

Finch Hill B occupy second spot, with a hard earned 3-7 away win over Noble’s E, with a closer game than the score suggests as five chalks separated the teams (128-133).

South Ramsey D had a positive 4-6 away win to Peel D, with Junior bowler Kian Bradford winning 21-15 against Adam Prince.

Another close game took place between North Ramsey C and Castletown C at Mooragh Park, with the Town men earning a 3-7 victory, securing the aggregate by four chalks (130-134).

The Rayner Shield took place on Wednesday and Thursday evening with notable individuals results for Jordan Cain beating Rob Monk 21-8 on Mooragh Park, Joe Kneale losing out 18-21 to John Kennish in a 2-6 win for South Ramsey A against North Ramsey A .

Onchan A were pushed hard by South Ramsey B, with the home advantage proving crucial for Onchan with a 5-3 victory. Matthew Quirk had a tough game against Lee Dawson, with the latter losing out 18-21.

Second Division side Noble’s A hosted Marown A, the home team would have been delighted to win two games against a top team, with Martyn Hobson causing the upset of the season so far with a 21-19 win over seven-time Manx Champion Colin Kelly, whilst Kevin Moore demonstrated his rapid development as he upset Tom Kelly 21-14. Phil Salmon was the next closest to picking up a third win for the Noble’s men losing out 18-21 to Paul Kelly.

Breagle Glen A reached the quarter finals thanks to a 5-3 home win over Peel A, with three games going to the wire 21-20.

In the Rayner Plate Castletown B (+35) had to claw back 40 chalks at home to South Ramsey D (+75) doing this comfortably winning by 44 chalks (203-159), with Kian Bradford fighting back from a 5-17 and 8-20 deficit eventually losing out 16-21 to George Foy.

Ballaugh A (+25) hopes of another Rayner Plate success were ended at home to Onchan B (+40) despite winning 5-3 on games they couldn’t claw back the 15 chalks, losing out by just three chalks (172-175).

Castletown A (+30) flipped a 10 chalk deficit into a 10 chalk victory away to North Ramsey B (+40) winning 176-186, with Marown C (+25) doing the same with their 189-169 win over Finch Hill A (+45) overturning a 20 chalk deficit to win by 20 chalks.

Elsewhere Noble’ s D (+35) lost out by just five chalks (188-193) to Peel C (+60) despite winning 6-2 on games with the 25 chalk deficit proving too much to turnaround.

Castletown A consolidated third place in Division One this week following a hard fought 7-3 home win over Peel A. Leading the way for the home team Aaron Richardson beat David Proctor 21-10, whilst Town Captain Nathan Hamilton beat Pip Pemberton 21-14. Dean Kinley beat former teammate Stevie Kelly 21-14, with Ian Watson matching this as he beat Paul Quirk. Andy Clark had to scrap for his 21-18 win over Andy Mackie. For the visitors the winners were Gary Smith, Tommy McMeiken, and Dave ‘Barney’ Kelly, with the latter winning to single figures. The Town men secured the aggregate two points by just five chalks (139-134).

In an even closer game North Ramsey A hosted Breagle Glen A, with the Mooragh side securing a 7-3 win as just three chalks separated the teams (127-124). Paul Allison & Tom Collins both won 21-6 for the home team, with home captain Rob Monk seeing off Trevor Quayle 21-13. John Cannan scraped home 21-20 against Dan McCabe. For the visitors Tim Williams stormed home 21-2 against Joe Kneale, whilst Wayne Roberts beat Steve Walmsley 21-9. The third winner for Breagle was Bernie Durcan who beat Jimmy Moffatt 21-11.

Two heavy defeats for Marown B saw the Crosby men slip to a 4-6 home defeat against Onchan A, with Steve Wilson losing 9-21 to Matthew Quirk, whilst Neil Dunwell won 21-7 against Kevin Kelly. Phil Kerruish was a welcome sight for the Onchan men, as he held off Jamie Joughin 21-20, with long time teammate Kevin Quirk beating Stephen Rundle 21-15. For the home team Juan Killip beat Mike Kelly 21-8, whilst Karl Parker edged home 21-20 against Reg Temporaza. The Onchan men are slowly closing the gap to the teams above them, as they recover from a slow start to the season having faced most of the top sides already.

Marown A got back to winning ways away to South Ramsey B, winning 1-9 and keeping the home team under 100 chalks (93-162). Preventing the whitewash was Lee Dawson who beat Paul Kelly 21-15, with Christian Caley the next closest to picking up a win, eventually losing out 17-21 to Tom Kelly. Three single figures wins for the Crosby men arrived from Paul Dunn, Peter Jones and Neil Withers, as they half the deficit to top spot in half to just two points.

South Ramsey A had a tough away game to Douglas A (pictured), with the Villa men picking up three wins, with Bob Clark and David Bradford both winning to single figures. Winning for the home team were captain Merv Sayle, as he beat Jordan Cain 21-13, Andy Cannell won 21-10 against Alan Moore, whilst Shaun Seal hung on to beat James Teare 21-17.

In Division Two Ballaugh A kept the foot on the gas, as they beat Noble’s B 10-0 at home, with a reality check for the visitors having been promoted from Division Three last season. Single figure victories were secured by Patrick Grant, Nigel Tebay, and captain Phil Quayle, who has made some sweeping changes to his squad over the winter, as this appears to be paying dividends as they extended their lead at the top to three points.

Second placed Marown C are waiting in the wings for a slip up from the Ballaugh men following their 1-9 away win over Breagle Glen B, with Ben Mowle the lone winner as he beat John Kelly 21-15. For the visitors Peter Kelly used all his experience to hold off Nick Peterson 21-20, with Sid Bolton and James Kelly winning 21-9 against Seamus Whelan and Derek Cadamy respectively.

Finch Hill A took the spoils 4-6 away to Noble’s A, with their cause helped by big wins from Mark Taylor, Stephen Oates, and Kevin Anderson. Kevin Moore has shown why he is now featuring for Noble’s A with a 21-4 win over Brian Aspden.

Peel B secured a solid 7-3 home win over Castletown B to lift themselves from bottom of the table to seventh place, with both teams securing 21-20 wins. Denzil Smith held off Ross Moore for the Peel men, whilst David Quayle did likewise against Andrew Cover. For Town Patrick Cooper beat Ross Menton 21-15. Dougie Allan was the best winner on the night beating Juan Drinkwater 21-4.

Onchan B are smack bang in the middle of the table in 5^th place, as they consigned Douglas B to bottom spot following their 9-1 home win over the Villa men, with Willie Cowley ensuring the visitors didn’t go home completely empty handed with a 21-14 win over Neil Richmond.

In Division Three Peel C are in top spot despite playing a game less than the teams immediately below them, following their 8-2 home win over South Ramsey C. The Peel men won three close games, with Owen Crompton holding off Anthony Kelly 21-18, Nathan Jones beat Jay Moore 21-20, with Charlie McMeiken continuing his positive start to the season as he held his nerve to beat James Moore 21-20. Winning for the visitors were Paul Routledge (21-20) against Matthew Venables, whilst captain David Corkill beat Andy Jackson 21-14.

North Ramsey B lost ground on the leaders following their 7-3 home win over Breagle Glen C, with David Kinrade beating Peter Kennaugh 21-2, Lee Christian won 21-4 against Peter Collins, with Gary Merrill winning 21-5 against Mark Pendlebury. Winning for the visitors were Harry Minor, Alan Crebbin, and Christopher Dent.

Noble’s C were up against their lower ranked D Team, it the C side that edged it 6-4, taking the aggregate by 12 chalks (138-126).

Marown D are kicking on nicely, as they sit in fourth spot following their 8-2 home win over bottom side Ballaugh C.

In Division Four Onchan C remained top by four points despite taking their turn to sit out. Finch Hill B sit in second place following their 8-2 home win over Peel D.

South Ramsey D won 7-3 over Douglas D, with the Villa men going two players short on the night.

North Ramsey C had a positive week, will have been delighted to come away from the Villa with a 3-7 win over Douglas C.

Noble’s E came from the Crofts with a 3-7 win over Castletown C, as they navigated a tough away green for new bowlers. Leading the way for Town were 11-year-old star in the making Freddie Palmer who beat Lee Cain 21-16, Freddie’s Grandad George Peach won to the same score against Ross Pulman, whilst another Junior bowler continues to improve, as Zac Bowrey won 21-18 against Chris Kirkman.

Onchan Bowling Club hosted the Association Non-Winners’ Cup on Sunday afternoon with the competition open to those who had never won a Men’s singles open previously, with 51 players entering to take their chance to win their first open, a healthy increase on last year’s entry of 40.

Losing quarter finalists were Bob Callow (Douglas) to Jamie Joughin (Marown) with the latter recovering from a 13-19 deficit to runout with a 21-19 win. Castletown’s Kieran Krypner lost out to the same score against Alex Yates (Noble’s).

In the other half of the draw Town captain Nathan Hamilton progressed to the next round with a 21-16 win over Mike Caley (Noble’s), whilst Walter McCarthy (Marown) made light work of Peel man Paul Quirk with a 21-9 win.

In the semi-finals Yates booked his place in the final with a 21-12 win over Joughin, keeping his opponent to scoring on just four ends, whilst McCarthy had to dig deep to hold off Hamilton 21-17, with a strong finish with the score tied at 17-17.

The final got underway with Yates getting out of the blocks the quickest leading 14-8 after six ends helped by scoring three doubles. McCarthy responded winning six of the next seven ends, working his way back into the game with three doubles of his own to take a 17-15 lead.

The Noble’s man stopped the rot with three consecutive singles to retake the lead 18-17 after 16 ends. The Marown man went one better scoring four singles over the next four ends to see the game out 21-18 to secure his first Men’s open title.

At the conclusion of play the presentation was made by Association Competition Secretary Matthew Keggen who thanked Onchan Bowling Club and its members for hosting the competition, everyone who entered, and those who came to support.

The top two teams in Division One over the past 10 years Marown A and South Ramsey A clashed at Crosby on Monday evening in ideal bowling conditions on an excellent surface.

Last season the Marown men did the double over South Ramsey in the league. The draw looked to be extremely well matched between the two teams. In the first half of the match David Bradford held onto the jack all game, as he defeated fellow island player Neil Withers 21-0, without doubt a first for the Marown man to not score a single point. Marown captain Paul Dunn hit back with a 21-10 win over Peter Collister, with the latter fighting back from a 1-14 deficit to close the gap to six chalks at 10-16, only for Dunn to get back in and finish the game over the next four ends. The top two players over the past 30 plus years Colin Kelly and John Kennish took to the green once more to battle it out with Kennish winning the first end then trailing all game, going five behind at 13-18 only for a strong finish from the 12-time Manx Champion to beat seven-time Champion Kelly 21-19, thanks to winning five of the last six ends scoring three doubles on the way to victory. Another colossus battle saw Jones and Clark go head-to-head, with the game being tight all the way through with the South Ramsey man edging ahead by three chalks at 17-14, the biggest gap all game. Jones managed to level the game up at 18-18 after 30 ends, with Clark rallying once more to see the game out 21-18. At the halfway point South Ramsey led 3-1 and by a margin of 15 chalks, this easily recoverable with one or two good wins for the home team.

South Ramsey captain Glynn Hargraves was next off with a 21-8 win over Dean Kipling, which made the score 4-1, gave an unassailable 28 chalk lead, with the remaining games on the green all into double figures. Tom Kelly got back to winning ways with a solid performance winning 21-14 against Dido Kelly, having trailed after three ends once he got in front he never let the lead slip. A third win soon arrived with Paul Kelly holding off Jordan Cain 21-19, having trailed 11-15 and 14-18, the Marown man only conceded one more chalk to seal his comeback. Comebacks from losing positions were the order of the night, as James Teare trailed Glenn Boland 9-15, only to edge in front at 18-17. Boland scored two singles, on the following end and was counting for one only to hit in Teare’s short bowl. The South Ramsey man took full advantage of this to win the next two ends and seal an unlikely 3-7 win for his team as South Ramsey hit top spot for the first time this season, to put daylight between the two teams.

Whilst South may think it might well have been a 2-8 victory, Marown will think what might have been had all the close games gone in their favour, it would have resulted in a 6-2 victory on games, with the aggregate still likely to have gone in the visitors favour to leave a unusual 6-4 victory.

Onchan A claimed their first league win of the season, as they beat Douglas A 8-2 at home. Kevin Quirk won 21-3 against Mervin Sayle, whilst Mike Alexander and Peter Slinger had to battle for their 21-20 and 21-18 wins over Ian Moore and Andy Cannell respectively. For the visitors Nick Firth is quickly adapting to life in Division One, as he picked up another win, defeating Will Penhallurick 21-15, whilst Dave McCabe beat Reg Temporaza 21-9.

Peel A suffered another home defeat, this time 4-6 at the hands of Marown B. Phil Kelly had to scrap for his 21-17 win over Andy Mackie, Peter Greenlees returned to his old stomping ground to beat Paul Quirk 21-7, whilst Juan Killip impressed with a 21-14 win over Stevie Kelly. Dave ‘Costa Del Barney’ Kelly returned to the Island to see off John Gelling 21-19, with the pair no doubt discussing their recent adventures, whilst David Proctor beat Brian Lindsay to the same score.

South Ramsey B picked up five valuable points at home to North Ramsey A to keep themselves ahead of the Mooragh men in a true 5-5 draw, as both teams won four games and shared the aggregate (138-138). Winning for the home team were Tony Dugdale, Eddie Carlyle, Toby Hart and George Brew, whilst Tom Collins, Rob Monk, Paul Allison, and Steve Walmsley responded for the visitors.

Breagle Glen A hosted Castletown A, with the teams evenly matched on the night, however the home team managed to secure a 6-4 win, taking the aggregate by nine chalks (151-142) in a high scoring match, however they missed out a possible three extra wins as Steve Durcan, David Cain and Dan McCabe lost 18, 18 and 19 to Jordan Drewett, Ian Watson, and Nathan Cooil respectively. For the home team their closest game was Wayne Roberts’ 21-17 win against Andy Clark, whilst former Town player Chris Lever beat Dean Kinley 21-16.

In Division Two Ballaugh A reached top spot thanks to a 9 -1 home win over Onchan B, missing out on the whitewash by four chalks as Mark Dimsdale lost out 17-21 to Derek Allen. The Onchan men will feel hard done by having lost three games to 17, and a further two games to 18 and 19.

In a rearranged fixture Noble’s B had their toughest test of the season at home to Marown C, so it proved as they lost 3-7. All of the home team comfortably reached double figures, with Steve Cain leading the way for his team with a 21-7 win over Walter McCarthy, Paul Moore held off James Kelly 21-17, whilst Lee Greggor edged home 21-20. The five wins for the Crosby men were fairly comfortable ranging from 13-16.

Noble’s A came away from the Crofts with a 4-6 win over Castletown B. The visitors won 5-3 but couldn’t edge the two-point aggregate as this was shared (137-137). Ron Williams returned to the B Team having turned out for the C team the previous week, went on to win 21-8 against Stephen Corkill. For the visitors Kevin Moore was the best winner as he beat John Holden 21-11, whilst Jim Callister held off Patrick Cooper 21-18.

Finch Hill A kept up their good form with a 9-1 home win over Breagle Glen B, with four of their wins to single figures. Peter Hulley ensured the Breagle men didn’t go home empty handed with a 21-11 win over Kevin Stannard, with Seamus Whelan closest to picking up a second point for the visitors losing out 19-21 to Pat Maher.

Douglas B lifted themselves off bottom spot, jumping two places as they beat opponents Peel B 6-4. Single figure wins were secured for the Villa men from Paul Cowley, Kevin Firth, and Steve Cook, with Dougie Allan returning the favour for Peel with a 21-6 win over Paddy Murphy. Both teams shared a 21-20 win with Willie Cowley holding off Harry Kelly, whilst Andrew Cover got over the line against Bob Callow.

In Division Three Breagle Glen C picked up their best result of the season drawing 5-5 at home to Noble’s C, winning five games, but losing the aggregate by six chalks (118-124) due to being a man short. Mike Caley was the lucky recipient of a walkover. A blast from the past saw Terry Collister return to crown green bowls after an absence of 13 years, he shown he hasn’t lost his touch with a 21-3 win over Pete Bass. Hitting back for the visitors was Andrew Bell, who beat Mark Pendlebury to the same score.

South Ramsey C picked up a solid 3-7 away win over Ballaugh C, with Ian Moore stepping in to beat Ray Corlett, whilst Franz ten Donkelaar beat Simon Clarke 21-4. John Kneen managed to win 21-19 against recent open winner Paul Routledge despite not having a good start to his evening by turning up at the wrong green!

Noble’s D won 7-3 at home to Ballaugh B, with 14 chalks separating the two sides (142-128). John Andrew and Michael Johnson both won to single figures for the home team, whilst Gordy Moore won 21-7 for the visitors.

Marown D hosted North Ramsey B at Crosby, with the home team preventing the Mooragh men from hitting top spot with a 7-3 win. Winning close games for Marown were Steve Walters, Eddie Rough, and Jay Waters against Paul Cannan, Lee Christian, and John Corteen respectively.

In Division Four South Ramsey D hosted Finch Hill B, it was the visitors who went away the happier of the two teams with a 3-7 victory. Elsewhere Peel D edged the aggregate by a solitary chalk (135-134) to seal a 7-3 home win, with three of the wins being close. Noble’s E beat Douglas C 7-3 at home, with nine chalks separating the teams (153-144). Onchan C maintained their lead at the top with a 3-7 away victory over Douglas D as all four league games finished with a 7-3 scoreline. The Park men missed out on a whitewash by eight chalks with Roy Corlett losing out 17-20 to Clark Kelly, Marcus Avery was defeated 18-21 by Dave Jones, whilst Paul Callister was pipped at the post 20-21 to David Manley.

Peel Sunset Bowling Club hosted the Lancaster Cup Open competition on Sunday 27^th April.

Lancaster’s have been sponsoring this competition over the last ten years; A Peel business supporting local clubs. This was a men’s doubles. 21 pairs entered and handicaps were applied.

Under blue skies and warm sunshine, the competition started with five preliminary round games, 10 clubs were represented. There were some really close games and some excellent bowling.

Onto the semi-finals the Marown favourites Neil Withers and Paul Dunn knocked out Peel pair Tommy McMeiken and Andy Jackson with Dougie Allan and Harry Kelly (Peel) battling it out against Peter Jones and Glenn Boland with the Peel men winning 21-19.

The final therefore was a Marown versus Peel affair, Dougie and Harry built up a lead after 9 ends 14-10 but Neil and Paul managed a full house on the 10^th end 14-14. After the 13^th end they were neck and neck at 16 across with the Marown pair gaining ground on the last 2 ends winning 21-16. Both pairs played brilliantly.

Peels President, Dave (Barney) Kelly presented the prizes. As Peel’s new Men’s Competition Secretary Pip Pemberton ran his first open competition smoothly.