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Dorothy Piearce Ladies’ Doubles Qualifier

Nine pairs entered for the Dorothy Piearce Memorial Ladies’ Doubles Qualifier played at Finch Hill on Sunday 22 June.

With games being 21 off scratch there were some keenly contested games played in glorious sunshine.

Semi-finals: Rosie Winckle and Lil Smith 21, Jill Quayle and Moira Anderson 15; Lilian Slinger and Janet Monk 21, Jenny Maddrell and Ann Gale 13.

Things started quietly with the pairs exchanging ends before Janet and Lilian scored a 3 and a 2 to take a 12-8 lead. This spurred Rosie and Lil on to take the next four ends and a 16-12 advantage. They then exchanged threes and a 2 from the Mooragh pair brought the score to 17-19. The Marown ladies’ then scored a single to reach “all but” at which point Janet and Lilian dug deep taking the next two ends, and victory, 21-20.

The winners will represent the island at Nuneaton on Saturday 9 August in the final stages of the event.

Thanks went to Finch Hill for the use of their facilities and to Anne Caine for providing the refreshments.

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Noble’s Mixed Ladies’ Doubles

There was an entry of 25 pairs for the ladies’ doubles competition played at Noble’s mixed on Saturday 21 June. The weather was fine and the green was running well allowing for some good bowling and close games played in a friendly spirit.

Semi-finals: Kath Kinley and Marie Ashurst 21, Viv Rush and Hazel Hughes 8; Doris Cargill and Val Young 21, Lyn Bolton and Paula Garrett 15

This set up a repeat of the final at Castletown the previous week. An opening 2 from Kath and Marie was answered by two singles from Doris and Val to level the score, but from that point on the visiting pair were always on the back foot with Kath and Marie coming through to win 21-12.

The presentation was made by John Ruscoe who thanked all those who had entered the competition and everyone who had helped during the afternoon.

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Ladies’ League 13 June

Three of the matches in the C Tarleton Hodgson and Son Ltd sponsored ladies’ league on Friday 13 June were won 7-2 on games. Top scorers were Noble’s Mixed against Marown with four of their wins being to single figures, the two winners for Marown being Mary Alderson and Rosie Winckle. Philippa Taylor and Heather Horsburgh were the two winners for Peel against Mooragh Park, while Kim Foy and Anne Oates denied Port St Mary A a full house. It was a tense affair in the match between Onchan and Ballaugh where the home side, winning 5-4 on games, came through by a single point Ann Gale being the only winner to single figures. The other two matches had similar score-lines, each being won by 11 points. At Douglas it was the home side that had the advantage 5-4 on games with two wins to single figures for each side keeping the totals relatively low. The visitors had the better of it at Port Erin, although having three single figure losses compared to the home sides two, their extra game added to Roma Ware’s reaching 19 against Jean Thackrah gave them the advantage on points.

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Ladies’ over 60’s Thursday 12 June

 

Thursday 12 June

 

With the Douglas match against Castletown being postponed to 24 June there were only five matches played on Thursday 12 June.

 

After their break on Tuesday the Port St Mary A team returned refreshed to clock up yet another maximum to increase their lead at the top of the table. Villa were left shell-shocked with four of their players just moving into double figures. Mooragh Park kept the leaders in their sights as they dropped just 2 points to Onchan B, Eileen Thomas being the lone winner for the visitors. Noble’s Mixed proved too strong for Peel Sunset, winning 4-2 on games with Lin Ruscoe winning to single figures, Joyce Kelly and Heather Horsburgh being the westerner’s two winners. Although Port Erin drew on games with Port St Mary B, wins to single figures by Sylvia Shelbourne and Jen Thackrah gave them a comfortable points advantage. Pearl Quinn and Audrey Gardner went all the way with Pearl just edging the game 21-20.With Phyllis Gelling and Lynda Clarke winning to single figures Onchan A had the better of Ballaugh, whose two winners were Jenny Maddrell and Jane Teare, by a margin of 22 points.

 

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Ladies’ over 60’s 10 June

After a fortnight off play resumed in the Trend sponsored over 60’s ladies’ league on Tuesday 10 June. Onchan A were top scorers winning five games the only fly in their ointment being Brenda Williams who took a game off them to prevent the full house. The Villa girls all reached double figures to give them a respectable score. Onchan B had a closer encounter with Douglas ending level on games and winning by just 2 points. The outstanding game of the match being Wendy Cowin’s 21-20 win against Joyce Gardiner. It was just as close at Peel where Sunset had a 2 point advantage over Marown in a lower scoring match. Noble’s Mixed had a good win, 4-2 on games with Lin Ruscoe and Josie Harding winning to single figures, with Pearl Quinn and Roma Ware being the winners for the home side, while Mooragh Park also won 4-2 at Ballaugh. Good wins by Ann Gale and Jenny Maddrell for the visitors kept the home team’s score down. The other game of the morning saw a 4-2 victory for Castletown, with Marie Ashurst winning to single figures as did the two winners, Gwen Tuck and Voirrey Curphey for Port Erin. By contrast Sue Peach was taken all the way by Sylvia Shelbourne before coming through 21-20.

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Ladies’ League 21 May and 23 May

It was a good week for South Ramsey where, although losing 3-6 to Mooragh Park on Wednesday they recorded a reasonable score and kept their opponent’s chalks down. On Friday they had a 6-3 win against Port St Mary with a margin of 20 points. On Wednesday Port St Mary won 8 games dropping just 7 points, the lone winner for Douglas being Brenda Williams. After a convincing win over Onchan mid-week, Peel Sunset played out a draw with Noble’s Mixed on Friday despite winning 6-3 on games, the Mixed wins were all to single figures. Although winning 5-4 on games at Port Erin, with their looses all to single figures Marown ended with a deficit of 20 points. Their week did not get much better as they were only able to field 8 players against Onchan, who were in the same position, giving a low scoring game with the home side in the ascendancy. .Friday night saw the clash between Castletown and Mooragh Park. In a hard fought match where every player reached double figures the home side had the advantage 6-3 on games while the visitors had a four point advantage on chalks.

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Onchan Ladies’ Singles

There was an entry of 25 for the Onchan ladies’ singles played at Noble’s 2 on Sunday 25 May. After a chilly start the weather brightened up to give a warm sunny afternoon conducive to good bowls played in a friendly atmosphere.

Quarter-finals: Rosie Winckle 21, Mary Alderson 14; Janet Monk 21, Lilian Slinger 19; Philippa Taylor 21, Chris Price 19; Lin Ruscoe 21, Sylvia Kennaugh 11

Semi-finals: Janet Monk 21, Rosie Winckle 15; Philippa Taylor 21, Lin Ruscoe 17

In a very close and exciting final Philippa raced to an early lead at 14-8. Janet then got the jack and won seven ends in a rowto have the advantage 19-14. It was Philippa’s turn to make a come-back, levelling at 19-19, before Janet scored two singles to run out the winner 21-19.

The presentation was made by Lynda Clarke who thanked all those who had stayed to watch the final. She also thanked Noble’s Mixed for the use of their green and facilities, the ladies for their work in the kitchen, those who ran the sheet or helped in any way with the successful running of the event.

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Ladies’ League 16th May

South Ramsey found it hard going at Castletown where Kim Foy and Kath Kinley were on top form, while Onchan were unfortunately a player short against Purt le Moirrey. Mooragh Park were top scorers against Marown, where Mary Alderson and Lil Smith were the two winners for the home side. Although Peel Sunset won five games against Port St Mary they lost out on points while Port Erin were able to put the disappointment of the previous night behind them coming through 5-4 on games against Douglas. In a low scoring game Noble’s Mixed won 5-4 on games to beat Ballaugh by 10 points.

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Trend Ladies’ Over 60’s Tuesday 13th May

Port St Mary A recorded their second maximum of the season to consolidate their position at the top of the table. Mooragh Park had a battle on their hands as visitors Villa drew with them on games, Peggy Chapman edging out Jean Radcliffe 21-20 while Joan Murphy came through against Rita Callan by the same score. Second placed Peel Sunset had a 4-2 advantage against Onchan A in a high scoring match while Onchan B had a close encounter with Noble’s Mixed, ending level on games and losing out by just four points. Sylvia Maddrell was the lone winner for Port Erin against Douglas although Gwen Tuck almost added a second game reaching 20 against Jo Oldam, while Mary Alderson and Shirley Whelan were the two winners for Marown against Castletown.

 

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Jean Kelly Quarter-Finals

The quarter-finals of the Jean Kelly team handicap competition took place on Thursday 15th May.

MAROWN (+55) 171, PORT ST MARY (SCR) 180

Despite winning 7-2 on games, the two winners for Marown being Pat Withers and Mary Alderson, Port St Mary did not have it easy as Marown’s handicap made it a close match with the Southerner’s coming through by nine points.

NOBLE’S MIXED ( +25) 150, CASTLETOWN (+15) 168

Although close on games, Castletown winning 5-4, their four wins to single figures enabled them to overcome the difference in handicap, despite Rebecca Teare also winning to single figures, and go through to the semi-finals.

SOUTH RAMSEY ( +10) 193, PORT ERIN (+45) 157

Port Erin were unable to repeat their heroics of the first round as they took on the other Ramsey team, losing 7-2 on games with South Ramsey dropping just six points to their two winners, Mavis Franks and Phil Dobson.

DOUGLAS (+40) 187, PEEL SUNSET (+30) 189

This match went right down to the wire as Peel were two points ahead with two matches left on the green. Shirley Corrin edged out Pat Kelly 21-20 to increase the lead to three points with Pat Robertson and Muriel Cain still to finish. Pat reached 20 to give the match to Peel by just two points.

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