Tuesday June 14th

North Wirral League

The North Wirral League Tables have now been updated. They can be accessed via the North Wirral League link in the above table.

Tuesday June 14th

British Parks County Match v North Staffordshire

The coach for the away match at Fegg Hayes this coming Sunday, June 19th, will leave the Queens Liscard at 11-30am prompt. As usual supporters are welcome to attend the match. The home match will be at Manor Road starting at 2-00pm. We will need as much support as possible in this vital match and hopefully you will be rewarded with some top class bowls during the afternoon.

Monday June 13th

League Results

All the results we have in from last week's League matches have now been updated as have the League Tables. Both the results and tables can be accessed via their respective links in the above table.

Monday June 13th

Wet, Windy & Wonderful. Charity Day Success for St Vincents  & Wallasey Bowls

A miserable day weather wise yesterday, was brightened by the superb efforts of about 70 wonderful people at the 2011 Wallasey C.G.B.A. Annual Charity Day at Manor Road Bowling Club. The George Gilmore Memorial Trophy match between our President and Chairman select sides was played throughout in a continuous downpour but all 59 players who took part in the match deserve nothing but the highest praise for their efforts. All the players contributed £5 each to get a complete soaking and Andy Smith even did it twice!!! The St Vincents School for the Blind and Partially Sighted will benefit from a cheque for £535, a truly remarkable amount raised by all the bowlers and supporters on the day. The match itself was won by the Presidents team this year but the result was really about the money raised for all the unfortunate children at St Vincents who have to cope with limited or no eyesight at all. One of the pleasing aspects of yesterdays match was that there were a number of ladies who took part who don't actually play in League bowls but were playing with their husbands or partners. Laura Thompson, Helen Lynch, Theresa Smith & Victoria Smith can all brag about having shown their other halves how it should be done. I would like to thank everyone who contributed yesterday to make this a memorable day as the match could easily have been cancelled without your willingness to play. I  would also like to thank Ethel Gilmore for coming along again to present the trophy to the winning team. Thanks also to Colin Jones for allowing us to play the match on his hallowed turf at the Manor Road Club and once again all the 59 soaking wet players.

	Chairman's Select				Presidents Select
1	Laura Thompson  & Anthony Thompson	21	v	19	Theresa Smith & Dave Smith	1
2	Mary Fishwick & Peter Fishwick	11	v	21	Jean Wharton & Nigel Smith	2
3	Joyce Stead & George Stead	18	v	21	Maureen Saville & Paul Saville	3
4	Pauline Crilley & Andy Smith	21	v	19	Brenda Boulton & Ray Farrell	4
5	Barbara Hardy & & Mathew Gilmore	21	v	18	Grace Mason & Les Henderson	5
6	Lin Howard & Ron Hitchmough	21	v	17	Carole Dunne & Colin Jones	6
7	Sheila Hobley & Phil Hardy	12	v	21	Helen Lynch & Geoff Lynch	7
8	Nicola Gilmore & Dave Gilmore	13	v	21	Linda Mitchell & Ian Mitchell	8
9	Joan Dewhurst & Steve Wharton Jnr	21	v	15	Margaret Browning & Keith Etches	9
10	Anne Turner & Craig Saville	21	v	20	Naureen Bunting & Colin Saville	10
11	Sylvia Costall & Mike Costall	15	v	21	Jan Hulican & Jim Hulican	11
12	Victoria Smith & John Lloyd	20	v	21	Sandra Astles & Bill Astles	12
13	Lorna Foster & Steve Wharton Snr	15	v	21	Glynis Lomax & Peter Dodd	13
14	Margaret Chapman & Andy Smith	13	v	21	Joan Walker & Graham Bunting	14
15	Edna Cook & Eric Cook	08	v	21	Barbara McBurney & Frank O’Neill	15
		251		297

Monday June 13th

Weekly Draw

The  Weekly Draw  took place yesterday with the £300 Jackpot not being won. The numbers drawn were 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12 The £30 consolation prize was paid out to a Manor Road Bowling Club member, Nigel Breen, who very generously donated it all back towards our Charity Day funds, thanks very much Nigel. Next weeks Jackpot will be £330 from 12 numbers. Full details can be seen on the Weekly Draw page accessed via the above table.

Saturday June 11th

Wallasey C.G.B.A. Charity Day for the "George Gilmore Memorial Trophy"

The line ups for tomorrow afternoon's Charity Match between a Presidents Select side and a Chairmans Select side can be seen below. The match, in aid of the St Vincents School for the Blind and Partially Sighted, takes place at Manor Road Bowling Club starting at 1-00pm.

	Chairman's Select		Presidents Select
1	Laura Thompson  & Anthony Thompson	v	Theresa Smith & Dave Smith	1
2	Mary Fishwick & Peter Fishwick	v	Jean Wharton & Nigel Smith	2
3	Joyce Stead & George Stead	v	Maureen Saville & Paul Saville	3
4	Pauline Crilley & Bob Brown	v	Brenda Boulton & Ray Farrell	4
5	Barbara Hardy & & Mathew Gilmore	v	Grace Mason & Les Henderson	5
6	Lin Howard & Ron Hitchmough	v	Carole Dunne & Colin Jones	6
7	Sheila Hobley & Brian Boyd	v	Helen Lynch & Geoff Lynch	7
8	Nicola Gilmore & Dave Gilmore	v	Linda Mitchell & Ian Mitchell	8
9	Joan Dewhurst & Steve Wharton Jnr	v	Margaret Browning & Keith Etches	9
10	Anne Turner & Craig Saville	v	Naureen Bunting & Colin Saville	10
11	Sylvia Costall & Mike Costall	v	Jan Hulican & Jim Hulican	11
12	Barbara McBurney & John Lloyd	v	Sandra Astles & Bill Astles	12
13	Lorna Foster & Steve Wharton Snr	v	Glynis Lomax & Peter Dodd	13
14	Margaret Chapman & Andy Smith	v	Joan Walker & Tommy Walker	14
15	Edna Cook & Eric Cook	v	Maureen Saville & Frank O’Neill	15

Saturday June 11th

Matt Gilmore wins 5th Parks Merit Title

Matt Gilmore claimed his 5th Wallasey Parks Merit Title after beating Ian Sherbrooke in the Final on Thursday at a fine Royden Hall green. Matt won 4 matches during the evening to prove himself the best bowler on the night once again. Having beaten the in form Neil Sherbrooke 21-10 in the first round, Matt then had a tremendous 21-20 victory in an epic struggle against James Fitzpatrick in round two. In the semi final Matt proved too good for John Lloyd with an excellent 21-09 winning scorecard to move into the final against his 4th club mate of the evening, Ian Sherbrooke. Ian had earlier beaten Colin Saville 21-10 before overcoming Steve Wharton Jnr 21-15 in his quarter final match. Ian then convincingly defeated Rob Fitzpatrick 21-07 before coming up against a top form Matt Gilmore in the final. Matt was just too good on the night, completing a 21-09 victory to claim his fifth Parks title and progress to the British Parks CGBA National Merit finals day to be held in Cheshire on August 14th. Ian Sherbrooke, John Lloyd and Rob Fitzpatrick also qualified for the National Finals and we wish them all well in this event. Our thanks go to the Royden Hall Bowling Club, Keith Etches, Mike Costall and Ken Palin for all their work in making this another successful tournament for Wallasey Bowlers

First Round: M Gilmore 21 N Sherbrooke 10, C Barton 18 J Fitzpatrick 21, J Lloyd 21 L Henderson 19, P Saville 13 P Vaughan 21, B Smith 14 R Fitzpatrick 21, E Dutton 21 S Wharton Snr 08, S Wharton Jnr 21 D Hazlehurst 14, C Saville 10 I Sherbrooke 21

Second Round: M Gilmore 21 J Fitzpatrick 20, J Lloyd 21 P Vaughan 13, R Fitzpatrick 21 E Dutton 09, S Wharton Jnr 15 I Sherbrooke 21

Semi Finals: M Gilmore 21 J Lloyd 09, R Fitzpatrick 07 I Sherbrooke 21

Final M Gilmore 21 I Sherbrooke 11

Monday June 6th

Weekly Draw

The  Weekly Draw  took place yesterday with the £280 Jackpot not being won. The numbers drawn were 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 The £30 consolation prize was paid out to a Manor Road Bowling Club member. Next weeks Jackpot will be £300 from 12 numbers. Full details can be seen on the Weekly Draw page accessed via the above table.

Monday June 6th

League Results and Tables Updated

All the results we have in from last week's League matches have now been updated as have the League Tables. Both the results and tables can be accessed via their respective links in the above table.

Monday June 6th

Wirral & District Cup Results, Draws, Handicaps & Venues updated

All the results, draws, handicaps and venues for the various Wirral & District CGBA Cup competitions have now been updated and can be seen via the link in the above table.

Sunday June 5th

Wallasey News Cup

There has been some confusion regarding the Wallasey News Cup Preliminary and First Round ties. Both rounds will now be played on Tuesday June 14th because otherwise we are struggling to fit later rounds as scheduled, Any clubs scheduled to play League matches on Tuesday June 14th that are involved in the Wallasey News Cup have to re-arrange their League fixture to a later date in the season. Clubs doing so should inform the League fixture Secretary, Colin Jones, of the rearranged date. The teams noted in red below will have to rearrange their league fixture scheduled for June 14th.

The draw for the Wallasey News Cup can be seen below

Preliminary Round: Tuesday June 14th  (A) Manor Road "C" v Marine Park "B"  (B) Liscard (walkover) v Marine Park "A"

First Round: Tuesday 14th June

Winner Match (A) v Winner Match (B), Queens v Wallasey RBL "A", Moreton RBL "B" v Great Float, Quarry Vikings "B" v Manor Road "A"

Grange v Great Meols, Magazine v Harrison Park, Queens Royal v Sacred Heart "A", Gladstone v Wallasey RBL "B"

Sunday June 5th

Presidents Cup

All the results from this weeks Presidents Cup matches have now been updated along with the Second Round draw. They can be accessed via the team competition page in the link in the above table.

Saturday June 4th

British Parks C.G.B.A. Senior County Championship

The teams for the British Parks County match between Wallasey & North Staffordshire on Sunday June 19th can be seen below.

WALLASEY V NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE

 at MANOR ROAD BOWLING CLUB

1) James Fitzpatrick (West Kirby Vics) v Adam Jackson (Florence T & B)
 2)  Craig Saville (Queens Royal) v Martin Simcock (Middleport Park)
3)  Peter Milnes (Queens Royal) v  Tony Porter (Birches Head Hotel)
4)  Rob Fitzpatrick (West Kirby Vics) v Steve Howe (Westlands)
5) Chris Barton (West Kirby Vics) v Ian Atherton (Westlands)
6) Barry Smith (Manor Road) v Barry Kirk (Fegg Hayes)
7) Dave Gilmore (West Kirby Vics) v John Price (Florence T & B)
8) Geoff Lynch (Queens Royal) v David Butler (Clough Hall)
9)  Paul Saville (Queens Royal) v Kevin Potts (Norton Cent)
10)  Les Henderson (Queens Royal) v  Anthony Lloyd (Florence T & B)
11)  Anthony Thompson (West Kirby Vics) v Alan Bailey (Westlands)
12)  Matt Gilmore (West Kirby Vics) v Danny Higginson (Milton Rec)

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE V WALLASEY

at FEGG HAYES BOWLING CLUB

1) Martin Hallam (Meir Social) v Lee Brocklebank (West Kirby Vicsl)
2) Joe Williamson (B.H. Gardeners) v Mathew Cunliffe (Manor Road)
3) Ian Simpson (Florence T & B) v Trevor Rodgers (Hoylake Central)
4) Nick Tideswell (Middleport Park) v George Stead (Manor Road)
5) Dominic Okonski (Meir Social) v Bill Astles (Manor Road)
6) Phil Burndred (Fegg Hayes) v Tony Cavanagh (Great Meols)
7) Danny Ferris (Milton Rec) v Ian Mitchell (Manor Road)
8) Darren Clutton (Meir Social) v Tommy Walker (Hoylake Central)
9) Alan Jones (Fenton Priv) v Mike Nelson (Queens Royal)
10) Darren Beardmore (Middleport Park) v Eddie Dutton (Queens Royal)
11) Darren Stanway (Silverdale) v John Lloyd (West Kirby Vics)
12) Richard Clay (Fegg Hayes) v Frank O'Neill (Queens Royal)

Wednesday June 1st

Wallasey C.G.B.A. Charity Day, Sunday June 12th at Manor Road

After the success of last years Charity Day format, in which 52 bowlers took part in a challenge mixed pairs match between a President's and a Chairman's select sides, we are once again using this format for this years event. The match will take place at Manor Road Bowling Club on Sunday June 12th starting at 1-00pm. The Executive Committee will as usual provide an after match buffet for all players and officials. This years beneficiaries will be the St Vincents School for the Blind and Partially Sighted and hopefully we can raise a decent sum of money for their funds on the day. I have listed below all the players who played in last years match, all of whom generously donated a match fee of £5 each on the day towards our grand total of £601 raised. If anyone listed below would like to play in this years match or indeed if you read this article and would like to play (don't worry if you do not have a partner, we can always arrange one for you) then please let me know either by email at petedodd35@hotmail.com or text or phone to 07908 974768. Please do not ring my landline number in this instance. I have already had confirmation from the players highlighted that they wish to take part on June 12th and if you can let me know by Monday June 6th, I can then organise teams, programmes etc, for the day. I must emphasise that the parings below are only the ones from last season and do not have to be the same this year, if you have a partner you wish to play with please let me know.

Naureen Bunting & Colin Saville

Jan Hulican & Jim Hulican

Linda Mitchell & Ian Mitchell

Theresa Smith & Dave Smith

Ray Farrell

Sandra Astles & Bill Astles

& Anthony Thompson

Joan Dewhurst & Steve Wharton Jnr

Margaret Browning & Keith Etches

Glynis Lomax & Peter Dodd

Maureen Saville & Paul Saville

Craig Saville

Edna Cook & Eric Cook

Geoff Lynch & Helen Lynch

Lin Howard & Steve Wharton Snr

Heather Gilmore & Matthew Gilmore

Barbara McBurney & John Lloyd

Mary Fishwick & Peter Fishwick

Joyce Stead & George Stead

Jean Clark & Arthur Clark

& Les Henderson

Nicola Gilmore & Dave Gilmore

Joan Walker & Tommy Walker

& Andy Smith

Sylvia Costall & Mike Costall

& Ron Hitchmough

Carole Dunne & Colin Jones

& Paul Bonner

 

Tuesday May 31st

North Wirral League

The North Wirral League Tables have now been updated. They can be accessed via the North Wirral League link in the above table.

Sunday May 29th

League Results and Tables Updated

All the results from this week's League matches have now been updated as have the League Tables. Both the results and tables can be accessed via their respective links in the above table.

Sunday May 29th

Weekly Draw

The  Weekly Draw  took place today with the £250 Jackpot not being won. The numbers drawn were 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11 The £30 consolation prize was paid out     on  a ticket sold by Les Henderson. Next weeks Jackpot will be £280 from 13 numbers. Full details can be seen on the Weekly Draw page accessed via the above table.

Friday May 27th

Wallasey C.G.B.A. "British Parks Individual Merit" Qualifying Competition

The Wallasey CGBA qualifying competition for the "British Parks Individual Merit" finals will be held at Royden Hall on Thursday June 9th. This is a one night competition and players wishing to enter must report on the night by 6-15pm for the draw, which will take place at 6-30pm. The entry fee per player is £5 and must be paid on the night. The Final Four players will qualify for the National Finals to be held in Cheshire on Sunday August 14th.

Friday May 27th

Presidents Cup First Round

The draw, handicaps & venues for the Presidents Cup can be seen via the team competition page accessed via the link in the above table.

Friday May 27th

West Kirby Victoria win Harold Jones Cup

West Kirby Victoria beat Hoylake Central by 7 shots last night to win the Harold Jones Cup Final at Magazine Bowling Club. In a match played in gale force winds at times, West Kirby's victory was well deserved, having to overcome a handicap of 66 shots and posting 8 winners to Central's 4. The Vics got off to a flyer with two excellent early single figure winners in James Fitzpatrick 21-04 and Neil Sherbrooke 21-06. Paul Gartland replied with a fine 21-14 victory for Central but Dave Gilmore immediately responded with a 21-14 victory for West Kirby. The middle matches saw Peter Dodd 21-17 and Rick Keeley 21-19 produce fine winning displays for Central but once again the Vics responded with 21-10 and 21-15 wins for Rob Fitzpatrick and Ian Sherbrooke respectively. Thanks to the handicapping system, Hoylake Central still held a 25 shot lead going into the back four with hopes of producing a shock win but the Vics superior fire power proved to be too much in the end despite Trevor Rodgers pulling off the "win of the night", a brilliant 21-07 victory over Anthony Thompson. John Lloyd raced to an excellent 21-05 win and Lee Brocklebank came off with a fine 21-10 win leaving Matt Gilmore as last man for the Vics and still having to pull back a ten shot lead for Hoylake Central. Not for the first time, Matt came up trumps for the Vics, with an impressive 21-04 match winning performance. West Kirby Captain, Malcolm paid tribute to his team after receiving the cup from Association President, Keith Etches.

	Hoylake Central	Score	Score	West Kirby Victoria
1	Paul Gartland	21	14	Chris Barton	1
2	Steve Lyons	06	21	Neil Sherbrooke	2
3	Chris Hegg	04	21	James Fitzpatrick	3
4	Keith Etches	14	21	Dave Gilmore	4
5	Peter Dodd	21	17	Karl Sherbrooke	5
6	John Davies	15	21	Ian Sherbrooke	6
7	Richie Davies	10	21	Rob Fitzpatrick	7
8	Rick Keeley	21	19	Rob Franklin	8
9	Ken Palin	10	21	Lee Brocklebank	9
10	Trevor Rodgers	21	07	Anthony Thompson	10
11	Ian Hamilton	05	21	John Lloyd	11
12	Tommy Walker	04	21	Matthew Gilmore	12
	Handicap	66	Scr	Handicap
	Total	218	225	Total

West Kirby Victoria Captain, Malcolm Johnson, pictured with Association Chairman Mike Costall and  Association President Keith Etches.

2011 Harold Jones Cup Winners, West Kirby Victoria

Friday May 27th

Wallasey C.G.B.A. Complete Hat Trick

The Annual Challenge match between the Wallasey C.G.B.A. and the Wirral Ladies C.B.A. for the Colin Jones Challenge Cup, saw the home team complete a  Hat Trick of victories but only after a brilliant and entertaining evening's bowling. A good crowd turned out on the night at Manor Road Bowling Club to witness some top class pairs matches and there was no shortage of good natured banter flying round between the two teams and supporters. Wallasey just managed to post a thirteen shot win 219-206, with 7 winners to the Ladies 5 winners. Wallasey got off to a flyer with Les Henderson and Colin Saville producing, what turned out to be a match winning, 21-06 victory. Geoff Lynch and Craig Saville made up for last year, by eventually overcoming Margaret Browning and Sandy Fleet 21-19 in an excellent match. Wirral Ladies bounced back with Jean Clark and Joan Walker winning 21-17 (dish washing duties for Tommy now I'm afraid) and Ann Brown and Anita Richardson proving just too good in the end, with a fine 21-19 win against the Sherbrooke brothers Ian & Neil. Two winning pairs each in the middle four kept the scores close with Brian Leonard and Phil Vaughan 21-16 and Tony Cavanagh and Steve Wharton Jnr 21-08 posting victories for Wallasey. Wirral Ladies had two good winning cards, Mary Fishwick and Mo Saville, showing no respect for the Wallasey President and Secretary pairing of Keith Etches and Peter Dodd, winning 21-16 and Joan Jones and Joyce Stead completing a very good 21-12 win against a strong Bill Atkinson and Trevor Rodgers duo. With everything to play for, Wallasey proved just too strong in the end with 3 winners from the last four matches. The awesome pairing of Paul Saville and Anthony Thompson won 21-14 and Matty Cunliffe and Barry Smith just scraped home 21-20 in a cracking match. Wirral Ladies responded with a terrific performance from the "Ladies of the Match", Margaret Gard and Lynsey Gorman, who overcame a couple of "Homesters" 21-08 in their match. In almost complete darkness, the "one and only" Frank O'Neill and John Lloyd finally overcame Sandra Astles and Joan Dewhurst, in another fine match, 21-18 to leave the scores at 219-206 to Wallasey. Once again this was a really entertaining an sporting event and the an excellent buffet was enjoyed by all after the match. Les Henderson and Colin Saville proved to be the "Men of the Match" for Wallasey and I would like to thank everyone involved on the night, especially our two Referees, Maggie Wheeler and Peter Fishwick.

Wallasey C.G.B.A,		Result		Wirral Ladies C.B.A.
1	Les Henderson (Captain) & Colin Saville	21	06	Naureen Bunting & Barbara McBurney	1
2	Geoff Lynch & Craig Saville	21	19	Margaret Browning & Sandy Fleet	2
3	Karl Sherbrooke & Tommy Walker	17	21	Jean Clark & Joan Walker	3
4	Ian Sherbrooke & Neil Sherbrooke	19	21	Ann Brown & Anita Richardson	4
5	Brian Leonard & Phil Vaughan	21	16	Pat Crowther & Kath Davies	5
6	Peter Dodd & Keith Etches	16	21	Mary Fishwick & Maureen Saville	6
7	Bill Atkinson & Trevor Rodgers	12	21	Joan Jones & Joyce Stead	7
8	Tony Cavanagh & Steve Wharton Jnr	21	08	Barbara Hardy & Jan Meskell	8
9	Paul Saville & Anthony Thompson	21	14	Carole Dunne & Margie Vickers	9
10	Bill Astles & George Stead	08	21	Margaret Gard & Lynsey Gorman	10
11	Mathew Cunliffe & Barry Smith	21	20	Glynis Lomax & Karen Smith	11
12	John Lloyd & Frank O'Neill	21	18	Sandra Astles & Joan Dewhurst	12
	Final Score	219	206	Final Score

Wednesday May 25th

Harold Jones Cup Final

The teams for tomorrow night's match have now been announced and can be seen below. Hoylake Central will be trying to win their second Harold Jones Cup in three years but face a difficult task against the, ten time consecutive Division One winners, West Kirby Victoria. Fortunately this is not a League match and Hoylake will have a 66 shot start thanks to the handicappers. The toss for Jacks will be interesting after recent events concerning the two Captains. Hopefully a good crowd can be tempted down to Magazine Bowling Club for the 6-30pm start for what could turn out to be a close contest.

Wednesday May 25th

Wallasey C.G.B.A. v Wirral Ladies C.B.A. Tonight

Nothing to do tonight? Get down to Manor Road and watch the challenge match. Wirral Ladies have one change to their team announced previously with Ann Brown replacing Bet Pringle. The match starts at 6-15pm.

Monday May 23rd

North Wirral League

The North Wirral League Tables and Cup Quarter Final draw have now been updated. They can be accessed via the North Wirral League link in the above table.

Sunday May 22nd

Wirral & District C.G.B.A. Cups

All the results. draws and venues, for the next round, of the Wirral & District C.G.B.A cups can be seen by accessing the relevant link in the table above.

Sunday May 22nd

Weekly Draw

The  Weekly Draw  took place today with the £220 Jackpot not being won. The numbers drawn were 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 14. The £30 consolation prize was paid out to a Bronze Bowling Club  member. Next weeks Jackpot will be £250 from 14 numbers. Full details can be seen on the Weekly Draw page accessed via the above table.

Sunday May 22nd

Colin Jones Challenge Cup, Wallasey C.G.B.A. v Wirral Ladies C.B.A.

The Annual Challenge match between the Wallasey C.G.B.A. and the Wirral Ladies C.B.A. will take place this coming Wednesday, May 25th at Manor Road Bowling Club, starting at 6-15pm. This is always an enjoyable and entertaining event and it is well worth coming along to Manor Road on Wednesday to join in the fun. As usual there will be an after match buffet provided for the players and officials and hopefully the weather will have improved enough for us to all enjoy what should be another close run match between the two teams.

Wallasey C.G.B.A,		Result		Wirral Ladies C.B.A.
1	Les Henderson (Captain) & Colin Saville			Naureen Bunting & Barbara McBurney	1
2	Geoff Lynch & Craig Saville			Margaret Browning & Sandy Fleet	2
3	Karl Sherbrooke & Tommy Walker			Jean Clark & Joan Walker	3
4	Ian Sherbrooke & Neil Sherbrooke			Bet Pringle & Anita Richardson	4
5	Brian Leonard & Phil Vaughan			Pat Crowther & Kath Davies	5
6	Peter Dodd & Keith Etches			Mary Fishwick & Maureen Saville	6
7	Bill Atkinson & Trevor Rodgers			Joan Jones & Joyce Stead	7
8	Tony Cavanagh & Steve Wharton Jnr			Barbara Hardy & Jan Meskell	8
9	Paul Saville & Anthony Thompson			Carole Dunne & Margie Vickers	9
10	Bill Astles & George Stead			Margaret Gard & Lynsey Gorman	10
11	Mathew Cunliffe & Barry Smith			Glynis Lomax & Karen Smith	11
12	John Lloyd & Frank O'Neill			Sandra Astles & Joan Dewhurst	12
	Final Score			Final Score

Saturday May 21st

League Results and Tables Updated

All the results from this week's League matches have now been updated as have the League Tables. Both the results and tables can be accessed via their respective links in the above table.

Friday May 20th

Six winners each but Moreton R.B.L. "A" claim Sheppick Cup

An exciting and close run Sheppick Cup Final took place last night at the Quarry Vikings Bowling Club, with Moreton R.B.L. "A" team finally winning the Cup with an eight shot victory against Poulton. Both teams had 6 winners on the night but the Legion had their noses in front from the off with three winners in the front four seeing them force an early 12 shot lead, which proved to be crucial at the end of the night. Harry Easdown blazed an early trail for Moreton RBL. with a stunning 21-04 victory, only to be met at the side of the green as he was coming off, by Poulton's Dave Dyer after he had replied with an excellent 21-05 win. Steve Spence 21-14 and Harold Davies 21-17 completed a successful front four for the Legion with vital victories to leave the scores 68-56. The four middle matches were shared two apiece with the Legion's Robert O'Connor 21-09 and Peter Limb 21-11 both posting convincing winning cards with Poulton replying with an equally convincing 21-09 victory from Ken Brierley and a tremendously hard fought 21-20 win by Margie Vickers. The score after eight blocks stood at 139-118 for the Legion. Poulton's back four set about the 21 shot deficit with relish, having 3 winners from the four blocks but unfortunately, Frank Seagraves with a scintillating 21-06 win and very close 21-18 wins by Ron Burrows and Dave Bibby were not enough as John Norman's fine 21-13 victory saw him win by the final eight shot victory margin.  An excellent evening's bowling on a very good green was enjoyed by another decent crowd on our second successive Thursday night Final. Association President, Keith Etches presented the cup to a happy Moreton R.B.L. "A" team captain, Ian Kendrick after the Chairman, Mike Costall had given his usual after match presentation speech.

	Moreton RBL "A"	Score	Score	Poulton
1	David Walker	05	21	Dave Dyer	1
2	Steve Spence	21	14	Helen Harrison	2
3	Harold Easdown	21	04	John Nowell-Fenna	3
4	Harold Davies	21	17	Alan Bennett	4
5	Peter Limb	21	11	Diane Bibby	5
6	Robert O'Connor	21	09	Diane Piercy	6
7	Michael Goodenough	20	21	Margie Vickers	7
8	Michael Huddart	09	21	Ken Brierley	8
9	Walter Broom	18	21	Ron Burrows	9
10	Gordon Holt	18	21	Dave Bibby	10
11	John Norman	21	13	John Brierley	11
12	Ian Kendrick	06	21	Frank Seagraves	12
	Handicap	Scr	Scr	Handicap
	Total	202	194	Total

Moreton R.B.L. "A" team captain, Ian Kendrick receives the Sheppick Cup from Association President, Keith Etches and Chairman, Mike Costall

Moreton R.B.L. "A" team pictured with the Sheppick Cup after last night's victory against Poulton

Wednesday May 18th

Sheppick Cup Final

The Sheppick Cup Final takes place tomorrow night, May 19th, at Quarry Vikings Bowling Club starting at 6-30pm. Moreton RBL "A" take on Poulton in a scratch match and this promises to be a very close fought match and I hope that the fact we have no scheduled league matches on the night, means we can attract a fair sized crowd to come and watch the Final. All our Cup Finals have been scheduled for Thursday nights this year in response to requests from many of our members as to the unsuitability of Saturday nights as a Finals night for various reasons. The two teams will line up as below and they are reminded that the dress code, as on page 53 of our current handbook, must be observed. Good luck to both teams.

Tuesday May 17th

Busy Month Ahead

We have a busy month of events coming up and hopefully the weather will improve for us to complete them all on schedule. There are no scheduled Wallasey C.G.B.A. or Wirral & District C.G.B.A. fixtures for any of the dates selected and hopefully we can attract more of our members to support these events.

Sheppick Cup Final

Moreton R.B.L. "A" v Poulton

Thursday May 19th

at Quarry Vikings Bowling Club

6-30pm Start

Colin Jones Challenge Cup

Wallasey C.G.B.A. v Wirral Ladies C.B.A.

Wednesday May 25th

at Manor Road Bowling Club

6-15pm Start

Harold Jones Cup Final

Hoylake Central v West Kirby Victoria

Thursday May 26th

at Magazine Bowling Club

6-30pm Start

George Gilmore Memorial Trophy

Mixed Pairs Charity Match

for The St Vincents School for the Blind and Partially Sighted

President's Select v Chairman's Select

Sunday June 12th

at Manor Road Bowling Club

1-00pm Start

British Parks Senior County Championship

Wallasey v North Staffordshire

Sunday June 19th

Venue to be confirmed

2-00pm Start