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Commissioners Cup

Onchan Commissioners Cup Winners 2015

Onchan Bowling Club hosted the any combination doubles Commissioners Cup on Sunday with 24 pairs making the most of the immaculate weather and immaculate green.

Home greeners Jordan Cain and Matthew Quirk were on the top of their game to claim the title thanks to a 21-12 final win over Andy Kennish and James Teare of South Ramsey.

Losing out in the semi-finals were Derek Allen & Mavis Franks (Port Erin) and Debbie & Paul Leece (Nobles).

Praise must go to Onchan Commissioners for the work they have done on the green over the past twelve months to restore it to its former glory, and in my mind the best playing surface on the Island this year.

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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

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Onchan A Retain League Trophy

Onchan A 2015

Matthew Quirk, Phil Kerruish, Glynn Hargraves, Kevin Quirk
David 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.

Douglas (2017)

Ladies Night League

View Full Team History
PosTeamPldWDLPtsForm
10Ballaugh2250172859
11Douglas2251162724
12Onchan2200222286
PosPlayerTeamPldWLTotal ForTotal Against
50Jan OsborneDouglas18117341243
64Paula GarrettDouglas16133309207
68Brenda WilliamsDouglas20812299341
78Kay McKiernanDouglas18612265335
80Pat KellyDouglas18513259344
84Sue CaleyDouglas16511231293
89Mary BlackDouglas17314201331
98Wendy CowinDouglas17215186346
114Rebekah KellyDouglas14113136283
115Harley GarrettDouglas853130127
118Muriel CainDouglas936120154
133Katie Lee KellyDouglas80875168
139Joan MurphyDouglas71663126
140Pauline CowleyDouglas80863168
146Margaret CorlettDouglas4044684
DateMatch #HomeScoreAway
1Douglas63-183(1-8)South Ramsey
2Marown184-112(8-1)Douglas
3Douglas101-172(2-7)Port St Mary
4Castletown180-129(7-2)Douglas
5Douglas126-178(3-6)Nobles
6Port Erin174-111(7-2)Douglas
7Douglas156-128(5-4)Onchan
8Purt le Moirrey151-122(6-3)Douglas
9Douglas153-132(5-4)Ballaugh
10Peel Sunset145-145(4-5)Douglas
11Mooragh Park160-124(6-3)Douglas
13Douglas140-164(4-5)Marown
14Port St Mary189-80(9-0)Douglas
15Douglas87-184(1-8)Castletown
16Nobles188-119(8-1)Douglas
17Douglas102-181(1-8)Port Erin
12South Ramsey168-120(7-2)Douglas
18Onchan128-156(4-5)Douglas
19Douglas156-127(5-4)Purt le Moirrey
20Ballaugh141-151(4-5)Douglas
21Douglas139-145(3-6)Peel Sunset
22Douglas132-148(4-5)Mooragh Park

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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

Ismay Cup Final 2015 Result Card

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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.

Douglas (2017)

Ladies Night League

View Full Team History
PosTeamPldWDLPtsForm
10Ballaugh2250172859
11Douglas2251162724
12Onchan2200222286
PosPlayerTeamPldWLTotal ForTotal Against
50Jan OsborneDouglas18117341243
64Paula GarrettDouglas16133309207
68Brenda WilliamsDouglas20812299341
78Kay McKiernanDouglas18612265335
80Pat KellyDouglas18513259344
84Sue CaleyDouglas16511231293
89Mary BlackDouglas17314201331
98Wendy CowinDouglas17215186346
114Rebekah KellyDouglas14113136283
115Harley GarrettDouglas853130127
118Muriel CainDouglas936120154
133Katie Lee KellyDouglas80875168
139Joan MurphyDouglas71663126
140Pauline CowleyDouglas80863168
146Margaret CorlettDouglas4044684
DateMatch #HomeScoreAway
1Douglas63-183(1-8)South Ramsey
2Marown184-112(8-1)Douglas
3Douglas101-172(2-7)Port St Mary
4Castletown180-129(7-2)Douglas
5Douglas126-178(3-6)Nobles
6Port Erin174-111(7-2)Douglas
7Douglas156-128(5-4)Onchan
8Purt le Moirrey151-122(6-3)Douglas
9Douglas153-132(5-4)Ballaugh
10Peel Sunset145-145(4-5)Douglas
11Mooragh Park160-124(6-3)Douglas
13Douglas140-164(4-5)Marown
14Port St Mary189-80(9-0)Douglas
15Douglas87-184(1-8)Castletown
16Nobles188-119(8-1)Douglas
17Douglas102-181(1-8)Port Erin
12South Ramsey168-120(7-2)Douglas
18Onchan128-156(4-5)Douglas
19Douglas156-127(5-4)Purt le Moirrey
20Ballaugh141-151(4-5)Douglas
21Douglas139-145(3-6)Peel Sunset
22Douglas132-148(4-5)Mooragh Park

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Heywood Gelling Trophy

Neil Withers got one over on his fellow victor from the day before as he and partner Lyn Bolton won the Marown mixed doubles with a 21-7 final victory over Jordan Cain and Paula Firth.
Withers & Bolton were on fire from the off and were going to be difficult for anyone to beat, although they were pushed close by John & Fiona Kennish in the semi-finals with the former winning 21-17. Cain and Firth were also embroiled in a battle for their final birth however after progressed with relative comfort in the end with a 21-13 win over James Teare & Jenny Moore.
Fallers at the Quarter final stage were Rona Argallon & Grahem Moore, Margaret Tasker & Ken Karran, Joyce Ogden & Mike Hargraves and Mavis Franks & Derek Allan.
A brave 31 pairs endured the weather which for most of the competition was wet and windy although everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and a tremendously well run competition.

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Kermeen Quayle 4’s

Kermeen Quayle 4s Winners 2015

Neil Withers & Jordan Cain

Neil Withers and Jordan Cain defended the title they won last year with a 21-13 final victory over Arnie Withers & Phil Kelly at Peel on Saturday.
Withers & Cain were in fine form from the off with displays almost as colourful as Jordan’s Pink ensemble as they bowled their way to victory on a tremendously well prepared surface.
Peel Bowling Club should be commended for another well ran and supported competition with 30 pairs making the pilgrimage to the West. They should also be commended for an immaculate green which was simply fantastic to play on.

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Dreswick Cup

On Thursday 16th of July a good entry of 50 made their way to Port St Mary BC for the annual Dreswick Cup competition once again generously sponsored by Pat O’Meara and family of the Albert Hotel P.S.M. The day ran well in blustery but mostly dry conditions with the heavens only deciding to open as the final got underway, the player who handled the tricky conditions best at the end of the day was Port St Mary’s own Trevor Quayle who got the better of Marowns Neil Withers 21-15 in the final. At the semi final stage Trevor overcame a resurgent Dave Faragher (Castletown) who reached his second semi final of the week, while Neil got the better of the ever dangerous Dave “Dido” Kelly (South Ramsey). Fallers at quarter final stage were a couple of old campaigners in Ian kissack (Marown) and Dave “Barney” Kelly (Douglas) along with newer faces at this stage in the form of Stefan Kelly (South Ramsey) and Chris Oates of Port St Mary.

At the conclusion of play Roy Dixon president of the club gave his thanks to the sponsors as well as everyone else who had made the day a success especially the ladies of the club who once again but on a fantastic spread and also to Sean Lillee for running the sheet and the greenkeepers for supplying a tricky playing surface before presenting the prizes on behalf of the injured sponsor.

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Rayner Shield & Plate Final Venues

Rayner Shield Winners 2014

Back Row (L-R): Mike Cain, Stuart Clague, Phil Kelly, John Gelling, Peter Kelly
Front Row (L-R): Neil Withers, Ian Kissack (Captain), Dean Kipling, Colin Kelly

For both finals where possible can all players arrive around 6:30 on the night so that team photos can be taken prior to play commencing at 7pm. Players must also conform to BCGBA Dress Code which is Grey or Black Trousers & Collared Shirts (preferably Club Shirts). Any player not conforming to this will not be allowed to play on the night. The full BCGBA dress code rule is below.

Rayner Plate

Time Match # Home Score Away
Fri 31 Jul 2015
19:00 Final Port St Mary B (+40) –:– North Ramsey B (+40)

Rayner Shield

Time Match # Home Score Away
Fri 07 Aug 2015
19:00 Final Port St Mary A –:– South Ramsey A

Player Dress Code

  1. Hard or block heeled footwear must not be worn whilst on the green in any match played under the Association’s jurisdiction.
  2. The following is the only permitted dress for male bowlers in all County Matches (Senior, Junior, Veterans and Supplementary), including away practice and the Finals Days of all tournaments organised or run by the Association.
    1. Trousers: These shall be full length, single coloured trousers, in grey or black. Studs, rivets and zipped pockets are not allowed, nor are external pockets on the legs. Nothing in this rule shall prevent exceptions being made for individuals with a relevant disability.
    2. Shirts: County Associations to determine the style and design of their County shirt, which must be collared and may include County’s insignia, player’s name, Club insignia, sponsor’s insignia and/or manufacturer’s insignia. This to apply for County reprersentative games only. Collared shirts to be worn for finals days of all tournaments organised and run by the Association.
    3. Where necessary, and in accordance with the pertaining weather conditions, sweaters which conform to the above and/or wet weather gear may be worn.
    4. In team contests it is strongly recommended that uniform clothing is worn by all team members.
    5. Nothing in the above shall be interpreted to allow the wearing of track suits, shell suits or denims.
    6. In the events to which Rule 2 is applicable permitted practice on the day will only be allowed to those to this standard and any player transgressing will be dealt with under sub-clauses 2(g) and 2(h).
    7. Any player failing to conform to this standard will be prevented from playing (or continuing) in the competition and may be liable to forfeit any entry fee for, or prize money earned in, the competition.
    8. In the case of team contests any offending player must be substituted prior to the commencement of the game. However, if the player’s game has commenced, the player shall score nil and the opponent shall receive the maximum score.

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