Isle of Man County Crown Green Bowling Association

A special mention must go to Division Three side Peel Sunset C led by the grandson of Jack Lee, who would no doubt have been proud to see Jimmy Lee lead his team to achieve promotion to Division Two with a team made up of mostly new bowlers, who have shown great appetite to improve both individually and collectively, with a number of their players getting themselves in open competitions most weekends. The Peel men faced a tricky fixture away to Noble’s C, however they wrapped up the league title and promotion in style with a superb 8-2 win.

North Ramsey B pushed Peel all the way throughout the season, as they finished just three points behind Peel following a solid 8-2 win over near-neighbours South Ramsey C, as the Peel win left ensured the Mooragh men couldn’t win the league.

There were just six chalks between Ballaugh B and Ballaugh C (133-127), however a 5-3 win for the higher ranked team secured a 7-3 victory to secure third place, with the C finishing in a lowly ninth place.

With Breagle Glen C having their fate secured some time ago, they hosted Noble’s D, it was the visitors who took home a 3-7 win to finish in fifth place, two points ahead of Marown D.

Winning the Division Three individual merit was North Ramsey’s Bryan Corner with 13 wins from 14 games played, despite not playing in the final fixture of the season the Mooragh man could not be caught. Finishing in second place was Marown D player Stu Mason with 13 wins from 16 games played, however Corner dropped just eight chalks compared to Mason’s 22 chalks. As a point of interest, the North Ramsey man won Division Four merit in 2024.

In a repeat of 2024 Division Four had been dominated by one team throughout the season, this year Onchan C finished streets ahead of everyone on 123 points, with promotion long since secured, they ended the season with a 4-6 away win over Finch Hill B who finished 32 points back on their opponents.

Douglas C just managed to secure second spot by a solitary point thanks to their 8-2 win over the D Team, with this result good enough to leapfrog the Finch men.

South Ramsey D damaged North Ramsey C’s hopes of a higher league finish with an 8-2 home win over the Mooragh men, who finished in fourth, with South finishing in sixth spot, as they crept up one place on the night to finish ahead of Douglas D.

Noble’s E finished their second season of league bowls in a respectable fifth place, following their draw away to bottom side Peel D. The home team won 5-3 on games, however the all-important aggregate saw the Noble’s men ensure they secured a 5-5 draw.

Winning the Division Four individual merit was Finch Hill B veteran Tony Epifani who won 15 games from 16 played, as he won the final fixture of the 2025 season to finish one win ahead of Onchan C player Colin Brown, who won 14 games out of 15 played. Had the Onchan man not missed a game he could have won the merit, having only dropped one chalk in his one defeat, while Epifani had dropped three chalks.

This season has seen some fantastic results from Junior bowlers, who continue to improve, with a lot of newer bowlers who have undoubtedly got the ‘bug’ as the men’s night league continues to thrive. Long may it continue.