Isle of Man County Crown Green Bowling Association

Noble’s Bowling Club hosted the Roy Williamson Memorial Cup Junior Boys competition on Saturday morning, with a good standard of bowls from the Juniors.

With nine entries Arran Dunn beat Alex Colquitt to reach the quarter finals in the only preliminary round game.

The first quarter final saw Sam Colquitt beat Arran Dunn 21-18. Sam Quayle lost out 20-21 to Clark Kelly. In the bottom half of the draw Freddie Palmer beat Bertie Moss 21-7, while Alex Hampson won 21-11 against Archie Dunn.

In the semi-final both games were straightforward wins as Colquitt won 21-12 against Kelly, while Hampson beat Palmer 21-10.

The final swung one way and then the other as Colquitt took the first four ends. By end 20 Hampson held a one chalk lead at 13-12. A six end winning run saw Colquitt go within touching distance of the trophy to lead 20-13. Five consecutive singles for Hampson, saw the deficit close to just two chalks, only for Colquitt to score the single needed to secure a 21-18 victory to win the trophy for the first time.

The presentation was made by Tina Hampson, with Roy’s wife Jacqueline Williamson presenting the prizes to all competitors.