On Thursday morning last week, 30 July, Castletown A and Ballaugh A put in impressive performances as both teams scored full houses.  Castletown A were at home to Ballaugh B (126-50) with four of the Town ladies winning to single figures.   Closest game was a 21-14 win for Barbara Young against Carol Holt.  Ballaugh A were home to Castletown B (126-39) with all but one game being won to single figures; this one game was a 21-12 win for Alison Millard against Sheila Preston.  Home derby between Breagle Glen A&C resulted in a 5-1 win for the ‘A’ ladies dropping only two points (124-65) with four of their wins being won to single figures.  Stopping the whitewash was Wyn Collister who won to 19 against Linda Dawson.  Breagle Glen B also won 5-1 away at Mooragh Park B (118-72) with Jacqui Elliott and Pauline Worrall  for the visitors winning to single figures.  Sole winner for Mooragh was Joan Henderson who won to 13 against Elaine MacFarlane.  South Ramsey B won 4-2 at home against Finch Hill (119-100) with all games going into double figures.  Two winners for Finch were Anne Hon who just edged Lesley Murray 21-20 and Lil Smith who won to 15 against Sue Collier.  South’s Ann Gale and Jackie Murley both crossed the line 21-17 against Wendy Cowin and Sue Caley.  Mooragh Park A won 4-2 away at Onchan dropping only six points (120-99) with Mooragh’s Lynn Mayers being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Onchan were Maureen Payne and Sue McCourt who both won to 18 against Janet Monk and Chris Sims.   Closest game was a 21-20 win for Maureen Hamilton against Lesley Nicholl.  Nobles won 4-2 at home to Marown (116-87) with Sue Gawne for the home team being the only player to win to single figures.  Two winners for Marown were Philippa Taylor who won to 18 against Libby Andrade and Rosemary Winckle to 14 against Sylvia Kennaugh.  Closest game saw Marilyn Ellison cross the line 21-19 against Lynda Cadamy.  Peel Sunset drew three all at home to South Ramsey A but took the honours on points (91-86).  Mary Moffatt and Joyce Kelly for Peel plus Anne Buck for South all won to single figures.  South’s Elaine Moore had a real tussle with Val Allwood eventually winning 21-15.

On Tuesday morning, 4 August, Marown A had a comfortable 5-1 win at home against Mooragh Park B, dropping only 2 points (124-60) with Philippa Taylor and Lynda Cadamy winning to single figures for the Crosby ladies.  Lone winner for Mooragh was Jane Casey who won to 19 against Sue Hammond.  Peel Sunset won 5-1 away to a one player short Finch Hill (124-68) with Val Allwood and Terri Berry for the westerners winning to single figures.  Saving Finch’s blushes was Lil Smith who won to 19 against Joyce Kelly.  Sue Caley and Brenda Williams just missed out on wins for Finch when they lost to 18 and 19 against Shirley Corrin and Beverley Wilson.  South Ramsey B made the short distance to Ballaugh B coming away winning 4-2 (101-98).  South’s Sue Collier and Gail Curphey for Ballaugh were the only players to win to single figures.  The other winner for Ballaugh was Brenda Clayton who won to 12 against Sue Kinrade.  Breagle Glen A won 4-2 away at Mooragh Park A (110-101) with Janet Monk for the home team being the only player to win to single figures.  Chris Sims was the other winner for Mooragh winning 21-20 against Trish Bull with Margaret Tasker for Breagle also winning 21-20 against Elaine Slack.  Breagle Glen B won 4-2 at home against Onchan (111-107) with all games going into double figures.  Two winners for Onchan were Maureen Payne who won to 15 against Jean Thackrah and Rosemary Quirk who won to 12 against Voirrey Curphey.  Closest game of the match was a 21-19 win for Breagle’s Pauline Worrall against Jane Lothian.  Following morning, Wednesday, two postponed matches from the previous day due to weather conditions, were played.  First of these was Castletown B home to Nobles. The Nobles ladies were again on good form winning 5-1, dropping three points (123-67)  with three of their wins being won to single figures.  Stopping a full house was Sheila Preston who won to 18 against Pam Makin.  Another close game resulted in a 21-17 win for Sylvia Kennaugh against Judith Moore.  Second rearranged match was between South Ramsey A home to Ballaugh A.  South won 4-2 (119-91) with Jill Quayle for the home team being the only player to win to single figures.  Two winners for Ballaugh were Michele Cubbon who won to 18 against Gillian Jopson and Barbara Graham who won to 17 against Helen Caley.   Christine Macdonald just missed out on another win for Ballaugh when she lost to 18 after a nip and tuck game against Elaine Moore.  The only scheduled match of the morning saw Castletown A on fine form winning 5-1 away to Breagle Glen C dropping only two points (124-84).  Town’s Sue Peach was the only player to win to single figures.   Saving Breagle from a whitewash was Steph Swift who won to 19 against Jenny Saunders.  Next closest game was a 21-15 win for Chris Price against Kay Primrose-Smith.

With only three matches remaining, barring a disastrous three last matches, the Nobles ladies are on course to retain the Over 60s league title as they have scored 3230 points, 149 points ahead of second placed team Breagle Glen A on 3081 points, followed closely by Castletown A on 3021 points and Ballaugh A on 2976 points.  Still all to play for ladies!

Wednesday evening, 29 July, South Ramsey’s chances of being in the running for the league title were dealt a heavy blow as Marown A, who are also very much in the running, won 6-3 at South Ramsey (168-122) with four of the Crosby ladies winning their games to single figures.  Three winners for South were Gill Dixon, Elaine Moore and Kim Hargraves who all won to 14 against Lyn Bolton, Philippa Taylor and Helen Withers.  Closest game resulted in a 21-20 win for Zoe Pearson against South’s Judy Kelly.  Breagle A won 7-2 against stablemates Breagle B (160-129) with Linda Dawson, Alison Stockham and Trish Bull for the ‘A’ team, plus Voirrey Curphey for the ‘B’ team all winning to single figures.  Claire Cain was the ‘B’ team’s other winner winning to 10 against Betsy Skelding.  Closest game of the match was a 21-19 win for Angela Bennett against Karolina Urbaniak. Ballaugh A took on Peel Sunset at home and although Ballaugh won 7-2, they only won by 10 points (162-152).  Two winners for Peel were Emilie Moss and Olivia Harrison who both won to single figures with Helen Cowley just missing out another win for Peel when she lost to 19 against Yvonne Ward. Mooragh Park travelled to Douglas coming away with a solid 6-3 win (172-121) with Janet Monk plus sisters Shannon and Bailey McMullan all winning their games to single figures.  Three winners for Douglas were Mel Molesworth who won to 19 against Lacey McMullan, Rebecca Jacobs who won to 16 against Katie Johnson and Graiagh Smith who won to 11 against Jackie Hassall.  Ballaugh B won 5-4 away to Castletown B (166-143) with Shirley Watling and Maggie Hughes for Ballaugh plus Aalish Moore for Castletown winning to single figures.  Three close winning games for Castletown resulted in a 21-20 win for Sonja Mercer against Rachel Thomas with Rachel Palmer and Sue Wilshaw both winning to 19 against Charlotte Neeson and Natalie Cubbon.  A rearranged match from this fixture between Marown B and Nobles was played on Thursday 23 July which resulted in a 6-3 win to the Nobles ladies, winning by only  two points (159-157).  Marown’s Emily Cooper was the only player to win to single figures.  The other two winners for Marown were Lil Smith who won to 13 against Colese Creer and Celia Joughin to 12 against Liz Vipond. Castletown  A didn’t play this fixture as it was their turn to sit-out.

Last Friday evening, all three teams vying for the top spot (Castletown A, Marown A and South Ramsey) all put in good performances.  Castletown scored a full house at home to a one player short Douglas team (189-85) with four of the Town ladies winning to single figures.  Nearly winning a game for Douglas was Harley Garrett who lost to 20 against Kellie Maddrell.   Marown A hosted Ballaugh A, and although the match finished 5-4 to Marown, Marown only dropped nine points due to their four losses being lost to high scores.  Lyn Bolton and Deborah Leece for Marown were the only players to win to single figures. Just missing out on winning for Ballaugh were Maria Dimsdale, Rose Waterworth and Alison Quaggan who all lost to 19.  South Ramsey made their way south to Breagle Glen A coming away with a solid 7-2 win on a very tricky green (174-152).  Two winners for Breagle were Alison Stockham who was the only player to win to single figures and Karolina Urbaniak who won to 19 against Lesley Murray.  Another close game saw South’s Kim Hargraves just pip Margie Tasker 21-20.  Mooragh Park also had a comfortable 7-2 home win against Castletown B (176-110) with four of the northerners winning to single figures.  Two winners for the Castletown ladies were Rachel Palmer who won to 17 against Katie Johnson and Susan Kerruish who won to 12 against Jackie Hassall.  Another 21-17 win was scored by Lynn Mayers against Sonja Mercer.  Ballaugh B won 6-3 at home to Marown B (159-124) with four of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures.  Three winners for Marown were Lola Tebay and Grace Cooper who both won to 10 against Victoria Johnson and Julie Cannon plus Emily Cooper who won to 13 against Gill Clarke.  Closest game was a 21-19 win for Natalie Cubbon against Jo Kelly.  Nobles won 5-4 at home to Breagle Glen B (143-137) with Jo Smith, Joanne Kelly and Colese Creer for the home team plus Anita Roberts and Chrissy Woodward for the visitors winning their games to single figures.  Breagle’s Zoe Durcan just missed out on reversing the scoreline when she lost to 19 against Larna Colquitt. 

With only three fixtures left to play, Marown A are currently top, Castletown A second and South Ramsey third, but with Marown having their sit out next Wednesday, league title is still very much up for grabs – watch this space!

Last Wednesday and Friday evenings (22 and 24 July), second and third placed Marown A and South Ramsey kept their hopes up of being contenders for the league title, as both teams closed the gap on current leaders Castletown A.  

Wednesday evening: South Ramsey took on Castletown A at home winning the match 5-4 (169-125); scoreline for South was helped by Jenny Moore, Gill Dixon and Elaine Moore winning their games to single figures. Closest game saw Town’s Rebecca Teare cross the line 21-18 after a good battle against Fiona Kennish. Marown A played their B team with the A ladies scoring a full house (189-122) with Jayne Smith, Deborah Leece and Lyn Bolton winning to single figures. Lola Tebay and Lisa Pugh nearly won two games for the B team when Lola lost to 20 against her mum Louise and Lisa losing to the same score against Helen Withers. Current fourth placed team, Breagle Glen A, also had a good 5-4 win (170-146) away to Castletown B with Trish Bull and Alison Stockham for Breagle winning to single figures.  Two closest games of the match resulted in 21-19 wins for both Margaret Tasker and Katy Williams for Breagle against Judith Moore and Susan Kerruish. Another solid performance was by Mooragh Park at home to Nobles. Mooragh won the match 7-2 (167-96) with five of the Mooragh ladies winning to single figures, Two winners for Nobles were Colese Creer who won to single figures and Anne Mullan who won to 14 against Deborah Taylor. Douglas were at home to Ballaugh B winning the match 5-4 (160-124) with Mel Molesworth, Jane Lothian, Pauline Henry and Harley Garrett for Douglas plus Elaine Fenton for the visitors all winning their games to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-18 win for Ballaugh’s Rachel Thomas against Erin Quayle. Peel Sunset made their way to Breagle Glen B coming away with a 5-4 win (154-132) with Diane Flemming, Emilie Moss and Shirley Corrin for the Peel ladies plus Jean Thackrah for the home team winning to single figures.  Anita Roberts and Olivia Harrison had a nip and tuck game with Anita taking the honours for Breagle 21-19.

Friday evening, Castletown A bounced back from their loss on Wednesday night with an impressive 8-1 win at home dropping only five points (184-117) against Ballaugh A. Rebecca Teare for the Town ladies was the only player to win to single figures. Sole winner for Ballaugh was Caroline Parker who won to 16 against Anne Oates. Marown A were again on exceptional form scoring another full house (189-87) at home to Breagle Glen B with four of the Marown ladies winning to single figures. Highest scoring games were 21-14 wins for mother and daughter Lyn Bolton and Zoe Pearson against Jean Thackrah and Anita Roberts.  South Ramsey were again on fine form winning 8-1 (184-150) away to Peel. Gill Dixon for South was the only player to win to single figures. Sole winner for Peel was Helen Cowley who won to 16 against Lauren Groen, although the Peel ladies just missed out on making the scoreline 6-3 when both Mary Moffatt and Olivia Harrison both lost to 20 against Kim Hargraves and Sue Collier. Mooragh Park kept up their good form winning 8-1 (179-96) away to Ballaugh B with five of the Mooragh ladies winning their games to single figures. Stopping a whitewash was Alison Millard who won to 11 against Elaine Slack with Elaine Fenton just missing out on a win for the home side losing to 20 against Katie Johnson. Nobles also put in a solid home performance winning 8-1 (177-80) against Castletown B with six of the Nobles wins being won to single figures. Saving Castletown’s blushes was Sonya Mercer who won to single figures. Closest game saw Joanne Kelly win to 14 against Susan Kerruish. Marown B won 7-2 (168-139) away to Breagle Glen A with Enya Christian and Jo Kelly for the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Trish Bull who won to 11 against Lil Smith and Nicola Cain who won to 10 against Lillie Barrett. Two closest games were 21-19 wins for both Grace Cooper and Celia Joughin against Alison Stockham and Margaret Tasker.

Last Thursday morning, three full houses were scored.  First of these was by the in-form and current leaders, Nobles, at home to Mooragh Park B (126-50) with three of their ladies winning to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-13 win for Marilyn Ellison against Irene Goodall. Second full house was by Mooragh Park A at home to Ballaugh B (126-58) and as like Nobles, three of the Mooragh ladies won to single figures.  Closest game saw Chris Sims just pip Elizabeth Faragher 21-18. Third full house was by Ballaugh A at home to Breagle Glen B (126-63) with Michele Cubbon and Christine Macdonald winning their games to single figures. Alison Millard had a tough game against Jenny Cain eventually crossing the line to win 21-18. Marown had a good 4-2 win (108-77) away to Peel Sunset with three of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Peel were Mary Moffatt who won to 14 against Elaine Dewhirst and Joyce Kelly who won to 10 against Mair Moore. Castletown A put in a solid home performance winning 4-2 (116-84) against South Ramsey A with Barbara Young and Hilary Kermode for the Town ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for South were Jill Quayle who won to 18 against Pat Rigby and Elaine Moore who won to 14 against Anne Oates. Breagle Glen A were on form winning 5-1 (121-105) at home to Finch Hill with all games going into double figures.  Sole winner for Finch was Lil Smith who won to 16 against Jean Thackrah with Breagle’s Margaret Tasker crossing the line 21-19 against Iris Kermode.  South Ramsey B won 4-2 (107-78) at home against Castletown B with Sue Collier and Ann Gale for South plus Elaine McElroy for the visitors winning their games to single figures.  Other winner for the Town ladies was Susan Kerruish who won to 16 against Jackie Murley.  Onchan won 4-2 (112-87) at home against Breagle Glen C with Maureen Payne and Wendy McDowell for Onchan winning to single figures.  Pauline Cowley for Onchan and Dot Mylchreest for Breagle both won to 18 against Kay Primrose-Smith and Kay McKiernan.

Tuesday morning, Ballaugh A travelled to Marown coming away with a solid 4-2 win (91-82) with Christine Macdonald and Barbara Graham for Ballaugh plus Marown’s two winners Elaine Dewhirst and Lyn Bolton winning to single figures. Closest game was a 21-16 win for Michele Cubbon against Celia Joughin.  Onchan won 5-1 (119-77) away at Mooragh Park B with Caroline Heathcote and Maureen Payne winning to single figures.  Sole winner for the Mooragh ladies was Jane Casey who won 14 against Anne Bannan. Peel Sunset made their way to Castletown B winning the match 4-2 (99-89).  Two winners for Castletown were Marie Ashurst and Elaine McElroy who both won to single figures as did Terri Berry for Peel with the closest games being 21-14 wins for Shirley Corrin and Beverly Wilson. Breagle Glen A put in a good away performance winning 5-1  (120-72) against Ballaugh B. Breagle’s Alison Stockham was the only player to win to single figures with Brenda Clayton stopping the whitewash winning to 15 against Trish Bull. Another 5-1 away win (115-82) was by Castletown A at Finch Hill.  Town’s Kath Kinley was the only player to win to single figures with sole winner for Finch, Lil Smith, winning to 10 against Barbara Young. Sue Caley and Wendy Cowin just missed out on wins for Finch as they both lost to 18 against Hilary Kermode and Sue Peach. Home derby between South Ramsey A & B resulted in a 4-2 win for the A ladies (117-74) with Elaine Moore and Judy Kelly for the A team winning to single figures. Two winners for the B team were Sue Collier who won to 16 against Gillian Jopson and Liz ten Donkelaar who won to 17 against Helen Caley. Nobles were away to Breagle Glen B putting in another good performance winning the match 5-1 (121-69) with three of their wins being won to single figures. Stopping the Nobles team from getting a full house was Pauline Worrall who won to 16 against Sylvia Kennaugh. The following morning, Mooragh Park A won 5-1 (119-73) away to Breagle Glen C. Janet Monk for the Mooragh ladies was the only player to win to single figures. Sole winner for Breagle was Kay Primrose-Smith who won to 14 against Chris Sims.

Report of the inaugural Olivia & Co Gold Cup 2026 held at Peel Sunset BC on Saturday 25^th July.

Ladies Open

Twenty pairs entered this new competition. It was run as a round robin with power ends, giving everyone four games to play. There were many new ladies from various clubs who were learning the ropes and of course the very well-known seasoned bowlers too. The weather, for most of the afternoon was good, with an odd shower that didn’t spoil the event. Groovy music in the background and lovely refreshments in the clubhouse! The green was running well and as usual, tricky in places!

There were 4 groups: Group A winners Shirley Corrin and Lynda Wilson: Group B winners Sue Gawne and Lynda Cadamy: Group C Kellie Maddrell and Paula Gamon: Group D Jayne Smith and Louise Tebay. All winning all 4 games in each group.

Onto the semi-finals: Corrin and Wilson v Gawne and Cadamy 16-21 with Maddrell and Gamon v Smith and Tebay 21-15 all played neck and neck ending with similar scores!

The Final: Maddrell and Gamon v Gawne and Cadamy. Maddrell and Gamon took command of the game leading 6-1 after 3 ends, the quality of bowling from Maddrell & Gamon was superb making Gawne and Cadamy constantly on the defensive and only managing to score 9.

The presentation was made by Olivia Harrison owner of Olivia & Co and sponsor of this competition. Kellie Maddrell (ex-Peel Sunset BC currently Castletown BC) said that they had a brilliant day and enjoyed every minute of it! She thanked the sponsor and David Allwood for running the sheet.

Wednesday evening (15 July) fixture 18 matches were played.  Breagle Glen A travelled to Ballaugh B coming away with a 6-3 win (176-136) with Nicola Cain for the visitors being the only player to win to single figures.  Three winners for Ballaugh were Gail Curphey who won to 13 against Angela Bennett, Shirley Watling who won to 17 against Elaine Hawkins and Alison Millard who after a nip and tuck game with Linda Dawson managed to get the point needed to win 21-20.  South Ramsey also had a solid 7-2 win at home to Ballaugh A (171-140).  Two winners for Ballaugh were Michele Cubbon who won to single figures and Caroline Parker who won to 19 against Kim Hargraves.  Another close game saw South’s Lesley Murray just edge Sandra Buckeridge 21-20.  Marown A were away to Mooragh Park winning 5-4 on games and by 10 points (143-133) with Clare Cooper and Louise Tebay for Marown plus Bailey McMullan for the home-side winning to single figures.  The two highest scoring games resulted in Jayne Smith and Lyn Bolton for the Crosby ladies both winning 21-14 against Elaine Slack and Madison McMullan.  Peel Sunset travelled south to Castletown B winning 5-4 on games and by nine points (163-154).  Marie Ashurst for the ‘Town ladies was the only player to win to single figures with Lynda Wilson for Peel and Barbara Young for Castletown both winning their games to 19 against Sue Peach and Jo Corkill.  Douglas hosted Nobles winning 6-3 (156-122) with Sue McCourt, Rebecca Jacobs and Harley Garrett for Douglas plus Larna Colquitt and Jo Kelly for Nobles all winning to single figures.  Closest game saw Noble’s third winner, Jo Smith, win to 17 against Katie Jacobs.  The final match of this fixture between Marown B and Castletown A was played two weeks earlier on Thursday 2 July resulting in an impressive 8-1 win for the Castletown ladies dropping only four points (185-90) with Chris Price, Kath Kinley and Hilary Kermode winning to single figures.  Stopping a full house was Celia Joughin who won to 17 against Stella Watterson.

On Friday evening (fixture 19), Castletown A were again on dominant form scoring  a full house at home against Breagle Glen B (189-82) with six of the ‘Town ladies winning to single figures.  Closest game saw Hannah Drewett win to 15 against Anita Roberts.   Also on good form were Marown A who won 8-1 at home to Castletown B (176-83) with five of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures.  Stopping a whitewash was Marie Ashurst who also won her game to single figures.  Sue Peach just missed out on another win for Castletown when losing to 19 against Jayne Smith.  Ballaugh A won 6-3 (165-141) at home to the Douglas ladies with Cath Harvey for the home team and Harley Garrett for the visitors both winning to single figures.  Two other winners for Douglas were Katie Jacobs who won to 14 against Sandra Buckeridge and Jane Lothian who won to 18 against Sherriee Pedley.  Mooragh Park A made their way south to Breagle Glen A coming away winning 5-4 and by 10 points (152-142).  Mooragh’s Janet Monk and Linda Dawson for Breagle were the only players to win to single figures with Lacey McMullan just pipping Breagle’s Katy Williams 21-18.   Nobles also won 5-4 and by 10 points (146-136) at home to Ballaugh B with Gillian Malpass, Natalie Cubbon and Alison Millard for the visitors plus Colese Creer for Nobles all winning to single figures.  Fourth winner for Ballaugh, and the closest game of the match, was Rachel Thomas who won to 19 against Rebecca Williams.  Peel Sunset hosted Marown B winning the match 5-4 (161-121) with four of the Peel ladies plus Jo Kelly for Marown all winning to single figures.   Peel’s Louise Horsfall had a tussle with Lisa Pugh before running out 21-19.

OVER 60s LEAGUE  : Last Wednesday morning, remaining match from fixture 22 was played between Breagle Glen C at home to a two player short Finch Hill.  Breagle took the honours 4-2  (107-75) with Finch’s Sue Caley being the only player to win to single figures.  The other winner for Finch was Angela Crellin who won to 16 against Susan Bigg.   Remaining match from fixture 21 was played last Thursday morning between Castletown B at home to Mooragh Park A.  Unfortunately for the Castletown ladies, the Mooragh ladies were on exceptional form winning 6-0 (126-74)  with Lynn Mayers and Janet Monk winning to single figures.   Highest scoring game resulted in a 21-17 win for Chris Sims against Elaine McElroy.

On Tuesday morning, Ballaugh A made the short distance to Mooragh Park B coming away with a full house (126-39) with five of their wins being won to single figures.  Highest scorer for Mooragh was Irene Cannon who scored 12 against Barbara Graham.  Home derby between Castletown B & A resulted in a 4-2 win for the A team (117-84) with Hilary Kermode for the  A ladies being the only player to win to single figures.  Two winners for the B team were Marie Ashurst who won to 17 against Kath Kinley and Elaine McElroy who won to 16 against Anne Oates.  Peel ladies won 5-1, dropping only 3 points (123-90) away to Breagle Glen B.  Val Allwood for the visitors was the only player to win to single figures with the closest game being a 21-20 win for Shirley Corrin against Pauline Worrall. Sole winner for Breagle was Jean Thackrah who won 21-18 against Karen Moss.  South Ramsey A hosted Breagle Glen A.  Match finished three all but Breagle took the honours on points (97-87) with Margie Tasker and Mavis Franks for Breagle plus South’s Judy Kelly winning their games to single figures.  Closest game of the match was a 21-14 win for Trish Bull against home greener Jill Quayle.  Finch Hill were home to Mooragh Park A – match finishing three all but Mooragh won on points (113-97) with Janet Monk for the away team being the only player to win to single figures.  Closest games resulted in 21-19 wins for Finch’s Iris Kermode against Chris Sims and Karen McGurgan for Mooragh against Anne Hon.  Marown hosted South Ramsey B winning the match 4-2 (115-85) with Rosie Winckle for Marown winning her game to single figures. Two winners for South were Ann Gale who won to 16 against Lynda Cadamy and Julie Stephens who won to 15 against Sue Hammond.  Nobles won 4-2 at  home against Onchan dropping only five points (121-89).  Paula Firth for Nobles was the only player to win to single figures.  Two winners for Onchan were Kay McKiernan who won to17 against Caroline Corlett and Maureen Payne who just pipped Sylvia Kennaugh 21-20.  Ballaugh B won 4-2 at home against a one player short Breagle Glen C (100-85) with Wyn Collister for Breagle and Brenda Clayton for Ballaugh winning their games to single figures.  Closest game was a 21-20 win for Ann Kinvig against Breagle’s Betsy Skelding.  Other winner for Breagle was Steph Swift who won to 13 against Liz Faragher.

The semi finals of both the Jean Kelly and Plate Knockouts were played last Thursday evening on a warm night with all teams involved being encouraged by their supporters. Jean Kelly Knockout semis were played on Nobles 1 and 2 greens.   Plate knockout semis were played on Peel and Finch Hill greens.

Jean Kelly Knockout : On Nobles 1 green, Marown A (+15) took on Ballaugh A (+29).  Match ended 6-3 to Marown, 193-165 . After the first five games, Marown had clawed back the 14 point deficit to lead by 25 points. Ballaugh responded by winning the next two games, but this wasn’t enough to stop Marown as they won the final two games to win the match by 28 points.  Debbie Leece for the Crosby ladies was the only player to win to single figures with the closest game being a 21-20 win for Ballaugh’s Barbara Graham against Helen Withers.  

On Nobles 2 green, South Ramsey (+20) took on Douglas (+54).  After the first five games, South had reduced the deficit to nine points so who would win the match depended on the remaining four games.  Unfortunately for the Douglas ladies, South won the four games to run out 6-3 winners, 199-169 with Jenny Moore, Elaine Moore and Gill Dixon for South winning their games to single figures.  Closest games of the match saw  21-19 wins for both Emma Sayle and Rebecca Jacobs for Douglas against Judy Kelly and Lesley Murray.

Final  will be played on Thursday 6 August  – Marown A vs South Ramsey – venue Onchan

Plate Knockout :  On Peel’s green, Marown B (+46) took on Mooragh Park (+29).  Mooragh won 5-4 on games, but Marown B won the match by six points, 189-183. Janet Monk and Katie Johnson for the Mooragh plus Lola Tebay for Marown won their games to single figures. Marown’s Grace Cooper had a tough battle with Grayse Blencoe eventually crossing the line 21-19.

On Finch Hill green, Nobles (+27) played Castletown A (+12).  This was another close match with Nobles winning 5-4 and by 10 points, 177-167, with Jo Smith and Joanne Kelly for Nobles plus Tracy Moore for ‘Town winning to single figures.  Closest games saw Nobles ladies Libby Andrade win 21-20 against Rebecca Teare, Sue Gawne 21-18 against Stella Watterson and Paula Firth 21-19 against Alison Kearsley.

Final will be played on Thursday 30 July – Marown B vs Nobles – venue South Ramsey  

Last Friday evening, 10 July, Ballaugh A were on excellent form scoring a full house at home to Breagle Glen B (189-94) with Rose Waterworth and Karen Young winning to single figures. Jean Thackrah for the visitors, couldn’t quite get to the finish line losing to 16 against Yvonne Ward. Another sound performance was by South Ramsey who won 8-1 away to Douglas (182-114) with Jenny Moore and Lauren Groen for South winning to single figures. Sole winner for Douglas was Pauline Cowley who won to 14 against Gillian Jopson. Home derby between Castletown A & B resulted in an 8-1 win for the A ladies (177-108) with Hilary Kermode and Kellie Maddrell plus the B team’s sole winner, Marie Ashurst, winning to single figures. Elaine McElroy just missed out on another win for the B team losing to 20 against Alison Kearsley. Breagle Glen A won 6-3 at home against Nobles (165-134) with Trish Bull, Katy Williams and Roz Cannon for the Breagle ladies winning to single figures. Three winners for Douglas were Dee Lewis who won to 13; Tina Hampson who won to 14, and Colese Creer who won to 12. On Monday evening, Marown were on fine home form scoring a full house against Ballaugh B with six of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Elaine Fenton nearly prevented a whitewash when she lost to 18 against Lyn Bolton. Match between Peel and Mooragh Park has been rescheduled for Thursday 30 July.

On Wednesday 8 July, remaining match from fixture 20 was played between Breagle Glen C who played Castletown B at home.  Castletown B won the match 4-2 but lost on points (103-110) due mainly to all six Breagle ladies scoring in the high teens. Two winners for Breagle were Wyn Collister who won to single figures and Kay Primrose-Smith who won to 10 against Linda Dobinson. Closest game resulted in a 21-20 win for Town’s Pat Rigby against Gwen Tuck. 

The following morning, Thursday, fixture 21 took place which saw four 5-1 results. First of these was by South Ramsey A home to Breagle Glen C dropping only three points (123-49)  with four of the South ladies winning to single figures. Stopping South getting a full house was Wyn Collister who won to 18 against Helen Caley. Second 5-1 win was by Ballaugh A home to Onchan (118-92) with  Caroline Parker for the home team being the only player to win to single figures. Sole winner for Onchan was Rosemary Quirk who won to 13 against Alison Millard. Third 5-1 result was by Finch Hill who were home to Ballaugh B (106-59). Finch’s Lil Smith, Wendy Cowin and Sue Caley, plus Ballaugh’s sole winner, Brenda Bowyer, all won to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-15 win for Iris Kermode against Ballaugh’s Brenda Clayton. Fourth 5-1 win was by Breagle Glen A away to Marown (112-82) with Mavis Franks for Breagle and Marown’s only winner Lynda Cadamy, both winning to single figures. Closest game saw Trish Bull cross the line 21-18 against Rosie Winckle. Remaining three matches of this fixture resulted in 4-2 wins.  First was by Nobles home to Peel (117-94) with Sue Gawne for the Nobles ladies being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Peel were Terry Berry who won to 15 against Paula Firth and Mary Moffatt who won to 18 against Dee Lewis.  Second 4-2 result was achieved by Mooragh Park B who were home to neighbours South Ramsey B (92-86) who unfortunately were a player short. Two winners for South were Sue Collier and Lesley Murray who both won to single figures as did Joan Henderson for Mooragh. Ann Gale for South just missed out on making the scoreline three all when losing to 20 against Shirley Corteen. Last of the 4-2 wins was by Castletown A away to Breagle Glen B (117-94) with all games going into double figures. Two winners for Breagle were Jean Thackrah who won to 16 against Marie Ashurst and Voirrey Curphey who just pipped Barbarba Young 21-17. Match between Castletown B vs Mooragh Park A has been rescheduled for Thursday 16 July.

On Tuesday morning, Peel were on good form winning 5-1 at home to Mooragh Park B dropping only four points (122-41) with all of Peel’s five wins being won to single figures. Sole winner for the Mooragh ladies was Mary Bruce who won to 17 against Terri Berry.  Mooragh Park A  hosted neighbours South Ramsey A. Mooragh took the honours winning 4-2 (95-84) with South’s two winners, Judy Kelly and Elaine Moore, plus Janet Monk for the home team winning to single figures. Closest game of the morning was a 21-14 win for Mooragh’s Karen McGurgan against Helen Caley. Onchan were in fine form winning 5-1 at home against Ballaugh B (119-82) with Maureen Payne and Jane Lothian winning their games to single figures for Onchan. Stopping the whitewash was Gill Clarke who won to 14 against Sue McCourt. Breagle Glen B travelled to South Ramsey B coming away with a solid 4-2 win (103-93). Pauline Worrall and Jacqui Elliot for Breagle plus Sue Collier for South all won to single figures with Dot Mylchreest just edging South’s Julie Stephens 21-20. South’s other winner was Ann Gale who won to 16 against Voirrey Curphey.  Nobles were again on exceptional form winning 5-1 away to Ballaugh A (117-97) with all games going into double figures. Rose Waterworth was Ballaugh’s only winner winning to 12 against Marilyn Ellison. Closest game was a 21-18 win for Libby Andrade against Barbara Graham. Breagle Glen A had a resounding 6-0 win at home to Castletown B (126-58)  with three of the Breagle ladies winning to single figures. Two closest games saw Linda Dawson and Margaret Tasker both win to 16 against Sue Kerruish and Sheila Preston. Castletown A also had a good 4-2 win at home against Marown (111-80) with Anne Oates and Chris Price for the Town ladies and Marown’s Lynda Cadamy, winning to single figures. Marown’s other winner was Gill Christian who won to 18 against Sue Peach.