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Ladies Open Age League
Marown B 133 V 145 Nobles (5-4) Marown put up a good fight against the strong Nobles team. Winning 5-4 on games but just losing out on the points. Well done to all the new and young players in both teams all picking up points for their teams.
Castletown A 177 V Peel Sunset (7-2) The Peel side picked up a couple of good wins against the tough Castletown A team. Linda Wilson (Peel) won 21-14 and Shirley Corrin 21-16.
Mooragh Park 156 V 134 Port Erin (5-4) Janet Monk and Madison McMullan both won to single figures for the Ramsey side, as did Sue Wilshaw for Port Erin.
Douglas 174 V 138 Castletown B (6-3) Jane Lothian and Shannon McMullan (Douglas) both won to single figures, helping to secure the win for Douglas.
Port Erin A only drop 2 points in Ladies O60 Match
Port Erin A 124 V Castletown B (5-1) The Port Erin side were in fine form when they welcomed Castletown to their green. Sheila Preston (Castletown) just lost out 21-20.
Whilst at home Castletown A 120 V 48 Port Erin B (5-1) Gwen Tuck was Port Erins lone winner 15-21. For Castletown Kim Foy and Anne Oates both won 21-0.
Peel Sunset 107 V 87 Ballaugh (4-2) The Peel side have stepped up a gear this second half of the season. Joyce Kelly won 21-2.
Mooragh Park A 105 V 79 Nobles (4-2) Janet Monk and Gail Corrin (Mooragh) both had single wins as did Nobles Marilyn Ellison.
Onchan A 72 V 121 Marown (1-5) Unfortunately Onchan were a player short, giving Marowns Sue Hammond a 21-0 walkover win. Norma Cowell was Onchans winner 21-16.
South Ramsey 15 V 96 Finch Hill (3-3) This looked like the closest game of the day. Finch Hills’ Sue Calley just pipped Anne Gale at Ramsey 20-21.
Port St Mary A 121 V 76 Mooragh Park B (5-1) Trish Bull for the Southside won 21-3. The lone winner for the Ramsey side was Gill Hammond 16-21.
Top of the table clash in Open Age League
Castletown A defeated Top of the table Marown A by just 1 point. The Marown side won 5-4 on games.
Kathryn Kinley (Castletown A) won 21-4 and Rebecca Teare (Marown A) 21-7. All of the other games were pretty close as to be expected. Final result Marown A 154 V 155 Castletown A (5-4).
Nobles hosted Ballaugh and the Nobles side won games 5-4 but unfortunately lost the match on points 134 V 141 with the experienced Cath Harvey, Michelle Cubbon and Louise Tebay all winning well to single figures, as did Grace Gawne and Tina Hampson for Nobles.
Peel Sunset 152 V 161 Port Erin (6-3) Lots of close games in this match. But Di Benson and Jacqui Elliott both won 21-6 to help secure Port Erin enough points to take the match win.
Due to games rained off the previous week a couple of rearranged games were played. Ballaugh 174 V 121 Port St Mary (8-1) and Port Erin 179 V 106 Castletown B (8-1).
South Ramsey were in fine form on their home green when visitors Douglas played. With Elaine Moores 21-0 win and Kim Hargraves 21-1. Jenny Moore, who picked up last month’s player of the month, won 21-2. The Douglas side really had their work to do and managed to score 86 overall. South Ramsey 175 V 86 Douglas (7-2) Douglas winners Katie Jacobs 21-9 and Emma Sayle 21-19.
Castletown B 130 V 159 Marown B (3-6) Jo Corkill, Joyce Ogden and Celia Joughin all had single figure wins for marown. As did Linda Dawson and Susan kerruish for the Castletown side.
Port St Mary 174 V Mooragh Park 113 (6-3) Port St Mary secured 4 of the games to single figures securing them a good lead and overall win.
Relegation Battle Heats Up in Division One
The bottom four teams clashed in Canada Life International League Division One as Peel B went level with their opponents on the night, as they beat Marown C 8-2 at home, with the Crosby men still in danger of relegation. For the Peel men Tony Carroon was the best winner as he won 21-9, whilst Alan Cromwell caused the biggest upset of the night as he recovered from a 10-15 deficit against Tom Kelly to win 21-18. The two winners for Marown were Peter Kelly who beat Geoff Rice 21-8, and Conor Keenan who stepped into the team as he picked up an impressive 21-15 win over Rob Middleton.
The crunch clash at the bottom took place between Castletown A and South Ramsey B at the Crofts, with Town taking a 7-3 home win. For the visitors Ben Dugdale won the clash of the captains as he beat Jordan Drewett 21-17, Tony Dugdale beat Nathan Cooil 21-15, whilst Christian Caley was staring defeat in the face, however he pulled off an incredible comeback as he trailed 5-20 against David Quayle to run out with a 21-20 victory. For the home team four comfortable wins were taken by Aaron Richardson, Ron Williams, Ian Watson, George Foy, with Nathan Hamilton getting home 21-20 against Tony Hart.
League Leaders South Ramsey A stretched their lead to 10 points ahead of their next fixture away to Marown A, as they won 8-2 at home to Onchan A who were kept below 100 chalks (162-90). Winning for the visitors were Reg Temporaza who held off Stefan Kelly 21-17, whilst Matthew Quirk edged a good battle with Jordan Cain 21-19. Will Penhallurick missed out on a third win for Onchan as he let a 9-2 lead over John Kennish slip, eventually losing out 17-21. For the home team there were four single figure victories, whilst David Bradford earned a 21-13 win over Kevin Quirk.
Marown A came away from the Villa with a 3-7 victory over Douglas A, as they cruelly missed out on another two points with two 20-21 defeats, as Andy Cannell held off Glenn Boland, with Keith Rise getting the better of Sam Clague. The third win for the home team was from captain Merv Sayle who beat Phil Kelly 21-16. Four of the Crosby men’s wins were to single figures, with Paul Dunn having to battle for his 21-17 win over Gordon Wynne-Smythe.
Port St Mary A hosted North Ramsey A at Breagle Glen with the Port men winning 5-3 on games, the teams tied on chalks (141-141) to ensure the home team took a 6-4 win. Home captain Wayne Roberts held off Paul Allison 21-19, Dave Saxon beat John Cannan 21-20, with Dan McCabe seeing off Steve Walmsley 21-17, with Paul Skelly the best winner as he beat Gary Merrill 21-9. For the Mooragh men Allan Callow beat Robbie Cooil 21-8, Steven Waters won 21-15 against Tim Williams, whilst Rob Monk beat Tom Collins 21-13.
Marown B drew 4-4 on games with Peel A at Crosby, the home teams superior chalks securing the aggregate for a 6-4 win (152-126). Darren Kerruish continued his good form of late, as he beat Gary Smith 21-5, with teammate Matthew Keggen beating Dave ‘Barney’ Kelly 21-7. For the visitors Tommy McMeiken was the best winner as he beat Juan Killip 21-14, Peter Greenlees won 21-17 against Harry Barton, Dean Kinley held off Brian Kelly 21-18, whilst David Proctor got over the line 21-19 against John Kelly.
In Division Two league leaders Finch Hill A are 11 points ahead of second placed Ballaugh A following their 8-2 home win over Douglas B, with just 13 chalks separating the teams (139-126). Winning for the visitors were Dave Pease who beat Dave Jones 21-5, whilst Nick Firth beating John Qualtrough 21-8. For the home team Les Brookes was the best winner as he beat Steve Cook 21-7, with teammates Paul Dougherty (21-18) and Pat Maher (21-19) having to battle for their wins over Willie Cowley and Paddy Murphy respectively.
Ballaugh A were just four chalks off a 10-0 win, as they beat Noble’s A 8-2 at home. Two 21-19 wins were claimed by Juan Qualtrough and Mark Bradshaw over Mike Spooner and John Keenan respectively. For Ballaugh single figures wins were taken by John Maddrell, John Andrew, and Nigel Tebay.
Castletown B promotion hopes took a hit as came away from their fixture against South Ramsey C with a 7-3 defeat. Paul Routledge took the best win of the night as he beat Willie Corkill 21-6, Greg Barlow and Franz ten Donkelaar stepped up from the D team, with both players earning victories, whilst Richie Davies edged home 21-20 against Alan Phair. For the Town men Peter Oates, Derek Lewney, and George Peach all won with the latter winning 21-18 against James Moore.
Elsewhere in Division Two Onchan B took on their C Team, despite the higher ranked team losing 3-5 on games, they won the aggregate by five chalks (134-129) to avoid an embarrassing defeat.
Another draw on chalks (130-130) between North Ramsey B and Peel C at Mooragh Park resulted in a 6-4 win for the home team, whilst Port Erin A came away from Noble’s B with a 2-8 victory, with the Breagle Glen men having a game in hand on the teams above them as they look to close the gap.
In Division Three Noble’s D sit in third place, they were the only home winners this week as they beat South Ramsey D 7-3, helped by four single wins from Terry Bates, Alex Colquitt, Stan Cooper, and Roy Moore. Winning for the Ramsey men were Steve Kelly, Geoff Collier, and Billy Blair.
Ballaugh B closed the gap on leaders Port St Mary B, with a comfortable 3-7 victory away to Douglas D, whilst Port St Mary B came away from Peel D with a 4-6 victory as they remain top by two points on 120 points with just four games left to play. The result could have been better for the visitors with three of the Port players losing to 18,19 & 20.
Marown D slipped to a 4-6 home defeat over Douglas C, with John Ferguson and Greg Tomlinson winning to single figures for the visitors. Stu Mason responded for the home team with a 21-7 win over David Beynon.
Finch Hill B took home a 3-7 away win over Port Erin B, with Guy Smith winning 21-20 against Trevor Barker. For the Breagle men Alan Crebbin beat Samson Smith 21-3.
The closest game in Division Three was between Ballaugh C and Noble’s C, with another positive result for the visitors, as they came away with a 4-6 win taking the aggregate by seven chalks (140-147). Visiting captain Steve Cain beat Charlie Harrison 21-8, whilst teammates Paul Moore and Nigel Hinds lost out in close games.
Firth & Gawne win Ballapaws Trophy
Peel Sunset Bowling Club hosted the open lady’s doubles competition, The Ballapaws Trophy on Saturday 29th July.
There were 14 pairs entered. The winners of the competition were Paula Firth and Sue Gawne who had convincing wins through to the final when Philippa Taylor and Joyce Ogden did their utmost to stop them in their tracks the final ending in a score of 21-18. The losing semi-finalists were Cath Parker and Val Allwood and Jenny Moore and Kim Hargraves. It was extremely pleasing to see a number of juniors entering, they were a credit to Douglas BC.
The presentation was by the sponsors Ballapaws Boarding Kennels & Day Care.
Jean Kelly Quarter Finals
The quarter final stage of the Jean Kelly was held on an extremely wet evening.
Mooragh Park (+47) 179 – 163 (+22) Castletown A (4-5) Some good wins from te Mooragh Park side, Janet Monk 21-5, Katie Johnson 21-4 and Madison McMullan 21-9 helped secure them the win.
Castletown B (+53) 149 – 228 (+53) Marown B (2-7) Linda Dawson and Aalish Moore were the Southside winners. Youngster Grace Cooper (Marown) had a great 21-5 win. securing Marown B’s spot in the semi final.
Ballaugh (+36) 175 – 200 (+25) Marown A (3-6) Ballaugh pushed the Marown B team all the way with Captain Michelle Cubbon just losing out 20-21 and Maria Dimsdale 19-21.
Port Erin (+50) 167 – 200 (+34) South Ramsey (3-6) The South Ramsey side managed a couple of single figure wins to secure their spot in semi finals.
The draw has been made for the Semi Finals to be played on wednesday 16th August as follows:
Mooragh Park V Marown A and South Ramsey V Marown B.
Over 60’s Marown top of table
The Over 60s League is looking very similar to the open age league table. With Marown currently lying in top spot but with a game ahead of Castletown A and South Ramsey. Can they hold onto the top spot?
Marown were a player short when they visited Mooragh Park B, so they will be happy to still walk away with the win. Mooragh Park B 63 V 92 Marown (2-4)
Ballaugh just came out on top 110 V 97 Ports St Mary A (3-3). Port Erin A 123 V 89 Douglas A (5-1) Douglas had to give a game away and with 3 of the loses to 20 they still managed to pick up a few points. Castletown A 126 V 68 Finch Hill (6-0) The southside were on their usual top form taking all the 6 games Joy Stevens just managed to hold off Anne Hon 21-20 to secure her team the full house.
Peel Sunset 121 V 89 Castletown B (5-1), Onchan A 105 V 77 Port Erin B (4-2), South Ramsey 101 V 85 Mooragh Park A (3-3)
Close points at top of open age league table
Only 4 games left in the Open age league and with only 55 points separating the top 3 teams the title could easily go down to the very last game. Marown A currently sit in 1st place on 3136 with Castletown A only 9 points behind on 3136 leaving South Ramsey chasing the top on 3080.
Marown A pushed themselves to the top of the table with a good away win at Port Erin 103-186 with Port Erin’s Alison Stockham winning their only game 21-18.
Castletown B had a close fought game when they welcomed the strong Ballaugh team to their green. Castletown B 144 v 167 Ballaugh (4-5).
The Douglas team youngsters are showing great improvement helping their team record a win against Port St Mary who were unfortunately 1 player short. Douglas 169 V 112 Port St mary (6-3).
Nobles 130 V 159 Castletown A (3-6) The southside team were just too strong for the Nobles side. Sylvia Kennaugh and Grace Gawne for Nobles had some great wins to single figures. 21-7 and 21-6.
That just leaves Marown B 89 V 183 South Ramsey (1-8) Rosemary Winckle managed a win for the marown side 21-15, but the Ramsey side was just too strong winning 4 of their games to single figures.
Trio Compete In British Senior Merit
Three local bowlers competed in the British Senior Merit on Saturday at Heaton Park in Manchester.
Onchan man Peter Slinger won his first game 21-10 against John Short from Wales, before losing out 8-21 in the second round to Reece Farr (Shropshire).
Marown’s Tom Kelly just got over the line 21-20 against Joe Stockdale (Yorkshire), before suffering a 7-21 defeat to Lee Brown (Potteries & District) in the next round.
The best run of the local men was from Manx Champion Neil Withers (Marown) as he won his first game 21-16 against Yorkshire man Gordon Flower, then went on to secure an even better win in the second round as he beat Ryan Sandham (Cheshire) 21-11.
At the quarter final stage Withers came up against a formidable opponent in Simon Coupe (North Lancs & Fylde), who has won top titles all over the U.K. and also went into the event as the favourite with the bookmakers priced at 3/1 in a field of 64 players. Despite Withers efforts Coupe went on to take a 21-14 victory.
The competition was eventually won by Coupe who beat Reece Farr 21-11, the same opponent who had put Slinger out in the second round. This was Coupe’s first time winning the British Senior Merit.
Jean Kelly Prelim Continues
Jean Kelly Prelim
Port Erin (+53) 200 V 199 Nobles (+43) The Port Erin side just managed to take the win by 1 point overall taking full advantage of that 10 point advantage. Susan Inch (Port Erin) won 21-9. Marilyn Ellison’s 21-7 and Sue Gawne’s 21-6 wins for nobles wasn’t quite enough and left them with the title of the plate in their sight.
Castletown A (+13) 196 V 158 Douglas (+57) Even with a 44 point advantage Douglas still had a lot of work to do, unfortunately for them Castletown were the much stronger team winning 8 – 1 on games. Paula Garrett took a 21-15 win for Douglas.But with Castletown winning 5 of their
games to single figures they were always on the top.
The final prelim game was Peel Sunset (+45) 183 V 202 Ballaugh (+39) The Ballaugh team won 6-3 on games with 3 of them to single figures, giving them enough points to take them on to the next round, where the will face Marown A.