Isle of Man County Crown Green Bowling Association

In Canada Life International Division One this week Marown A took on their C Team, who are firmly rooted to the bottom of the table, with the A team winning 10-0. In an eight man team Walter McCarthy came closest to picking up a point as he lost out 18-21 to Paul Kelly, with his 18 chalks making up 25% of the chalks scored by the C Team. This result sent Marown back to the top of the league by a solitary point.

Peel A made light work of Marown B, winning 10-0 at home. Peel captain George Gadsby was the best winner 21-7 against Sam Clague, whilst Kevin Kelly came closest to preventing the whitewash as he lost 18-21 to Gary Smith.

Castletown A hosted Port St Mary A at the Crofts, with the home team claiming a vital 6-4 win, with the aggregate won comfortably by 29 chalks (151-122). Town Captain Jordan Drewett just missed out on securing an extra point for his side, as he lost 20-21 to Chris Lever, who returned to his old stomping ground. Recording single figure wins were Nathan Cooil, who beat Robbie Cooil 21-7, whilst Dean Kinley won 21-1 against Tom Collins.

Douglas A went home happy with an 8-2 home win over North Ramsey A, with the Villa men winning two games 21-20, whilst Merv Sayle beat John Cannan 21-18. For the visitors Rob Monk won 21-10 against Shaun Seal, whilst Steve Walmsley held off Andy Cannell 21-19.

Fixture of the week was between Onchan A and South Ramsey A, with the visitors having to match or better last week’s 9-1 win by Marown A at Onchan Park to stay in touch with the league leaders. The first four games the visitors could have been 3-1 down on games, however Dido Kelly won 21-13 against Neil Dunwell, having trailed 2-10, James Teare was in a tough game with last week’s lone winner Peter Slinger, with the former ending the game strongly to win 21-14. Kevin Quirk made light work of Peter Collister, with a 21-3 victory, whilst a win from John Kennish was never in doubt with a 21-7 victory over Gary Conwell.

In the second half David Bradford was in a tough game early on with Will Penhallurick, with Bradford going on to win 21-10. Jordan Cain built up a 17-7 lead with Reg Temporaza, with the Ramsey man taking a 21-17 win. South Ramsey captain Glynn Hargraves was up against Onchan captain Matthew Quirk, with Hargraves never relinquishing the lead in the game, leading 12-2, 15-9 and 18-11, with the South captain getting over the line 21-16. The last game on the green was between Stefan Kelly and Jamie Clague, with Kelly leading 20-10 a spirited fightback from the Onchan man saw the deficit close to just two chalks at 20-18, with Kelly getting the vital chalk needed to win 21-18 and help his side secure a 9-1 away victory.

Castletown A played their rearranged fixture (Game 10) with Onchan A on Tuesday evening, following the Southern 100. The home team manage to race to a 5-3 win, however two heavy defeats for the Town men ensured Onchan came away with a 5-5 draw as they won the aggregate by nine chalks (128-137). Winning for the visitors Peter Slinger won 21-5 against Jordan Drewett, Kevin Quirk beat David Quayle 21-6, whilst Matthew Quirk won 21-12 against George Foy. Just missing out 20-21 was Jamie Clague to Nathan Cooil with a measure going in favour of the Town man.

In Division Two South Ramsey B sit in top spot following a solid 9-1 home win over Castletown B, who are in danger of being relegated to Division Three. The home team did manage to sneak two 21-20 wins, with George Brew beating Phil Cannon, with Christian Caley holding off a strong challenge from Peter Oates. Lone winner for the Town men was Willie Corkill who beat South Ramsey captain Ben Dugdale 21-15.

Ballaugh A are joint top, continue to apply the pressure with a 10-0 home win over Douglas B, with the Villa men now cut adrift from a challenge for promotion. Richard Hainge won 21-1 against Andy Foster, whilst Tony Quine was pushed all the way by Bob Callow before prevailing 21-20 to seal the whitewash.

Peel B had a tricky away fixture to North Ramsey B at Mooragh Park, as they looked to avoid a third consecutive defeat, however the home team won 7-3 to lift themselves off the bottom of the table, with the Peel men dropping to third place, five points off the top two.

Port Erin A were on the receiving end of a 3-7 home defeat to Finch Hill A. Winning for the home team were Derek Allen, David Cain, and Christopher Dent.

Noble’s A were also suffered a home defeat with Onchan B winning 2-8. Just missing out on picking up points for the home team were Juan Qualtrough 19-21 against Neil Richmond, whilst Mark Bradshaw was on the wrong end of a 21-20 scoreline against Mike Kelly.

 In Division Three Noble’s C hosted South Ramsey C on Monday evening, with the home team winning 7-3, the result helped Noble’s leapfrog the Ramsey men to sit in second place.

League leaders Noble’s B took home a 3-7 away win over South Ramsey D, with Grahem Moore the only single figure winner on the night.

Marown D had a positive 7-3 home win over Onchan C, to lift themselves clear of the bottom two, with the Crosby men winning three games to single figures, whilst the visitors could only win two games to single figures with 13 chalks separating the teams (133-120).

Ballaugh B won 8-2 at home to Port St Mary B to go into joint third place on 71 points with South Ramsey C, whilst Peel C hosted Noble’s D with the Peel men having the opportunity to close the 11 point gap on their opponents, which they managed to do clawing back six points thanks to an 8-2 victory.

In Division Four Ballaugh C came away from the Villa with a 3-7 win over Douglas C to sit eight points clear of North Ramsey C who came away from Finch Hill B with a 4-6 win, thanks to taking the aggregate by 13 chalks (123-136), with Paul Arthur and Bryan Corner winning to single figures.

Mixed Team Championship Fixtures

Group A

Ballaugh vs Port St Mary A

Marown A vs Nobles A

Group B

North Ramsey A vs Nobles B

South Ramsey A vs Douglas A

Mixed Team Plate

Group A

Peel Sunset vs Marown B

Douglas B vs Castletown A

Group B

Port Erin vs South Ramsey B