On Wednesday 8 July, remaining match from fixture 20 was played between Breagle Glen C who played Castletown B at home.  Castletown B won the match 4-2 but lost on points (103-110) due mainly to all six Breagle ladies scoring in the high teens. Two winners for Breagle were Wyn Collister who won to single figures and Kay Primrose-Smith who won to 10 against Linda Dobinson. Closest game resulted in a 21-20 win for Town’s Pat Rigby against Gwen Tuck. 

The following morning, Thursday, fixture 21 took place which saw four 5-1 results. First of these was by South Ramsey A home to Breagle Glen C dropping only three points (123-49)  with four of the South ladies winning to single figures. Stopping South getting a full house was Wyn Collister who won to 18 against Helen Caley. Second 5-1 win was by Ballaugh A home to Onchan (118-92) with  Caroline Parker for the home team being the only player to win to single figures. Sole winner for Onchan was Rosemary Quirk who won to 13 against Alison Millard. Third 5-1 result was by Finch Hill who were home to Ballaugh B (106-59). Finch’s Lil Smith, Wendy Cowin and Sue Caley, plus Ballaugh’s sole winner, Brenda Bowyer, all won to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-15 win for Iris Kermode against Ballaugh’s Brenda Clayton. Fourth 5-1 win was by Breagle Glen A away to Marown (112-82) with Mavis Franks for Breagle and Marown’s only winner Lynda Cadamy, both winning to single figures. Closest game saw Trish Bull cross the line 21-18 against Rosie Winckle. Remaining three matches of this fixture resulted in 4-2 wins.  First was by Nobles home to Peel (117-94) with Sue Gawne for the Nobles ladies being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Peel were Terry Berry who won to 15 against Paula Firth and Mary Moffatt who won to 18 against Dee Lewis.  Second 4-2 result was achieved by Mooragh Park B who were home to neighbours South Ramsey B (92-86) who unfortunately were a player short. Two winners for South were Sue Collier and Lesley Murray who both won to single figures as did Joan Henderson for Mooragh. Ann Gale for South just missed out on making the scoreline three all when losing to 20 against Shirley Corteen. Last of the 4-2 wins was by Castletown A away to Breagle Glen B (117-94) with all games going into double figures. Two winners for Breagle were Jean Thackrah who won to 16 against Marie Ashurst and Voirrey Curphey who just pipped Barbarba Young 21-17. Match between Castletown B vs Mooragh Park A has been rescheduled for Thursday 16 July.

On Tuesday morning, Peel were on good form winning 5-1 at home to Mooragh Park B dropping only four points (122-41) with all of Peel’s five wins being won to single figures. Sole winner for the Mooragh ladies was Mary Bruce who won to 17 against Terri Berry.  Mooragh Park A  hosted neighbours South Ramsey A. Mooragh took the honours winning 4-2 (95-84) with South’s two winners, Judy Kelly and Elaine Moore, plus Janet Monk for the home team winning to single figures. Closest game of the morning was a 21-14 win for Mooragh’s Karen McGurgan against Helen Caley. Onchan were in fine form winning 5-1 at home against Ballaugh B (119-82) with Maureen Payne and Jane Lothian winning their games to single figures for Onchan. Stopping the whitewash was Gill Clarke who won to 14 against Sue McCourt. Breagle Glen B travelled to South Ramsey B coming away with a solid 4-2 win (103-93). Pauline Worrall and Jacqui Elliot for Breagle plus Sue Collier for South all won to single figures with Dot Mylchreest just edging South’s Julie Stephens 21-20. South’s other winner was Ann Gale who won to 16 against Voirrey Curphey.  Nobles were again on exceptional form winning 5-1 away to Ballaugh A (117-97) with all games going into double figures. Rose Waterworth was Ballaugh’s only winner winning to 12 against Marilyn Ellison. Closest game was a 21-18 win for Libby Andrade against Barbara Graham. Breagle Glen A had a resounding 6-0 win at home to Castletown B (126-58)  with three of the Breagle ladies winning to single figures. Two closest games saw Linda Dawson and Margaret Tasker both win to 16 against Sue Kerruish and Sheila Preston. Castletown A also had a good 4-2 win at home against Marown (111-80) with Anne Oates and Chris Price for the Town ladies and Marown’s Lynda Cadamy, winning to single figures. Marown’s other winner was Gill Christian who won to 18 against Sue Peach. 

Quarter finals of the Plate knockout took place over three nights (handicaps in brackets).  First two quarters were played on Tuesday 7 July between Breagle Glen A (+31) home to Mooragh Park (+43), and Nobles (+23) home to Peel Sunset (+47). Although Breagle won 5-4 on games, they lost overall on points 184-169 with sisters Shannon and Bailey McMullan for Mooragh plus Margaret Tasker for Breagle winning to single figures. Closest game was a 21-16 win for Breagle’s Nicola Cain against Olivia Johnson. The Nobles ladies won 7-2 and also on points 206-186 with all games going into double figures. Two close games resulted in 21-19 wins for Peel’s Helen Cowley against Libby Andrade and Marilyn Ellison for Nobles against Louise Horsfall. Third quarter final was played on Thursday 9 July between Marown B (+51) home to Ballaugh B (+64).  Marown won the match 5-4 and on points 211-187 with Crosby ladies Rosie Winckle and Elaine Dewhirst plus Elaine Fenton for Ballaugh winning to single figures. Closest game of the match saw Ballaugh’s Gill Clarke just get the better of Grace Cooper 21-18. Last quarter final played on Tuesday evening was a home derby between Castletown B (+51) and Castletown A (+12). The A ladies were on devastating form winning 9-0 (201-144) with four of the wins being won to single figures. Closest games were 21-19 wins for both Hannah Drewett and Kellie Maddrell against Sonja Mercer and Debra Cooper.

The semi-finals of The Jean Kelly and Plate knockouts are being played on Thursday 16 July. Draw is:

Jean Kelly knockout:  Ballaugh A vs Marown A             venue Nobles 1

                                     South Ramsey vs Douglas         venue Nobles 2

Plate Knockout:           Marown B vs Mooragh Park       venue Peel

                                      Castletown A vs Nobles            venue Finch Hill

On Monday 29 June, the rearranged match from fixture 17 took place between South Ramsey B home to Onchan.  Match finished 4-2 in favour of the Onchan ladies (103-89) with Wendy McDowell and Maureen Payne for Onchan plus Sue Collier for South all winning to single figures.   Lesley Murray nearly made the score three all when she lost to 20 against Kay McKiernan.  The following morning (Tuesday), two full house were scored.  First of these was by Peel away to South Ramsey B (126-77) with Karen Moss being the only player  to win to single figures.  Closest game resulted in a 21-17 win for Val Allwood against Sue Collier.  Second full house was by Mooragh Park A against their B team (126-29) with all but one game being won to single figures; this being Mary Bruce who lost to 14 against Lynn Mayers.  The Nobles ladies continue to head the top of the table with a good 5-1 win away to Breagle Glen A (114-94) with Sue Gawne for the visitors and Breagle’s sole winner, Trish Bull, winning their games to single figures.  Two closest games resulted in 21-19 wins for Paula Firth and Marilyn Ellison against Alison Stockham and Linda Dawson.  South Ramsey A also won 5-1 away to Onchan (116-99) with Elaine Moore for South being the only player to win to single figures.  Two tough battles resulted in 21-20 wins for South’s Jill Quayle and Helen Caley against Pauline Cowley and Jane Lothian. Sole winner for Onchan was Maureen Payne who won to 11 against Gillian Jopson.  Finch Hill won 4-2 at home against Castletown B (102-87) with Lil Smith and Brenda Williams for Finch plus Pat Rigby for  ‘Town all winning to single figures.  After a nip and tuck game, Finch’s Iris Kermode eventually crossed the line 21-20 against Linda Dawson. The other winner for the Castletown ladies was Marie Ashurst who won to 10 against Wendy Cowin.  Marown visited Ballaugh A – match finished three all but Marown won on points (103-92).  Lynda Cadamy and Rosie Winckle both won to single figures for the Crosby ladies  with Mair Moore just missing out on a win when she lost to 19 against Ballaugh’s Gail Corrin.  Ballaugh A made their way to Castletown A – match finished three all, but Ballaugh took the win by one  point (96-95). Chris Price for the Town ladies and Rose Waterworth for Ballaugh both won to single figures with Michele Cubbon just pipping Castletown’s Sue Wilshaw 21-19. Next day (Wednesday) home derby between Breagle C and B resulted in a resounding 5-1 win for the B Team dropping only one point (125-79) with Jean Thackrah and Jenny Cain winning to single figures.  Stopping a whitewash was Gwen Tuck who won to 20 against Pauline Worrall.

Last Thursday morning, four full houses were scored.  First of these was by Marown home to Breagle Glen C (126-40) with all but one game being won to single figures.  Only player to get into double figures for Breagle was Gwen Tuck who lost to 13 against Rosie Winckle.  Second full house was scored by Ballaugh A home to South Ramsey B (126-75) with Christine Macdonald and Julie Reilly winning to single figures.  Sue Kinrade for South just missed out on a win when she lost to 20 against Alison Millard.  Third full house was by Breagle Glen A away to Mooragh Park B (126-65) with Mavis Franks and Alison Stockham winning to single figures.  Closest game of the match was a 21-15 win by Margaret Tasker against Mary Bruce.   Last of the full houses was by South Ramsey A home to Finch Hill (126-76). South’s Lorraine Moore was the only player to win to single figures.  Sue Caley nearly clinched a win for Finch when losing to 19 against Helen Caley.  Nobles took on Castletown A at home winning the match 5-1, dropping only four points (121-71).  Sole winner for Castletown was Hilary Kermode who won to 16 against Dee Lewis. Paula Garrett, Sue Gawne and Marilyn Ellison all won to single figures for the Nobles team.   Breagle Glen B hosted Mooragh Park A with the southerners winning 4-2 and by four points only (103-99) with Mooragh’s Janet being was the only player to win to single figures.  The other winner for Mooragh was Elaine Slack who won to 12 against Elaine MacFarlane.   Ballaugh B travelled to Castletown B coming away with a three all draw but winning the match by one point (93-94).  Susan Kerruish for ‘Town and Gilly Clarke for Ballaugh won to single figures with Elaine McElroy pipping Ballaugh’s Ann Kinvig 21-15.  Peel Sunset drew three all at home to Onchan but took the honours on points (115-95).  Shirley Corrin for Sunset was the only player to win to single figures with Rosemary Quirk for the visitors crossing the line 21-19 against Beverly Wilson.

This Tuesday morning, Nobles again were in no mood to take prisoners scoring  a full house away to South Ramsey B (126-49) with four of the Nobles ladies winning to single figures.  Sue Collier nearly won her game for South when she lost to 18 against Caroline Corlett.  Peel had  a good 4-2 win at home against Ballaugh A (114-92)  with Peel ladies Joyce Kelly and Mary Moffatt winning to single figures.  Two winners for Ballaugh were Michele Cubbon who won to 16 against Shirley Corrin and Alison Millard who won to 14 against Terri Berry.  South Ramsey A made the short trip to Ballaugh B coming away with a 4-2 win (115-78) with Jackie Murley and Judy Kelly for the visitors winning their games to single figures.  Two winners for Ballaugh were Brenda Clayton who won to 17 against Anne Buck and Gail Curphey who won to 14 against Helen Caley.   Onchan had a sound 5-1 win at home against Finch Hill (120-83) with Maureen Payne for Onchan being the only player to win to single figures.  Sole winner for Finch was Lil Smith who won to 15 against Anne Bannan.  Marown made their way to Mooragh Park A coming away with a three all draw but winning on points (103-87).  Lynda Cadamy and Celia Joughin for the Crosby ladies plus Janet Monk for Mooragh all won to single figures.  Closest game saw Marown’s Mair Moore lose to 17 against Pat Lenton.  Castletown A also scored a full house at home against a one player short Mooragh Park B (126-38) with four of Town’s wins being won to single figures.  Highest scoring game was a 21-11 win for Sue Wilshaw.  Home derby between Breagle A&B resulted in a resounding 6-0 win for the A team (126-67) with Trish Bull and Linda Dawson winning to single figures.   Closest game saw Alison Stockham just get the better of Voirrey Curphey 21-19.

LADIES OPEN AGE LEAGUE : Last Wednesday evening (1 July), two remaining matches from fixture 14 were played.  First was Breagle Glen A home to Peel Sunset; match finished 6-3 to Breagle (173-134) with southern ladies Nicola Cain and Trish Bull winning to single figures. Linda Dawson for the home team had a very close game against Helen Cowley eventually crossing the line 21-20.  Three winners for Peel were Val Allwood who won to 12; Lynda Wilson who won to 17, and Emilie Moss to 18.  Second match was between Nobles at home to Castletown A.  Unfortunately for the Nobles ladies, Castletown were too strong winning 7-2 dropping only four points (185-89) with six of Town’s ladies winning to single figures.  Two winners for Nobles were Joanne Kelly who just crossed the line 21-20 against Jenny Saunders and Tina Hampson who won to 18 against Anne Oates.

*On the Friday  evening (3 July), South Ramsey were on impressive form scoring a full house away to Breagle Glen B (189-81) with six of the northerners winning to single figures.  Anita Roberts for Breagle just missed out on a win for her team when losing to 20 after a nip and tuck game with Lesley Murray. Peel also  put in a good performance winning 7-2 (183-140) away to Ballaugh B. Peel’s  Emilie Moss was the only player to win to single figures.  Two winners for Ballaugh were Natalie Cubbon who pipped Jo Corkill 21-20 and Charlotte Nesson who won to 16 against Olivia Berry.  Another close game resulted in a 21-20 win for Peel’s Beverly Wilson against Maggie Hughes.  Marown A also put in a solid performance away to Nobles winning the match 6-3 (169-133) with Jayne Smith plus mother and daughter Clare and Emily Cooper all winnng to single figures for the Crosby ladies.  Three winners for Nobles were Joanne Kelly who won to 13 against Zoe Pearson, Paula Firth who won to 14 against Lil Smith and Tina Hampson who won to 16 against Helen Withers.  Castletown A kept up the pressure at the top of the table by winning 5-4 away to Mooragh Park (161-142) with Hilary Kermode, Tracy Moore and Jenny Saunders for ‘Town plus Janet Monk for Mooragh all winning to single figures.  Four close games resulted in Mooragh’s Bailey McMullan and Grayse Blencoe winning 21-20 and 21-18 against Sue Wilshaw and Rebecca Teare plus Stella Watterson and Chris Price for the away team winning to 19 and 20 against Shannon McMullan and Joy Morris.   Douglas hosted Breagle Glen A winning 6-3 and by one point only (147-146)  with Mel Molesworth and Emma Sayle for the Douglas ladies plus Trish Bull and Roz Cannon for Breagle all winning to single figures. Breagle  just missed out on reversing the scoreline when Margaret Tasker lost to 19 against Jane Lothian and Katy Williams losing to 20 against Harley Garrett.  Ballaugh A made their way to Marown B and although the Ballaugh ladies won 5-4 on games they lost by one point (149-150).  Maria Dimsdale and Michele Cubbon for Ballaugh plus Elaine Dewhirst for Marown all won to single figures.  Closest game of the match was a 21-18 win for Ballaugh’s Alison Quaggan against Lillie Barrett.

The Ladies Association Isle of Merit (Barbara Lee trophy) was played on Saturday 4 July at Finch Hill Bowling.   This is the first time this competition has been played as a qualifier for the BCGBA Champion of Champions which is due to be held at Owleywood BC at the end of September. The Merit attracted an entry of 17 ladies; games played to 21 off scratch.

In the first half of the draw, Jenny Moore from South Ramsey Bowling Club was in ruthless form all afternoon not allowing any of her opponents to score double figures.  Jenny sealed her place in the final winning her opening game 21-8 against clubmate Kim Hargraves;  a 21-7 quarter-final win against Lisa Pugh from Marown, with an even more impressive 21-4 semi-final win against her mum, Elaine.

In the second half of the draw, Jayne Smith from Marown also sealed her place in the final in fine form with a 21-2 opening game against Elaine Hawkins; a 21-10 quarter-final win over stablemate Lillie Barrett and a sound 21-11 semi-final win over Shannon McMullan from North Ramsey.

The final was a one-way affair with Jenny dominating from the start.  Despite Jayne trying her best and playing some good bowls, Jenny ran out 21-5 to add this to the Ladies Manx Champion title she won last weekend.  Jenny is certainly a force to be reckoned with!

Presentation of trophy and prizes was made by Lynda Wilson, Secretary of the IOM Ladies Association, who thanked Finch Hill for hosting and providing very welcome refreshments throughout the afternoon, also congratulating and wishing Jenny all the best at the Champion of Champions competition in the UK.

LADIES OPEN AGE: After a busy bowling festival week, fixture 13 was played on Friday 19 June. South Ramsey were on fine form winning 8-1 away at Nobles dropping only three points (186-70).  Stopping a whitewash was Colese Creer who won to 18 against Lauren Groen. Breagle Glen A also had an impressive 8-1 (177-103) win at home to Ballaugh A with four of their ladies winning their games to single figures as did Ballaugh’s sole winner, Karen Young.  Two closest games saw Trish Bull and Angela Bennett both win to 15 for the Breagle ladies. Castletown A travelled to Peel coming away with a solid 6-3 win (172-152) with Town’s Rebecca Teare and Chris Price winning to single figures. Scoreline could have been reversed when Peel’s Emilie Moss and Niamh Stringer both lost to 20 against Kellie Maddrell and Jenny Saunders. Mooragh Park also had a good 6-3 home win against Marown B (155-112) with six of the nine games being won to single figures – four for Mooragh and two for Marown. Closest game of the match resulted in a 21-15 win for Marown’s Emily Cooper against Jackie Hassall. Douglas also had a sound 6-3 away win at Castletown B (163-125) with four of the Douglas ladies plus a Castletown lady winning to single figures. Other two winners for ‘Town’ were Sue Wilshaw who won to 18 and Rachel Palmer who won to 11. Ballaugh B won 5-4 at home to Breagle Glen B (162-138) with Gill Clarke and Charlotte Neesom for the home side and Pauline Worrall for the visitors winning to single figures. Breagle’s Jacqui Elliott had a tough game against Rachel Thomas eventually crossing the line 21-19.

On Wednesday 24 June (fixture 14), Marown B put in a solid home performance winning 6-3 (172-119) against Breagle Glen B with four of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Three winners for the visitors were Voirrey Curphey who won to 17, Anita Roberts who won to 12 and Pauline Worrall who won to 17. Marown’s Martha Butler had a good game against Chrissy Woodward before crossing the line to win 21-18.  Mooragh Park won 6-3 at home (147-128) to neighbours Ballaugh A. The three winners for Ballaugh were Maria Dimsdale, Michele Cubbon and Karen Young who all won to single figures as did Janet Monk and Shannon McMullan for Mooragh. South Ramsey made their way south to Castletown B coming away with a solid 6-3 win (167-113) with four of South’s ladies winning to single figures.  Three winners for Castletown were Aaslish Moore who won to 16, Marie Ashurst who won to 15 and Barbara Young who won to 10. The following evening, Marown A had an impressive 6-3 away win at Douglas dropping only four points (185-103) with four of their six wins being won to single figures.  The winners for Douglas were Paula Garrett who won to 19 and Rebecca Jacobs and Emma Sayle who both crossed the line 21-20 against Philippa Taylor and Debbie Leece. Two remaining matches from this fixture (Nobles vs Castletown A, and Breagle Glen A vs Peel) have been re-arranged for Wednesday 1 July.

Last Friday evening, 26 June, Castletown A won 7-2 at home dropping only five points against Ballaugh B with four of the ‘Town’ ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Ballaugh were Victoria Johnson who won to 17 against Rachel Palmer and Maggie Hughes who had a battle with Kellie Maddrell before getting the point needed to win 21-20. Marown A won 6-3 (155-122) at home to Breagle Glen A with Clare Cooper, Louise Tebay, and Debbie Leece for the Crosby ladies, plus Alison Stockham and Margie Tasker for Breagle all winning to single figures. Closest game saw Jayne Smith for the home side win to 18 against Ros Cannon. South Ramsey hosted Marown B and although Marown won 5-4 on games they lost the match on points (146-136). Elaine Moore and Gill Dixon for South and Grace Cooper for Marown all won to single figures with Lil Smith and Martha Butler for the visitors both having tough games eventually winning 21-20 and 21-19 respectively against Kim Hargraves and Anne Buck. Peel put in a solid home performance winning 7-2 (163-122) against Nobles with four games being won to single figures – three for Peel and one for Nobles. Colese Creer and Lisa Bradshaw just missed out on two wins for the visitors when they both lost to 20 against Emilie Moss and Louise Horsfall. Douglas made their south to Breagle Glen B coming away with an impressive 6-3 win dropping only four points. Scoreline could have been 8-1 to Douglas as both Rebecca Jacobs and Harley Garrett both lost to 20 against Jacqui Elliott and Anita Roberts. Third winner for Breagle was Voirrey Curphey who won to 19 against Sue McCourt. Another solid 7-2 win was by Ballaugh A at home to Castletown B (179-118) with four of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Castletown were Marie Ashurst who won to 19 against Michele Cubbon and Jo Robert who won to 13 against Charlotte Neeson.

Having had a break due to Festival week and the Over 60’s Veterans Team playing away, fixture 17 was played last Thursday in very warm and humid conditions but this did not deter from some excellent bowling. Nobles ladies were once again on superb form scoring a full house at home against Mooragh Park A (126-73) with Libby Andrade and Sue Gawne for the home side winning to single figures. Two closest games saw Jo Smith and Marilyn Ellison both cross the line 21-18 against Karen McGurgan and Joy Morris. Breagle Glen B had a good 5-1 win at home against Ballaugh B (116-71) with three of the southern ladies winning to single figures. Sole winner for Ballaugh was Brenda Bowyer who won to 11 against Pauline Worrall. Marown won 4-2 at home (111-60) against a player short Finch Hill with three of the Marown ladies winning to single figures as did Finch’s Lil Smith. Other winner for Finch was Sue Caley who won to 19 against Sue Hammond. Breagle Glen A had a good 4-2 win away against Ballaugh A (105-87) with Linda Dawson and Angela Bennett for the visitors and Michele Cubbon for the home team winning to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-19 win for Breagle’s other winner Margie Tasker against Julie Reilly. Another 4-2 win was by Breagle Glen C away to Mooragh Park B (108-89) with Edwina Reid and Win Collister for Breagle winning to single figures. Closest game of the match saw Gwen Tuck just pip home-greener Diane Robinson 21-20. Castletown B drew three all at home against South Ramsey A, but South took the honours on points (100-87). Closest game resulted in a 21-14 win for Town’s Pat Rigby against Lorraine Moore. Castletown A drew three all away to Peel winning the match by one point only (97-96). Castletown’s Hilary Kermode was the only player to win to single figures with Chris Price having a nip and tuck game with Peel’s Val Allwood before crossing the line 21-16. A rearranged match from this fixture between South Ramsey B at home to Onchan was played on Monday morning. Onchan took the honours winning 4-2 (103-88). Wendy McDowell and Maureen Payne for Onchan, plus Sue Collier for South all won to single figures with Kay McKiernan for the visitors just pipping Lesley Murray to the post 21-20.  

Two postponed matches from fixture 16 were played on Friday morning, 26^th June. First of these was Castletown A at home to a player short South Ramsey B. Castletown won 5-1 (118-60) with Jenny Saunders and Anne Oates for Town winning to single figures.  Stopping a whitewash was Sue Collier who to 13. Second match was between Breagle Glen A home to Peel. Breagle took the honours by winning 4-2 and on points (106-96) with Mavis Franks for the home side being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Peel were Beverley Wilson who won to 10 and Val Allwood who won to 12. Terri Berry just missed out on making the score three all when she lost to 20 against Linda Dawson.

On Sunday 21 June, the Dorothy Piearce qualifier was held on Onchan Bowling Club attracting an entry of 10 pairs.  The winners, with possibly the runners-up, will represent the IOM at Spen Victoria Bowling Club in Yorkshire on Saturday 8th August.

Getting through to the semi-finals were the Marown pairings of Clare Cooper and Debbie Leece, and Lyn Bolton and Helen Withers; Michele Cubbon and Nicci Cain (Ballaugh/Breagle), and Lynda Cadamy and Sue Gawne (Marown/Nobles). First semi saw the Marown stablemates play each other. Initially this was a fairly even game with Clare and Debbie leading 11-10 on the 16^th end. From this point, Clare and Debbie took charge of the game and not looking back ran out to win 21-13. The second semi was a closer affair between Lynda/Sue and Michelle/Nicci, with Lynda and Sue leading 15-11 on the 19^th end. Michele and Nicci responded scoring seven points on the following four ends to take the lead for the first time at 17-15. Unfortunately, this little flurry was not enough as Lynda and Sue eventually won 21-18.

The final between Lynda/Sue and Clare/Debbie was hotly contested with both pairs playing well. First out of the blocks was Lynda and Sue who led 12-5 on the 11^th end. Not to be outdone and upping their game, Clare and Debbie clawed their way back to lead 19-16 on the 22^nd end, but just like the first semi, Lynda and Sue rallied round taking the the following three ends to win 21-19.

Many congratulations to Lynda and Sue and to all the competitors for an excellent afternoon of bowling.  Also many thanks to Onchan Bowling Club for hosting the qualifier and to the Ladies Association Competition Committee for the smooth running of the competition.

LADIES OVER 60’s LEAGUE: Heavy rain last Thursday morning resulted in only three matches being played with three being postponed to the following morning and two postponed to a later date. Braving the weather on the Thursday morning were the Onchan ladies who played at home against the Castletown B ladies. Onchan won the match 4-2 dropping only seven points (119-95) with Jane Lothian for the home team being the only player to win to single figures. Two close games resulted in 21-18 wins for Onchan’s Kay McKiernan and Castletown’s Marie Ashurst. Another match that went ahead was a player short Finch Hill who were at home to Breagle Glen B. The Finch ladies won the match 4-2, but due to being a player short won by only two points (87-85). Lil Smith and Iris Kermode for the home-side plus Alison Stockham for Breagle all won to single figures. Closest game saw Finch’s Wendy Cowin just get the better of Jenny Cain winning 21-16. The third match to be played was Mooragh Park A at home against Ballaugh A. Match finished three all, but Ballaugh took the honours on points (93-88) with Maureen Hamilton and Janet Monk for Mooragh plus Rose Waterworth and Christine Macdonald for the visitors all winning to single figures. Mooragh’s Joan Henderson had a good tussle with Julie Reilly eventually crossing the line to win 21-15. The following morning, and in much brighter weather conditions, the Nobles ladies had a convincing 6-0 win away to a player short Breagle Glen C (126-37) with Sue Gawne and Paula Garrett winning to single figures. Closest game saw Libby Andrade just pip Gwen Tuck 21-15. South Ramsey A were at home to Marown; match finished three all, but South won on points (100-78) with Elaine Moore and Joyce Ogden for South and Rosie Winckle for Marown winning their games to single figures. Marown’s Philippa Taylor had a good battle against Lorraine Moore with Philippa eventually winning 21-18. Ballaugh B hosted neighbours Mooragh Park B who were a player short. Match finished three all (116-81) with Gill Clarke for the home team being the only player to win to single figures. Three winners for Mooragh were Mary Bruce and Irene Goodall who both won to 19 and Diane Robinson who won to 15. Matches between Breagle Glen A vs Peel Sunset and Castletown A vs South Ramsey B have been postponed to Friday 26 June.

LADIES OPEN AGE LEAGUE: Last Friday evening South Ramsey were on good form winning 8-1 (185-89) at home to Ballaugh B with five of south’s wins being won to single figures. Stopping a full house was Victoria Johnson who won to 17 against Joyce Ogden. Another 8-1 win was scored by Marown B at home to Castletown B (171-132) with Celia Joughin and Lil Smith for the Crosby ladies plus sole winner for ‘Town’ Debra Cooper, all winning their games to single figures. Sue Wilshaw and Barbara Young just missed out on wins for Castletown when they both lost to 20 against Lillie Barrett and Elaine Dewhirst. Douglas were at home to Peel winning the match 7-2 (166-141) with Jane Lothian for the home-side and Karen Moss for the Peel ladies winning to single figures. Beverley Wilson nearly got another win for Peel when she lost to 18 against Paula  Garrett. Mooragh Park travelled south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a solid 7-2 win (159-116) with five games (three to Mooragh and two to Breagle) being won to single figures. Closest game of the match resulted in a 21-15 win for Mooragh’s Grayse Blencoe against Jean Thackrah. The Nobles ladies also put in a good away performance at Ballaugh A winning the match 5-4 (157-135) with Colese Creer and Sylvia Kennaugh for the visitors winning to single figures. Rose Waterworth for Ballaugh had a nip and tuck game with Keri Hampson before running out to win 21-18. Castletown A were at home to Marown A; with both of these teams vying for the top spot it was a well contested match with Castletown winning 6-3 and by seventeen points (150-133). Five of the nine games were won to single figures (three for Castletown and two for Marown). Hilary Kermode for the Town ladies played Lynda Cadamy; game could have gone either way, but Hilary managed to get the final point to win 21-20.

The Jean Kelly Plate knockout competition (handicaps in brackets) got underway on Thursday 26 June with a pre-liminary match between Breagle Glen B (+54) home to Nobles (+37). The Nobles ladies won 6-3 on games and by 65 points, 160-95, with five of the Nobles ladies winning to single figures. Three winners for Breagle were Pauline Worrall who won to 20; Jacqui Elliot who won to 12, and Voirrey Curphey won to single figures.

The quarter finals are due to take place on Tuesday 7 July and Thursday 9 July.