Year: 2013

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2013 AWARDS EVENING

2013 AWARDS EVENING
The committee would like to thank all members who attended the recent awards evening.

Thanks to the participation of members in the Bingo Quiz and Raffle and the donation to the club of raffle prizes the evening raised in excess of £250.00

The money raised will be used to improve your club.

Awards

Eagles Captain Chirs Harding 4th in the league best performance for some time.

Merit Winner – John Hughes

Falcons Captain Bob Stavely. League Champions and Alf Thomas Cup RU.

Merit Winner – Ray Sutton

Harriers – Captain John Stennett . 4th place.

Merit Winner – Jim Finnimore

Ospreys Kevin Leddy. Strongest team in the league.

Club and League Merit Winner – Neil Coulton

Kites – Brian Mycock new team 4th

Merit Winner – Bill Bloor

Merlins – Captain G Hitchmough new team 9th

Merit Winner – Bill Bloor

Hawks – Jerome Wilson 6th

Merit Winner – Leo Tobin

Kestrels – Captain Dick Rawcliffe League and Cup Winners

Merit Winner – Roy Wignall

League Merit Winner – Dave Pennington

Special Awards

1. Irene, Betty and Pat were presented with flowers for their help in organising the Presidents day and raising over £100 for club funds

2. Team of the Year – was a close run thing between the Falcons who won the league and were runners up in the cup and the Kestrels who won both the league and cup. In the end the Kestrels won it and were the Team of the year.

3. Club Member of the year – Was a member who helped behind the scenes with Planning permission, the re-negotiation of the lease, green maintenance and fund raising through selling advertising boards A dedicated and much respected member of the club. MIKE BURRILL won Club member of the year

Regards

George Hitchmough

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BURSCOUGH LEAGUE

BURSCOUGH LEAGUE

Congratulations to  Neil Coulton who has won the Burscough League 2nd Division Merit award with an outstanding record of 20 wins out of 21 games played and an average of +11.05.

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August Round Robin

AUGUST ROUND ROBIN
The final weekend Round Robin of the season was held on a warm and sunny Bank Holiday Monday, with 20 members taking part.  In 4th place, with an aggregate of +10 was Mark Eustace. Richard Rawcliffe was 3rd with +12. The runner-up, with a score of +16 was Club President Bill Nowell but the winner was Mike Dunlop with +18.August 2013 Round Robin winner Mike Dunlop
Many thanks to all those who have supported the Round Robins this season. Please remember that the Tuesday morning Round Robins will continue until the green is closed for maintenance work towards the end of September. The Committee would like to thank Jim Finnimore for his efforts in organising the midweek Round Robins this season which have been a popular addition to the Club’s programme of events.
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Championship Cup 2013

CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
The final club competition took place last Sunday and 24 members competed for the Championship Cup. This was a decent turnout considering that a number of regulars were involved in the Southport Flower Show events.
It was pleasing to see several members playing in their first club competition and it was of our newer members, Brian Sutton, who reached the final in the top half of the draw. Brian, who has this season played for the Club’s two new teams in the Southport Parks and Veterans Leagues, had a tough route to the final. Three of Brian’s games were won by a narrow 21-19 margin, these being against Graham Meadow, Tony Wellard and, in the semi-final, Ray Sutton.
The bottom half of the draw saw Kevin Leddy drawn to play Fergal Wright in the 1st Round. Fergal has recently joined the Club to play for the Eagles in the LV Premier Division and was expected to provide tough opposition for Kevin. However, Kevin’s experience and greater knowledge of the Hesketh Arms green proved decisive on this occasion and he progressed to the quarter-finals with a 21-11 win. This was followed up with wins against John Catherall (21-12) and Bill Nowell (21-17).
In the final, Kevin had to concede a handicap of 4 and when Brian won the first two ends to lead 7-0, it looked as though Brian might be a difficult opponent to overcome. Kevin then struck form though and won 8 out of the next 9 ends to edge ahead 9-8. Although Brian was able to score a single to draw level at 9-9, Kevin was able to win another eight ends, including 4 2s to run out an impressive 21-9 winner. Congratulations to Kevin and well done also to Brian, who has enjoyed a successful first season of league bowling.

Kevin Leddy Winner Championship Cup 2013

Brian Sutton Runner Up Championship Cup 2013
A consolation plate competition was run for those unlucky enough to lose their first game and this was won by Fergal Wright, who defeated Ted Moule 21-19 in an excellent game which would have been a worthy final of the main event.
Many thanks to all those members who have participated in the club competitions this season.
Please remember that there will be a Round Robin at the club on Bank Holiday Monday 26th August, starting at 2.00pm.