Wednesday evening (15 July) fixture 18 matches were played.  Breagle Glen A travelled to Ballaugh B coming away with a 6-3 win (176-136) with Nicola Cain for the visitors being the only player to win to single figures.  Three winners for Ballaugh were Gail Curphey who won to 13 against Angela Bennett, Shirley Watling who won to 17 against Elaine Hawkins and Alison Millard who after a nip and tuck game with Linda Dawson managed to get the point needed to win 21-20.  South Ramsey also had a solid 7-2 win at home to Ballaugh A (171-140).  Two winners for Ballaugh were Michele Cubbon who won to single figures and Caroline Parker who won to 19 against Kim Hargraves.  Another close game saw South’s Lesley Murray just edge Sandra Buckeridge 21-20.  Marown A were away to Mooragh Park winning 5-4 on games and by 10 points (143-133) with Clare Cooper and Louise Tebay for Marown plus Bailey McMullan for the home-side winning to single figures.  The two highest scoring games resulted in Jayne Smith and Lyn Bolton for the Crosby ladies both winning 21-14 against Elaine Slack and Madison McMullan.  Peel Sunset travelled south to Castletown B winning 5-4 on games and by nine points (163-154).  Marie Ashurst for the ‘Town ladies was the only player to win to single figures with Lynda Wilson for Peel and Barbara Young for Castletown both winning their games to 19 against Sue Peach and Jo Corkill.  Douglas hosted Nobles winning 6-3 (156-122) with Sue McCourt, Rebecca Jacobs and Harley Garrett for Douglas plus Larna Colquitt and Jo Kelly for Nobles all winning to single figures.  Closest game saw Noble’s third winner, Jo Smith, win to 17 against Katie Jacobs.  The final match of this fixture between Marown B and Castletown A was played two weeks earlier on Thursday 2 July resulting in an impressive 8-1 win for the Castletown ladies dropping only four points (185-90) with Chris Price, Kath Kinley and Hilary Kermode winning to single figures.  Stopping a full house was Celia Joughin who won to 17 against Stella Watterson.

On Friday evening (fixture 19), Castletown A were again on dominant form scoring  a full house at home against Breagle Glen B (189-82) with six of the ‘Town ladies winning to single figures.  Closest game saw Hannah Drewett win to 15 against Anita Roberts.   Also on good form were Marown A who won 8-1 at home to Castletown B (176-83) with five of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures.  Stopping a whitewash was Marie Ashurst who also won her game to single figures.  Sue Peach just missed out on another win for Castletown when losing to 19 against Jayne Smith.  Ballaugh A won 6-3 (165-141) at home to the Douglas ladies with Cath Harvey for the home team and Harley Garrett for the visitors both winning to single figures.  Two other winners for Douglas were Katie Jacobs who won to 14 against Sandra Buckeridge and Jane Lothian who won to 18 against Sherriee Pedley.  Mooragh Park A made their way south to Breagle Glen A coming away winning 5-4 and by 10 points (152-142).  Mooragh’s Janet Monk and Linda Dawson for Breagle were the only players to win to single figures with Lacey McMullan just pipping Breagle’s Katy Williams 21-18.   Nobles also won 5-4 and by 10 points (146-136) at home to Ballaugh B with Gillian Malpass, Natalie Cubbon and Alison Millard for the visitors plus Colese Creer for Nobles all winning to single figures.  Fourth winner for Ballaugh, and the closest game of the match, was Rachel Thomas who won to 19 against Rebecca Williams.  Peel Sunset hosted Marown B winning the match 5-4 (161-121) with four of the Peel ladies plus Jo Kelly for Marown all winning to single figures.   Peel’s Louise Horsfall had a tussle with Lisa Pugh before running out 21-19.

OVER 60s LEAGUE  : Last Wednesday morning, remaining match from fixture 22 was played between Breagle Glen C at home to a two player short Finch Hill.  Breagle took the honours 4-2  (107-75) with Finch’s Sue Caley being the only player to win to single figures.  The other winner for Finch was Angela Crellin who won to 16 against Susan Bigg.   Remaining match from fixture 21 was played last Thursday morning between Castletown B at home to Mooragh Park A.  Unfortunately for the Castletown ladies, the Mooragh ladies were on exceptional form winning 6-0 (126-74)  with Lynn Mayers and Janet Monk winning to single figures.   Highest scoring game resulted in a 21-17 win for Chris Sims against Elaine McElroy.

On Tuesday morning, Ballaugh A made the short distance to Mooragh Park B coming away with a full house (126-39) with five of their wins being won to single figures.  Highest scorer for Mooragh was Irene Cannon who scored 12 against Barbara Graham.  Home derby between Castletown B & A resulted in a 4-2 win for the A team (117-84) with Hilary Kermode for the  A ladies being the only player to win to single figures.  Two winners for the B team were Marie Ashurst who won to 17 against Kath Kinley and Elaine McElroy who won to 16 against Anne Oates.  Peel ladies won 5-1, dropping only 3 points (123-90) away to Breagle Glen B.  Val Allwood for the visitors was the only player to win to single figures with the closest game being a 21-20 win for Shirley Corrin against Pauline Worrall. Sole winner for Breagle was Jean Thackrah who won 21-18 against Karen Moss.  South Ramsey A hosted Breagle Glen A.  Match finished three all but Breagle took the honours on points (97-87) with Margie Tasker and Mavis Franks for Breagle plus South’s Judy Kelly winning their games to single figures.  Closest game of the match was a 21-14 win for Trish Bull against home greener Jill Quayle.  Finch Hill were home to Mooragh Park A – match finishing three all but Mooragh won on points (113-97) with Janet Monk for the away team being the only player to win to single figures.  Closest games resulted in 21-19 wins for Finch’s Iris Kermode against Chris Sims and Karen McGurgan for Mooragh against Anne Hon.  Marown hosted South Ramsey B winning the match 4-2 (115-85) with Rosie Winckle for Marown winning her game to single figures. Two winners for South were Ann Gale who won to 16 against Lynda Cadamy and Julie Stephens who won to 15 against Sue Hammond.  Nobles won 4-2 at  home against Onchan dropping only five points (121-89).  Paula Firth for Nobles was the only player to win to single figures.  Two winners for Onchan were Kay McKiernan who won to17 against Caroline Corlett and Maureen Payne who just pipped Sylvia Kennaugh 21-20.  Ballaugh B won 4-2 at home against a one player short Breagle Glen C (100-85) with Wyn Collister for Breagle and Brenda Clayton for Ballaugh winning their games to single figures.  Closest game was a 21-20 win for Ann Kinvig against Breagle’s Betsy Skelding.  Other winner for Breagle was Steph Swift who won to 13 against Liz Faragher.

The semi finals of both the Jean Kelly and Plate Knockouts were played last Thursday evening on a warm night with all teams involved being encouraged by their supporters. Jean Kelly Knockout semis were played on Nobles 1 and 2 greens.   Plate knockout semis were played on Peel and Finch Hill greens.

Jean Kelly Knockout : On Nobles 1 green, Marown A (+15) took on Ballaugh A (+29).  Match ended 6-3 to Marown, 193-165 . After the first five games, Marown had clawed back the 14 point deficit to lead by 25 points. Ballaugh responded by winning the next two games, but this wasn’t enough to stop Marown as they won the final two games to win the match by 28 points.  Debbie Leece for the Crosby ladies was the only player to win to single figures with the closest game being a 21-20 win for Ballaugh’s Barbara Graham against Helen Withers.  

On Nobles 2 green, South Ramsey (+20) took on Douglas (+54).  After the first five games, South had reduced the deficit to nine points so who would win the match depended on the remaining four games.  Unfortunately for the Douglas ladies, South won the four games to run out 6-3 winners, 199-169 with Jenny Moore, Elaine Moore and Gill Dixon for South winning their games to single figures.  Closest games of the match saw  21-19 wins for both Emma Sayle and Rebecca Jacobs for Douglas against Judy Kelly and Lesley Murray.

Final  will be played on Thursday 6 August  – Marown A vs South Ramsey – venue Onchan

Plate Knockout :  On Peel’s green, Marown B (+46) took on Mooragh Park (+29).  Mooragh won 5-4 on games, but Marown B won the match by six points, 189-183. Janet Monk and Katie Johnson for the Mooragh plus Lola Tebay for Marown won their games to single figures. Marown’s Grace Cooper had a tough battle with Grayse Blencoe eventually crossing the line 21-19.

On Finch Hill green, Nobles (+27) played Castletown A (+12).  This was another close match with Nobles winning 5-4 and by 10 points, 177-167, with Jo Smith and Joanne Kelly for Nobles plus Tracy Moore for ‘Town winning to single figures.  Closest games saw Nobles ladies Libby Andrade win 21-20 against Rebecca Teare, Sue Gawne 21-18 against Stella Watterson and Paula Firth 21-19 against Alison Kearsley.

Final will be played on Thursday 30 July – Marown B vs Nobles – venue South Ramsey  

Last Friday evening, 10 July, Ballaugh A were on excellent form scoring a full house at home to Breagle Glen B (189-94) with Rose Waterworth and Karen Young winning to single figures. Jean Thackrah for the visitors, couldn’t quite get to the finish line losing to 16 against Yvonne Ward. Another sound performance was by South Ramsey who won 8-1 away to Douglas (182-114) with Jenny Moore and Lauren Groen for South winning to single figures. Sole winner for Douglas was Pauline Cowley who won to 14 against Gillian Jopson. Home derby between Castletown A & B resulted in an 8-1 win for the A ladies (177-108) with Hilary Kermode and Kellie Maddrell plus the B team’s sole winner, Marie Ashurst, winning to single figures. Elaine McElroy just missed out on another win for the B team losing to 20 against Alison Kearsley. Breagle Glen A won 6-3 at home against Nobles (165-134) with Trish Bull, Katy Williams and Roz Cannon for the Breagle ladies winning to single figures. Three winners for Douglas were Dee Lewis who won to 13; Tina Hampson who won to 14, and Colese Creer who won to 12. On Monday evening, Marown were on fine home form scoring a full house against Ballaugh B with six of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Elaine Fenton nearly prevented a whitewash when she lost to 18 against Lyn Bolton. Match between Peel and Mooragh Park has been rescheduled for Thursday 30 July.

On Wednesday 8 July, remaining match from fixture 20 was played between Breagle Glen C who played Castletown B at home.  Castletown B won the match 4-2 but lost on points (103-110) due mainly to all six Breagle ladies scoring in the high teens. Two winners for Breagle were Wyn Collister who won to single figures and Kay Primrose-Smith who won to 10 against Linda Dobinson. Closest game resulted in a 21-20 win for Town’s Pat Rigby against Gwen Tuck. 

The following morning, Thursday, fixture 21 took place which saw four 5-1 results. First of these was by South Ramsey A home to Breagle Glen C dropping only three points (123-49)  with four of the South ladies winning to single figures. Stopping South getting a full house was Wyn Collister who won to 18 against Helen Caley. Second 5-1 win was by Ballaugh A home to Onchan (118-92) with  Caroline Parker for the home team being the only player to win to single figures. Sole winner for Onchan was Rosemary Quirk who won to 13 against Alison Millard. Third 5-1 result was by Finch Hill who were home to Ballaugh B (106-59). Finch’s Lil Smith, Wendy Cowin and Sue Caley, plus Ballaugh’s sole winner, Brenda Bowyer, all won to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-15 win for Iris Kermode against Ballaugh’s Brenda Clayton. Fourth 5-1 win was by Breagle Glen A away to Marown (112-82) with Mavis Franks for Breagle and Marown’s only winner Lynda Cadamy, both winning to single figures. Closest game saw Trish Bull cross the line 21-18 against Rosie Winckle. Remaining three matches of this fixture resulted in 4-2 wins.  First was by Nobles home to Peel (117-94) with Sue Gawne for the Nobles ladies being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Peel were Terry Berry who won to 15 against Paula Firth and Mary Moffatt who won to 18 against Dee Lewis.  Second 4-2 result was achieved by Mooragh Park B who were home to neighbours South Ramsey B (92-86) who unfortunately were a player short. Two winners for South were Sue Collier and Lesley Murray who both won to single figures as did Joan Henderson for Mooragh. Ann Gale for South just missed out on making the scoreline three all when losing to 20 against Shirley Corteen. Last of the 4-2 wins was by Castletown A away to Breagle Glen B (117-94) with all games going into double figures. Two winners for Breagle were Jean Thackrah who won to 16 against Marie Ashurst and Voirrey Curphey who just pipped Barbarba Young 21-17. Match between Castletown B vs Mooragh Park A has been rescheduled for Thursday 16 July.

On Tuesday morning, Peel were on good form winning 5-1 at home to Mooragh Park B dropping only four points (122-41) with all of Peel’s five wins being won to single figures. Sole winner for the Mooragh ladies was Mary Bruce who won to 17 against Terri Berry.  Mooragh Park A  hosted neighbours South Ramsey A. Mooragh took the honours winning 4-2 (95-84) with South’s two winners, Judy Kelly and Elaine Moore, plus Janet Monk for the home team winning to single figures. Closest game of the morning was a 21-14 win for Mooragh’s Karen McGurgan against Helen Caley. Onchan were in fine form winning 5-1 at home against Ballaugh B (119-82) with Maureen Payne and Jane Lothian winning their games to single figures for Onchan. Stopping the whitewash was Gill Clarke who won to 14 against Sue McCourt. Breagle Glen B travelled to South Ramsey B coming away with a solid 4-2 win (103-93). Pauline Worrall and Jacqui Elliot for Breagle plus Sue Collier for South all won to single figures with Dot Mylchreest just edging South’s Julie Stephens 21-20. South’s other winner was Ann Gale who won to 16 against Voirrey Curphey.  Nobles were again on exceptional form winning 5-1 away to Ballaugh A (117-97) with all games going into double figures. Rose Waterworth was Ballaugh’s only winner winning to 12 against Marilyn Ellison. Closest game was a 21-18 win for Libby Andrade against Barbara Graham. Breagle Glen A had a resounding 6-0 win at home to Castletown B (126-58)  with three of the Breagle ladies winning to single figures. Two closest games saw Linda Dawson and Margaret Tasker both win to 16 against Sue Kerruish and Sheila Preston. Castletown A also had a good 4-2 win at home against Marown (111-80) with Anne Oates and Chris Price for the Town ladies and Marown’s Lynda Cadamy, winning to single figures. Marown’s other winner was Gill Christian who won to 18 against Sue Peach. 

Quarter finals of the Plate knockout took place over three nights (handicaps in brackets).  First two quarters were played on Tuesday 7 July between Breagle Glen A (+31) home to Mooragh Park (+43), and Nobles (+23) home to Peel Sunset (+47). Although Breagle won 5-4 on games, they lost overall on points 184-169 with sisters Shannon and Bailey McMullan for Mooragh plus Margaret Tasker for Breagle winning to single figures. Closest game was a 21-16 win for Breagle’s Nicola Cain against Olivia Johnson. The Nobles ladies won 7-2 and also on points 206-186 with all games going into double figures. Two close games resulted in 21-19 wins for Peel’s Helen Cowley against Libby Andrade and Marilyn Ellison for Nobles against Louise Horsfall. Third quarter final was played on Thursday 9 July between Marown B (+51) home to Ballaugh B (+64).  Marown won the match 5-4 and on points 211-187 with Crosby ladies Rosie Winckle and Elaine Dewhirst plus Elaine Fenton for Ballaugh winning to single figures. Closest game of the match saw Ballaugh’s Gill Clarke just get the better of Grace Cooper 21-18. Last quarter final played on Tuesday evening was a home derby between Castletown B (+51) and Castletown A (+12). The A ladies were on devastating form winning 9-0 (201-144) with four of the wins being won to single figures. Closest games were 21-19 wins for both Hannah Drewett and Kellie Maddrell against Sonja Mercer and Debra Cooper.

The semi-finals of The Jean Kelly and Plate knockouts are being played on Thursday 16 July. Draw is:

Jean Kelly knockout:  Ballaugh A vs Marown A             venue Nobles 1

                                     South Ramsey vs Douglas         venue Nobles 2

Plate Knockout:           Marown B vs Mooragh Park       venue Peel

                                      Castletown A vs Nobles            venue Finch Hill

On Monday 29 June, the rearranged match from fixture 17 took place between South Ramsey B home to Onchan.  Match finished 4-2 in favour of the Onchan ladies (103-89) with Wendy McDowell and Maureen Payne for Onchan plus Sue Collier for South all winning to single figures.   Lesley Murray nearly made the score three all when she lost to 20 against Kay McKiernan.  The following morning (Tuesday), two full house were scored.  First of these was by Peel away to South Ramsey B (126-77) with Karen Moss being the only player  to win to single figures.  Closest game resulted in a 21-17 win for Val Allwood against Sue Collier.  Second full house was by Mooragh Park A against their B team (126-29) with all but one game being won to single figures; this being Mary Bruce who lost to 14 against Lynn Mayers.  The Nobles ladies continue to head the top of the table with a good 5-1 win away to Breagle Glen A (114-94) with Sue Gawne for the visitors and Breagle’s sole winner, Trish Bull, winning their games to single figures.  Two closest games resulted in 21-19 wins for Paula Firth and Marilyn Ellison against Alison Stockham and Linda Dawson.  South Ramsey A also won 5-1 away to Onchan (116-99) with Elaine Moore for South being the only player to win to single figures.  Two tough battles resulted in 21-20 wins for South’s Jill Quayle and Helen Caley against Pauline Cowley and Jane Lothian. Sole winner for Onchan was Maureen Payne who won to 11 against Gillian Jopson.  Finch Hill won 4-2 at home against Castletown B (102-87) with Lil Smith and Brenda Williams for Finch plus Pat Rigby for  ‘Town all winning to single figures.  After a nip and tuck game, Finch’s Iris Kermode eventually crossed the line 21-20 against Linda Dawson. The other winner for the Castletown ladies was Marie Ashurst who won to 10 against Wendy Cowin.  Marown visited Ballaugh A – match finished three all but Marown won on points (103-92).  Lynda Cadamy and Rosie Winckle both won to single figures for the Crosby ladies  with Mair Moore just missing out on a win when she lost to 19 against Ballaugh’s Gail Corrin.  Ballaugh A made their way to Castletown A – match finished three all, but Ballaugh took the win by one  point (96-95). Chris Price for the Town ladies and Rose Waterworth for Ballaugh both won to single figures with Michele Cubbon just pipping Castletown’s Sue Wilshaw 21-19. Next day (Wednesday) home derby between Breagle C and B resulted in a resounding 5-1 win for the B Team dropping only one point (125-79) with Jean Thackrah and Jenny Cain winning to single figures.  Stopping a whitewash was Gwen Tuck who won to 20 against Pauline Worrall.

Last Thursday morning, four full houses were scored.  First of these was by Marown home to Breagle Glen C (126-40) with all but one game being won to single figures.  Only player to get into double figures for Breagle was Gwen Tuck who lost to 13 against Rosie Winckle.  Second full house was scored by Ballaugh A home to South Ramsey B (126-75) with Christine Macdonald and Julie Reilly winning to single figures.  Sue Kinrade for South just missed out on a win when she lost to 20 against Alison Millard.  Third full house was by Breagle Glen A away to Mooragh Park B (126-65) with Mavis Franks and Alison Stockham winning to single figures.  Closest game of the match was a 21-15 win by Margaret Tasker against Mary Bruce.   Last of the full houses was by South Ramsey A home to Finch Hill (126-76). South’s Lorraine Moore was the only player to win to single figures.  Sue Caley nearly clinched a win for Finch when losing to 19 against Helen Caley.  Nobles took on Castletown A at home winning the match 5-1, dropping only four points (121-71).  Sole winner for Castletown was Hilary Kermode who won to 16 against Dee Lewis. Paula Garrett, Sue Gawne and Marilyn Ellison all won to single figures for the Nobles team.   Breagle Glen B hosted Mooragh Park A with the southerners winning 4-2 and by four points only (103-99) with Mooragh’s Janet being was the only player to win to single figures.  The other winner for Mooragh was Elaine Slack who won to 12 against Elaine MacFarlane.   Ballaugh B travelled to Castletown B coming away with a three all draw but winning the match by one point (93-94).  Susan Kerruish for ‘Town and Gilly Clarke for Ballaugh won to single figures with Elaine McElroy pipping Ballaugh’s Ann Kinvig 21-15.  Peel Sunset drew three all at home to Onchan but took the honours on points (115-95).  Shirley Corrin for Sunset was the only player to win to single figures with Rosemary Quirk for the visitors crossing the line 21-19 against Beverly Wilson.

This Tuesday morning, Nobles again were in no mood to take prisoners scoring  a full house away to South Ramsey B (126-49) with four of the Nobles ladies winning to single figures.  Sue Collier nearly won her game for South when she lost to 18 against Caroline Corlett.  Peel had  a good 4-2 win at home against Ballaugh A (114-92)  with Peel ladies Joyce Kelly and Mary Moffatt winning to single figures.  Two winners for Ballaugh were Michele Cubbon who won to 16 against Shirley Corrin and Alison Millard who won to 14 against Terri Berry.  South Ramsey A made the short trip to Ballaugh B coming away with a 4-2 win (115-78) with Jackie Murley and Judy Kelly for the visitors winning their games to single figures.  Two winners for Ballaugh were Brenda Clayton who won to 17 against Anne Buck and Gail Curphey who won to 14 against Helen Caley.   Onchan had a sound 5-1 win at home against Finch Hill (120-83) with Maureen Payne for Onchan being the only player to win to single figures.  Sole winner for Finch was Lil Smith who won to 15 against Anne Bannan.  Marown made their way to Mooragh Park A coming away with a three all draw but winning on points (103-87).  Lynda Cadamy and Celia Joughin for the Crosby ladies plus Janet Monk for Mooragh all won to single figures.  Closest game saw Marown’s Mair Moore lose to 17 against Pat Lenton.  Castletown A also scored a full house at home against a one player short Mooragh Park B (126-38) with four of Town’s wins being won to single figures.  Highest scoring game was a 21-11 win for Sue Wilshaw.  Home derby between Breagle A&B resulted in a resounding 6-0 win for the A team (126-67) with Trish Bull and Linda Dawson winning to single figures.   Closest game saw Alison Stockham just get the better of Voirrey Curphey 21-19.

LADIES OPEN AGE LEAGUE : Last Wednesday evening (1 July), two remaining matches from fixture 14 were played.  First was Breagle Glen A home to Peel Sunset; match finished 6-3 to Breagle (173-134) with southern ladies Nicola Cain and Trish Bull winning to single figures. Linda Dawson for the home team had a very close game against Helen Cowley eventually crossing the line 21-20.  Three winners for Peel were Val Allwood who won to 12; Lynda Wilson who won to 17, and Emilie Moss to 18.  Second match was between Nobles at home to Castletown A.  Unfortunately for the Nobles ladies, Castletown were too strong winning 7-2 dropping only four points (185-89) with six of Town’s ladies winning to single figures.  Two winners for Nobles were Joanne Kelly who just crossed the line 21-20 against Jenny Saunders and Tina Hampson who won to 18 against Anne Oates.

*On the Friday  evening (3 July), South Ramsey were on impressive form scoring a full house away to Breagle Glen B (189-81) with six of the northerners winning to single figures.  Anita Roberts for Breagle just missed out on a win for her team when losing to 20 after a nip and tuck game with Lesley Murray. Peel also  put in a good performance winning 7-2 (183-140) away to Ballaugh B. Peel’s  Emilie Moss was the only player to win to single figures.  Two winners for Ballaugh were Natalie Cubbon who pipped Jo Corkill 21-20 and Charlotte Nesson who won to 16 against Olivia Berry.  Another close game resulted in a 21-20 win for Peel’s Beverly Wilson against Maggie Hughes.  Marown A also put in a solid performance away to Nobles winning the match 6-3 (169-133) with Jayne Smith plus mother and daughter Clare and Emily Cooper all winnng to single figures for the Crosby ladies.  Three winners for Nobles were Joanne Kelly who won to 13 against Zoe Pearson, Paula Firth who won to 14 against Lil Smith and Tina Hampson who won to 16 against Helen Withers.  Castletown A kept up the pressure at the top of the table by winning 5-4 away to Mooragh Park (161-142) with Hilary Kermode, Tracy Moore and Jenny Saunders for ‘Town plus Janet Monk for Mooragh all winning to single figures.  Four close games resulted in Mooragh’s Bailey McMullan and Grayse Blencoe winning 21-20 and 21-18 against Sue Wilshaw and Rebecca Teare plus Stella Watterson and Chris Price for the away team winning to 19 and 20 against Shannon McMullan and Joy Morris.   Douglas hosted Breagle Glen A winning 6-3 and by one point only (147-146)  with Mel Molesworth and Emma Sayle for the Douglas ladies plus Trish Bull and Roz Cannon for Breagle all winning to single figures. Breagle  just missed out on reversing the scoreline when Margaret Tasker lost to 19 against Jane Lothian and Katy Williams losing to 20 against Harley Garrett.  Ballaugh A made their way to Marown B and although the Ballaugh ladies won 5-4 on games they lost by one point (149-150).  Maria Dimsdale and Michele Cubbon for Ballaugh plus Elaine Dewhirst for Marown all won to single figures.  Closest game of the match was a 21-18 win for Ballaugh’s Alison Quaggan against Lillie Barrett.

The Ladies Association Isle of Merit (Barbara Lee trophy) was played on Saturday 4 July at Finch Hill Bowling.   This is the first time this competition has been played as a qualifier for the BCGBA Champion of Champions which is due to be held at Owleywood BC at the end of September. The Merit attracted an entry of 17 ladies; games played to 21 off scratch.

In the first half of the draw, Jenny Moore from South Ramsey Bowling Club was in ruthless form all afternoon not allowing any of her opponents to score double figures.  Jenny sealed her place in the final winning her opening game 21-8 against clubmate Kim Hargraves;  a 21-7 quarter-final win against Lisa Pugh from Marown, with an even more impressive 21-4 semi-final win against her mum, Elaine.

In the second half of the draw, Jayne Smith from Marown also sealed her place in the final in fine form with a 21-2 opening game against Elaine Hawkins; a 21-10 quarter-final win over stablemate Lillie Barrett and a sound 21-11 semi-final win over Shannon McMullan from North Ramsey.

The final was a one-way affair with Jenny dominating from the start.  Despite Jayne trying her best and playing some good bowls, Jenny ran out 21-5 to add this to the Ladies Manx Champion title she won last weekend.  Jenny is certainly a force to be reckoned with!

Presentation of trophy and prizes was made by Lynda Wilson, Secretary of the IOM Ladies Association, who thanked Finch Hill for hosting and providing very welcome refreshments throughout the afternoon, also congratulating and wishing Jenny all the best at the Champion of Champions competition in the UK.

LADIES OPEN AGE: After a busy bowling festival week, fixture 13 was played on Friday 19 June. South Ramsey were on fine form winning 8-1 away at Nobles dropping only three points (186-70).  Stopping a whitewash was Colese Creer who won to 18 against Lauren Groen. Breagle Glen A also had an impressive 8-1 (177-103) win at home to Ballaugh A with four of their ladies winning their games to single figures as did Ballaugh’s sole winner, Karen Young.  Two closest games saw Trish Bull and Angela Bennett both win to 15 for the Breagle ladies. Castletown A travelled to Peel coming away with a solid 6-3 win (172-152) with Town’s Rebecca Teare and Chris Price winning to single figures. Scoreline could have been reversed when Peel’s Emilie Moss and Niamh Stringer both lost to 20 against Kellie Maddrell and Jenny Saunders. Mooragh Park also had a good 6-3 home win against Marown B (155-112) with six of the nine games being won to single figures – four for Mooragh and two for Marown. Closest game of the match resulted in a 21-15 win for Marown’s Emily Cooper against Jackie Hassall. Douglas also had a sound 6-3 away win at Castletown B (163-125) with four of the Douglas ladies plus a Castletown lady winning to single figures. Other two winners for ‘Town’ were Sue Wilshaw who won to 18 and Rachel Palmer who won to 11. Ballaugh B won 5-4 at home to Breagle Glen B (162-138) with Gill Clarke and Charlotte Neesom for the home side and Pauline Worrall for the visitors winning to single figures. Breagle’s Jacqui Elliott had a tough game against Rachel Thomas eventually crossing the line 21-19.

On Wednesday 24 June (fixture 14), Marown B put in a solid home performance winning 6-3 (172-119) against Breagle Glen B with four of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Three winners for the visitors were Voirrey Curphey who won to 17, Anita Roberts who won to 12 and Pauline Worrall who won to 17. Marown’s Martha Butler had a good game against Chrissy Woodward before crossing the line to win 21-18.  Mooragh Park won 6-3 at home (147-128) to neighbours Ballaugh A. The three winners for Ballaugh were Maria Dimsdale, Michele Cubbon and Karen Young who all won to single figures as did Janet Monk and Shannon McMullan for Mooragh. South Ramsey made their way south to Castletown B coming away with a solid 6-3 win (167-113) with four of South’s ladies winning to single figures.  Three winners for Castletown were Aaslish Moore who won to 16, Marie Ashurst who won to 15 and Barbara Young who won to 10. The following evening, Marown A had an impressive 6-3 away win at Douglas dropping only four points (185-103) with four of their six wins being won to single figures.  The winners for Douglas were Paula Garrett who won to 19 and Rebecca Jacobs and Emma Sayle who both crossed the line 21-20 against Philippa Taylor and Debbie Leece. Two remaining matches from this fixture (Nobles vs Castletown A, and Breagle Glen A vs Peel) have been re-arranged for Wednesday 1 July.

Last Friday evening, 26 June, Castletown A won 7-2 at home dropping only five points against Ballaugh B with four of the ‘Town’ ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Ballaugh were Victoria Johnson who won to 17 against Rachel Palmer and Maggie Hughes who had a battle with Kellie Maddrell before getting the point needed to win 21-20. Marown A won 6-3 (155-122) at home to Breagle Glen A with Clare Cooper, Louise Tebay, and Debbie Leece for the Crosby ladies, plus Alison Stockham and Margie Tasker for Breagle all winning to single figures. Closest game saw Jayne Smith for the home side win to 18 against Ros Cannon. South Ramsey hosted Marown B and although Marown won 5-4 on games they lost the match on points (146-136). Elaine Moore and Gill Dixon for South and Grace Cooper for Marown all won to single figures with Lil Smith and Martha Butler for the visitors both having tough games eventually winning 21-20 and 21-19 respectively against Kim Hargraves and Anne Buck. Peel put in a solid home performance winning 7-2 (163-122) against Nobles with four games being won to single figures – three for Peel and one for Nobles. Colese Creer and Lisa Bradshaw just missed out on two wins for the visitors when they both lost to 20 against Emilie Moss and Louise Horsfall. Douglas made their south to Breagle Glen B coming away with an impressive 6-3 win dropping only four points. Scoreline could have been 8-1 to Douglas as both Rebecca Jacobs and Harley Garrett both lost to 20 against Jacqui Elliott and Anita Roberts. Third winner for Breagle was Voirrey Curphey who won to 19 against Sue McCourt. Another solid 7-2 win was by Ballaugh A at home to Castletown B (179-118) with four of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Castletown were Marie Ashurst who won to 19 against Michele Cubbon and Jo Robert who won to 13 against Charlotte Neeson.