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Gladys Cowell Ladies’ Over 60’s Singles

There was an entry of 25 for the Gladys Cowell Over 60’s ladies’ singles played at Peel on Saturday 17th May. The weather was kind although on a very fast green the increasing wind started to have some effect by the end of the afternoon.

Quarter-finals: Lilian Slinger 21, Pat Robertson 11; Jean Radcliffe 21, Heather Horsburgh 14; Sylvia Kennaugh 21, Connie Pettegrew 13; Shirley Whelan 21, Mary Black 13

Semi-finals: Lilian Slinger 21, Jean Radcliffe 10; Shirley Whelan 21, Sylvia Kennaugh 16

Lilian was imperious in the final taking the first four ends and a lead of 12-6 before Shirley put a 2 on the board. Lilian raced to 19-9 before Shirley tried to stem the tide with another 2. However it was too little too late as Lilian finished it with a 2 the following end to win 21-11.

The presentation was made by Heather Horsburgh who thanked all those who had entered, those who had stayed to watch the final and those who had helped in the smooth running of the afternoon.

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South Ramsey Ladies Doubles

There was an entry of 13 pairs for the Ladies’ doubles open at South Ramsey on Wednesday 14th May, which was played in a round-robin format. One group of 6 pairs played 10 ends per game while the group of 7 pairs played 8.

The winners of the first group were Lilian Slinger and Jean Radcliffe with 63 points, runners up Philippa Taylor and Shirley Corrin scoring 56 points. The other group were led by Viv Grills and Heather Horsburgh with 60 points with Elaine Moore and Mary Alderson in second place with 53.

The two group winners then played each other in the final, a game to 21 off 6. Viv and Heather started well with a three the first end then it was downhill all the way as Lilian played a longer length and led well, supported by Jean at the back. Although they did win another two ends Viv and Heather had to hand it to Lilian and Jean as they ran out winners 21-11.

The presentation was made by competition secretary Gill Dixon who thanked all those who had stayed to the end, the ladies in the kitchen and all those who had helped in the smooth running of the afternoon.

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Ladies’ League Friday 9th May

C. Tarleton Hodgson Sponsored Ladies League

Port St Mary were at their most ruthless against Marown in the C. Tarleton Hodgson and Son Ltd sponsored ladies’ league on Friday 9th May, winning all nine games, five of them to single figures. It was a night when all the matches were a little one-sided. Noble’s Mixed came close to a maximum with Edwina Reid being the only winner for Purt le Moirrey although Dot Mylchreest nearly added a second reaching 20 against Rhona Argallon. Port Erin had a successful trip to play Onchan, with the home side only able to win two games courtesy of Jo Smith and Phyllis Gelling although the games were well fought with everyone reaching double figures. Mooragh Park could only win 5-4 on games against Ballaugh, but a combination of all their players reaching double figures and winning two games to single figures gave them a comfortable lead on points. South Ramsey won 6-3 against Peel with a good points advantage while Castletown’s narrow 5-4 win on games at Douglas was not reflected in the points difference.

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Top Lady

The weather was not kind for the ladies’ invitational “Top Lady” competition which took place at Port St Mary on Sunday 11th May, although it did improve as the afternoon progressed. The green was running well and there was some excellent bowling on display

Quarter-finals: Jenny Moore 21, Lin Ruscoe 11; Viv Grills 21, Gill Dixon 18; Shirley Whelan 21, Ann Maddrell 18; Janet Monk 21, Philippa Taylor 19.

As is often the case after three rounds of close matches, the semi-finals were both a little one-sided as the wheels fell off for Viv and Shirley who had both played so well all afternoon, leaving Jenny and Janet to contest the final.

Semi-finals: Jenny Moore 21, Viv Grills 8; Janet Monk 21, Shirley Whelan 5.

Janet was always on the back foot in the final as Jenny played some great bowls coming through to take the title 21-9.

The presentation was made by Association president Pat Robertson who commented on the superb bowling throughout the afternoon, before thanking Port St Mary Bowling Club for the use of their premises and their help during the afternoon, also for the refreshments and the lovely condition of the green. Thanks also went to the organisers for the smooth running of the event.

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Greeba Cup

MAROWN LADIES DOUBLES OPEN 

There was an entry of 23 pairs for the ladies’ doubles open played at Marown, for the Greeba Cup, on Saturday 10 May.

 Although the competition started in showery weather, it soon cleared to give a pleasant afternoon until the rain reappeared for the final. 

Semi-finals: Lin Ruscoe and Paula Firth 21, Chris Price and Janet Monk 19; Marie Ashurst and Kathryn Kinley 18, Shirley Whelan and Rosie Winckle 21. 

The final was evenly matched to start off, although winning more ends Lin and Paula were scoring singles while Rosie and Shirley had two three’s to make the mid-way score 12-11 in favour of the Marown pair, who then took off. Although Lin and Paula won two more ends they could not halt Rosie and Shirley‘s march to victory with a final score-line 21-14. 

The presentation was made by Pat Withers who thanked everyone who had helped in any way with the smooth running of the afternoon.

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Ladies’ Over 60’s Thursday 8th May

League leaders, Port St Mary, did not have things all their own way against Castletown winning only two games. These were to single figures by Val Macfarlane and Margaret Tasker giving them a win on points. The highest score of the morning was recorded by Onchan B at Marown, 4-2 on games with all their players scoring at least 16 points, while Onchan A also came away with a win on points against Port St Mary B. Ballaugh and Peel Sunset produced the closest match of the day, ending level on games with the home team 6 points ahead. Noble’s Mixed and Douglas also ended level on games but with all their players reaching double figures the home side had a comfortable points lead. Mooragh Park won 4 games when they travelled South to Port Erin, although the home side fought well to reach a respectable total.

 

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Ladies’ Over 60’s League 6 May

Tuesday 6 May

Castletown had the better of Onchan A, winning 4-2 on games in a high scoring match, the two winners for the visitors being Lynda Clarke and Hazel Hughes. It was nice to see Flo Kelly back on the green, just losing out 19-21 to Marie Ashurst. It was close at Douglas where despite winning 4-2 on games Marown just took the match by 2 points. The two winners for the home side were Wendy Cowin, who came through a close encounter with Mary Alderson 21-20, and Patsy Rush who won to single figures. Onchan B were, for the main, overwhelmed by league leaders Port St Mary A, who won 5 of the 6 games, two of them to single figures. The lone winner for the home side was Marilyn Ellison who also won to single figures. It was a high-scoring game at Peel with every player scoring at least 15 points. The match ended level on games with a 4 point advantage to the visitors, while the visiting team also won at Port Erin, again with all players reaching double figures, the two winners for the home side being Hesba Skelly and Sylvia Shelbourne. Another “welcome back” at Port St Mary as Pearl Quinn played her first game of the season in a match that was drawn on games although Ballaugh had a comfortable win on points with Brenda Bowyer and Jenny Maddrell winning to single figures.

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British Merit Qualifier

The re-organised British Merit Qualifier took place on Monday 5 May at Noble’s 3 with an entry of 11 ladies.

Semi-finals: Elaine Moore 21, Helen Martin 16; Rosie Winckle 21, Lil Smith 20

Final: Elaine Moore 21, Rosie Winckle 16.

Elaine will represent the island at the Pennfields Bowling and Social club, Wolverhampton, on Saturday 12 July.

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Ladies’ League 2 May

Friday 2 May

Despite losing 4-5 on games Port St Mary had a comfortable win on points when they travelled to Ballaugh, with four of their players winning to single figures and no-one scoring less than 15 points. Two games went all the way with Tricia Bull and Rita Callister losing out 20-21 to Brenda Bowyer and Peggy Griffin. Shirley Whelan and Rosie Winckle were Marown’s two winners at South Ramsey while Moira Anderson edged out Mary Alderson 21-20.The Douglas v Onchan fixture was played at the Villa and was a tight affair, Douglas winning 5-4 on games with an advantage of just 8 points. Castletown had a successful trip west taking 6 games, two to single figures. Peel did not let them have it all their own way, also winning a game to single figures, and a good fight-back saw Shirley Corrin reaching 19 against Marie Ashurst. Noble’s Mixed also recorded a win on points despite going 4-5 down on games. Their wins were all to single figures, as was Voirrey Curphey’s for the home side, while Paula Firth reached 19 against Mavis Franks. Mooragh Park dropped just 10 points on their visit to Purt le Moirrey, the two winners for the home side being Amanda Lawler and Debra Cooper.

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Ladies’ over 60’s 1 May

Thursday 1 May

The match between Onchan A and Onchan B had to be postponed because of the inclement weather. League leaders Port St Mary extended their lead with a maximum at Douglas where Tricia Bull won to single figures, while Mooragh Park suffered another set-back going down 4-2 to Noble’s Mixed. Lilian Slinger’s win to single figures was balanced by Sylvia Kennaugh’s result while Pat Robertson won her battle with Rira Callan 21-19.It couldn’t have been much closer at Ballaugh with both teams winning 3 games, one each to single figures, the home side coming through by just one point. Villa put up a strong performance against Port St Mary B with Peggy Chapman and Joan Murphy winning to single figures in a 4-2 win, Brenda Hawkard and Roma Ware being the two winners for the visitors. Marown fell just short of 100 points in their 4-2 win over Port Erin for whom Sylva Shelbourne and Voirrey Curphey were the two winners.

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