Yearly Archives: 2015
Keith and Helen Surridge Memorial Rosebowl
Youth held sway at the Mooragh Park on Saturday when 18 year old Casey Bolton and her young partner, visiting bowler Gavin Radcliffe, triumphed over a field of 24 pairs to win the Keith and Helen Surridge Memorial Rosebowl. The two of them had to do things the hard way, triumphing 21 – 13 over Janet and Robert Monk in the quarter final before edging a tight semi final 21 – 17 against Jenny Moore and James Teare.
In the final they faced Paula and Stuart Garrett who also had a fight in the semis before coming through 21 – 17 against Jayne Kneen and Andy Kennish. Bolton and Radcliffe edged ahead in the final and despite a late wobble that saw them concede a four and a two to the Douglas pair they ran out winners 21 – 19. The other losing quarter finalists were Alec and Philippa Taylor, Lyn Bolton and Trevor Quayle and Brenda Bowyer and Bobby Clayton.
A consolation competition for first game losers run alongside the main event proved popular and was won by North Ramsey pairing of Mary Kinrade and Brian Colquitt.
This competition has been kindly sponsored by the Surridge family since 1993 and at the end of a good day’s bowling in excellent weather the prizes were presented by North Ramsey competition secretary Mike Skelly. A raffle during the day raised £145 for Hospice Care.
Report by John Cannon
Onchan A Retain League Trophy
Onchan A 2015
Matthew Quirk, Phil Kerruish, Glynn Hargraves, Kevin QuirkDavid Bradford, Matthew Keggen, Jordan Cain, Peter Slinger
Onchan A have retained the Division One Title following a 10-0 home victory over North Ramsey A putting them clear of nearest rivals Marown with 2 game rounds remaining.
Men's Division 1 (2024) :: League Table
(Sponsored by Canada Life International)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | CF | CA | Agg | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marown A | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 785 | 586 | 10 | 39 | |
| 2 | South Ramsey A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 760 | 623 | 8 | 35 | |
| 3 | Peel Sunset A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 712 | 639 | 8 | 33 | |
| 4 | Onchan A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 731 | 682 | 6 | 31 | |
| 5 | Douglas A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 690 | 680 | 8 | 29 | |
| 6 | Marown B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 683 | 726 | 4 | 22 | |
| 7 | Castletown A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 703 | 712 | 2 | 21 | |
| 8 | North Ramsey A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 593 | 742 | 2 | 15 | |
| 9 | Port St Mary A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 629 | 749 | 2 | 14 | |
| 10 | Marown C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 641 | 788 | 0 | 11 |
North Ramsey Win Ismay Cup
Ismay Cup Winners 2015 - North Ramsey A
North Ramsey A defeated Port St Mary A 7-2 to lift the Ismay Cup for the 2nd time following their maiden win in 2008. Following this victory North Ramsey will now turn their attention back to the league where they sit 3 points clear of Castletown and will be hoping to run out Champions and complete an impressive League-Ismay double.
Result Card
Ladies’ over 60’s league Tuesday 4 August
Pat Kelly spoiled the party for Port St Mary A, in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league on Tuesday 4 August, as her 21-20 win over Rita Callister left the host side just one point short of a maximum, while Nobles fell just short of the 120 point mark as Kay Primrose-Smith and Gwen Tuck won their games for Breagle. It was 3-3 at Ballaugh, but wins to single figures by Voirrey Oates and Mary Simmonds gave the home side a comfortable victory. Two matches of note saw Joyce Kelly come through 21-19 against Brenda Bowyer and Mary Moffatt pip Jenny Maddrell 21-20. Onchan B were a player short at Mooragh Park where they had their blushes spared by Eileen Killey whose win prevented their being white-washed. Onchan A had a good win over Castletown, winning 4 games, two of them to single figures. The two winners for the visitors were Ann Hollingworth and Anne Oates while Sue Peach nearly levelled the game score, reaching 19 against Dee Lewis. Douglas and Port St Mary B ended level on games but two wins to single figures and Jan Osborne’s 20 against Edwina Reid gave Douglas the advantage on chalks. The two winners for Marown at Port Erin were Mair Moore, to single figures, and Mary Alderson who came through 21-20 against Mavis Franks.
Onchan Close In On Title
Another brilliant week for league leaders Onchan A leaves them within touching difference of retaining their Isle of Man bank Men’s Division One Title.
Two more superb results leaves them needing just fifteen points from their remaining three games to make certain of their twelfth title in just thirteen years, although with the champions in such a rich vein of form I am certain it will be all over this week.
They would have been pleased with an above par 8-2 home win over South Ramsey on Monday night before yet another maximum 10-0 win, this time at the expense of Peel A, on Wednesday.
Second placed Marown only had one game last week and put in a strong performance winning 9-1 away at Peel A. They have a game in hand over Onchan but at twenty six points adrift with only forty for them to play for nothing short of a miracle will be enough if they want to halt the champions charge.
Douglas A remain in third place, having played a game more than the two teams below them, after an impressive 9-1 away win at Finch Hill A was followed up with a hard fought 6-4 home win over fourth placed Port St Mary A.
Port had a tough week and had to fight hard in their first game just getting the better of North Ramsey 7-3 at the Mooragh.
Ramsey teams occupy 5th and 6th places after South A finished the week on a high with a 10-0 mauling of Port Erin A at home and North A picked up and 8-2 home win over Nobles A.
With second division leaders South Ramsey B sitting out Douglas B ceased their opportunity and moved into pole position thanks to an 8-2 home win over Nobles B. The Villa men now lead by a solitary point and with three games to go its all to play for in the battle for silverware.
Port St Mary B are third seven points further back after they had to dig deep to beat Peel B 6-4 at home.
Its just as tight at the top of Division 3 with Peel C holding the slenderest of leads over Onchan C after they both picked up respective 7-3 wins. Port St Mary D are still in with an outside chance of the title five points further back.
RNLI Trophy
RNLI Trophy Winner 2015
Neil WithersNeil Withers was the victor of Nobles on Saturday after he lifted the RNLI Trophy after a superb final win over John Kennish on the green where he won the June Festival.
It was an even affair in the early stages before Kennish moved into a 10-6 lead. This is when Withers really found his form winning eight of the next nine ends to move 17-11 ahead. Kennish dug deep but it wasn’t to be with the Crosby man having enough in the tank to get home 21-14.
Kennish had to be at his best in the Semi-Final as he edged past Kevin Quirk 21-19 whilst Withers ended the challenge of elder statesman Mike Hargraves 21-13.
Fallers at the quarter final stage were Jordan Cain, Ian Kissack, David Bradford and Bernard Thackrah.
South Ramsey Win Rayner Shield
Rayner Shield Winners 2015 - South Ramsey A
After thirty three years of waiting South Ramsey A once again won the coveted Rayner Shield with a convincing 7-2 win over Port St Mary A at NoblesPark on Friday.
With Port having taught South a lesson when they played in the league just a few games ago all looked set for the southerners to etch their name on the trophy for the first time, but no body told the Northerners this.
They were simply brilliant. Every single one of them put in a cup final performance and in this gear it’s hard to think that even Onchan A or Marown A could have stopped them in their tacks.
Things started well for the Ramsey side with Captain John Kennish winning on the same green he won the June Festival on as he saw off the only other Manx Man to make festival finals day Ewan Cooil 21-14.
On paper the match looked like it could go to the wire and with Paul Skelly levelling things for Port with a 21-13 win over Chas Grills it looked like it could do just that.
Just then South moved into top gear with the next three games off the green all going in their favour with Alan Moore beating Juan Hargraves 21-12, Jerome Surridge seeing off the challenge of Mikey Collister 21-16 and Peter Collister getting the better of Port Captain Rob Cooil 21-12.
Trevor Quayle got one back for the Spaniards beating semi final hero James Teare 21-10 before it was all over. The next tree games were off the green in quick succession as John Kennish’s charges sealed victory in devastating fashion with Dave ‘Dido’ Kelly beating Ron Mayxcox 21-5, Gary Conwell defeating Ray Watterson 21 9 and Adrian Skinner finding his best to come home 21-10 against Chris Oates.
My heart goes out to Port St Mary who have been brilliant all season and again fall at the final hurdle, and I am certain they will have their day, but this wasn’t it. The day belonged to South Ramsey who were at their majestic best and a joy to behold and they deserve every accolade afforded them after a fantastic performance.
Result card
Runners up
Finch Hill A Win Mini Cup
Mini Cup Winners 2015 - Finch Hill A
Finch Hill A won the Mini Cup following a close 5-4 win over Peel Sunset B. The victory is their 3rd overall in the Mini Cup since winning the trophy in 1991 & 1992.
Mini Cup
Semi Final
| Time | Match # | Home | Score | Away | |
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Ladies’ over 60’s league Thursday 30 July
Port St Mary B were top scorers on Thursday 30 July as they dropped just 10 points against Mooragh Park, although their match ended all square on games as all six players had scores of 16 or better. Wendy Mc Dowell spared the blushes of Onchan B as her win denied Onchan A a full house. Villa Were denied a maximum by Kay Primrose Smith, although Breagle almost got another game as Hesba Skelly reached 19 against Brenda Williams, while it was Mary Moffatt who spoiled the party for Port St Mary A on their visit to Peel with her win to single figures Despite the match ending level on games at Port Erin, the home side winning all three to single figures gave them a strong advantage on points. Shirley Whelan’s win to single figures was the bright spot for Marown against Douglas A although Bunty Corkill’s 19 against Kath King and Margaret Scarffe’s 20 against Patsy Rush gave them a reasonable points total. Apart from the game between Marie Ashurst and Peggy Griffin, which went Marie’s way 21-18, the games between Castletown and Ballaugh were reasonably one-sided with a win to single figures for each side. Winning 4-2 on games also gave the home side the advantage on chalks.
Ladies’ league Friday 31 July
A maximum score of 189 is a rare thing in the C Tarleton Hodgson and Son Ltd sponsored ladies’ league, but Castletown achieved one on Friday 31 July against Douglas. It was unfortunate that Douglas were a player short, but the eight that did played put up a spirited show, all reaching double figures. Jan Osborne came closest to giving the visitors a game reaching 20 against Ann Hollingworth. South Ramsey were another high-scoring team, winning seven games, Lyn Bolton winning to single figures. The two winners for Ballaugh were Brenda Bowyer and Ellie Faragher. Peel Sunset had a tough time against Port St Mary, winning only three games, courtesy of Joyce Kelly, whose battle against Val Macfarlane went her way 21-19, Philippa Fletcher and Heather Horsburgh. Sue Jones almost added another game losing out 20-21 to Tricia Bull. Port Erin did not enjoy their journey north, as Mooragh Park won 6-3 on games, three of them to single figures, the winners for the visitors being, Di Benson, Caroline Whitehead and Lynda Cadamy who also won to single figures. Purt le Moirrey had the better of Marown 5-4 on games with two wins to single figures. In reply Lil Smith also won to single figures but it was not enough to deny the home side the advantage on points. It was unfortunate that Onchan were a player short as, apart from Pat Dacre’s win to single figures, there were some very close games.