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PRESIDENTS CUP

PRESIDENTS CUP –SUNDAY -4th JULY2021

PRESIDENT’S CUP

The next club competition will be held on Sunday, 4th July, when we will be playing for the President’s Cup.

OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS

This is a singles handicap with plate and will start at 12 noon.

New members this is an opportunity to have a go at competitive bowling.

The Handicap system will give you a chance and you will get at least 2 games of bowls as there is a Plate competition.

Please register by 11.45 am to allow for a prompt start.

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COMPETITION NEWS – CHAIRMAN’S SHIELD

HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB

NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2021

CHAIRMAN’S SHIELD

Congratulations to Kez Adams and Liam Gregson on winning the Chairman’s Shield at the weekend by overcoming Derek Ainsworth and Roy Webster in a high-quality final.

Kez and Liam had a tough draw in their first game against Vultures team-mates Kevin Leddy and Steve McManus and had to stage a comeback to win 21- 19. They followed this with wins against Janice Hobson and Derek Wignall (21-5) and Wayne Graham and Kevin McCormack (21-15).

Derek and Roy started off with a win against Darren Edgerley and John Hughes (21-15) before progressing to the final with comfortable wins against Jeff Brown and Kim Montgomery and in the semi-final, last year’s winners Brian Sutton and Dave White.

The final looked to be going in favour of Derek and Roy as they led 16-11 but Kez and Liam counted four to narrow the gap to 15-16 and a three at the sixteenth end helped them to a 21-17 victory.

WINNERS KEZ ADAMS LIAM GREGSON
Runners up. Derek Ainsworth Roy Webster

PRESIDENT’S CUP

The next club competition will be held on Sunday, 4th July, when we will be playing for the President’s Cup. This is a singles handicap with plate and will start at 12 noon. Please register by 11.45 am to allow for a prompt start.

SOUTHPORT FEDERATION

On Sunday 27th June, the Southport Federation team take on Bradford ‘A’ in their first match of the season. The home leg is being played at the Hesketh Arms and any support or help with marking and measuring would be greatly appreciated.

The home players chosen to represent Southport at the Hesketh Arms are Kez Adams and Fergal Wright. Hesketh Arms’ players selected to play in the away leg are Ray Atkinson, Darren Edgerley, Chris Harding, Mike Milne and Mark Wilde.

Both legs start at 2.00 pm.

HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB

Botanic  Road, Southport, PR97NA

Tel:- 01704214675 Mobile 07977500131

Email:- secretary@hesketharmsbowlingclub.co.uk

george@hitchmough.co.uk

Website:- www.hesketharmsbowlingclub.co.uk

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June Newsletter 2021

NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2021

MAGHULL & FORMBY MINI-LEAGUE

The Maghull and Formby Mini-League has now been completed and our two teams finished in good positions in their respective divisions.

The ‘A’ team (Owls) finished runners-up in Division 2, just one point behind 1st placed Scarisbrick NSC. Best individual performers for the Owls were Peter Smith with 11 wins out of 14 games played and Brian Sutton with 10 out of 13.

The ‘B’ team (Sparrowhawks) won eight out of their 12 matches to finish in a creditable 3rd place. For the Sparrowhawks, George Hitchmough had the most wins with 7 out of 8 games played. Janice Hobson and Dave White both won 6 out of 8.

Our two teams now move on to the Maghull League’s 2021 season of fixtures.

SOUTHPORT FEDERATION

On Sunday 27th June, the Southport Federation team take on Bradford ‘A’ in their first match of the season. The home leg is being played at the Hesketh Arms and any support or help with marking and measuring would be greatly appreciated.

The home players chosen to represent Southport at the Hesketh Arms are Kez Adams and Fergal Wright. Hesketh Arms’ players selected to play in the away leg are Ray Atkinson, Darren Edgerley, Chris Harding, Mike Milne and Mark Wilde.

Both legs start at 2.00 pm.

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

On Sunday 11th July (12 pm start) we will be holding our inaugural Champion of Champions competition when members will be competing for the “Blowick Cup”. This will be an invitation event for winners of our club competitions or team merits in 2020. It is hoped that this will become an annual event in the Club’s calendar and will normally be scheduled for the beginning of the season. It was not possible to hold it in April this year due to the Covid-19 restrictions.

The “Blowick Cup” was acquired towards the end of last year and belonged to the old Blowick Hotel Bowling Club (the Blowick Hotel pub was situated where the Thatch and Thistle now stands).  

The following members, who were successful in 2020 club competitions or team merits, have qualified to play in this competition :-

Kez Adams – Championship Cup

Sue Andersen – Spring Pairs

Jason Chapman – Last Chance Cup

Jim Halsall – Rose Bowl / Spring Pairs

Chris Harding – Vice-Presidents Trophy

George Hitchmough – Blizzard merit

Graham Meadow – Tempest Merit

Pat McArthur – Ladies’ Championship

Mike Milne – Coronation Cup

Chris Porter – President’s Cup / Last Chance Cup / Hurricanes Merit

Phil Richards – Floodlit Trophy

Jon Roberts – Vice-Presidents Trophy

Brian Sutton – Chairman’s Shield / Floodlit Trophy / Thunder Merit

Dave White – Chairman’s Shield

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

Sunday 4th July – President’s Cup (singles handicap with plate) 12.00 pm start.

GREEN BOOKINGS

Saturday 10th July – the green will be unavailable for members’ use due to a private booking.

Saturday 31st July – Burscough League President’s Day – spectators welcome.

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LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP

The Club held it’s first ever Ladies’ Day at the weekend when fifteen members competed for the Ladies’ Championship. It was particularly pleasing to see several new recruits to the Club playing in their first competition, including some who have been taking part in the Bowls for Health sessions. We hope to see them again at future club events.

In a change of format, the early stages of the competition were played using a group system with the players divided into three groups of five, giving all participants four games. The three group winners qualified for the semi-finals along with the best runner-up. Sue Andersen, Margaret James and Chris McManus finished top of the three groups and the best runner-up was Sue Davies.

The semi-finals were won by Sue Andersen and former winner Sue Davies, who had a narrow 11-10 win against Chris McManus. In the final Sue Andersen started well, winning the first three ends and was able to maintain the good form she had been in all afternoon to claim the Ladies’ Championship for the first time with a 15-7 win.

SUE ANDERSEN WINNER LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
RUNNER UP SUE DAVIES
SEMI FINALIST CHRIS NcMANUS
SEMI FINALIST MARGARET JAMES

Many thanks to those who helped with scoring, measuring and serving refreshments but in particular thanks must go to George Hitchmough for organising the excellent afternoon tea, which was extremely well received. Thank you also to the member who kindly donated prizes for the winner and runner-up

CHAIRMAN’S SHIELD

The next competition will be held on Sunday, 20th June, when we will be playing for the Chairman’s Shield. This is a non-random pairs and will start at 12 noon. Please register by 11.45 am to allow for a prompt start.

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COMPETITION NEWS 10 – CHAMPIONSHIP CUP REPORT

CHAMPIONSHIP CUP

Congratulations to Chris Porter on winning the Championship Cup with a 21-16 win against Derek Ainsworth in the final.

Having overcome Dave White in his first game, Chris had two good wins against Vultures team-mates Liam Gregson (21-16) and in the semi-final, Darren Edgerley by a narrow 21-20 scoreline. Derek reached the final with wins against Terry Corfield (21-5), Kevin McCormack (21-19), Mark Rowlinson (21-6) and in another close semi-final, Mike Milne (21-19).

The final started off with neither player dominating and after twelve ends Chris led 8-7 but three 2s put Chris in control of the match to lead 14-7. Although Derek was able to win five consecutive ends to close the gap to 15-17, CP was able to score the chalks required to claim the title. Chris had previously won this competition 33 years ago in 1988 !!!

CAMPIONSHIP WINNER 2021 CHRIS PORTER
Chairman with Championship Cup Winner Chris Porter
RUNNER UP DEREK AINSWORTH
Semi Finalist MIKE MILNE

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COMPETITION NEWS 9 – JUNE 2021

CHAMPIONSHIP CUP

Our next club competition will be the Championship Cup, which will be held on Sunday 6th June, starting at 12.00pm. This is the men’s singles championship and will be played off scratch, with no plate. There will be no more than four games on the green at any time during this competition. Following recent changes to the government guidelines, pre-booking will no longer be required, but please register by 11.45 am to ensure that a prompt start can be made.

LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP

The following week, on Saturday 12th June, we will be staging the Ladies’ Championship for the fourth time. In a change from previous years, we will use a round robin format for the early stages of this competition to ensure that all participants get two or three games. Please register by 11.45 am for a 12 noon start.

CORONATION CUP

Quarter-Final Results

Chris Harding 21, Laurie Townson 15

Roy Webster  21, George Hitchmough  11

Brian Sutton 21, Bill Bloor 7

Fergal Wright  21, Dave White 16

The semi-finals and final will be played on a date to be arranged.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Sunday 20th June         Chairman’s Shield (non-random pairs / no plate)

Sunday 4th July            President’s Cup (singles handicap with plate)