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W.A.Roberts ladies’ Singles
There was an entry of 30 for the ladies’ singles open played at Port St Mary on Wednesday 13 August for the W.A.Roberts Trophy sponsored by Celtic Associates Ltd. Despite a rain interruption during the afternoon the weather cleared to give fine weather for the latter stages.
Quarter-finals: Tricia Bull 21, Paula Firth 17; Val Macfarlane 21, Win Collister 14; Ann Maddrell 21, Chris Holland 14; Chris Price 21, Hannah Kermode 14.
Both semi-finals were very close. Tricia and Val were neck and neck to 19-19 when Val got two singles to come through 21-19, while in the other match Chris raced ahead to 16-9 before Ann fought back to 19-19. A 2 at the next end saw Chris through to the final.
In the final the scores were level at 14-14 before a spurt from Val took her into a 20-16 lead. Chris took the next three ends to make it “all but across”, before a win for Val on the next end gave her the title 21-20.
Ann Maddrell then thanked all those who had helped during the afternoon running the sheet and providing the refreshments, and also the green keeper, before introducing Iain Wood from Celtic Associates Ltd to make the presentations. Iain said how much he had enjoyed the bowls and that they would be delighted to sponsor the competition again next year.
Ladies’ League Friday 8 August
The games were more evenly matched on Friday night with two of the contests ending with nine points between the two teams. At Douglas the home team were 6-3 ahead on games but wins to single figures by the three Purt le Moirrey winners gave the visitors the nine point advantage. League leaders Port St Mary had the better of South Ramsey 5-4, in a low scoring match, with two wins, and two losses, to single figures. Marown were successful on their travels winning 7-2 against Onchan. However Eileen Thomas and Libby Andrade with good single figure wins kept their visitors’ score down. Peel Sunset completed a successful week with a 6-3 win at Noble’s Mixed, the three winners for the home side being Sylvia Kennaugh, Josie Harding and Paula Firth who won to single figures. Port Erin were the night’s top scorers, winning seven of their nine games. The two winners for Ballaugh were Jenny Maddrell and Jane Teare who came through 21-19 against Sylvia Maddrell, while Christine Macdonald almost gave them a third game, reaching 20 against Phil Dobson.
Ladies’ over 60’s League Thursday 7 August
Douglas fell just one point short of a maximum when they met Onchan B on Thursday 7 August in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league. The lone winner for Onchan B was Joyce Gardiner who edged out Jo Oldam 21-20 while Dee Lewis came close to adding a second game reaching 20 against Wendy Cowin. Audrey Gardner spoiled the party for Castletown as she won to single figures to deny them a full house. Jacqui Elliott had a good tussle with Barbara Young before going down 21-20.Peel Sunset struggled to come to terms with the Marown green, Mary Moffatt being their only winner, although Cath Parker came close reaching 20 against Mary Alderson. Despite ending level on games Noble’s Mixed had a comfortable points win over Port St Mary B with Meg Williams and Pat Robertson winning to single figures while at Ballaugh good wins by Ann Gale and Jenny Maddrell kept their deficit against Mooragh Park down to 8 points. Onchan A won 4-2 on games at home to Douglas with Lynda Clarke winning to single figures, the two winners for the visitors being Muriel Cain and Pat Kelly.
Ladies’ League Wednesday 6 August
Wednesday 6 August saw the Ramsey “Derby Match” taking place in the C Tarleton Hodgson and Son Ltd sponsored ladies’ league. South Ramsey made the most of home advantage to win 5-4 on games, Gill Dixon nearly making it six games as she lost out 20-21 to Chris Price. Another close game saw Kellie Maddrell-Reeve reach 19 points against Jenny Moore. Purt le Moirrey won 6-3 at Ballaugh, but with the home players all reaching double figures, in particular Christine Macdonald just losing out 20-21 to Tracey Moore, and Mary Simmonds and Ann Gale winning to single figures, the home side took the match by six points. Peel had a convincing 7-2 victory over Onchan, Jo Smith and Eileen Thomas being the two winners for the visitors, while it was a similar story at Marown where Mavis Franks and Lynda Cadamy won for Port Erin. Castletown won 5 games against Noble’s Mixed, but with Hannah Kermode and Marie Ashurst winning to single figures they had a comfortable points advantage. Port St Mary won 6-3 against Douglas, with three players winning to single figures, the three winners for the visitors were Paula Garrett, Lynne Mansley and Wendy Cowin while Patsy Rush reached 20 against Tricia Bull.
Ladies’ over 60’s League Tuesday 5 August
Mooragh Park were top scorers in the Trend sponsored over 60’s league on Tuesday 5 August. Despite Douglas making it a draw on games, wins to single figures by Maureen Payne and Lilian Slinger together with Ellie Cowell reaching 20 against Kath King gave the home side a convincing points win. The other two winners for Douglas were Wendy Cowin and Jan Osborne.Marown were on good form on their visit to Port St Mary B, winning 5 games, Edwina Reid was the lone winner for the home side, although Dot Mylchreest almost added a second game reaching 20 against Celia Joughin. League leaders, Port St Mary A had a tough battle at Peel where the match ended level on games. Mary Moffatt and Kath Looney went all the way before Mary eventually came through 21-20 while Tricia Bull’s win to single figures helped the visitor’s to win by 9 points. Onchan B won 4-2 on games with Dee Lewis and Elisabeth Kassapian winning to single figures. The two winners for Port Erin were Kay Primrose-Smith and Mavis Franks who both also won to single figures. Ballaugh came out on top 4-2 on games at the Villa with Peggy Griffin and Jenny Maddrell winning to single figures while at Castletown visitors, Noble’s Mixed, had the advantage 4-2 on games, although Sue Peach came close to levelling the games score as she just lost out 20-21 to Sonja Lees.
Ladies’ over 60’s Thursday 31 July
Onchan A were top scorers on Thursday 31 July when they won a high-scoring match against Peel Sunset. which ended level on games, a good win to single figures by Flo Kelly giving them a comfortable points advantage. The two winners for Villa against Mooragh Park were Muriel Cain and Margaret Corlett while Kay McKiernan reached 19 against Mary Kinrade. A good win to single figures by Lilian Slinger meant the home side finished just short of the 100 point mark. Port St Mary A did not have it all their own way when they faced their B team, despite wins to single figures by Val Macfarlane and Margaret Tasker, wins by Brenda Hawkard and Edwina Reid kept the home side’s score down. Port Erin had a 4-2 advantage on games over Douglas with single figure wins by Jacqui Elliott and Jean Thackrah. Jan Osborne also won to single figures for the visitors while Kath King reached 19 against Audrey Gardner. Marown and Castletown ended level on games, but with two home players, Shirley Whelan and Mary Alderson, winning to single figures and Sue Peach being the only visitor to do so, Marown ended with a nine point advantage. It was very close at Noble’s Mixed with both teams taking three games. Lin Ruscoe and Sylvia Kennaugh won to single figures for the home side as did Viv Rush and Theresia Britten for Onchan B, but the home side ended with a one point deficit.
Ladies’ over 60’s Tuesday 29 July
Ballaugh’s visit to Peel in the Trend sponsored over 60’s league on Tuesday 29 July produced a rarity, a draw on both games and points. Wins to single figures by Jenny Maddrell for the visitors and Joyce Kelly and Mary Moffatt for the home side kept the scores low. Castletown went down 2-4 on games to Port St Mary A With all their players reaching double figures and Sue Peach winning to single figures they ended up just 5 points short of the league leaders. Mooragh Park fell just one point short of a maximum thanks to Voirrey Curphey edging out Ellie Cowell 21-20 while at Port St Mary B Chris Holland’s 21-19 win over Ann Watterson left Onchan A just two points away. Douglas had the better of Noble’s Park 4-2 on games, with Lynne Mansley winning to single figures while Marcia Pearson saved Marown’s blushes by winning her game at Onchan B thus denying the home side a full house.
Ladies’ League Friday 1 August
Second placed Mooragh park were top scorers in the C Tarleton Hodgson and Son Ltd ladies league on Friday 1 August, with only Shirley Whelan from Marown winning her game to deny them a full house. Leaders Port St Mary weren’t far behind winning seven games, five of them to single figures, although Peel did have two winners in Joyce Kelly and Pat Robertson. Castletown did not enjoy their journey north to meet South Ramsey where the home side won 6-3 on games. However there were some very close matches with Fiona Kennish’s 21-19 against Ann Hollingworth was matched by Kath Kinley’s win over Gill Dixon by the same score. The closest game of the match saw Jenny Moore edge out Hannah Kermode 21-20. Douglas with five wins, two to single figures, and every player reaching double figures, had a comfortable win on points against Port Erin while Purt le Moirrey with five wins, three to single figures, had a clear win over Onchan. The closest match of the night was at Noble’s Mixed, the home side winning 5-4 on games with a margin of 13 points.
Ladies’ Over 60’s League Thursday 24 July
Port St Mary took advantage of Mooragh Park’s no match day by recording a maximum, with three players winning to single figures, against Onchan B to extend their lead at the top of the table. Chris Holland denied Ballaugh.a full house, although all six games were close resulting in both teams passing 100 points, while Ann Hollingworth was the fly in the ointment for Onchan A who won 5 games against Castletown with Hazel Hughes winning to single figures. Douglas had a fruitful journey to Marown, taking 4 games with three of their players winning to single figures. The two winners for the home side were Marcia Pearson and Mary Black. Peel Sunset won 4-2 at the Villa with Cath Parker and Joyce Kelly winning to single figures while Pat Kelly and Kay McKiernan were the two home winners. Noble’s Mixed had a tough struggle against Port Erin, the match ending level on games. Although Lin Ruscoe won to single figures this was more than balanced by Gwen Tuck and Kay Primrose-Smith doing likewise, giving the visitors a 10 point advantage.
Ladies’ Over 60’s League Tuesday 22 July
Mooragh Park were able to make up ground on the league leaders dropping just two points at Noble’s Mixed, the home sides two winners being Lin Ruscoe and Sonja Lees who both won 21-20 against Maureen Payne and Rita Callan respectively. Leaders, Port St Mary A had a tough time on the Douglas green, ending level on games with a deficit of 10 points. Patsy Rush and Lynne Mansley won to single figures for the home side as did Val Macfarlane for the visitors. Shirley Whelan spoiled the party for Port Erin who won 5-1 on games with three of their players winning to single figures as did Shirley in reply for Marown. Onchan A had the better of their B side 5-1 on games with Marilyn Ellison being the lone winner for the home side while Castletown passed the 100 point mark against Ballaugh with a 4-2 win. It was close at Port St Mary Where the B team had a 4-2 advantage on games, but with Brenda Williams reaching 20 against Chris Holland and Muriel Cain winning to single figures, they came through by a mere 4 points.