NEWS UPDATE
ROSE BOWL
The next club competition at the Hesketh Arms will be held this Sunday, 23rd April, when we will be playing for the Rose Bowl. This is a singles handicap, with a plate competition for those players who lose their first game.
Please register by 11.45am for a prompt 12.00 noon start.
BERNARD O’MALLEY VICE-PRESIDENT’S TROPHY – OPEN DOUBLES
The Club’s Open Doubles competition will take place on Saturday 29th April, with the first session starting at 10.00am.
The competition has a full entry, with bowlers coming from as far afield as Preston, Blackburn, Wigan, Liverpool, Wirral and Sheffield to take part. However, if anyone would like to go on the reserve list, please contact Mike Milne (07752352065) or Chris Harding (07761733024).
Spectators will be welcome on the day for what should be an excellent day’s bowling. Help with marking and measuring would also be appreciated.
BLOWICK CUP CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 2023
The third staging of the Hesketh Arms’ Champion of Champions will be held on Sunday 30th April, starting at 12 noon. For this event all the club competition and merit winners from the previous season are invited to take part and the trophy presented to the winner is the “Blowick Cup”, which was previously played for at the old Blowick Hotel Bowling Club.
The qualifiers for 2023 are as follows :-
Ali Adams ; Kez Adams ; Debbie Barnes ; Dave Bedford ; Jeff Brown ;
Terry Corfield ; Andy Draper ; Darren Edgerley ; Jim Halsall ;
Janice Hobson ; Kevin Leddy ; Pat McArthur ; Mike Milne ;
Peter Smith ; Laurie Townson ; Tony Wakefield ; Fergal Wright
Spectators and help with marking and measuring on the day would be welcome.
CORONATION CUP UPDATE
Players who have entered the Coronation Cup are reminded that games should be played by the dates shown below. When a game has been played, please notify Mike Milne (07752352065) of the result.
1st Round (to be played by 30th April)
Chris Porter 21, Noreen Lewis 14
Chris Harding W/O
Mike Milne (+2) v. Alan Hatton (+6)
Peter Smith (+4) v. Mike Burrill (+6)
Laurie Townson (+4) v. Chris Lancaster (+4)
Jeff Brown 21, Gareth Taylor 8
2nd Round (to be played by 31st May)
Bill Bloor (+4) v. John Townsend (+6)
Kez Adams (+2) v. John McCabe (+6)
Jason Chapman (+4) v. Len Southworth (+2)
Sue Davies (+4) v. George Hitchmough (+4)
Debbie Barnes (+4) v. Darren Edgerley (Scratch)
SOUTHPORT FEDERATION
The Southport Federation team started their season off well with a 17-15 win against a strong Warrington side. In the home match, Southport won 8-4 and there were wins for Chris Porter (21-20), Fergal Wright (21-14) and Ali Adams with a convincing 21-7 victory, which was crucial in helping to win the overall match aggregate. The away leg took place at the Tetley’s Club in Warrington, where Southport had three winners, one of which was Mark Wilde with a score of 21-14.
GREEN BOOKINGS
Please note that the green will be unavailable for use by members on the following dates due to private events or competitions. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thursday 22nd June – all day until 6.00pm
Sunday 9th July – all day until 6.00pm
Sunday 6th August – all day until 6.00pm