ELLESMERE PORT & NESTON BOWLING NEWS

 
The final competition of the 2007-08 season, the McEwan's team competition was held between Sunday 30th March and Wednesday 2nd April. However the competition was played under a sad atmosphere following the sudden death of Sam Tomlinson of Labour Club during the preliminary rounds at Whitby Club on Sunday evening. The thoughts of all players and league officials are with his family, friends and team mates at this sad time.
 
 
The competition was eventually won by Lairds No2 on Wednesday night, who overcame Whitby No3 at Ellesmere Port Royal British Legion after a long evening's bowling.
 
The competitions results were as follows:
 
Sunday 30th March at Whitby.
 
PRELIMS:   Whitby No3   43  v  Allport No1  20
                  Electric No1.  30  v  Lairds No1.  27
                  Neston No1   29  v  Whitby No1  33
 
FIRST ROUND:   Whitby No3   43  v  Castrol B   18
                          Electric No1.   Walk over
                          Whitby No1  41  v  Castrol No2  21
                          Neston No2  39  v  Labour C No2  25
 
Sunday 30th March at Castrol.
 
PRELIMS:   Thingwall No1  38  v  Labour C No2  23
                  Allport No2  34  v  Electric No2  21
 
FIRST ROUND:   Thingwall No1  39  v  Vauxhalls  29
                         Allport No2.  53  v  Thingwall No2.  11
 
Monday 31st March at Neston
 
PRELIMS:   Castrol No1.   35  v  Lairds No3  27
                  Lairds No2      36  v  Whitby No2  25
 
FIRST ROUND:   Castrol No1   28  v  EPRBL B  27
                          Lairds No2    34  v  Lairds No4  23
 
Final's night   Wednesday 2nd April at Ellesmere Port Legion.
 
QUARTER FINALS   Whitby No1   32  v  Neston No2  26
                               Whitby No3   34  v  Thingwall No1  24
                               Lairds No2     45  v  Electric No1.  20
                               Allport No2.   18  v  Castrol No1.  40
 
SEMI-FINALS:          Whitby No1.  19  v  Whitby No3  36
                               Lairds No2     33  v  Castrol No1  31
 
FINAL:                      LAIRDS  No2               v   WHITBY No3
 
                                M FINN             9         v   G BRIERLEY   6
                                M HYDE           9         v    D LLOYD        8
                                D CROSS         10        v   K ADAMS       9
                                D HYDE             7        v   R ADAMS        9
                                                       35                                  32
 
Congratulations to Lairds No3.
 
A total of £80.00 was raised from the raffles held during the competition. Many thanks to everyone entered and helped at this competition, and all the others held this season.
 
Don't forget this year's presentation evening will be held on Saturday 19th April at Castrol Sports & Social Club. Any one requiring tickets, please contact Kath Murphy of Castrol Bowling team,
 
Many Thanks again, and see you all next season.
 
Chris Jones.

 

THE DRAW FOR THE FINAL COMPETITION OF THE SEASON, THE McEWAN'S TEAM COMPETITION WAS MADE ON MONDAY 10th MARCH. IT WILL WILL BE PLAYED OVER THE FOLLOWING THREE NIGHTS: PRELIMINARY ROUNDS ON SUNDAY 30th MARCH AND MONDAY 31st MARCH WITH THE FINAL BEING HELD ON TUESDAY 1st APRIL AT ELLESMERE PORT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION.

THE DRAW IS AS FOLLOWS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

SUNDAY 30th MARCH AT CASTROL SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB

7.00pm SCRATCH

PLAY DOWN TO TWO TEAMS.

THINGWALL No1.   J JONES, P & G FAVAGER, R YATES, C DRAPER, M MYERS

ELECTRIC No2.   G & J SHEEN, R WING, A DEVONPORT, P HELLYER

ALLPORT No2.   J & E ALLEN, J & K JONES

THINGWALL No2.   B DOWNHAM, V SMITH, A GALLOWAY, B WATSON, J HUGHES, V DAVIES.

VAUXHALLS   L JONES, R & J FISHWICK, J CORNES, S THOMAS

LABOUR C No1.   J BENNETT, E & D DORRICOTT, G PHILIPS, M TOWNING.

SUNDAY 30th MARCH AT WHITBY SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB

7.00pm SCRATCH.

PLAY DOWN TO FOUR TEAMS.

LABOUR C No2.   N & B CROCKER, C & B TRANTER, D BARR.

WHITBY No3.   R & K ADAMS, G BRIERLEY, D LLOYD, E & N RILEY

LABOUR.   P FLINN,S TOMLINSON, R JONES, T SMITH, W HUGHES, T DUFFEY.

CASTROL No2.   J & H GRIMSHAW, M & K MURPHY, J & A McDOUGALL

CASTROL B.   J & Jo & B PRESTON, M & T & MARK DEPANEO

WHITBY No1.   R & A SEYMOUR, W DOBSON,C SAUL, L McCRAVE

ALLPORT No1.   F & V KEENAN, R & J SKITT

NESTON CIVIC No2.   A & B PINNING,R BURROWS, L & J HERRING, G GOTTS.

ELECTRIC No1.   FRED & B & K & FRANK WRENCH, D PITT, D EDWARDS.

LAIRDS No1.   D HULMSTON, R JONES, J JONES, G FAULKNER, W SHEPPARD, G COOPER

NESTON CIVIC No1.   N & G ELLIOTT, L & B PRESTON, A & M McBAIN

MONDAY 31st MARCH AT NESTON CIVIC HALL.

7.00pm SCRATCH

PLAY DOWN TO TWO TEAMS.

LAIRDS No4.   J & I BRETT, E LEVERTON, M NEVILLE, B HARDY, B EVANS.

CASTROL No1.   D & I McDOUGALL, S MARKS, B CHAPMAN, E GIBBONS, R WALKER.

WHITBY No2.   H WINDER, R JONES, J & A WATTS, J & G WILKINSON

EPRBL B.   P GIBBS, B WILLIAMS, P VASEY, D & T LOWNDES.

LAIRDS No2.   D & M HYDE, D & B CROSS, V SCHAUS, M FINN

LAIRDS No3.   R RINTOUL, C RUSE, I WILCOCKS, F & G MURPHY, J McLAUGHLIN.

 

THE FINAL EIGHT TEAMS WILL PLAY DOWN TO A WINNER AT ELLESMERE PORT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION ON TUESDAY 1st APRIL, 7.00PM SCRATCH.