Isle of Man County Crown Green Bowling Association

The Jean Kelly Knockout final was played on a sunny Friday evening at Onchan Bowling Club. The final was between Castletown A with a handicap of +10 and Ballaugh A with a handicap of +28. With only 18 points difference; a good crowd in attendance and great support for both teams, a highly contested night of bowls was anticipated. First jack on the green saw Kath Kinley for Castletown play Sherriee Pedley; unfortunately for Sherriee, Kath continued with her on-form performance winning to 7. Second jack was between Ballaugh’s Christine McDonald against Kim Foy – lead was to and fro all through the game with Christine eventually crossing the line 21-18. Third jack pitted Ballaugh’s Barbara Graham against Town’s Captain, Hannah Drewett. Unfortunately for Hannah, Barbara got the bit between her teeth and not looking back won 21-7. Fourth jack was between Town’s Tracy Moore and Lola Tebay – this game could have gone either way as both ladies were leading well, but with a push at the end, Tracy won 21-19. Fifth jack saw Ballaugh’s Caroline Parker take on Hilary Kermode – again this was another close game with Hilary eventually crossing the line 21-18. So at the halfway stage Castletown were winning 3-2 on games, but more importantly had clawed back some of the points deficit and including the handicaps, were only 8 behind Ballaugh.

With the tension being felt around the green, the sixth jack saw Town’s Stella Watterson take on Elena Dimsdale, but with a strong performance and not giving Elena a look in, Stella ran out to win 21-4. Seventh jack saw Ballaugh’s Captain, Louise Tebay, hit back to give Ballaugh a fighting chance with a convincing 21-11 win against Kellie Maddrell. The penultimate game saw a determined Ali Kearsley take control of her game winning 21-7 against Ballaugh’s Michele Cubbon. Last on the green was Chris Price for the Castletown ladies who sealed Ballaugh’s fate with a good 21-14 win against Maria Dimsdale. This was Town’s seventh win in this competition.

Final Result (including  handicaps) – Castletown 172 (6 games) Ballaugh 160 (3 games)

Congratulations to Castletown on their win and to the Ballaugh ladies, as all the ladies played really well and some of the results didn’t reflect the high standard of bowls. Spectators and supporters were treated to a great night of bowls. 

The presentation was made by Carolyn Kelly, on behalf the Kelly Family, thanked Onchan for the use of their green, congratulating all the players saying her Mum and Dad would have been immensely proud to have watched the match, and to the family for providing the superb buffet before calling up the Captains to present the prizes to their teams. Carolyn then presented the shield to Hannah, Captain of Castletown, who thanked the Kelly family for their continued sponsorship and support of the competition; congratulating her team on their performance and thanking the Ballaugh ladies for a hard fought match.

Ballaugh A	Handicap	Score	Castletown A	Handicap	Score
Sherry Pedley	7	7	Kath Kinley	0	21
Christine McDonald	2	21	Kim Foy	2	18
Barbara Graham	2	21	Hannah Drewett	2	7
Lola Tebay	5	19	Tracy Moore	1	21
Caroline Parker	2	18	Hilary Kermode	1	21
Elena Dimsdale	5	4	Stella Watterson	1	21
Louise Tebay	1	21	Kellie Maddrell	0	11
Michele Cubbon	3	7	Alison Kearlsey	2	21
Maria Dimsdale	1	14	Chris Price	1	21
3 Games Won	28	160	6 Games Won	10	172