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Tuesday 31st July

League Results and Tables updated

Three more League results from last week have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Monday 30th July

The Weekly Draw

The weekly draw numbers drawn yesterday were 4, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17. The Jackpot was not won and will be £300 from 16 numbers next Sunday. For full details see the weekly draw page. The £30 consolation prize was paid out.

Sunday 29th July

Robby Hall wins inaugural Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Memorial Trophy

West Kirby Victoria's Robby Hall beat club mate Dave Gilmore 31-27 in an excellent final after a dramatic day's bowling in the first Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Memorial Trophy Competition held at Manor Road this afternoon. Robby bowled consistently well all afternoon and came through 2 titanic struggles against Geoff Lynch 31-30 in the Quarter Finals and then Mark Lynch 31-29 in the semi finals before another hard match in the Final against Dave Gilmore. Robby had certainly proved not only his great ability but also his great fitness to come through these tough matches to claim the Trophy. There was another amazing Quarter Final match that saw Mark Lynch finally overcome his Queens Royal team mate Craig Saville 31-30 in a superb game. Dave had accounted for Alan Bainbridge and Ian Hazlehurst in his Quarter and Semi Final matches to have a more comfortable entry into the Final. The real reason behind the event however was to commemorate the tragic passing of Tony Vyskocil last year and Tony's parents donated a magnificent Trophy to be played for Annually by the District's bowlers. Tony's mother presented the Trophy to Robby Hall at an emotional presentation ceremony witnessed by Tony's partner and their son, Roy, as well as Tony's dad.

Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Competition Sunday 29th July 3-00 pm Start

Robby Hall receives the Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Memorial Trophy from Tony's Mother with Association Chairman Mike Costall in attendance.

Sunday 29th July

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results (those in so far) have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Sunday 29th July

"Buzz" light years ahead of opponents in charge to Wallasey Merit Title triumph

Anthony Thompson proved too strong for his opponents in a terrific night's bowling, that saw him win the Wallasey Individual Merit Title at Manor Road last night with a fine 21-13 victory in the Final against West Kirby Victoria team mate John Devlin. "Buzz" provided what might have been described as the best win of the night in his quarter final match against the remarkably consistent Mark Lynch, when after taking an early 12-04 lead and being pulled back by Mark to 17-17, he managed to take 4 of the last 5 points to run out an excellent 21-18 winner. John Devlin had a topsy turvey 21-20 win over Mike Nelson in his quarter final match when after building a big early lead he found himself 19-20 down only to pull out 2 singles at the end to send Mike out, with Mike putting his last wood through the narrowest of gaps between John's wood and the jack to unluckily lose out. The other 2 quarter final matches saw Dave Gilmore defeat John Lloyd 21-08 and Matty Gilmore defeat Geoff Lynch 21-11. The semi finals were both excellent matches with Anthony Thompson coming back from an early 03-06 deficit against Dave Gilmore to eventually go 09-06 up and keep ahead right through to the end and a fine 21-17 victory. John Devlin caused a surprise in his semi final against Matty Gilmore when after being 03-09 down he went 11-09 up and 17-11 up before running out a deserved 21-15 winner after proving almost impassable on a short mark across the green in front of the new Manor Road extension. The final saw Anthony Thompson stride into an early 08-01 lead before being pegged back to 08-09 by John but a run of 10 shots up and down the centre of the green saw Anthony take a 19-09 lead before John managed a run of 4 more to lie at 13-19, Anthony then took the 2 singles required to put his name on the famous old trophy for the first time.

The 2007 Wallasey Individual Merit, Finals Night qualifiers, with Referee Peter Fishwick before last night's Finals at Manor Road

Left / Right Mark Lynch, Mathew Gilmore, Mike Nelson, Geoff Lynch, Dave Gilmore, John Lloyd, Anthony Thompson, John Devlin and Peter Fishwick.

The 2007 Wallasey Individual Merit Winner, Anthony Thompson, receives his Trophy from Association Secretary, Peter Dodd

Thursday 26th July

Wallasey Individual Merit and Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Memorial.

The Finals of the above 2 Competitions take place at Manor Road this weekend with the following line ups.

Wallasey Individual Merit Saturday July 28th 6-00 pm Start

Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Competition Sunday 29th July 3-00 pm Start

Sunday 22nd July

North Derbyshire County Match postponed until September 16th

The British Parks Senior County Championship Division Two match between Wallasey and North Derbyshire has had to be re-arranged because of a clash with the North Derbyshire Senior Individual Merit Championship, in which the majority of the North Derbyshire players will be playing. This match has now been arranged for Sunday September 16th with venue details to be announced nearer the date. Contrary to reports last week that North Derbyshire had beaten Warwickshire to ensure that both ourselves and North Derbyshire were promoted, the match was actually postponed because of the severe weather conditions in the Warwickshire area with travel in and out of Birmingham severely restricted because of heavy flooding. The North Derbyshire / Warwickshire match will now be played on Sunday September 23rd.

Sunday 22nd July

The Weekly Draw

The weekly draw numbers drawn today were 4, 6, 10, 15, 16, 18. The Jackpot was not won and will be £250 from 17 numbers next Sunday. For full details see the weekly draw page. The £30 consolation prize was paid out.

Saturday 21st July

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results (those in so far) have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Saturday 21st July

Great Meols retain Sheppick Cup with 36 shot defeat of Grange at Quarry Vikings tonight.

There was a minor miracle tonight when our daily intake of heavy rain this Summer abated between the hours of 6-00pm to 9-00pm to enable Great Meols to retain the Sheppick Cup with a 36 shot defeat of Grange at a heavy Quarry Vikings green. In fact I think Grange were so unused to bowling in the fleeting glimpses of sunshine, that they were overpowered by 8 winners to 4 in a match containing many good performances by both sides. Great Meols took an early 11 shot lead despite both sides having 2 winners each in the first 4 blocks. Steve Casey 21-20 and Mike Casey 21-12 were the two Grange winners but Mick Miller 21-15 and an excellent 21-06 from Dave Gray saw Great Meols take a lead they never lost all night. With only a fine display from John McLoughlin for Grange, who won 21-13, to offset Derek Thomas's 21-12, Tony Cavanagh's 21-17 and another excellent 21-07 winning card from Lenny Wade for Great Meols, the score after 8 blocks stood at 150-120 for Great Meols. There were four exciting and close games in the back four but once again Great Meols had 3 winners to only 1 from Grange.  Les Pate 21-17, Bill Purcell 21-19 and Andy Smith 21-17 claimed good wins for Great Meols with John Barke's 21-17 win being the only response from Grange. At the end of the night Great Meols ran out worthy winners by 230 shots to 194 and Captain, Arthur Fagan gratefully received the Cup from Association President, Keith Etches.

Great Meols Captain, Arthur Fagan, receives the Sheppick Cup from Association President, Keith Etches and Chairman, Mike Costall.

Friday 20th July

Wallasey News Cup Quarter Finals

All the results from the First Round of the Wallasey News Cup are now finally in and have been updated. The draw, venues and handicaps for the Quarter Finals of the Wallasey News Cup can be seen via the Team Competitions, Wallasey News Cup page.

Friday 20th July

Busy time ahead at Manor Road

Manor Road Bowling Club will host a busy period of events over the next few weeks starting on  Saturday 28th July, with the Finals Night of the Wallasey Individual Merit Competition starting at 6-00 pm. The following afternoon Sunday 29th July, the Finals day of the Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Memorial Competition takes place starting at 3-00 pm. Both these competitions are down to the last eight players. On Saturday August 4th, the much awaited Harold Jones Cup Final replay between Queens Royal and West Kirby Victoria takes place with a 6-00 pm start and finally on Sunday 19th August the final British Parks Senior County Championship match against North Derbyshire will also take place at Manor Road starting at 2-00 pm. The winners of this match will take the Division Two title with both teams having already gained promotion.

Tuesday 17th July

Norman Davies (Great Meols)

I am sorry to have to inform that Norman Davies from the Great Meols Bowling Club sadly passed away on Sunday afternoon after a long illness. Norman will be greatly missed on the bowling circuit and our sympathies and condolences go to his family at this sad time. I will post the Funeral arrangements as soon as they are known.

Tuesday 17th July

Elm House Breast Centre receive cheque for £575

The Wallasey Association Charity day raised an excellent £575 for the Elm House Breast Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital and the cheque was presented before Saturday's Harold Jones Cup Final at Manor Road.

Monday 16th July

Magazine Hotel raise £500 for St. Johns Hospice

Once again the Magazine Hotel came up trumps in their Annual Charity Day, with a grand total of £500 being raised by the Club and all the bowlers taking part on the day. The day was such an unusual one for this Summer (unbroken sunshine all day long) that it was a pleasure to be at the event and enjoy the competition which was appropriately won by a pairing from the host club Fred Arnell and Tony Lane. The Magazine Hotel Bowling Club Captain, Sam Robinson, would like to thank all the clubs and players who contributed to making the day a great success.

Magazine Hotel Bowling Club Captain, Sam Robinson, St.John's Hospice Fundraiser, Lynne Hamilton and Magazine Hotel President, Gordon Bailey.

Lynne Hamilton presents a certificate of thanks to Sam Robinson and Gordon Bailey.

Sunday 15th July

The Weekly Draw

The weekly draw numbers drawn today were 3, 5, 6, 12, 14, 18. The Jackpot was not won and will be £200 from 18 numbers next Sunday. For full details see the weekly draw page. The £30 consolation prize was paid out.

Sunday 15th July

Promotion for Wallasey Association in British Parks Senior County Championship

The Wallasey County sides had big home and away wins against Cheshire this afternoon to clinch promotion to Division One next season with a match still to play against North Derbyshire next month. The home side won 11 points to 3 at Quarry Vikings Bowling Club with the away side winning 10 points to 4 at Love Lane Park, Stockport. With the 3 aggregate points available the final score was a resounding 24 points to 7 victory for Wallasey. In the home match Bill Astles 21-04, Anthony Thompson 21-06 and Dave Gilmore 21-08 were the big winners and with 9 winners in total for Wallasey, Cheshire were comprehensively despatched back up the M56 to Stockport. The away side at Love Lane Park, Stockport had 8 winners on the day with Eddie Dutton, fresh from his heroics in the Harold Jones Cup Final last night, leading the way with a commanding 21-03 victory that was closely followed by Neil Sherbrooke's  21-06 win. Craig Bourbonneux had a good 21-10 win and Bill Atkinson had a fine 21-12 winning card to leave Wallasey travelling back to Wallasey in fine fettle despite the lousy weather experienced all afternoon. A special word of thanks must go to Rick Keeley who stepped in as Referee in the away leg at short notice and did a top class job in the difficult conditions. The full scorecard can be seen below.

Saturday 14th July

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results (those in so far) have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Saturday 14th July

Pulsating Night's Bowls Sees Harold Jones Cup Final Go To A Replay

The top two Wallasey Association Teams at the moment, West Kirby Victoria and Queens Royal, served up a treat for a big crowd at Manor Road tonight, when the Harold Jones Cup Final finished with both sides on 218 after a terrific match played in an excellent sporting spirit by both sides. On the superb Manor Road green Anthony Thompson 21-16 and Dave Gilmore 21-20 put West Kirby into an early lead but this was pulled back by Mark Lynch winning 21-15 for Queens Royal. Steve Nugent came off with a 21-15 winning scorecard for West Kirby to leave the scores level at 78 each after 4 blocks (Queens Royal receiving a 6 shot start from the handicappers). Queens Royal then stormed into a 27 shot lead after having 3 winning cards in the middle four with Craig Saville and Eddie Dutton giving superb displays with 21-10 and 21-06 wins respectively. Karl Sherbrooke pulled 1 shot back for West Kirby with a narrow 21-20 win but this was undone when Geoff Lynch came off with a 21-19 win for Royal after finishing with 3 two's from 15-19 down. The score after 8 blocks being 161-134 in favour of Queens Royal meant that West Kirby needed a big winner in the back four and once again it was Matt Gilmore who came up trumps with a quick fire 21-07 success followed by the Fitzpatrick brothers, Jamie and Robby, both winning 21-16 to leave West Kirby in the driving seat with Robby Hall leading 17-05 in his match with Frank O'Neill but Frank staged a terrific comeback to eventually only lose out 18-21 and leave the final scores 218-218 after some wonderful bowling that was a credit to both sides.  The likely replay date is Saturday August 4th but this will be confirmed as soon as arrangements have been made.

Friday 13th July

Big weekend of bowls with the Harold Jones Cup Final and British Parks County match.

This weekend sees two big matches in the Wallasey Bowls Calendar, starting tomorrow Saturday 14th July, with the Harold Jones Cup Final taking place at Manor Road Bowling Club at 6-00 pm between the 2 top Wallasey Teams in the 1st Division, West Kirby Victoria and Queens Royal. After what will hopefully be an excellent evenings bowling between these two well matched sides we have the British Parks Senior County Championship, Division Two, match between Wallasey (top of the table at present) and Cheshire, to be played on Sunday 15th July at Quarry Vikings Bowling Club with a 2-00 pm Start. The away leg of this match takes place at Love Lane Park, Stockport also with a 2-00 pm start. I hope as many spectators as possible will try to attend these two matches as a bit of atmosphere makes a big difference to the bowlers taking part.

Thursday 12th July

Funeral arrangements for Sam Hoey.

The Funeral arrangements for Sam Hoey (Marine Park) who tragically passed away last week whilst playing bowls at Manor Road, have been announced and are as follows.

Service at St. Albans Church, St. Albans Road, Liscard on Tuesday 17th July at 9-45 am followed by Cremation at Landican Crematorium. Family flowers only but donations to St. Johns Hospice if desired. For all enquiries please contact John W. Griffiths & Son, Millbank Funeral Home, Mill Lane, Wallasey CH44 3BN  telephone 0151 638 5528

Thursday 12th July

Presidents Cup

The 2nd round results from the Presidents cup have now been updated. The draw, venues and handicaps for the 3rd Round of the Presidents Cup can be seen via the Team Competitions, Presidents Cup page.

Tuesday 10th July

Wallasey County Bowler, Craig Bourbonneux, wins Hurrell Cup.

There is a new name engraved on the Wirral & District Crown Green Bowling Association Hurrell Cup. West Kirby Victoria’s Craig Bourbonneux came through a quality field at Cammell Laird to defeat Gladstone’s Nigel Hughes 21-12 in the final. He beat Bob Edwards (Harrison Park) 21-18 in his quarter-final tie and reached the final at the expense of his mate and fellow Vics bowler, John Lloyd, 21-17.

Craig Bourbonneux

Tuesday 10th July

Wirral Junior Merit

The Wirral Junior Merit scheduled for Saturday 14th July at Lever Club (10-30 am) has been cancelled due to a clash with the Merseyside Junior Merit.

There will however be a practice session at Lever Club at 10-30 am for any Wirral Juniors not playing in the Merseyside Junior Merit.

Monday 9th July

Wallasey Individual Merit down to last eight.

The Qualifying rounds of the Wallasey Individual Merit Competition took place at Central Park tonight on greens that needed to be mown today but unfortunately were too wet this morning to do so. Consequently all the players had to put up with the greens being heavier than usual. This didn't deter the players from producing some excellent matches with 7 games going the full 21-20 distance and the draw for the Finals Day on Saturday July 28th is as follows.

Sunday 8th July

The Weekly Draw

The weekly draw numbers drawn today were 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 18. The Jackpot was not won and will be £150 from 19 numbers next Sunday. For full details see the weekly draw page. The £30 consolation prize was paid out.

Saturday 7th July

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results (those in so far) have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Saturday 7th July

Manor Road "C" take Association Cup with narrow nine shot defeat of Royden Hall in excellent final.

Manor Road "C" won the Association Cup tonight when they defeated Royden Hall 210-201 in an excellent final played in a fine sporting manner at the Wallasey Royal British Legion green. The opening four blocks saw four good close games with Tony Hughes 21-18 and John Leece 21-17 winning for Royden Hall and Bob Hughes 21-20 and Carol Dunne 21-15 winning for Manor Road "C",  leaving the scores tied at 77 each. Royden Hall forged 10 shots ahead after the middle four with 3 winners, Bill Braidford 21-15, Geoff Foster 21-16 and Dave Bullock, an excellent 21-09, offset only by John Molley's equally excellent 21-08 victory for Manor Road "C", to leave the scores 148-138 to Royden Hall. With two winners each in the last four it was Jim Hulican's comprehensive 21-04 victory and Mark Bainbridge's comfortable 21-07 win that turned the tide Manor Road's way and despite Gerry Jones winning 21-16 and Alan Storey's 21-14 victory they could not match the two crucial Manor Road single figure wins, leaving Manor Road "C" eventual 210-201 winners and jubilantly claiming the Cup for the first time since 1993. A shy but proud Manor Road "C" Captain, Mrs. Rose Hughes, collected the Cup from Association President, Keith Etches. Plaudits must go to both sides for providing such a sporting match for the good crowd of spectators present.

Manor Road "C"  pictured before their Association Cup win against Royden Hall

Royden Hall pictured before their Association Cup Final loss to Manor Road "C"

Manor Road "C" team Captain, Mrs Rose Hughes, pictured with Association President, Keith Etches and Chairman, Mike Costall after the presentation of the Cup following Manor Road "C" team's win over Royden Hall.

Friday 6th July

Tragic loss as bowler dies during match at Manor Road.

It is with great regret that I have to report the tragic loss of Sam Hoey, who collapsed and died whilst playing for Marine Park "B" against Manor Road "C" at Manor Road on Wednesday night. All seemed well as Sam had been playing for approximately 15 minutes when suddenly he collapsed on the green and despite heroic attempts by two ladies from inside the Manor Road Club and Marine Park bowler Gary Abbott, to resuscitate him, Sam did not regain consciousness and unfortunately was pronounced dead at Arrowe Park Hospital. All our sympathies and condolences go to Sam's family and funeral arrangements will be posted as soon as I know anything.

Wednesday 4th July

British Parks Senior County Championship, Wallasey v Cheshire

The line ups for the next Division Two Senior County Championship Match v Cheshire on Sunday July 15th can be seen below.

Reserves: R.Keeley (Sandridge), G.Richardson (Manor Road), Colin Saville (Queens Royal), Karl Sherbrooke (West Kirby Victoria),

 Tommy Walker (Sacred Heart), Dave Wilson (Manor Road).

Reserves: N.Boyd (Gladstone Squirrels), E.Clayburn (West Kirby Victoria), J.Devlin (West Kirby Victoria), E.Dutton (Queens Royal),

 W.D.Jones (Harrison Park), D.Robinson (Harrison Park).

Wednesday 4th July

Wallasey News Cup First Round

The draw, venues and handicaps for the First Round of the Wallasey News Cup can be seen via the Team Competitions, Wallasey News Cup page.

Tuesday 3rd July

Wallasey Individual Merit

The qualifying night for the Wallasey Individual Merit Competition will be held next Monday 9th July at Central Park. Please note this competition will start promptly at 6-00 pm. Eight qualifiers will go through to the Finals Day on Saturday 28th July also starting at 6-00 pm.

Monday 2nd July

Charity Day

Mrs Ethel Gilmore presents the "George Gilmore" Memorial Trophy to granddaughter, Nicky Gilmore, the Captain for the day of the winners, West Kirby Victoria.

Sunday 1st July

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Sunday 1st July

Weekly Draw

The weekly draw numbers drawn today were 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 13. The Jackpot of £150 was won by one lucky ticket holder and a new Jackpot will start next week from 20 numbers. For full details see the weekly draw page.

Sunday 1st July

Charity day

This afternoon's Annual Charity Day went ahead under ever changing weather conditions at Manor Road and despite heavy rain at times, mixed in with fine sunny spells, the event saw West Kirby Victoria retain the George Gilmore Memorial Trophy with a 44 shot win against a Wallasey Select side. The real winners of the day however were the Elm House Trust who will benefit by the £550 raised by the bowlers who took part, the various sponsors of the event  and the generosity of the spectators present. I really didn't want to print the scorecard but I feel that all the bowlers who took part today deserve special praise in the sometimes adverse weather conditions and the best way to show my appreciation for their efforts was in fact to list all the players whether they won or lost. After an enjoyable day Mrs Ethel Gilmore presented the Trophy to the West Kirby Captain for the day, appropriately her granddaughter Nicky Gilmore.

Saturday 30th June

Tony Vyskocil 31Up Competition

Another tremendous afternoon's bowling at Manor Road today saw the competition whittled down to the last eight, who will return on Sunday July 29th to play off for the Title. The draw has taken place and the Quarter Final line up can be seen below. Two titanic battles today saw Craig Saville finally overcome Matty Gilmore 31-30 and Dave Gilmore beating John Lloyd 31-26.

Friday 29th June

Divisional Cup Semi Final Results and Wallasey News Cup Preliminary Round Results

All the Semi Final results from the Association, Harold Jones and Sheppick Cups can be seen via their respective pages in the Team Competitions section. The Wallasey News Cup Preliminary Round results can be seen via the Wallasey News Cup page.

Friday 29th June

Wallasey Royal British Legion to host Association Cup Final.

The Association Cup Final between Manor Road "C" and Royden Hall will take place next Saturday July 7th at Wallasey Royal British Legion starting at 6-00pm prompt.

Friday 29th June

Wallasey Juniors selected for Wirral in British Parks Junior County Championship

Five Wallasey based Junior bowlers have been selected to play for the Wirral C.G.B.A. British Parks Junior County side in their fixture against East Midlands on Sunday July 15th. The full teams can be seen below.

Tuesday 26th June

Presidents Cup

The draw, venues and handicaps for the 2nd Round of the Presidents Cup can be seen via the Team Competitions, Presidents Cup page.

Tuesday 26th June

Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Memorial Competition

The Second Thirty Two entrants in the Tony Vyskocil 31Up Memorial Competition were whittled down to eight on Sunday when the Competition continued at Manor Road Bowling Club. The 8 Qualifiers to come back on Saturday 30th June were Ian Hazlehurst, Noel Boyd, Alan Bainbridge, Craig Saville, Matty Gilmore, Ian Cook, Geoff Lynch and Keith Etches. The last 16 entries play down to 8 on Saturday 30th June, with the draw as follows.

Tuesday 26th June

Charity Day Line Ups

The Charity Day Teams have now been finalised after some of the original selections have had to pull out and all the players who have had invitations have either confirmed or been unavailable for selection on the day. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us on Sunday and we can have a decent turn out of spectators to help us raise money for the Elm House Trust at Clatterbridge Hospital. The Match starts at 1-00 pm at Manor Road Bowling Club.

 Monday 25th June

The Weekly Draw

The weekly draw numbers drawn yesterday were 1, 2, 8, 10, 12, 19. The Jackpot was not won and will be £150 from 19 numbers next Sunday. For full details see the weekly draw page. The £30 consolation prize was paid out.

Saturday 23rd June

"Bulldozer" Bob blasts his way to third Veterans Merit Title.

Harrison Park's Bob "Bulldozer" Edwards blasted his way to a third Veterans Merit Title tonight after a magnificent display of bowling in his three matches. Bob beat Association Chairman and last years winner, Mike Costall, 21-09 in his quarter final match and bettered this by one with a 21-08 defeat of club mate Derek Walker in the semi final. In the final Bob went one better again with a brilliant display in a 21-07 defeat of Bill Atkinson from West Kirby Victoria. Bob had taken to the heavy Magazine Hotel green like a duck to water and was never really challenged in his three games and was a worthy winner of the event. Bill Atkinson had come from behind in both his earlier matches, defeating John McEneany (Manor Road) 21-18 in a gripping quarter final match and then beating George Stead also from Manor Road, 21-14 in the semi final after George had taken an early lead. George Stead beat Roy Williams 21-11 in his quarter final match with Derek Walker beating his Harrison Park club mate Howie Williams 21-18 in another tough quarter final tie. All in all this was an excellent evenings bowling well Refereed by Syd Taylor with the only disappointing part of the night being the small crowd that turned up. Bob received his trophy from Association President Keith Etches and  Association Chairman Mike Costall.

  The Quarter Finalists in the Veterans Merit pictured before the action got under way at the Magazine Hotel

Left to Right John McEneany, Roy Williams, Derek Walker, Billy Atkinson, George Stead, Mike Costall, Bob Edwards and Howie Smith.

                                     Billy Atkinson, Syd Taylor (Referee) and Bob Edwards pictured before the Veterans Individual Merit Final

2007 Veterans Individual Merit Winner Bob Edwards with (left) Association Chairman, Mike Costall and (right) Association President, Keith Etches.

Saturday 23rd June

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Friday 22nd June

Divisional Cup Semi Finals, Wallasey News Cup Preliminary Round

The draws, handicaps and venues for the Semi Finals of the Divisional Cups can be seen via the Team Competitions, Association Cup, Harold Jones Cup and Sheppick Cup pages. The preliminary round draw, handicaps and venues of the Wallasey News Cup can be seen via the team competitions Wallasey News Cup page. All these matches will take place next Tuesday, 26th June.

Friday 22nd June

Apologies for an error in latest League Tables

I must apologise to Manor Road "C" and Quarry Vikings "B" in the 3rd Division and Queens Royal "B" in the 1st Division for an error in their points total in the League tables published on Sunday June 17th. Queens Royal "B" should have had 40 points and not 39 as stated, Manor Road "C" should have 104 points and not 114 as stated and Quarry Vikings "B" should have 59 points and not 57 as stated. The League tables have been adjusted and the correct tables can be seen via the League Table page. Contrary to some clubs opinions, I am only too pleased for Clubs to contact me if they can see any errors in the tables when published, after all I do make mistakes, one of the biggest at the moment is actually playing as my form at present is pretty dire.

Wednesday 20th June

Veterans Individual Merit

A very successful and entertaining evenings bowling at Central Park last night, saw the Veterans Individual Merit Competition reduced to the last 8 from an entry list of 52 competitors. There were many close matches and after an exhausting evening for some of the bowlers the final eight to progress through to Saturday's Finals night at the Magazine Hotel can be seen below.

Final to be held on Saturday 23rd June at the Magazine Hotel Bowling Club, 6-00pm Start.

Tuesday 19th June

Chris Barton crowned Junior Merit Champion for 4th consecutive year.

After an excellent evening's bowling by the Junior members of the Association last night, Chris Barton (Queens Royal) retained his Wallasey C.G.B.A. Junior Merit title by defeating Tom Stead (Quarry Vikings) in a better final than the score line of 21-08 might suggest. It was encouraging to see so many supporters taking the time to get down to Central Park on a warm and showery evening to cheer the Juniors on. Chris Barton had earlier beaten Miles Hunter (Bronze) 21-11 after having being given quite a fright in the early stages of the match and he then defeated Chris Lewis (Marine Park) 21-08 in the semi final. Tom Stead came through an excellent match against Mark Bainbridge (Manor Road) 21-19 and went on to beat Paul Jamieson 21-05 in his semi final with Paul just struggling a bit after his third game in quick succession. Special mention must also go to the early round losers Danny Bromby (Quarry Vikings),  Aaron Pryer (Great Float), Jamie Powell (Marine Park) an unlucky 18-21 loser and Sean Hughes (Great Float) who all performed to their best against opponents almost twice their size in some cases. Their time will come in the next few years and they can only benefit from last night's experience. After an enjoyable evening Chris Barton received his trophy from the Association President, Keith Etches, who once again could not be faulted with his organisation of this competition. Both Chris Barton and Tom Stead will now represent the Wallasey Association at the British Parks Junior Individual Merit Finals to be held in North Staffordshire on Sunday August 5th.

Tom Stead and Chris Barton before last night's Junior Merit Final                         Chris Barton receives his trophy from Association President, Keith Etches

Sunday 17th June

One Lucky winner of Weekly Draw takes home £500

The weekly draw numbers drawn today were 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12. The Jackpot of £500 was won by one lucky ticket holder. For full details see the weekly draw page. Next weeks Jackpot reverts to £100 from 20 numbers.

Sunday 17th June

Tony Vyskocil 31 Up Memorial Competition

The First Thirty two entrants in the Tony Vyskocil 31Up Memorial Competition were whittled down to eight yesterday when the Competition got under way at Manor Road Bowling Club. The 8 Qualifiers to come back on Saturday 30th June were Dave Gilmore, Ernie Gartland, Mark Lynch, Nick Burridge, Robby Hall, Paul Gartland, John Lloyd and John Finch. The last 32 entries play their qualifying rounds next Sunday 24th June at Manor Road.

Sunday 17th June

Presidents Cup

Tuesday's results from the Presidents Cup First Round and the Second Round Draw can now be seen via the Team Competitions, Presidents Cup page.

Sunday 17th June

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Friday 13th June

Junior Individual Merit and Veterans Individual Merit.

This years Junior Individual Merit will be held on the greens in Central Park on Monday 18th June with a 6-00pm Start. The Veterans Individual Merit will take place the following evening Tuesday 19th June also in Central Park with a prompt 6-00pm Start as there are 52 entries for this competition.

Wednesday 13th June

Charity Day re-arranged

This years Wallasey C.G.B.A. Charity Day match between West Kirby Victoria and a Wallasey Select side, has now been arranged for Sunday July 1st at Manor Road Bowling Club starting at 1-00 pm. This years beneficiaries are Wirral Hospital NHS Trust, Elm House Breast Centre at Clatterbridge Hospice.

Tuesday 12th June

Veterans Inter County Knockout Tournament

The following 20 players have been chosen to represent the Wallasey C.G.B.A. in the British Parks Veterans Inter County Team Knockout Tournament to be held in Chesterfield on Monday 25th June.

Tuesday 12th June

Dave Gilmore wins Wallasey C.G.B.A. British Parks Merit Final

After another excellent evening's bowling at Central Park last night, Dave Gilmore beat Craig Saville 21-16 in the Final of the Wallasey C.G.B.A. British Parks Individual Merit Competition. This is the 4th time Dave has won this trophy and in doing so he has eclipsed son Matty Gilmore, who has won the trophy 3 times. Dave overcame tough opposition throughout with fine victories over Geoff Lynch 21-16, Chris Barton 21-18 and Anthony Thompson 21-19 in a tremendous semi final. Craig also displayed top class bowls throughout the evening to beat Dave Croston 21-11, Billy Atkinson 21-10 and John Lloyd 21-20 in another tremendous semi final. In the Final, Dave took an early stranglehold going 11-01 up at one time before Craig mounted a determined come back to eventually only go down 21-16 in the end. After another exhausting evening for the bowlers and organisers Dave finally received the Trophy from Association President, Keith Etches at 9-45 pm. Dave and Craig will now represent the Wallasey C.G.B.A. at the British Parks Senior Individual Merit Finals in Greater Manchester on Sunday August 12th, with the winner of that event going forward to the Champion of Champions Tournament later in the year.

Sunday 10th June

The Weekly Draw

The weekly draw numbers drawn today were 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 13. The Jackpot was not won and will be £500 from 12 numbers next Sunday. For full details see the weekly draw page. The £30 consolation prize was paid out.

Saturday 9th June

League Points Scoring System

There seems to be some confusion in certain teams regarding the new points scoring system adopted this season. I would like to remind Team Captains that each Individual Home winner receives 1 point and each Individual Away winner receives 1½ points. The 2 match points go to the team that wins the total scores of the 12 games added together i.e. (216-191). When all the points are added up the team that wins the match is the team with most points not the team that wins the total scores of the 12 games added together. If the total scores of the 12 games added together is i.e.. (208-208) each team receives 1 match point. A sample result sheet was given to each team Captain at the start of the season but if anyone requires another copy please contact Peter Dodd at the address or telephone number seen in the handbook.

 Sample Result Sheet

Saturday 9th June

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.

Friday 8th June

British Parks Individual Merit Qualifying Night.

The Qualifying Night to find the two Wallasey C.G.B.A. bowlers to go forward to the British Parks National Finals in Greater Manchester on Sunday August 12th, will take place on Monday 11th June at Central Park in Wallasey, with the draw taking place at 6-00pm. As usual there will be no prize money in Monday's Qualifiers but the 2 Finalists will have their £20 entry fee to the National Finals and their travel expenses on the day paid by the Association.

Thursday 7th June

Tuesday's League Results Updated

I have updated the results I have in so far from Tuesday's (5th June) fixtures and also updated the League Tables accordingly. These can be seen via their respective pages.

Thursday 7th June

Presidents Cup venues and handicaps.

The Draw, Venues and Handicaps for the Presidents Cup First Round on Tuesday 12th June can be seen via the Team Competitions, Presidents Cup page.

Monday 4th June

The Weekly Draw

The weekly draw numbers drawn yesterday were 5, 6, 8, 9,12,13. The Jackpot was not won and will be £450 from 13 numbers next Sunday. For full details see the weekly draw page.

Sunday 3rd June

"Royal" Family Affair in Tom Basnett Pairs final.

After an excellent nights bowling at the Magazine Hotel last night, The Tom Basnett Pairs Final turned into a "Royal" Family Affair with Mark Lynch and Colin Saville of Queens Royal beating Geoff Lynch and Craig Saville, also Queens Royal, 21-07 in a final that produced excellent bowling from all four players despite the one sided scoreline. With two brothers and a father and son in the final there was no shortage of spice in the encounter but Mark and Colin continued the form they had shown all evening to prove too powerful for Geoff and Craig in the end. The evening had got off to a late start because of players travelling from matches in the afternoon but once the competition got under way with the quarter finals, there were some really close matches with Kath Davies and Lindsey Gorman (Sacred Heart) somehow throwing away a 16-02 lead to eventually lose 17-21 to another Queens Royal combination in Les Henderson and Steve Scott. Husband and wife duo Sandra Astles and Bill Astles (Manor Road) conceded four in the final end to unluckily lose out 20-21 to Geoff Lynch and Craig Saville. Les Jones and Jimmy Bunting (Manor Road) bowled really well together and proved too strong for Ian Hazlehurst (Queens Royal) and John Roberts (Gladstone Squirrels) in a 21-10 win and Dave Croston and Paul Diamond (Queens Royal) could not live with the Mark Lynch / Colin Saville combination in a 09-21 defeat. The semi finals again produced top class bowling with Mark and Colin overcoming Les Henderson and Steve Scott 21-14 in a game a lot closer than the score suggests and a terrific battle between Jimmy Bunting and Les Jones and Geoff Lynch and Craig Saville saw the Queens Royal duo finally coming out 21-19 winners. The evenings entertainment finally ended with the Trophy presentation at 9-45 pm with Association Chairman, Mike Costall thanking all the spectators, players, Referee Peter Fishwick and his wife Mary for doing the measuring and the Magazine Hotel Bowling Club for their assistance in providing their facilities to enable us to stage the Final at their excellent green.

The 2007 Tom Basnett Pairs Competition Winners Mark Lynch (centre) and Colin Saville (right) pictured with Association President, Keith Etches

The Tom Basnett Pairs Finalists Mark Lynch, Geoff Lynch, Craig Saville and Colin Saville pictured with Referee, Peter Fishwick, before last night's Final.

Saturday 2nd June

League Results and Tables updated

This weeks League results have been updated and can be seen via the League Results page. The League tables have also been updated and can be seen via the League Tables page.