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Ladies Open Age League: The penultimate fixture in the ladies open age league was played last Wednesday evening with current leaders Castletown A consolidating their place at the top of the league with an 8-1 home win and dropping only five points against Breagle Glen B with seven of their wins being won to single figures. Lone winner for Breagle was Roz Cannon who won to 16 against Hilary Kermode. Currently occupying second place Ballaugh A were the away team in their home derby with the B team winning 8-1 and dropping only six points with six of their ladies winning to single figures. Sole winner for the B team was Karen Young who won to 15 against Lola Tebay with Gail Curphey just missing out on another win for the B ladies when she lost to 17 against Christine McDonald. Another strong home performance was by Breagle Glen A who won 6-3 against Castletown B with Katy Williams and Margie Tasker winning to single figures for Breagle. Town’s Debra Cooper had a good battle with Anita Roberts before crossing the line 21-20. Marown A visited Peel coming away with a solid 7-2 win with Lynda Cadamy and Lyn Bolton for the Crosby ladies and Emilie Moss for the Peel ladies winning their games to single figures. A close game resulted in a 21-18 win for Peel’s Diane Flemming against Rebekah Kelly. Douglas visited neighbours Nobles winning the match 6-3. Graiagh Smith, Paula Garrett and Erin Quayle all won to single figures for the Villa ladies as did Joanne Kelly for Nobles. The closest game saw Mel Molesworth for Douglas just pip Marilyn Ellison to the post 21-20. South Ramsey visited neighbours Mooragh Park coming away with a 5-4 win with South’s Gill Dixon and Fiona Kennish plus Janet Monk for Mooragh winning to single figures. A nip and tuck game saw Mooragh’s Madison McMullan cross the line 21-18 against Joyce Ogden.
Rearranged result from fixture 20 between Marown A at home to Douglas was played on Thursday 14th August. Marown won 8 games to 1 with five of their wins being won to single figures. Sole winner for Douglas was Paula Garrett who also won to single figures.
Rearranged result from fixture 24 between Marown A and B was played on Friday 15th August resulting in another 8-1 win for the A team dropping only two points with five of the A ladies winning to single figures. Sole winner for the B team was Charlotte Clarke who won to 19 against Helen Withers.
Last of league fixtures is due to be played on Friday night. Castletown A are currently top of the table, but with Marown A still having a rearranged match to play, technically the top places are still up for grabs – watch this space!!
Ladies Over 60’s 2025 League Season Closes
Ladies Over 60’s League: The final fixture of the Ladies Over 60s league was played last Thursday morning in glorious weather. First of the matches saw Ballaugh A play neighbours South Ramsey A at home. The Ballaugh ladies were too strong for the South ladies winning the match 4-2 (119-79) with Julie Reilly and Barbara Graham winning their games to single figures for Ballaugh. Two winners for South were Joyce Ogden and Judy Kelly who won to 18 and 17 respectively against Michele Cubbon and Christine McDonald. Marown A hosted Castletown B and although the matched finished three all, the Crosby ladies won by five points (102-97) with Lyn Bolton for Marown and Judith Moore for the visitors winning their games to single figures. Closest games saw Linda Dobinson for Castletown cross the line 21-19 against Gill Christian and Elaine Dewhirst winning to 16 against Town’s Pat Rigby. Castletown A took on the Peel ladies at home winning the match 4-2 (118-88) with Kath Kinley for Town being the only player to win her game to single figures. Three games finished 21-17; three ladies being the two winners for Peel, Mary Moffatt and Joyce Kelly plus Sue Wilshaw for Castletown. Onchan travelled south to Breagle Glen B coming away winning 4-2 and by nine points (109-100) with all games going into double figures. Game of the match was between Breagle’s Chris Holland and Maureen Payne with Maureen just edging home 21-20. Breagle Glen A visited Finch Hill winning 4-2 (105-86) although this match could have finished three all as Sue Caley just missed when she lost 21-20 to Breagle’s Pauline Worrall. Trish Bull and Margie Tasker both won to single figures for Breagle, as did Brenda Williams for Finch. Finch’s other winner Wendy Cowin won to 14 against Angela Bennett. Mooragh Park B played Breagle Glen C at home losing the match 4-2 but winning on points due to the Breagle ladies being a player short. Dot Mylchreest for the southern ladies had a tough battle with Mary Bruce eventually getting the point she needed to win 21-20. Ballaugh B made the short distance to South Ramsey B and although the Ballaugh ladies lost the game 4-2, they won on points helped by Gail Curphey and Brenda Clayton winning to single figures. Jane Teare for Ballaugh just missed out making the score line three all when she lost to 18 to Anne Buck. The Nobles ladies finished the season off securing the top spot with a solid 5-1 win (111-79) at home to Mooragh Park A. Lone winner for Mooragh and stopping the whitewash was Janet Monk who won to single figures as did Jo Smith and Sue Gawne for Nobles.
Over 60’s League Winners: 1) Nobles on 3,492; 2) Castletown 3,372; 3) Breagle Glen A 3,343 and 4) Ballaugh A just three points behind on 3,340 points!
Ladies Over 60’s merit title: The merit was won by Janet Monk (Mooragh Park) who finished only one point ahead of Kath Kinley (Castletown) with third placed Joyce Ogden (South Ramsey).
Many congratulations to Nobles on their second consecutive league title and also to Janet on winning the merit title for the third consecutive time – a great feat indeed!
JMS Veterans Shield: Preliminary round matches are due to be played on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th September.
Janet Is ‘Top Dog’
Report on the Posh Paws of Peel Open Ladies Competition held at Peel on Saturday 16th August 2025.
The original date set was for Saturday 30th August, but unfortunately approximately 1,000 Tyrannosaurus Rex’s were to descend on Peel that same day! A charity Run/Walk! Hence the revised date!
There were 14 entries. The scene was set, 3 jacks out, blistering heat, and ladies eager to get on the green! Janet Monk and Shannon McMullan were first off , with Joyce Kelly and Jackie Murley, Grayse Blencoe and Ann Venables following. Blencoe was on fine form and had a convincing win 21-13. Kelly and Murley battled it out with Kelly winning 21-20 and Monk came through to win 21-13. Caroline Whitehead and Shirley Corrin both had byes. Gill Dixon and her teammate Kim Hargraves also had a tough game with Hargraves eventually winning to 21-19. Lynda Wilson and Louise Tebay were next, with a convincing win to Wilson 21-11 our last pair, teammates Val Allwood and Gill Clarke, with Clarke racing ahead to win 21-15.
Into the quarter finals Monk, Blencoe, Hargraves and Clarke all made it to the semi-finals. Monk again had to play against another or her teammates Grayse Blencoe, who played extremely well throughout the competition, but Monk put and end to Grayse success with a score of 21-10. Hargraves versus Clarke ended with Kim winning 21-10.
Now to the final, Janet Monk and Kim Hargraves, Janet was on top form and was accurate with every bowl leaving Kim on the defence and struggled to win the jack back. There were some close ends but Monk came out as winner 21-10.
It was a wonderful afternoon of excellent bowling played under clear blue skies and wall to wall sunshine. Peel Sunset BC Secretary, Lynda Wilson, presented the Trophy and thanked the sponsors Posh Paws of Peel for their generous sponsorship.
Marown A Lose Ground on South Ramsey A
The match of the week in Canada Life International League Division One was held in the Sunset City between Peel A and Marown A on Monday evening. The Crosby men knew they needed a big win to keep in touch with league leaders South Ramsey A, however they came up against a spirited Peel team, whose surface has improved remarkably over the past four weeks. While the home team lost 3-7, they will have felt hard done by, as they lost three close games, losing out on the aggregate by seven chalks (141-148).
For the Peel men their three wins were comfortable as Stevie Kelly, Pip Pemberton, and Tommy McMeiken inflicted defeats on Paul Kelly, Tom Kelly, and Glenn Boland respectively. Marown captain Paul Dunn was the best winner 21-10 against Andy Mackie, while Peter Jones beat Gary Smith 21-13. Phil Kelly managed to scramble home 21-20 against David Proctor, Colin Kelly trailed 14-17 against Peel captain George Gadsby, went on to runout 21-17, while Neil Withers recovered from a 4-14 deficit to beat Barney Kelly 21-18.
South Ramsey A had the unenviable task of facing their B Team who are scrapping for survival, however a 9-1 win by the higher ranked team ensured they extended their lead to six points with one game remaining. For the B Team Lee Dawson ended his losing streak to beat Jordan Cain 21-15, while the last match of the night saw Toby Hart just missing out 20-21 against James Teare, with the latter trailing throughout the game 6-14, 8-16, 12-18, and 16-20. A strong finish saw Teare earn what could prove to be a vital point at the end of the season. This win saw the leaders take 39 points from a possible 40, as they have their fate in their own hands with just one game left to play.
North Ramsey A stunned Douglas A 3-7 at the Villa turning in a superb performance, securing the aggregate by 10 chalks (133-143). The battle of the captains was won convincingly 21-8 by Rob Monk against Merv Sayle, while Allan Callow, Paul Allison, and Steve Walmsley all won close games against Ian Moore, Dave McCabe, and Gordy Wynne-Smythe respectively. The Villa men had a close 21-20 win from Keith Rise against Tom Collins, while Nick Firth stormed to a 21-5 win over Joe Kneale.
Onchan A won 6-4 at home to Breagle Glen A, with the visitors giving themselves a great chance of surviving as they are ahead of bottom side South Ramsey B by four points. Winning for Breagle were Mark Moorley, Dan McCabe, Ewan Cooil, and Trevor Quayle. For the home team Matthew Quirk was the only single figure winner on the night, as he beat Steve Durcan 21-7, while Kevin Quirk was pushed by Wayne Roberts, as the Onchan man went on to claim a 21-17 win.
Marown B hosted Castletown A, as the Crosby men took a 7-3 win. Jamie Joughin just lost out 20-21 to Ian Watson, while Karl Parker lost 18-21 against Nathan Hamilton, Dean Kinley was Town’s third winner as he beat Stephen Rundle 21-8. Responding for Marown Kevin Kelly won to the same score against Andy Clark, while Juan Killip beat Jordan Drewett 21-9.
In Division Two it was a clash between the top two with the leaders Marown C hosting Ballaugh A starting the night with a five-point lead. Five was the number of the night, as the match finished 5-5, with the home team winning five games, but losing the aggregate by five-chalks (136-141) as they stayed five points ahead of the Ballaugh men. Two big wins from the Ballaugh men was enough to claim the aggregate with Ed Trustham beating John Kelly 21-4, while Tony Quine won 21-8 against Brian Kelly.
Noble’s A are on track to finish in a solid third place, needing to win one game or more in their final fixture at home to Noble’s B to stay ahead of their lower ranked team for another season following their 8-2 home win over Peel B, with Noble’s captain Alex Yates still on course for the Division Two Individual merit.
A high scoring match between Finch Hill A and Douglas B ended with a score of 4-6 secured in an unusual manner, as the Finch men won just three games, then shared the aggregate (152-152). The lowest scoring game of the night was between Stephen Oates and ex Finch man Paddy Murphy, with the latter losing out 13-21.
Another keenly contested fixture took place at the Crofts between Castletown B and Noble’s B finishing 5-5, with the visitors winning five games, but losing the aggregate by nine chalks (150-141).
Breagle Glen B need a big win in their last fixture, as they are five points adrift of safety, then must rely on Douglas B losing heavily at home to Castletown B if they are to stay up following a 3-7 home defeat to Onchan B, as the Breagle men just lost out on the aggregate by three chalks (141-144).
Peel C are in pole position for promotion from Division Three following their crucial 7-3 home win over North Ramsey B, as the result allowed them to go three points ahead of their opponents. The last round of fixtures for both teams will see Peel C with a tricky away fixture against Noble’s C, while North Ramsey B will host South Ramsey C.
Noble’s D won 6-4 at home to Ballaugh C, taking the aggregate by five chalks (138-133). Two single figure wins were taken by Mark Quinn, and John Andrew for the home team, while Mike Buckeridge was the lone single figure winner for the visitors.
South Ramsey C slipped to a disappointing 3-7 home defeat to Marown D, with the Crosby men delighted with their final away fixture of the 2025 season.
Ballaugh B hosted Noble’s C, with Paul Cubbon the only single figure winner on the night as he beat Charlie Bell 21-6. For the visitors Paul Clinton just edged home 21-20 against Fred Waggett.
Division Four was effectively wrapped up weeks ago as Onchan C are 30 points ahead of second placed Finch Hill B, with Douglas C, just three points behind Finch, and North Ramsey C four points behind. There could be a lot of movement in league positions in the last round of fixtures, if the runaway leaders Onchan C inflict a heavy home defeat on the Finch men.
Onchan C won 9-1 at home to South Ramsey D, with Matt Rees the lone winner 21-16 against Michael Jones for the visitors. North Ramsey C also won 9-1 at home to Peel D, with Mikey Cawte preventing the whitewash for the Peel men with a 21-14 win over Phillip Hassall.
Douglas C won 7-3 at home to Castletown C, with Freddie Palmer picking up win number seven of the season, while his dad Chris picked up win number eight. Rob Sayle was the third winner for the visitors as he beat Greg Brew 21-9. The home team responded with three single figure wins from Dave Corkish, Juan Readshaw, and John Ferguson
Nobles Ladies Win Over 60’s League for Second Consecutive Year
Ladies Over 60’s league: On Tuesday morning, 5 August, three 6-0 wins were recorded – first of these was by Nobles at home to South Ramsey B. Closest game of the match was between Paula Firth for Nobles against Anne Buck with Paula crossing the line 21-14. Second 6-0 win was by Peel away to Mooragh Park B; like the match above closest game resulted in a 21-14 win for Mary Moffatt against Mary Bruce. Third 6-0 win was scored by South Ramsey A at home to a two player short Breagle Glen C. Sue Inch for Breagle didn’t quite get over the line losing to 15 against Jill Quayle. Breagle Glen B put in a good home performance winning 5-1 against Ballaugh B. Stopping the whitewash was Brenda Clayton who won 21-18 against Joan Ryder. Another strong 5-1 home performance was by Marown A against Mooragh Park A. Sole winner for Mooragh was Janet Monk who won to 13 against Lynda Cadamy. A third solid 5-1 home win was scored by Finch Hill against Castletown B. Preventing a full house was Susan Kerruish who won to 7 against Angela Crellin. Elaine McElroy and Marie Ashurst nearly made the score line three all when they lost to 19 and 18 respectively. Ballaugh A hosted Breagle Glen A winning the match 4-2 with Ballaugh’s Julie Reilly winning to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Margie Tasker and Trish Bull who won to 18 and 17. Castletown A were at home to Onchan and although the match finished three all, Onchan won by twenty points helped by Sue McCourt, Pauline Cowley and Jane Lothian all winning to single figures. Two close games saw Town’s Sue Wilshaw and Jenny Saunders both win to 18 against Anne Bannan and Maureen Payne.
The penultimate fixture of the season was played on Thursday morning which again saw three 6-0 score lines. First of these was by Peel at home to Finch Hill with Mary Moffatt and Gill Clarke for the Peel ladies winning to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-18 win for Shirley Corrin against Wendy Cowin. Second 6-0 win was by Nobles away to Ballaugh B – all games apart from one were won to single figures with Carol Holt losing to10 against Dee Lewis. Third 6-0 win was by Castletown A who were the away team in the home derby against their B team. Sheila Preston and Marie Ashurst battled hard before losing to 16 and 17 against Sue Wilshaw and Jenny Saunders. Marown were away to Onchan winning the match 4-2 with two of the Crosby ladies and one of Onchan’s ladies winning to single figures. Closest games resulted in 21-13 wins for Onchan’s Jane Lothian and Marown’s Elaine Dewhirst. Mooragh Park A also won 4-2 at home to Breagle Glen B. Two winners for Breagle were Voirrey Curphey and Jacqui Elliot who won to 14 and 18. Home derby between South Ramsey B and A saw the A team winning 5-1. Stopping the B team’s blushes was Jackie Murley who won to 16 against Lorraine Moore. Breagle Glen A also won 5-1 at home to Mooragh Park B dropping only two points. Peggy Freeman was the lone winner for Mooragh winning to 19 against Win Collister. Friday morning saw Ballaugh A win 5-1 away to a one player short Breagle Glen C. Preventing a full house was Gwen Tuck who won to 15 against Beryl Bridson.
With only one fixture left to play current top of the table Nobles cannot be caught, but the second, third and fourth places are still up for grabs. Many congratulations to the Nobles ladies on winning the league for the second consecutive season.
Still All to Play For In Ladies Open Age League
Ladies Open Age League: Friday evening, South Ramey put in a strong home performance against Breagle Glen A winning the match 8-1 dropping only one point. Sole winner for Breagle was Nicci Cain, who after a tough game with Sue Collier, won 21-20. Two other close games in favour of South saw Fiona Kennish and Gillian Jopson both winning 21-20 against Caroline Whitehead and Mavis Franks. Ballaugh A were at home to Mooragh Park taking the match 6-3. Ballaugh’s Christine McDonald and Maria Dimsdale both won 21-16 against Lacey McMullan and Martha Blencoe, with Mooragh’s Janet Monk also winning to the same score against Louise Tebay. Douglas ladies also won 6-3 at home to Ballaugh B with five games being won to single figures – four for Douglas and one for Ballaugh. A nip and tuck game resulted in a 21-20 win for Yvonne Ward against Douglas’s Rebecca Jacobs. Nobles made their way south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a 5-4 win. Angela Bennett for Breagle and Jo Smith for Nobles both won to single figures with Karolina Urbaniak for Breagle crossing the line 21-17 against Tina Hampson. Another 5-4 win was scored by Peel away to Castletown B with two games for Peel being won to single figures. Closest game saw Peel’s Beverely Wilson run out 21-18 against Melody Marsh. Match between Marown A and Marown B to be rearranged. With only two fixtures left to play Castletown A are currently top on 3,888 points followed by Ballaugh A on 3,464 and South Ramsey on 3,452. With Marown still having four matches to play due to rearrangements, it is still all to play for as they are currently on 3,284 – should be an interesting end to the season!
STILL ALL TO PLAY FOR IN LADIES OPEN AGE LEAGUE
Ladies Open Age League: Last Wednesday evening South Ramsey put in a strong home performance scoring a full house against Marown B (189-77) with seven of South’s wins being won to single figures. The remaining two games saw Crosby’s Emily Cooper and Celia Joughin lose to 18 and 15 against Sue Collier and Kim Hargraves. Home derby between the Castletown teams resulted in a solid 8-1 win by the A ladies dropping only one point (188-98). Rachel Palmer stopped the whitewash when she won to 20 against Anne Oates. Another 8-1 win was scored by Mooragh Park at home to Peel (176-100). Four of Mooragh’s wins were won to single figures along with Peel’s sole winner Shirley Corrin. Grayse Blencoe had a tough battle with Peel’s Emilie Moss eventually crossing the line 21-18. Two 7-2 wins were also recorded – the first being Ballaugh A at home to Breagle Glen A (180-125). Two winners for Breagle were Caroline Whitehead who won to 16 against Sherriee Pedley and Katy Williams who won to 17 against Elena Dimsdale. Ballaugh’s Christine McDonald and Lola Tebay were the only players to win their games to single figures. Second 7-2 scoreline was by Marown A away to Nobles (183-101) with Crosby’s Philippa Taylor, Debbie Leece and Lynda Cadamy winning to single figures. Two winners for Nobles were Grace Gawne who won to 16 against Lyn Bolton and Jo Smith who had to battle hard to win 21-20 against Zoe Pearson. Breagle Glen B were home to Douglas and although Breagle won 5-4 on games they lost the match on points (137-152). Points tally for Douglas was helped greatly by Jane Lothian, Paula Garrett and Sue McCourt winning their games to single figures. Karolina Urbaniak for Breagle came back from 9 nil down to win her first game 21-20 against Rebecca Jacobs.
On Friday evening, having played against each other in the Jean Kelly Knockout the previous evening, Castletown A took on Marown A at home resulting in a 5-4 win for Town (168-151). Town’s points total was helped greatly by Kath Kinley and Hannah Drewett winning to single figures. Jenny Saunders, Hilary Kermode and Stella Watterson all had to battle hard to win their games to 19, 18 and 19 against Jayne Smith, Rebekah Kelly and Lyn Bolton with Crosby’s Zoe Pearson holding her nerve to win 21-20 against Kim Foy. Ballaugh A visited Douglas coming away with a 6-3 win (167-120) with three of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures, as did Mel Molesworth for Douglas. Closest game of the match resulted in a 21-17 win for Douglas’s Graiagh Smith against Lola Tebay. Marown B won 7-2 at home against a player short Castletown B team (165-102) with three of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Town were Sue Wilshaw who won to 11 against junior bowler Lillie Barrett and Sue Peach who won to single figures. Mooragh Park made the trip south to Breagle Glen A coming away with a solid 7-2 win (177-116) with the Mooragh’s junior bowlers putting in good performances winning their games to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Mavis Franks and Caroline Whitehead who won to 13 and 17 against Katie Johnson and Madison McMullen. South Ramsey made their way west to Peel winning the match 5-4 (168-139) with three of South’s ladies winning their games to single figures. Two nip and tuck games resulted in 21-20 wins for South’s Kim Hargraves against Shirley Corrin and Beverley Wilson for Peel against Lorraine Moore. Ballaugh B were at home to Breagle Glen B with the Ballaugh ladies winning 5-4 (156-145). Ballaugh’s Maggie Hughes won her game to single figures with Breagle’s Roz Cannon crossing the line 21-18 against Rachel Thomas and Charotte Neeson for Ballaugh winning to 17 against Jean Thackrah.
Ladies Over 60’s league: Tuesday morning, 29 July, saw Ballaugh A score a full house at home to Castletown B (126-67) with three of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures. Town’s Marie Ashurst and Linda Dobinson just missed out on wins when they both lost to 18 against Michele Cubbon and Julie Reilly. Castletown A also put in a good home performance winning 5-1 and dropping only five points against Ballaugh B (121-65) with three of Town’s ladies winning their games to single figures. Sole winner for Ballaugh was Alison Millard who won to 16 against Sue Peach. Marown took on South Ramsey B at home winning the match 4-2 (111-85) with Cath Parker for Marown being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for South were Anne Buck and Sue Collier who won to 14 and 13 against Gill Christian and Celia Joughin. Onchan travelled north to Mooragh Park B coming away with a solid 5-1 win dropping only four points (122-66) helped by three of Onchan’s ladies winning their games to single figures. Gill Hammond was Mooragh’s sole winner winning to 17 against Caroline Heathcote. South Ramsey A hosted Breagle Glen A; match finished three all but Breagle took the honours on points (107-91). Mavis Franks and Caroline Whitehead for Breagle both won to single figures with the closest game seeing South’s Lorraine Moore cross the line 21-18 against Voirrey Curphey. Nobles made their way south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a 4-2 win (118-76) with Paula Garrett and Sue Gawne for the Nobles ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Jacqui Elliot who scored the point needed to win 21-20 against Paula Firth and Pauline Worrall who won 21-14 against Libby Andrade. Finch Hill were at home to Mooragh Park; the match finished three all but the Mooragh ladies won by six points (103-96). All games went into double figures with the closest game resulting in a 21-16 win for Finch’s Anne Hon against Gillian Malpass. The following morning (Wednesday) Breagle Glen C hosted Peel with the Peel ladies winning 4-2 (114-82) helped by Shirley Corrin and Val Allwood winning their games to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Steph Swift who had a tough game against Lynda Wilson eventually winning to 20 and Di Benson winning to 10 against Beverley Wilson.
Matches on Thursday morning, 31 July. As I have mentioned previously it is not often a match finishes in a draw and on points, but it happened on Thursday morning when Peel played Ballaugh A at home (107-107). All games went into double figures with Peel’s Joyce Kelly just pipping Michele Cubbon to the post 21-19 and Ballaugh’s Christine McDonald just edging home 21-20 against Gill Clarke. Nobles consolidated their lead at the top of the table with a three all draw at home to South Ramsey A but winning on points (116-79). This was a game of two halves with the first three jacks off being won by South but the final three games being won to single figures by the Noble’s ladies. Closest game saw South’s Judy Kelly cross the line 21-19 against Dee Lewis. Mooragh Park A were at home to Castletown A with Castletown taking the honours 4-2 (104-96). Town’s Jenny Saunders and Gail Corrin for Mooragh won to single figures with Barbara Young and Kath Kinley for Town winning to 19 and 17 respectively after a tough battles against Maureen Hamilton and Joy Morris. Home derby between Breagle Glen A and C resulted in a solid 5-1 win for the A ladies dropping only five points. Sole winner for the C team was Gwen Tuck who won 21-16 against Angela Bennett. Dot Mylchreest just missed out on a win for the C team when losing to 20 against Trish Bull. Finch Hill made the short distance to Onchan coming away with a 4-2 win and by 14 points (104-90). Wendy McDowell for Onchan and Sue Caley for Finch both won to single figures with Onchan’s other winner, Maureen Payne, getting over the line 21-17 against Wendy Cowin. Breagle Glen B travelled north to South Ramsey B winning the match 5-1 dropping only three points (123-76). Jacqui Elliot and Jean Thackrah won their games to single figures for Breagle with South’s sole winner, Jackie Murley, winning to 18 against Joan Ryder. Marown were away to Ballaugh B winning the match 5-1 (111-89) with Rosie Winckle for the Crosby ladies winning to single figures as did Ballaugh’s only winner Carol Holt. Ballaugh’s Brenda Clayton didn’t quite get over the line when she lost to 20 against Elaine Dewhirst. Castletown B hosted Mooragh Park B winning the match 4-2 (112-87). Town’s points win was aided by Hilary Cooke and Linda Dobinson winning to single figures. Two close games saw Mooragh’s Diane Robinson win to 17 against Elaine McElroy and Susan Kerruish for Castletown winning to 16 against Gil Hammond.
With only three Over 60’s fixtures left to play Nobles are currently top of the league on 3,129 points, Castletown A second on 3,039 closely followed by third place Breagle Glen A on 3,030, but as we all know anything can happen in bowls!
JEAN KELLY/PLATE KNOCKOUT FINALS DECIDED
Jean Kelly Knockout Competition (handicaps in brackets): Semi-finals of the Jean Kelly Knockout were played last Thursday evening. First semi was played at Finch Hill between current open age leaders Castletown A against Marown A with both teams playing off the same handicap (+18). Castletown won 5-4 on games and by 28 points 183-155, helped by Town’s Kath Kinley, Hannah Drewett and Stella Watterson winning to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-18 win for Crosby’s Debbie Leece against Jenny Saunders. Second semi was played at Douglas Bowling Club between Ballaugh A (+28) and Breagle Glen A (+30). Ballaugh won 7-2 on games and by 32 points 209-177. Ballaugh’s Caroline Parker was the only player to win her game to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Margie Tasker and Caroline Whitehead who both won to 17 against Christine McDonald and Sherriee Pedley. Closest game resulted in a 21-20 win for Ballaugh’s Elena Dimsdale against Voirrey Curphey.
Final to be played on Friday 15 August at Onchan Bowling Club.
Plate Knockout (handicaps in brackets): Semi-finals of the Plate Knockout were also played last Thursday evening. First semi saw South Ramsey (+18) take on Mooragh Park (+38) at Peel Bowling Club. South Ramsey won 7-2 and by 20 points 193-173, with South’s Lauren Groen and Joyce Ogden winning to single figures. Mooragh’s junior bowler, Grayse Blencoe along with Joy Morris just missed out on winning their games when they both lost to 20 against Jenny Moore and Kim Hargraves. Second semi was played at Onchan between Nobles (+29) and Peel (+45). Nobles won the encounter 7-2 and by 33 points 209-176, with Sue Gawne for Nobles being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Peel were Mary Moffatt who got the point needed to win 21-20 against Libby Andrade and Jo Corkill who won to 13 against Joanne Kelly.
Final to be played on Thursday 14 August venue to be arranged.
Title Race Takes Twist
An unexpected defeat for Marown A on Monday evening in Canada Life International League Division One away to Douglas A, saw the momentum shift in the title race, as the Villa men recovered from their 0-10 away defeat to South Ramsey A to turn over the Crosby men 8-2 on a tricky green. The result only tells half the story, as while I am sure a match has finished with four 21-20 scores previously, I have never seen all four go in favour of the one team. Despite losing heavily just four chalks separated the sides (154-150). Peter Jones got the night off to a solid start for Marown with a 21-10 win over Mark Kneen, with Keith Rise responding with a 21-13 win over Tom Kelly. Andy Cannell beat Phil Kelly 21-20, with Dave McCabe edging over the line 21-20 against Paul Dunn.
In the second half of the match Merv Sayle beat Neil Withers 21-15, with Glenn Boland picking up win number two 21-18 against Shaun Seal. Another two 21-20 scores went in favour of the home team, as Ian Moore bounced back from a heavy defeat the previous week to beat Colin Kelly, while Gordy Wynne-Smythe scraped home against Paul Kelly.
South Ramsey A fully capitalised on the defeat for Marown A, by taking a 0-10 away win over Marown B winning to the same score as last week. Single figure wins arrived from Jordan Cain and David Bradford, were followed up with four wins to comfortable scores. Having to dig deep for the wins for the visitors, Dido Kelly was pushed by Matthew Keggen, getting over the line with a great bowl to secure a 21-18 win. John Kennish was up against Karl Parker, with the Crosby man staring defeat in the face with the Ramsey man playing a front toucher with a 20-17 lead, Parker then went into the back of Kennish’s bowl, then a second bowl from John a foot away left no target. Parker proceeded to play one of the best bowls you will ever see to tip the jack and count for one. A single for Parker on the next end, was followed up by a great lead from Karl, with Kennish just going into the back of the lead bowl. The South Ramsey man changed his peg with his last bowl and delicately chipped out the counting bowl to take a 21-19 win, in what was a great finish to the match. In the space of a week a six-point deficit for South, has turned into a three-point lead, with just three matches to play.
Castletown A had a good battle at home to Onchan A, with the visitors earning a 4-6 win winning the aggregate by 19 chalks, thanks to single figure wins from Peter Slinger 21-3 over Aaron Richardson, and Kevin Quirk’s 21-6 win over Jordan Drewett. Winning for the home team George Foy beat Steve Parker 21-17, a result matched by Ian Watson against Neil Dunwell. Dean Kinley was Town’s best winner 21-10 against Jamie Clague, while captain Nathan Hamilton won 21-15 against Peter Johnstone.
North Ramsey A eased their relegation worries with an 8-2 home win over Peel A. Steve Walmsley impressed with a 21-15 win over Barney Kelly, while Allan Callow held his nerve to beat Tommy McMeiken 21-19. Mooragh captain Rob Monk beat Gary Smith 21-16, with John Cannan the only home single figure winner 21-9 against David Proctor. The two winners for Peel were Stevie Kelly 21-11 against Tom Collins, while George Gadsby looks to be approaching his best as he beat John Corteen 21-5.
The bottom two clashed, with South Ramsey B hoping to get a win to give themselves some breathing space as they hosted Breagle Glen A. Winning the for the home team Tony Dugdale led the way with a 21-13 win over Steve Durcan, Ben Dugdale won 21-16 against Mark Moorley, Alan Moore recovered from a 12-19 deficit to beat Tim Williams 21-19, with Stefan Kelly beating Chris Lever 21-17. For the visitors all four wins were comfortable as Ewan Cooil continued his return to bowls with a 21-13 win over Eddie Carlyle, Dan McCabe beat Lee Dawson 21-12, Douglas Town Cup Winner Trevor Quayle won 21-10 against Toby Hart, while Wayne Roberts was the only single figure winner 21-9 against Austin Hart, as the visitors went two points ahead of their opponents in the table to earn a 4-6 win taking the aggregate by 21 chalks (128-149).
Division Two is starting to get interesting as the two-point lead held by Marown C over Ballaugh A disappeared this week, despite the Crosby men earning a 3-7 away win over Noble’s A, with the home team earning two 21-17 victories from Alex Yates and Mark Bradshaw over Brian Kelly and Peter Kelly respectively.
Ballaugh A won 9-1 at home to Douglas B, with Stuart Garrett preventing the whitewash with a 21-9 win over Nogel Tebay. Single figure wins for the home team arrived from Mark Dimsdale and Phil Quayle.
Bottom side Breagle Glen B made up two points to Douglas B, despite losing 3-7 at home to Noble’s B. Seamus Whelan won 21-19 against Steve Brennan, while Mike Caley strolled home 21-4 against Dylan Marsh, Steve Cain might well be off the Christmas Card list as he beat his Uncle Derek Cain 21-8.
Finch Hill A are 20 points off the top two, with just three games left to play, this is too far to mount a challenge, despite their 2-8 win over Peel B. Winning big for the visitors Pat Maher beat Jimmy Corlett 21-2, Paul Dougherty battled to a 21-20 win over Phil Clarke, while Shay Waterworth made it six out of eight wins despite only taking the game up in 2024.
Castletown B are fairly secure in Division Two despite losing 7-3 away to Onchan B. Winners for the Town men were Junior bowler Sam Quayle, Dad David Quayle, and Juan Drinkwater, with the latter getting over the line 21-20 against Derek Allen.
North Ramsey B lead the way on 91 points in Division Three following their 7-3 home win over Noble’s D, with the home team losing three games to close scores. Ray Skelly lost 17-21 to Stephen Hampson, while Ray Beattie and Paul Cannan fell short 18-21 against John Andrew and Ciaran Broad respectively.
Peel C are now just nine points behind the leaders with a game in hand, and crucially the Mooragh men have to visit Peel in what could prove to be a pivotal fixture in the race for promotion to Division Two. This week’s fixture saw the Western men win 9-1 at home to Ballaugh C, as they hunt down the leaders.
Elsewhere Ballaugh B won 8-2 at home to South Ramsey C, with Paul Routledge and Dave Corkill the two winners for the visitors, while Marown D kept Breagle Glen C 11 points adrift of safety, following their 6-4 home win. The Breagle men will struggle to close the gap, having played a game more than the teams immediately above them.
In Division Four Douglas C stunned runaway leaders Onchan 6-4 at home on a tricky Villa green, as Douglas edged the aggregate by just three chalks (143-140).
Finch Hill B romped to a 10-0 home win over Noble’s E with two of the Noble’s men – Chris Kirkman and Ross Pulman losing out 19-21.
Castletown C managed to field a full team, as they gave valuable experience to the newer bowlers. Junior bowler Jacob Robert won 21-6 against Steve Tayloe, while another Junior Freddie Palmer lost out 18-21 to Craig Sims.
South Ramsey D won 6-4 at home to Peel D, with Matt Rees winning his second game of the season, in only his ninth game as he beat Nick Bradley 21-3. For the visitors Rob Lucas-Kneen – brother of Mark Kneen picked up his first league win in his third outing as he impressed with a 21-11 win over Junior Kian Bradford.
7-2 Scoreline Order of the Night
Open Age League: On Friday 18 July, rearranged match from fixture 17 resulted in a 7-2 away win (171-135) for Mooragh Park against Douglas with Janet Monk for Mooragh being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Douglas were Paula Garrett and Katie Jacobs who won to 10 and 14 respectively against Grayse Blencoe and Madison McMullan.
On Wednesday night 23 July, all five matches played resulted in 7-2 scorelines. First of these was by Breagle Glen A at home to Marown B (176-123) with three of Breagle’s wins being won to single figures. Two winners for Marown were Lil Smith and Rosie Winckle who won to 12 and 17. Closest game saw Crosby’s Celia Joughin losing to 19 against Voirrey Curphey. Second 7-2 result was achieved by Castletown B at home to Ballaugh B (177-137) with Town’s Joy Stephens being the only player to win her game to single figures. Melody Marsh for Castletown plus Elaine Fenton for Ballaugh had extremely close games when they both won 21-20 against Alison Millard and Sue Peach with Town’s junior bowler Ruby Keggen winning her first game to 16 against Sandra Buckeridge. Third 7-2 scoreline was scored by Ballaugh A at home to Peel (177-131); again only one player won to single figures and this was by Ballaugh’s Lola Tebay. Mary Moffatt and Beverly Wilson were the two winners for Peel winning to 12 and 18 against Michelle Cubbon and Elena Dimsdale. Terry Berry nearly made the scoreline 6-3 when she lost to 18 against Sherriee Pedley. Fourth 7-2 result was by Castletown A away to Mooragh Park (165-116). Anne Oates, Hilary Kermode and Alison Kearsley for Town all won to single figures as did Janet Monk for Mooragh. The other winner for Mooragh was Madison McMullan who won to 13 against Kellie Maddrell. Final 7-2 scoreline was by South Ramsey at home to Nobles (157-136). Even though South won seven games, the closeness in points was helped by Paula Firth and Jo Smith winning their games to single figures, as did Jenny Moore for South. South’s Judy Kelly and Kim Hargraves both had to battle hard to win their games to 19 and 20 against Colese Creer and Keri Hampson. Match between Marown A and Douglas postponed – date to be arranged.
On Friday evening, three 9-0 results were achieved. First of these was Castletown A who were on outstanding form at home to South Ramsey (189-94) with five of Town’s ladies winning their games to single figures. South’s Sue Collier and Lorraine Moore just missed out on winning when they lost to 20 and 17 against Jenny Saunders and Kellie Maddrell. Second impressive 9-0 scoreline was by Marown A away to Ballaugh B (189-82) with seven of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Closest game of the match saw Ballaugh’s Karen Young score 14 against Helen Withers. Third 9-0 result was by an on-form Breagle Glen A who were away to Peel (189-122) with three of the Breagle ladies winning to single figures. Toughest games of the match saw Peel’s Shirley Corrin, Gill Clarke and Jo Corkill lose to 20, 19 and 18 against Katy Williams, Linda Dawson and Voirrey Curphey. Marown B took on Mooragh Park at home and although Marown won 5-4, they lost the match on points (140-149). Mooragh’s Lacey McMullan nearly reversed the scoreline when she lost to 20 against Grace Cooper. Nobles were at home to Castletown B winning 7-2 and by 14 points (172-158). Colese Creer for Nobles plus Town’s Debra Cooper had tough games when they both won to 19 against Melody Marsh and Jo Smith with Noble’s junior bowler, Lara Johnson winning her first game of the season 21-18 against Sue Kerruish. Ballaugh A made their way south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a solid 7-2 win and dropping only seven points (182-112) with four of Ballaugh’s win being won to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Roz Cannon and Jacqui Elliot who won to 19 and 16 against Lola Tebay and Sherriee Pedley.