Isle of Man County Crown Green Bowling Association

Festival week came to a wet and windy climax on Friday night with the invitational at Nobles Park. The event was very generously sponsored by Zambrero, a New Mexican restaurant coming to Douglas in the next few months, a huge thank you to them. On what was one of the wettest finals days in a long time, Green Zambrero ponchos were on show for supporters around the green to help stay dry during the day, a thoughtful donation from them.

A massive thankyou to everyone who accepted the invite, some of the games finest players showcasing their talents on the Nobles Park greens which were immaculate all week. A huge thank you also to members of Nobles Park bowling club for the use of their facilities throughout the evening, your support was very much appreciated. A special thanks also to Brian Kelly for running the sheet smoothly and keeping the comp ticking over.

Now for the slightly embarrassing bit…. When I assembled this field, I was really happy with the quality of players that would be on show and knew whoever would come out on top would have to come through 5 tough games to be crowned the winner…. And so it proved! I’ll let the results sheet tell you the rest….

I’d just like to say a personal thanks to Jon Palmer who made my life easier by not having to present myself with the winners prize and who was very kind in saying a few words in thanking all competitors and those that had stayed to support, cheers mate.

I need a week off now after that week. Great to see some friends again, old and new. We look forward to welcoming you all back soon.

Results below

Report by Paul Dunn