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Heywood Gelling Mixed Doubles 2017

With an excellent entry of 30 the Heywood Gelling Mixed Doubles was played at Marown, with the weather set good for the day.

With 7 of the games going to 21-20 there was some excellent bowling all round with the eventual winners being South Ramsey duo of Elaine Moore and Glynn Hargraves beating IOM Mens President Clare Cooper and Lee Dawson 21-15.

The semi-finals were both one sided affairs both games ending 21-7 Elaine and Glynn beat Fiona Kennish and Stefan Kelly and Clare and Lee beating Matthew and Alison Keggen.

Fallers at the quarter finals were Jordan Cain and Paula Firth, Phil Kelly and Pat Withers, Chris Price and Wayne Roberts and lastly Alan Moore and Kim Hargraves.

Colin Kelly presented the prizes to the winners with the competition finishing at 7.10 p.m.

R & A Grimshaw Pairs

On what turned out to be a glorious Tynwald Day at Marown, the R & A Grimshaw pairs was won by young duo of Jordan Cain and Matthew Quirk from Onchan, they beat fellow Onchan player Phil Kerruish and his partner from Douglas Paul Kelly 21-14.

In the semi-final Jordan and Matthew beat Alan Moore and Nathan Cooil again 21-14, with Kevin Quirk and Peter Slinger just losing out in the other closely fought semi-final 21-18.

The losing quarter-finalists were Jodan Drewitt and Dean Kinley, John Kennish and Glynn Hargraves, Bernie McPhee and Steve Crampton and Bod & Glenn Boland

An excellent entry of 33 pairs entered the competition and the trophy was presented by the hard working greenkeeper at Marown, Arnie Withers.