Yearly Archives: 2015
Over 60’s 14 April
The rain stayed away for most of the matches played in the Trend over 60’s ladies’ league on Tuesday 14 April. Port Erin put their previous result behind them as they ran out with a maximum against Villa with Mavis Franks and Voirrey Curphey both winning to single figures. There were some close games at Marown where Mary Black edged out Jean Quine 21-20, that result being balanced by Joyce Kelly against Shirley Whelan, Peel coming out ahead on points in a match that ended level on games. Unfortunately Douglas could only field four players against Breagle, but managed to win three games in a low-scoring match. Port St Mary A were on top form at Mooragh Park with four players winning to single figures, although Maureen Wright denied them a full house. The closest match of the day was at Onchan A where despite winning 4-2 on games Ballaugh took victory by just one chalk with Rita Callan winning to single figures for the home side and Libby Andrade coming close to levelling the games score when she reached 19 against Ann Gale.
Welcome to the New Website
Welcome to the new Isle of Man Bowls Website.
The relaunch is a major overhaul of the original site with a fresh new look and some new brand new features.
- A new system has been developed from the ground up to store the bowls results which will allow a centralised area for all bowls results now and in the future
- All league and cup games played since 2012 have been re-imported to include all individual games played.
- From the League and Merit tables you can now click your team or a player and see their results for the season and also their historical results
- As before on the night the match score will be available on the website
- 1-2 days later the individual game results will be imported once results are received and verified
- As these games are imported the merits and player history pages are immediately updated
As well as these new features further enhancements will be released in the near future
Mens Night League Underway
This is a ground breaking season for Manx Bowls with the Islands inaugural inclusion in the Senior County Championships and with hope of a good showing in that it was great to see the domestic league season start with a bang.
The big guns are all firing early on and league champions Onchan A top the Isle of Man Bank division one table after two maximum 10-0 wins. Onchan are the team to beat again this year and will be very pleased with the start they have made.
South Ramsey A finished third last year and many people think they can get a lot closer to the top two this year and really put the cat amongst the pigeons. They know they can beat anybody and have good strength in depth and a terrific start from them has seem them score two maximums of their own, only trailing Onchan on chalk difference.
Marown A finished last year in second place and whilst they only had one game last week, they must be happy with their start. They beat Port St Mary 8-2 away from home, a result that cannot be understated as the southerners are very hard to shift on their own patch. Port backed this statement up midweek with an 8-2 home victory over a strong Douglas side who came into the fixture off the back of a 9-1 win away at Ballaugh earlier in the week.
Castletown A will have been delighted with their start and a 9-1 win at home against Port Erin A followed up with a 5-5 draw away at newly promoted Finch Hill A has seen them move into 3rd with some good early points on the board.
Division 2 has also started will and is very tight at the top after only 1 round of fixtures. Peel B are surprise leaders after a great 8-2 home win over North Ramsey B, and they are closely followed by South Ramsey B who recorded their own 8-2 win on their travels to Nobles B.
Ballaugh B and Douglas B both picked up good 7-3 wins to see them start off in third and fourth place respectively. It was also great to see newly promoted Marown B start with a 6-4 win away at Onchan B, the Crosby boys battled back from 4-0 down at halftime to win the remaining games and take the aggregate points.
What a difference a year makes and last seasons division 3 basement outfit Douglas C top the league after a magnificent 10-0 victory in their first fixture. They struggled last year only winning in their final match of the campaign but things already look very different for them this time around.
Ballaugh C and Onchan C both picked up very respectable 8-2 wins to trail Douglas in second and third places.
Ladies’ league 10 April
South Ramsey had a tougher task than on Wednesday as they travelled to Noble’s. Although they had the advantage 5-4 on games the home side came through on points with all their players reaching double figures. Clare Cooper and Shelley Kennish had a close encounter with Shelley coming through 21-20. Port St Mary put up another strong performance at Onchan, the two winners for the home side being Dee Lewis and Jo Smith. Purt le Moirrey followed up their first match performance with a good win over Peel with Chris Holland, Roma Ware and Edwina Reid all winning to single figures as did Philippa Fletcher and Heather horsburgh for the visitors. There were some close games when Mooragh Park visited Castletown where Hilary Kermode lost out 19-21 to Janet Monk and Rachel Palmer reached 20 against Rosemary Quirk.Marown had a torrid time against Douglas despite winning three games, Lil Smith and Shirley Whelan won to single figures, Margaret Scarffe being the other winner, but five of Douglas’s wins were also to single figures.
Ladies’ over 60’s Week 1
Short sleeves were the order of the day as the ladies’ over 60’s league, sponsored by Trend, commenced on Thursday 9 April. Last year’s champions, Port St Mary A started with a bang recording a maximum against Onchan A. Phyllis Gelling put up the most resistance reaching 19 against Rita Callister. Castletown were second highest scorers at Marown whose two winners were Shirley Whelan And Celia Joughin who edged out Barbara Young 21-19. Noble’s also won 4-2 0n games at Ballaugh, the game of the morning being Jenny Maddrell’s 21-20 win over Lin Ruscoe. It was nice to see Eileen Killey playing again, she and Flo Kelly being the two winners for Onchan B against Port St Mary B
Ladies’ League 8 April
The weather was kind for the start of the C Tarleton Hodgson sponsored ladies’ league on Wednesday 8 April. Champions Port St Mary got off to a good start dropping just 15 points against Marown but their total was surpassed by Noble’s who reached 179 points against Ballaugh where Rebecca Teare took Jenny Maddrell all the way before going down 20-21.The new-look Mooragh Park had a tough time against South Ramsey, but they had a few inexperienced players who will only get better as the season progresses. Things were evenly balanced at Douglas with the home side going down to Port Erin by one point. Purt-le-Moirrey may be the team to keep an eye on this year as they started with a good win over Castletown.
Only three teams left with 100% record
The Tower Insurance Men’s Over 60’s Bowls is looking set to be one of the most open in recent years, with after just three games gone only three teams have a 100% record. Peel Sunset A, Douglas A and North Ramsey A are the three. In very balmy conditions Peel had comfortable wins at home to Nobles B and away to Onchan B, North Ramsey had a 7-1 win over Port St Mary A at the Mooragh, then came away with the points on their visit to Marown in a close 5-3 match. Douglas A defeated the second teams of Port St Mary away and Castletown at home. Defending Champions Castletown A got off to a bad start losing their second game of the season on their visit to Onchan A by 5 games to 3, Onchan A then visited Port St Mary A and found a Port team in superb form inflicting a 8-0 whitewash over their visitors, to keep up the pressure on the top teams. Castletown A eventually got their season up and running with a win over Nobles A at the crofts by 5 games to 3, this if after Nobles A used home advantage to beat Ballaugh on the Tuesday. Peel B had a couple of draws this week firstly in a close game at Castletown B, then repeating this at home to South Ramsey. Port Erin had a mixed week winning at home to Finch Hill before losing to Nobles B. while Finch Hill had a 5-3 victory over PSM B.
Over 60’s Men’s League shock for champions
The Tower Insurance Over 60’s League got off to a sensational start on Thursday with defending Champions Castletown A going down at home to their nemesis North Ramsey A by 5 games to 3 to give the Northerners renewed hope in their attempt to be top of the pile this year, Two of last year’s top four teams met at Port St Mary with South Ramsey providing the opposition and it was the Southsiders that used their home advantage to gain both points in a 6-2 victory, It is nice to see Ray Watterson back after his shoulder injury last year. Onchan A are another team with title aspirations and they had a good win at Ballaugh by 6 games to 2, While Peel Sunset A also travelled well and also had a 6-2 win at Finch Hill A, unfortunately Finch Hill had to withdraw their B team prior to the seasons start. Peel Sunset B made it a good start for the westerners with a 5-3 win over Port St Mary B, Marown also started well with a good 5-3 win over Castletown B at the Memorial Fields, Douglas A had a comprehensive 8-0 win over Port Erin at the Villa, and not to be outdone Noble’s B turned the tables on Douglas B with another 8-0 victory, Noble’s A also got two points in their first game with a 5-3 win over North Ramsey B. Nobles who have amalgamated the old Noble’s Park and Noble’s Mixed teams should have two very good outfits this year.
Hands Trophy
The ladies’ season got under way at Port St Mary on Saturday 4 April with the non-winners Hands Trophy 2014 held over from last season when it could not be played due to inclement weather.
The disappointing entry of 15 may have been due in part to the cold weather endured so far this season, but conditions could not have been better as the event started, although the mist rolled over later in the afternoon. There were some very close matches throughout and this carried through into the final.
Quarter-finals: Margaret Tasker 21, Connie Pettegrew 7; Kim Hargraves 21. Tricia Bull 19; Paula Firth 21, Rita Callister 13; Maureen Payne 21, Lin Ruscoe 20.
Semi-finals: Kim Hargraves 21, Margaret Tasker 6; Paula Firth 21, Maureen Payne 14
In the final Paula stormed into an early lead of 14-6 before Kim clawed her way back having the better of the middle stages leaving a very exciting “nip and tuck” finish with Paula coming through to take the trophy 21-19.
The prizes were presented by Association president, Pat Robertson, who thanked the Port St Mary club for their hospitality, congratulated the greenkeeper on the state of the green and also thanked everyone involved in the smooth running of the afternoon.
John & Fiona Kennish win Kenny Parker Rosebowl
A total of 30 pairs came together at South Ramsey’s green on Sunday to battle for the Kenny Parker Any Combination Doubles Rosebowl.
The competition was run by North Ramsey but had been switched from the Mooragh Park to allow the green there more time to recover from the extensive work that has been undertaken over the winter.
While a persistent mist lingered all day it did at least remain dry allowing for some competitive bowling on a green that was running well. In the end the final was an all South Ramsey family affair with John and Fiona Kennish triumphing 21 – 15 over Andy Kennish and Alan Moore in a closely fought final.
Losing out in the semis were the North Ramsey pairng ofSteve Parker and Steve Walmsley along with LynBolton from South Ramsey and Trevor Quayle from Port St Mary. Fallers at the quarter final stage were T & P Collins, A & P Taylor, F Watson and J Surridge and S Kelly and M Kneen.
At the end of a good day’s bowling Kenny’s son Steve presented the trophy to the winners, thanking all those who had helped to organise the day and giving particular thanks to South Ramsey for making their green available for the running of the competition and for providing the catering.