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Club Team Championship
The Club Team Championship quarter finals took place this week with the ties played home and away. The format continues with four drawn doubles games and six singles.
The most keenly contested tie of the week was between Port St Mary and Ballaugh with the latter falling short by 48 chalks (373-325). Port St Mary won the home leg by 51 chalks, while Ballaugh managed to turn this round to win the home leg by just three chalks as they picked up eight wins out of a possible 20 from the two legs.
The next closest match was between Finch Hill and Onchan with the latter winning by 116 chalks (283-399). Finch Hill did manage to pick up six wins over both legs, as they lost by 30 chalks at home (160-190), while they suffered an 86 chalk defeat in the away leg earlier in the week.
Marown took on North Ramsey and won overall by 128 chalks (406-278) and rather strangely the score in both the home and away leg was exactly the same 203-139, however North Ramsey won two games in the first leg and just one in the second leg at Crosby.
South Ramsey won by 163 chalks overall against Douglas (410-247), as they won by 82 chalks at home (206-124), while in the second leg Douglas fielded a number of newer bowlers to give them an opportunity to gain some experience. At the Villa the team performed just as well as the team lost by 81 chalks (123-204).
The semi-finals are due to be held on neutral greens – venues to be confirmed on Monday 26th September as Port St Mary take on Marown, while South Ramsey face Onchan, with the final to be held two days later on Wednesday 28th September for the successful teams.
Marown Retain JMS Title
JMS Shield Winners 2022 - Marown
Photo: Gill MorganOn Thursday morning, the final of the Over 60’s JMS knockout competition was played at Port Erin between Marown and South Ramsey. With the individual handicaps in place, Marown started with 12 points and South 20.
First three jacks on the green saw Joyce Ogden playing Gillian Jopson, Lynda Cadamy playing Elaine Moore and Celia Joughin playing South Ramsey captain Sue Collier. Joyce was in fine form winning her game to 4; Lynda and Elaine had a tough battle with Elaine eventually winning to 17, whilst Celia Joughin came back from being behind to run out 21-18.
At the halfway stage, including the handicaps, Marown led 71-63. The next game saw Marown’s Philippa Taylor give her team an excellent boost by winning to three against Ann Gale; this was followed by Rosie Winckle having a solid win to 14 against against Judy Kelly. The last game pitted Shirley Whelan (Marown) against Moira Anderson. This was the game of the morning as it was nip and tuck throughout with Moira eventually winning 21-20. Final score – Marown 133, South Ramsey 101, four games to two.
Janet Latham, Ladies Association Treasurer and sponsor of the competition, thanked all those for taking part, supporters and spectators and Port Erin ladies/gentleman for providing excellent refreshments before introducing and asking her grandson, Jack Shilling, to present the trophy and prizes. Many congratulations to Marown on their win and for retaining the JMS title.
JANET WINS OVER 60’s CHAMPIONSHIP
Over 60’s Ladies Manx Champion 2022 - Janet Monk
Photo: Gill MorganOn Tuesday the Ladies Association Over 60s Manx Championship was held at Ballaugh Bowling Club attracting an entry of 26 ladies.
Getting through to the semi-finals were Joyce Kelly (Peel) against Lynda Cadamy (Marown) and Janet Monk (Mooragh Park) against Paula Firth (Onchan). In the first semi, Joyce started off the stronger leading 10-2. Lynda got into her stride winning seven of the next 10 ends to claw the score back to 15-10 to Joyce. The following 11 ends were to and fro but with the lead advantage Joyce had earlier in the game, Joyce won 21-16.
The second semi-final was a similar scenio whereby Janet lead 17-5 on the 17th end, but Paula dug deep managing to score another seven before Janet ran out 21-12.
The final between Janet and Joyce could have gone either way as both ladies played excellent bowls and was evenly balanced throughout. On the 22nd end, the score was 15 across. Janet then, with a final flourish, took four of the next five ends to win 21-16. A well deserved win for Janet being pushed all the way by Joyce.
Presentation of trophy and prizes was made by Gill Morgan, Competition Secretary, who thanked Ballaugh for hosting and providing refreshments throughout the day, to all the competitors, spectators and supporters and to Elaine Moore for sponsoring the competition.
All to Play For In Over 60’s Ladies League
Marown A and Onchan both scored maximums at home to Mooragh Park and Peel in the ladies Open Age league last Wednesday night. Three of Marown’s games were won to single figures, whilst Onchan had two single figure wins. The two closest games of the Marown/Mooragh match were Lynda Cadamy and Jayne Smith both winning to 16 against Bailey McMullan and Janet Monk. In the Onchan/Peel match, both Terri Berry and Mary Moffatt nearly made the scoreline 7-2 when they both lost to 20 against Jo Smith and Libbi Andrade. Castletown A won 5-4 away to Port St Mary with Hannah Drewett and Anne Oates for Castletown winning to single figures. Mavis Franks, Lorna Brady-Glover and Margaret Tasker for PSM, plus Tracy Moore for Castletown all won to 17 against Hilary Kermode, Kim Foy, Sue Peach and Trish Bull respectively. Port Erin visited Castletown B coming away with a 5-4 win and by 28 points. The game of the match saw Susan Inch (Port Erin) just crossing the line 21-20 against Pat Rigby, with Linda Dawson and Ann Hollingworth (Castletown) winning their games to single figures. South Ramsey had a close match at home against Marown B winning 5-4 and by 31 points with three of South’s games being won to single figures. Fiona Kennish (South) and Clare Cooper had a nip and tuck game with Clare eventually winning to 19. Ballaugh had a solid 6-3 away win at Douglas with Pat Mason, Rose Waterworth and Maria Dimsdale for Ballaugh plus Paula Garrett for Douglas all winning to single figures. Jan West (Douglas) and Cath Harvey had the closest game of the night when Jan won to 18. Two rearranged matches between Marown B/Douglas and South Ramsey/Onchan are scheduled for 31 August.
Missing result from last Wednesday morning’s match between Port St Mary A and Onchan B in the ladies Over 60’s league, resulted in a 5-1 win to Port St Mary A with as they dropped only one chalk. Stopping the maximum was Lesley Nicholl who just pipped Chris Holland 21-20. LAs the Over 60’s league is nearing a conclusion Castletown A are currently top with 3117 points, Onchan A second with 2984, Marown third with 2888, South Ramsey fourth with 2884 and Peel fifth with 2831. With Castletown only having one match to play whilst the following group have two it is going to be very close and I am sure results from the remaining fixtures will be eagerly awaited. Game on ladies!
UK Merit Qualifier – Crown Green Masters
Crown Green Masters 2022 Qualifiers - Paul Dunn & Clare Cooper
Photos: Norman Kneen & Gary WeightmanThe Isle of Man Crown Green Bowling Association put two entries forward for a Crown Green Masters Competition to be held at Euston Green in Fleetwood. It was decided to hold a 21 up off scractch qualifier for the two entries, with 27 entering for their chance to qualify.
Going out the last 16 stage in well contested matches were Neil Withers 19-21 to Marown club mate Karl Parker, Peter Greenlees (Peel) lost out 17-21 to Clare Cooper (Marown), Glenn Boland who battled hard before losing out to fellow Marown man Paul Dunn 19-21, while Gary Conwell (Douglas) was beaten 18-21 by Debbie Leece (Marown).
At the quarter final stage Alan Moore performed well to beat South Ramsey club mate Glynn Hargraves 21-17, Clare cooper edged home 21-20 against Karl Parker, Paul Dunn performed well to see off Tommy McMeiken (Peel) 21-10, a result matched by Debbie Leece who beat Dave Naughton (Noble’s).
In the qualifying game Cooper was up against Moore, with the latter racing into a 13-8, only for Cooper to go on a good run to win 21-14 to qualify.
In the other half of the draw Dunn was always in control against Leece, won 21-9 to also qualify for the finals day.
Both Cooper and Dunn will now go on to play in the finals to be played on Friday 23rd September with a prize pot of £3,600 up for grabs. Good luck to both players.
CASTLETOWN ‘B’ FIRST OVER 60’s WIN OF THE SEASON
Castletown B ladies recorded their first Over 60’s win of the season last Tuesday (9th) at home against Mooragh Park B. The result was a three all draw, but the Town ladies won the match by 20 points – result was awaited when reporting on last week’s fixtures. On Thursday morning last week, Port Erin B and Castletown A both recorded maximums at home against Castletown B and Port Erin A respectively. Two of Castletown A games and one in the Port Erin game were won to single figures. Castletown B just missed out on winning a game when Susan Kerruish lost to 20 against Sue Ricketts. Elsewhere, Onchan A had a convincing 5-1 win at home against Port St Mary A. Lone winner for Port St Mary A was Chris Holland who won to 16 against Caroline Corlett. The home derby between the Mooragh Park teams resulted in a 5-1 win for the ‘A’ team with Gail Corrin and Joy Morris (A team) winning their games to single figures. South Ramsey also had a good 5-1 win at home to Onchan B. The lone winner for Onchan was Sue McCourt who won to 19 against Gillian Jopson. Marown travelled to Ballaugh coming away with a good 4-2 win. The two winners for Ballaugh were Barbara Graham and Carol Holt who both won to 17. Peel hosted Finch Hill with Peel winning 4-2 on games and by six points. The closest game saw Mary Moffatt (Peel) winning to 20 against Sue Caley. Tuesday morning’s fixtures resulted in Peel getting a maximum away to Castletown B and Onchan A scoring a maximum at home to Port St Mary B with two games in each match being won to single figures. Port Erin A just missed out on a maximum at home by one point against Mooragh Park when Mary Bruce (Mooragh) just pipped Voirrey Curphey to 20. Mooragh Park A hosted Port Erin B winning 4-2 on games. The two winners for Port were Steph Swift and Alison Stockham who both won to 16. Finch Hill had a very good 5-1 home win against South Ramsey. Lone winner for South was Elaine Moore who won to single figures. Marown A were at home to Castletown A and although the match finished three all, Marown won by 20 points with all games bar one going into double figures. On Wednesday morning, the rearranged match between Marown A and South Ramsey resulted in a 5-1 win for the Crosby ladies and by 28 points with Joyce Ogden (Marown) and lone winner for South, Elaine Moore, both winning to single figures. Result of rearranged match between Port St Mary A and Onchan B awaited at time of report.
In the Open Age league on Friday evening, Marown A won 7-2 away at Port Erin and by 82 points with six of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Port (so I am reliably informed) were the oldest, Rita Callister, and the youngest Caroline Whitehead, who won to 18 and 13 respectively. The home derby between the Castletown teams resulted in a 7-2 win for the A ladies and by 51 points. The two closest games saw Rachel Palmer (B) and Hannah Drewett (A) both winning to 17. Ballaugh were at home to Port St Mary winning the match 6-3 and by 39 points. Christine McDonald and Elaine Fenton (Ballaugh) both won to single figures as did Margaret Tasker for PSM. Peel visited Mooragh Park coming away with a 5-4 win and by 16 points. Closest games saw Madison McMullan and Katie Johnson (Mooragh) and Val Allwood for Peel all winning their games to 19. The matches between Marown B/Douglas and South Ramsey/Onchan have been postponed to Wednesday 31 August due to ladies representing the IOM in competitions off-Island. The rearranged match between Marown B at home to Castletown A took place on Monday evening with the game finishing 6-3 to Castletown with three games being won to single figures. Helen Withers (Marown) nearly made another win for Marown when losing to 20 against Stella Watterson.
BCGBA Dorothy Piearce Pairs Competition: On Saturday, Rebecca Teare and Debbie Leece (Marown) plus Elaine Moore and Gill Morgan (South Ramsey) represented the IOM in the British Crown Green’s Dorothy Piearce Memorial Pairs at Fox Lane Sports & Social Club in England. Rebecca and Deborah were drawn on green 1 against Tasmin Birkett and Rose Walker from Mid-Cheshire with Elaine and Gill on the smaller No.2 green against Mo Corley and Tina Ralphs from North Shropshire. Despite the Island ladies trying their best on tricky greens, they lost to 15 and 12 respectively. The eventual winners of the competition were Belinda Lloyd and Linda Williams from Wales who beat Fay Carson and Janet Hargreaves from Staffordshire 21-13.
Barbara Lee Trophy (IOM Merit): On Sunday afternoon the Barbara Lee Trophy (IOM Merit) was held at Douglas Bowling Club attracting an entry of 16 ladies. The competition was played in glorious weather on an extremely fast green. Getting through to the semi-final stage was Sue Gawne (Onchan) against Fiona Kennish (South Ramsey) and Jenny Moore (South Ramsey) against Tracy Moore (Castletown). Both Sue and Jenny were in fine form winning their respective games to 9 and 11. In the final, and in slightly cooler conditions, Sue started off the stronger leading 14-10 on the 21st end. Jenny then scored two on the next end and with a final flourish didn’t look back running out to win 21-14. The presentation was made by Chris Holland from the Ladies Association who thanked Douglas for hosting and providing much needed refreshments and all those who stayed to watch and support, but most of all congratulated all the ladies on their performances throughout the day, especially Jenny and Sue for an excellent final.
SEMI-FINAL LINE-UP OF JMS VETERANS SHIELD DECIDED
Peel and South Ramsey both recorded good home wins against Port Erin and Douglas respectively in last Friday evening’s Ladies Open Age league. Peel won seven games to two only dropping nine points, whilst South Ramsey won eight games to one but dropping 13 points. Two of Peel’s games were won to single figures with Beverley Wilson (Peel) just getting the better of Susan Inch 21-20. In the South Ramsey and Douglas match, lone winner for Douglas was Sue McCourt who won to single figures as did Jenny Moore and Gill Dixon for South. Marown A took on Castletown A at home with the match finishing five games to four in favour of the Crosby ladies and by 17 points. Closest game of the match saw Joyce Ogden (Marown) winning to 16 against Tracy Moore. Port St Mary played host to Marown B winning seven games to two with four of the games being won to single figures. Two winners for Marown were Rebecca Teare and Deborah Leece who won to 4 and 13 respectively. Ballaugh travelled to Castletown B coming away with a seven-two win. Closest of the games saw Louise Tebay (Ballaugh) crossing the line 21-17 against Linda Dawson. Battle of the evening was between Onchan at home to Mooragh Park. Onchan won five games to four and by five points with six of the nine games being won to single figures – three for Onchan and three for Mooragh. Shannon McMullan narrowly missed out on another win for Mooragh when she lost to 19 against Paula Firth.
In the Ladies Over 60’s league on Tuesday this week, both Marown and Finch Hill scored maximums at home against Port St Mary B and Port Erin B. In the Marown/Port St Mary B match, scoreline could have been 4-2 to Marown as Brenda Hawkard and Edwina Reid for PSMB both lost to 20 against Elaine Dewhirst and Rosemary Winckle respectively. Likewise in the Finch Hill/Port Erin B match, Port missed out on winning a game when Sue Wilshaw lost to 20 against Anne Hon. Peel travelled to Onchan B coming away with a solid five games to one win with four of Peel’s games being won to single figures. Lone winner for Onchan B was Jean Quine who won to 13. Port Erin A hosted Ballaugh winning the match 4-2 and by 10 points. Two winners for Ballaugh were Barbara Graham and Brenda Bowyer who won to 6 and 11 respectively. Castletown A were away to Mooragh Park A. Match finished 4-2 to Castletown with Janet Monk (Mooragh) and Anne Oates (Castletown) winning their games to single figures. Closest game saw Joy Stephens (Castletown) winning to 16 against Maureen Hamilton. At the time of reporting, no result available for match between Castletown B and Mooragh Park B. The following morning, Wednesday, South Ramsey travelled to Port St Mary A. Match finished 4-2 in favour of PSM A and by three points. Closest game saw Gillian Jopson (South) just losing to 20 against Chris Holland.
JMS Veteran’s Shield: Quarter final results – Marown (+12) 138, Port Erin (+35) 108; Mooragh Park A (+29) 114, South Ramsey (+26) 124; Castletown A (+10) 130, Port St Mary (+23) 115; Port Erin B (+33) 120, Finch Hill (+32) 147. Semi-final line-up on Thursday 18 August is: Marown home to Castletown A and South Ramsey home to Finch Hill.
5-4 order of the night in Ladies Open Age League
In the Open Age League last Friday evening, five of the six fixtures were won 5-4; these were South Ramsey at home to Port St Mary, Ballaugh home to Marown A, Marown B home to Castletown B, Onchan away to Douglas and Mooragh Park away to Port Erin. PSM nearly reversed the scoreline in their match against South when Margaret Tasker lost to 19 against Elaine Moore with four of the nine games being won to single figures. In the Ballaugh and Marown match, closest game saw Christine McDonald winning 21-20 against Lil Smith with Elaine Fenton (Ballaugh) and Philippa Taylor (Marown) both winning to single figures. In the Marown B/Castletown B fixture, four games were won to single figures with Martha Butler just missing out on another win for Marown when she lost to 19 against Elaine McElroy. In the Douglas v Onchan match, four games were won to single figures. Game of the match saw Sue McCourt (Douglas) just pipping Sylvia Kennaugh 21-18. Tussle of the 5-4 matches was between Port Erin and Mooragh Park with Mooragh winning by only one point. Aalish Howarth and Caroline Parker for Mooragh won to single figures as did Di Benson for Port with Alison Stockham (Port) and Shannon McMullan (Mooragh) winning their games to 19 and 18 respectively. Remaining fixture of the night was a good 8- 1 home win for Castletown against Peel. Three closest games saw Hilary Kermode and Hannah Drewett winning to 19 and 18, with Shirley Corrin being the lone winner for Peel winning to 19.
In the Over 60’s league last Wednesday morning, Peel travelled to Port St Mary A and although Peel won 4-2 they won the match by only two points with two games being won to single figures. Game of the match saw Joyce Kelly (Peel) just getting the better of Chris Holland 21-17. On Friday morning, Onchan A recorded another maximum away to Port Erin A with all games, bar one, going into double figures. Voirrey Curphey nearly won a game for Port when she lost to 20 against Caroline Corlett. On Tuesday morning this week, Castletown A scored another maximum this time against their B team. Highest scorer for ‘B’ was Judith Moore who lost to 14 against Anne Oates. Finch Hill had a good 5-1 away win at Mooragh Park B; lone winner for Mooragh was Peggy Freeman who won 21-19 against Iris Kermode. Marown travelled to Onchan A coming away with a three all draw, but winning the match by two points. Closest game saw Lynda Clarke (Onchan) just crossing the line 21-20 against Mia Moore. South Ramsey also had a good 4-2 win away to Peel with all games, bar one, going into double figures. Ballaugh were at home to neighbours Mooragh Park A at winning 5-1. Lone winner for Mooragh was Janet Monk who won her game to single figures, as did Julie Reilly and Brenda Bowyer for Ballaugh. Port Erin A hosted Onchan B in a 4-2 result for the home side. Dawn Finlay (PE) and Ann Davies (Onchan) both won their games 21-18 with Alison Stockham (PEB) winning to single figures. On Wednesday morning, rearranged game between South Ramsey at home against Port Erin B resulted in a maximum for South.
JMS Veterans Shield – results from Preliminary round held last Thursday morning: Onchan B (+33) 121, Finch Hill (+32) 152; Marown (+12) 129, Onchan A (+18) 111; Ballaugh (+23) 111, Port Erin (+42) 151; Port Erin A (+24) 150, Castletown B (+45) 118; Castletown A (+10) 128, Peel (+22) 107. Mooragh Park A and South Ramsey had byes due to Port St Mary B and Mooragh Park B withdrawing from the competition. Therefore, Quarter final line-up on Thursday 4 August is : Castletown A v Port St Mary A; Marown v Port Erin A; Port Erin B v Finch Hill, and Mooragh Park v South Ramsey.
First Maximum of the Season for Onchan B
There were three 8-1 results in the Ladies Open Age league last Wednesday evening. These were Port St Mary at home to Douglas with Castletown A away to Mooragh Park and South Ramsey away to Castletown B. Lone winners were Paula Garrett (Douglas) who won to 6; Janet Monk (Mooragh) who won to 7 and Joy Stephens for Castletown who won to 14. Three of PSM, five of Castletown’s and one of South’s games were all won to single figures. The home derby between Marown A and B ladies resulted in a five games to four win for the B team but they lost the match by 23 points with five of the nine games being won to single figures. Closest game saw Helen Withers (B) just pipping Lynda Cadamy 21-20. Onchan and Ballaugh both had good 6-3 wins at home to Port Erin and Peel with Maureen Payne and Sue Gawne (Onchan) and Louise Tebay with stablemate Maria Dimsdale all winning to single figures. Closest games saw Caroline Whitehead (PE) winning to 18 against Grace Gawne and Joyce Kelly edging it 21-20 after a tough battle with Pat Mason. With eight fixtures left to play, Castletown A are currently top with 2304 points but still have a rearranged game to play; South Ramsey second with 2274 and Marown A third with 2203.
In the Ladies Over 60’s league on Tuesday 19th, Peel recorded a maximum away to Mooragh Park B with Mary Moffatt and Joyce Kelly (Peel) winning to single figures. South Ramsey had a good home win against Castletown winning four games to two and by 40 points. Closest game saw Gillian Jopson (South) winning to 18 against Sue Peach. Onchan A won 5-1 away to Castletown B with lone winner for Castletown, Pat Rigby, winning to 14. Marown travelled to Port Erin A coming away with a 4-2 win; closest game saw Voirrey Curphey winning to 20 against Mia Moore. Finch Hill won four games to two at home to Port St Mary B with Brenda Williams for Finch and Elaine Hawkins for PSMB winning to single figures. Ballaugh visited Onchan B coming away with a 4-2 result with three of Ballaugh’s games being won to single figures. The following morning Port St Mary A were at home to neighbours Port Erin B. Match finished 5-1 in favour of PSM A with Alison Stockham being the lone winner for PE winning to nine. Next day (Thursday 21st), Castletown A recorded another maximum of the season at home to Onchan B with three games being won to single figures. South Ramsey had good 5-1 win away to Mooragh Park B. Lone winner for Mooragh was Mary Bruce winning to 15 against Judy Kelly. Peel drew three all away to Port Erin B but won the match by 15 points. Susan Inch for PE narrowly missed out on another win for Port when she lost to 18 against Mary Moffatt. Onchan A won comfortably at home to Mooragh Park A winning five games to one. Closest game of the match saw Sylvia Kennaugh for Onchan winning to 15 against Gail Corrin. Ballaugh drew three all at home against Finch Hill but won on points with Jane Teare and Barbara Graham (Ballaugh) winning their games to single figures. Closest match of the morning saw Port St Mary A win 4-2 away at Marown but losing by two points. Mavis Franks and Wendy Kennaugh for PSM A and Philippa Taylor for Marown all won their games 21-19. On Friday morning Port St Mary B beat Castletown B 5-1 at home. Lone winner for Castletown B was Judith Moore who won to 15 against Elaine Hawkins. On Monday 26th, a rearranged fixture was held between Ballaugh and South and although match finished three all, South won by 12 points. On Tuesday morning (26th), Onchan B scored a maximum at home against Mooragh Park B with Jane Robinson for Onchan pipping Glenys Harley 21-20. Port St Mary B travelled to Mooragh Park A and although PSM B won 4-2 they lost the match by only one point with all games bar one going into double figures. Castletown A won 4-2 away at Finch Hill with three games being won to single figures. Closest game saw Anne Hon (Finch) winning to 20 against Barbara Young. Ballaugh travelled to Castletown B coming away with a 4-2 win, again another close match resulted in Julie Reilly (Ballaugh) winning to 20 against Susan Kerruish. With six fixtures left to play Castletown are currently top, but with the five following teams still having fixtures in-hand, it is still all to play for!
Over 60’s Season success for Onchan A and B Teams
Last week saw the final League games of the Men’s Over 60’s Bowls season played with the Final League positions and promotion and relegation places being decided.
In 3R’s Ltd Division One the League Champions Onchan A had a bye and second placed Peel Sunset A had a 5-3 win against South Ramsey A. Douglas A who were in third place in the league travelled to the Crofts to play Castletown A knowing that they had to get just one point to retain that position. In a close match which was decided by the last game Castletown A took a 5-3 win to leapfrog the visitors and take third place. North Ramsey A beat MarownA 5-3 and Peel Sunset B beat Ballaugh A also 5-3 while Port St Mary A beat Castletown B 7-1. This means that Onchan A win the League on 38 points having gone through the season undefeated. In second place are Peel Sunset A on 34 points with Castletown A in third place on 28 points. At the other end of the League Table and in the relegation places we have Castletown B in 10th position with 5 points and Ballaugh A in 11th position with 3 points.The Individual Merit winner for Division One is Andy Kennish of Peel Sunset A with 18 wins, followed by Dougie Allan also of Peel Sunset A with 17 wins and in third place is Keith Rise of Douglas A with 16 wins.
In 3R’s Ltd Division Two the League winners Onchan B had a bye while the Onchan C Team travelled to play Ballaugh B knowing that they needed just one point to join their B Team in Division One next season. On the day Ballaugh B were the better side taking a 7-1 win with Colin Brown picking up the only win for the visitors. Finch Hill A beat Port Erin A 5-3 and at the ‘Villa’ Douglas B finished off their season with a 7-1 win against Finch Hill B.
Friday saw Peel Sunset C lose 3-5 on their own Green to South Ramsey B and Port St Mary B beat North Ramsey B also 5-3 to conclude the League Fixtures for this season. This means that Onchan B win the league with 34 points followed by Ballaugh B with 30 points with both these teams being promoted into Division One. In third place are Onchan C with 29 points in what has been a highly successful season of Men’s Over 60’s Bowling for the Onchan Bowling Club. The Division Two Merit Winner is John Bolton of Ballaugh B with 20 wins followed by Colin Brown of Onchan C with 18 wins and third is Dicky Watson of Ballaugh B also with 18 wins.
With the 3R’s Leagues now having come to an end the Over 60’s Bowls will now continue with the Tower Insurance Cup in which we have the teams divided into three Groups of six and one Group of five with all teams playing each other home and away.