Month: September 2023

Congratulations to Dave Bedford and Brian Sutton on winning the Club’s final one-day competition of the season, the Last Chance Cup. Their opponents in the final were Pat McArthur and Steve McManus and after ten ends it was Pat and Steve who held an 11-9 advantage, helped by a three at the 9^th end. Dave and Brian hit form at this stage however and some excellent lead bowls by Brian saw them count at the next five ends to establish an 18-11 lead and although Pat and Steve scored a single to make it 12-18, Dave and Brian ran out 21-12 winners.

This was Dave’s first club competition win since winning the Chairman’s Shield in 2014 and Brian’s third pairs success, having won the Chairman’s Shield and the Floodlit Trophy in 2020.

A plate competition was held and this was won by Chris McManus and Mike Milne, with a 15-11 win in the final against Sue Andersen and Alex Rimmer. 

The latest club competition took place on Saturday evening when we played for the Floodlit Trophy. For this event, pairs are divided into groups, with the highest placed pairs progressing to the knockout phase. The four qualifying pairs were Kez Adams and Darren Edgerley ; Jason Chapman and Mike Milne ; Derek and Sue Wignall ; Debbie Barnes and Jeff Brown. In the semi-finals, Kez and Darren comfortably overcame Debbie and Jeff, whilst Jason and Mike narrowly got through against Derek and Sue.

The final was won convincingly by Kez and Darren with a 15-3 winning scoreline.

THE LAST CHANCE CUP

The final one-day club competition will be held this coming Sunday, 17^th September, when we will be staging the Last Chance Cup. This is a random pairs, with pairings being drawn out on the day. To enter, please report at the green by 11.45 am in time for a 12 noon start.

CORONATION CUP

The Coronation Cup, which has been taking place throughout the season, has now reached the final, where the holder, Darren Edgerley, will take on Chris Porter. Both players are playing off scratch, which should make for a great final. We hope to hold the final on a weekend date before the end of the season. We will notify members when a date has been arranged so that spectators can come along to enjoy what should be an excellent finale to the Club’s programme of internal competitions.

HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB

NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 2023

CLUB COMPETITIONS

There are still two more internal doubles competitions to be played before the end of the season.

The first of these will be the Floodlit Trophy, which will be played on Saturday, 9^th September. This is a non-random pairs and will start at 5.00pm.

The final club event of the season will be held on Sunday, 17^th September. This will be the Last Chance Cup, which is a random doubles, with pairings drawn on the day. There will be a plate competition for pairs losing their first game. To enter, please report at the green by 11.45 am, for a 12 noon start.

Saturday 9th September – 5.00 pm start – Floodlit Trophy – non-random doubles

Sunday 17th September – 12.00 pm start – Last Chance Cup – random doubles with plate

SOUTHPORT FEDERATION

The Southport Federation team’s August fixture resulted in a 22-10 win against Fylde which was enough to see them clinch second place in Division 6 of the National League and therefore gain promotion to the 5^th Division for the first time in their history.

The home leg was played at Tarleton Bowling Club, where the team had a convincing 11-1 win. Amongst the winners were Andy Draper (21-5), Chris Porter (21-10), Ali Adams (21-16) and Kez Adams (21-19).

The away team travelled to East End Bowling Club in Lytham St. Annes and came away with a decent five winners on a tricky green. Of the Hesketh Arms’ players, there were excellent wins for Darren Edgerley (21-14) and Fergal Wright (21-19).

FINAL TABLE

Menai 85 points

Southport 72

Warrington 62

Fylde 58

Bradford ‘B’ 43

GREEN CLOSURE

Please note that the green will close for the season on Monday 2^nd October, following the final Southport Veterans’ League match of the season. This is to allow for the important annual maintenance work to be started as soon as possible.

GREEN BOOKING

Due to Maghull League Knockout Cup matches taking place, the green will be unavailable for use by members on Sunday 3^rd September, between approximately 10.30 am and 4.30 pm. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

GREEN SUUROUNDS & WEED CLEARING

We would like to thank ANDY DRAPER for clearing and tidying up the green surrounds. He’s made an very good job of it’

CHURCHTOWN CONSERVATIVE CLUB – B.J.P.O’MALLEY PRESIDENT’S CUP

Congratulations to Alan Lloyd on winning the Churchtown Conservative Club’s B.J.P. O’Malley President’s Cup, playing with Conservative Club Chairman, George Wilson.