Isle of Man County Crown Green Bowling Association

Castletown Bowling Club hosted the Charity Cringle Fours men’s open competition on Saturday attracting 24 pairs to compete for the trophy, an increase of eight pairs on last year.

The quarter finals saw Glynn Hargraves and Jamie Box (South Ramsey/Quarry) beat Marown pair Neil Withers and Paul Dunn, whilst the Peel/Marown combination of Pip Pemberton and Peter Greenlees ended the run of James Kelly and Trevor Quayle (Marown/Breagle Glen). In the other half of the draw Jordan Drewett and Dean Kinley were the furthest home greeners after seeing off Castletown clubmates Nathan Cooil and Aaron Richardson, whilst Crosby duo Glenn Boland and Peter Jones lost out to South Ramsey pair David Bradford and Dido Kelly.

Hargraves and Box booked their place in the final, with the score tied at 15-15 after 13 ends, it took a one, two and three in that order to secure a 21-15 win over Pemberton and Greenlees, helped in part by two full houses earlier in the game. The other semi-final saw Drewett and Kinley close the deficit with Bradford and Kelly to just two chalks (12-14) after 14 ends. A strong finish from the South Ramsey men ensured a 21-14 win.

The final got underway with the score tied at 6-6 after five ends, then a couple of fours for Bradford and Kelly gave the South Ramsey pair plenty of breathing room as they took a 15-9 lead. This quickly turned to 20-9, with Hargraves and Box lying one a great last bowl from Kelly sealed a deserved 21-9 victory. Bradford was looking for a partner in the morning, with Kelly stepping in at the 11th hour, it proved to be a successful partnership.

The presentation was made by competition secretary Nathan Hamilton, who introduced Murray Cringle’s son Phil Cringle to present the prizes. A grand total of £325 was raised for Sight Matters, with all prize winners putting their winnings back into the pot, this boosted the final figure raised.