Isle of Man County Crown Green Bowling Association

In Canada Life International League Division One Breagle Glen A hosted North Ramsey A on Monday evening with games running out for the Southern team to claw their way out of danger, they crushed the visitors 9-1 to lift themselves off the bottom of the table to hit the 50-point mark. This was only the home sides second win of the season, was quite timely with just four games left to play. Wayne Roberts picked up his 10^th win of the season with a solid 21-10 win against Mooragh captain Rob Monk. Despite playing just half of the season Ewan Cooil sits third in the Breagle merit after picking up his fifth win from seven games as he beat former home greener Tom Collins 21-17, a result matched by Steve Durcan against David Kinrade. The lone winner for the visitors was Steve Walmsley whose 21-11 win over Breagle captain Chris Lever was never in doubt.

South Ramsey B had a tough fixture away to league champions Marown A, the visitors managed to pick up just one win as Lee Dawson beat Tom Kelly 21-12. Helping the home team to a 9-1 win, four games finished to single figures with Paul Dunn, Neil Withers, Peter Jones, and Glenn Boland all winning without breaking sweat.

The closest match of the week was between Onchan A and Marown B at the Park, with the home team winning 6-4 taking the aggregate by 12 chalks (151-139). Matthew Quirk got back to winning ways with a 21-9 win over Stephen Rundle, Reg Temporaza got over the line 21-20 against Karl Parker, while the Crosby men won two games 21-18, as John Gelling beat Peter Slinger, while Jamie Joughin held off Steve Parker.

On a vastly improve Peel green, it will be no coincidence that their home results are improving, following a 7-3 win over Castletown A. That said three games were won to 17, 18, and 19, as Dave ‘Barney’ Kelly beat Ian Watson, Ste Kelly beat Dean Kinley, and Gary Smith won the closest game against Aaron Richardson. Winning for the visitors were Kieran Krypner, who continues to improve each week, Nathan Cooil, and veteran George Foy who stepped up from the B team.

South Ramsey A beat Douglas A 10-0 at home to pick up their first 10-0 of the 2025 season, with Glynn Hargraves beating Ian Moore 21-1, with the latter winning the first end, as Hargraves went on a 21 break. John Kennish won 21-4 against Keith Rise, while Jordan Cain was pushed to 17 by Dave McCabe, as the visitors scored just 90 chalks.

In Division Two Ballaugh A sacrificed top spot following a disastrous 7-3 away defeat to Noble’s B, who would have enjoyed the opportunity to damage the Ballaugh men’s promotion hopes. Winning big for the home team were Steve Cain, who won 21-3 against Tony Quine, while Steve Brennan beat Mike Spooner 21-4.

Marown C hit top spot by two points on 99 points for the season, as they beat Breagle Glen B 8-2 at home. Peter Kelly led the way for the Crosby men with a 21-8 win over Nicholas Peterson, while Rod Swift and Ed Benson won for Breagle.

Douglas B gave themselves some breathing room at the bottom end of the table, as they won 9-1 at home to Onchan B. Dave Pease was the lone loser 17-21 to Mark Kelly. For the Villa men single figure wins arrived from Steve Cook and William Cowley, Stuart Garrett and Bob Callow were pushed to 17, while Steve Gregg got over the line 21-20 against Neil Richmond.

Finch Hill A won 8-2 at home to Noble’s A, with Stephen Oates and Shay Waterworth winning to single figures, while Kevin Stannard beat Martyn Hobson 21-20. Winning for Noble’s Jim Callister 21-7, while Stephen Corkill won 21-17 against Pat Maher.

Castletown B couldn’t make home advantage count as they lost 2-8 against Peel D, as John Holden and Patrick Cooper were the two winners for the home team.

In Division Three North Ramsey B still lead the way following their 3-7 away win over Breagle Glen C. Noble’s D beat their higher ranked C team 7-3, however just six chalks separated the teams (135-129), as two heavy wins for the C team couldn’t stop the D from picking up the aggregate.

The closest match in the third division was between South Ramsey C and visitors Peel C, who drew 4-4 and managed to edge the aggregate by two chalks (141-143) to take a 4-6 win back to the Sunset City. The closest game on the night was between James Moore and Stuart Morrison with the Ramsey man edging it 21-20.

Ballaugh C drew 4-4 at home to Marown D. The Crosby men went home the happier of the two teams, as they took the aggregate by 10 chalks (127-137) for a 4-6 win, as the teams shared a 21-5 win each.

Runaway leaders Onchan C took their turn to sit out this week, are still 20 points ahead of the chasing pack in Division Four.

Douglas D hosted South Ramsey D, with the home team taking an 8-2 win. Winning for the visitors were Geoff Collier who beat David Manley 21-11, and Junior bowler Kian Bradford who picked up league win number five of the season with a superb 21-11 win against Warren Molesworth. Continuing the Junior trend young Clark Kelly knocked Frank Feeney off the top of the merit board, inflicting a first league defeat of the season on the South Ramsey captain 21-18. A special mention must go to 12-year-old Erik Lumb, who was playing just his third league fixture ever, having faced experienced bowlers in his first two fixtures, Lumb caught the eye of the current Manx Champion and number one ranked bowler, who witnessed a superb display from the left hander who won his first ever game in style with a 21-5 win over Ian Kermode. One to watch for the not-so-distant future. If I could give any advice to our junior bowlers, it would be practice, practice, and practice some more. Get in club competitions, open competitions, as it will stand you in good stead in the future.

Finch Hill B couldn’t fully capitalise on the opportunity to close the gap as they won 4-6 away to Peel D, taking the aggregate by six chalks (134-140), as new merit leader Tony Epifani won 21-5 against Rob Lucas-Kneen.

North Ramsey C slipped to a 2-8 defeat at home to Douglas C, with Juan Readshaw winning 21-3 against Steve Taylor, while Greg Tomlinson beat Euan Christian 21-9. Responding for the Mooragh men Adam Greenwood beat Greg Brew 21-8.

Noble’s E won 7-3 at home to Castletown C, in a match that had three 21-20 results, with the home team winning two as Lee Cain and David Karran beat Chris Palmer and Jacob Robert respectively. For Town Ray Harris was their 21-20 winner against Chris Kirkman.