BRITISH MERIT QUALIFIER
British Merit Qualifier : The British Merit Qualifier was played at Douglas Bowling Club on Sunday afternoon attracting an entry of 24 lady bowlers. Weather was a little hit and miss but it didn’t deter the lady bowlers from treating spectators and supporters to some exceptional bowling. Getting through to the semi finals were Sue Gawne (Nobles) who had a nip and tuck game with Debbie Leece (Marown) eventually running out to win 21-16; Janet Monk (Mooragh Park) who had tough game against stablemate Lacey McMullan before winning 21-18; Tracy Moore (Castletown) who won 21-18 after a good battle with her team mate Stella Watterson, and Louise Tebay (Marown) who had to dig deep to overcome Fiona Kennish (South Ramsey) 21-20.
With all four semi-finalists playing well, the semi-finals were tough games as expected. First up was Janet against Sue. With the score going to and fro between the two, Janet made a last minute surge to take the win 21-17. The second semi-final was also close all the way through with Tracy just nudging it 21-19 against Louise. Initially the final was evenly contested between Janet and Tracy, with Janet leading by one point (12-11) on the 17th end. Unfortunately for Tracy, Janet stepped up a gear and despite Tracy’s best efforts, Janet ran to win 21-15.
Janet, with hopefully Tracy, will represent the Isle of Man at the British Merit Championships being held at Pennfields B.C. (Dudley & District), on Saturday 11 July. Thanks must go to Clare Cooper, Jenny Moore and Caroline Whitehead (Competition committee) for the smooth running of the competition and to Douglas Bowling Club for hosting and providing refreshments throughout the afternoon.