Hesketh Arms Bowling Club

CORONATION CUP 2016
Despite the unseasonal showers, a good turnout of 26 club members participated in the Coronation Cup on Sunday.
The top half of the draw saw Rita Stanley in fine form. Having overcome Alex Rimmer 21-11 in the 1st Round, Rita produced three excellent performances to reach the final by defeating strong players in Tony Wakefield (21-9), Richard Rawcliffe (21-16) and Jim Halsall (21-12).
Rita’s final opponent was to be Brian Sutton. Having beaten Steve Lomas (21-18) and Jim Finnimore (21-19) to reach the semi-final, Brian faced tough opposition in Sue Davies, who had progressed with good wins against Bill Nowell (21-15) and Wayne Graham (21-17). This semi-final proved to one of the games of the day and when Sue led 17-11 after 14 ends it looked likely that we would see two ladies contesting the final of a Hesketh singles competition for the first time. Brian had other ideas, however and produced fives 2s in six ends to book his place in the final with a 21-18 success.
Brian had to concede a handicap of 2 against Rita but was able to wipe this deficit out with singles at the first two ends. Although Rita won the third end, Brian proceeded to count at five out of the next six ends to take the lead at 12-8. Although Rita won the next two ends to close the gap to 11-12, Brian retained the form he had shown all day to win the next 7 ends. This was enough to secure the 2016 Coronation Cup, the final score being 21-11. This was third time lucky for Brian as he had previously lost in the Championship Cup finals of 2013 and 2015. Congratulations to both finalists for good performances throughout the day.

A plate competition was held for 1st Round losers and this was won by Ken Rimmer with a 15-8 win against Norman Simpson in the final.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

CORONATION CUP
Members are reminded that the next club competition will take place this coming Sunday, 12th June, when we will compete for the Coronation Cup. This will be a singles handicap and participants are asked to report to the green by 11.45am for a 12 noon start. A plate competition will be organised for those players losing their first game.

GREEN BOOKINGS
Please note that the green will be unavailable to members on the following dates :- SUNDAY 19^TH JUNE – OPEN SINGLES – 10.00am start (spectators welcome)

SUNDAY 3^RD JULY – CON CLUB PRESIDENT’S TROPHY (spectators welcome)

SATURDAY 30^TH JULY – LANCASHIRE INTER-TOWN LADIES MATCH – 10.00am – 1.00pm (spectators welcome)

SUNDAY 31^ST JULY – ALL DAY PRIVATE BOOKING

THURSDAY 1^ST SEPTEMBER – EVENING PRIVATE BOOKING

SATURDAY 3^RD SEPTEMBER – BERNARD O’MALLEY VICE-PRESIDENTS TROPHY – JUNIOR OPEN SINGLES 10.00am start (spectators welcome)

 

SPRING PAIRS 2016
The Club’s first pairs competition of the season took place on Saturday when 28 members competed for the Spring Pairs Trophy.
The random draw produced some interesting pairings, which included Peter Smith playing alongside the experienced Ken Rimmer, a recent recruit to the club. Peter and Ken survived a scare in their first game when they scraped home 21-20 against Bill Nowell and Laurie Townson. Their next game proved to be another tough battle against Wayne Graham and Noel Morgans but it was Peter and Ken who won through to the semi-finals with a 21-17 win. Their semi-final opponents were Jim Halsall and Margaret Langley, both previous winners of Hesketh Arms pairs titles. Jim and Margaret had accounted for the strong pairing of Fergal Wright and Connie Southern in the previous round but Peter and Ken continued their consistent form to progress to the final with another 21-17 success.
In the bottom half of the draw, Chris Harding and Janice Hobson also had to negotiate three tough games in progressing to the final, defeating Dave Bedford and Irene Nowell (21-16), Barry McArthur and Norman Simpson (21-17) and in the semi-final, George Hitchmough and Lynne Smith (21-18).
In the final, Peter and Ken got off to a flying start, winning the first four ends. This included two 3’s at the second and third ends which allowed them to open up a 13-3 lead and this would prove hard for Chris and Janice to overcome. Despite a late rally, which saw Chris and Janice score four 2’s, the first four ends proved to be the decisive phase of the game and Peter and Ken were able to secure the Spring Pairs title, the final score being 21-13. Congratulations to Peter Smith and Ken Rimmer on winning their first Hesketh Arms club competition.

 

 

 

A consolation competition was held for 1st round losers and this was won by Dave Bedford and Irene Nowell who defeated Steve Lomas and Kevin McCormack 15-13 in a close final.

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

SPRING PAIRS – SATURDAY 21st MAY

Members are reminded that the Club’s next internal competition will take place this Saturday, 21st May, starting at 12 noon. For the Spring Pairs, partners will be drawn randomly and players are asked to register by 11.45am to enable the draw to be made prior to the 12 noon start time.

SOUTHPORT V. DUDLEY – SUNDAY 22nd MAY

On Sunday, the Club has the privilege of hosting Southport’s second game in the National Crown Green Bowling Federation. This is a prestigious event and it would be appreciated if as many members as possible were able to support the team and be available to help out with marking, measuring, selling raffle tickets or providing hospitality.

The game will start at 2.00pm and the Southport team will be aiming to continue their good start to the campaign following an excellent 15-9 win against Airedale ‘B’ in the first round of fixtures.

ROSE BOWL 2016
Sunday saw 23 members compete for the Rose Bowl, the Club’s first competition of the season.
In the top half of the draw, Eagles’ player John Unsworth progressed to the final with wins against Steve Lomas (21-14), Margaret Langley (21-19), Janice Hobson (21-14) and Ray Sutton (21-18). This was a particularly impressive run as John was a conceding a minimum of four chalks on the handicap in each game.
The bottom half of the draw saw Kestrels’ captain Richard Rawcliffe enjoy comfortable wins against Noel Morgans (21-12) and Roger Van Beever (21-7) to reach the semi-finals. Richard faced formidable opposition in the last four in the form of Mike Dunlop and this turned out to be one of the best games of the day. Despite Mike being ahead in the early stages, Richard fought back well to take the game 21-20, reaching the final of the competition he won in 2012.
In the final John was conceding a handicap of +2 to Richard, who won the first end to lead 3-0. However, John won the next five ends, including three 2s to establish an 8-3 lead. Despite Richard counting at the seventh end, John hit back with two more 2s to establish a comfortable lead which he was able to maintain, eventually running out a 21-8 winner.
Congratulations to John on winning his first Hesketh Arms title and to Richard on a good run to the final.


A Consolation competition was won by Jim Finnimore

Please note the Green has been booked for a private function from 12.00 until 5.00pm on Thursday the 14th of July

ROSE BOWL
The first club competition of the season will take place on Sunday 17th April, when members will compete for the Rose Bowl. This will be a singles handicap, starting at 12 noon. Please be at the green to book in by 11.45 am to ensure a prompt start.

OPEN SINGLES COMPETITION
In a new venture for 2016, the club is holding an open singles competition on Sunday 19th June, starting at 10.00am – please see full details attached. It would be pleasing to see a good turnout of Hesketh Arms bowlers for this event, which will offer a first prize of £120 to the winner. To enter, please email michaemilne66@outlook.com or phone 07752352065 (Mike Milne) or 07761733024 (Chris Harding).

HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB
(Botanic road, churchtown, Southport pr9 7na)
OPEN SINGLES 2016
(32 entries– fee £10.00)
TO BE HELD ON
SUNDAY 19thJUNE
STARTTIMES : 10.00 am, 10.45 am,
11.30 pm, 12.15 pm.
(SUBJECT TO FULL ENTRY)
WINNER – £120.00
RUNNER-UP – £60.00
SEMI-FINALISTS – £30.00
QUARTER-FINALISTS – £20.00
ENTRIES TO :- Mike Milne, 20 Coudray Road, Southport PR9 9NL
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION :-
TELEPHONE :Mike Milne 07752352065
or Chris Harding 07761733024
EMAIL :michaelmilne66@outlook.com
CHEQUES TO BE MADE PAYABLE TO :-
“HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB”

GREEN BOOKINGS
Please note that the green will be unavailable to members on the following dates as it has been booked to host prestigious fixtures as a neutral venue :-
Sunday 22nd May  – Southport v. Dudley in the team’s inaugural season in the National Crown Green Bowling Federation, 2.00pm start. The green will be closed all day for this event but markers, measurers, general helpers and spectators will be most welcome for what should be an excellent afternoon of bowling.
Saturday 30th July  –  Southport v. Southport Cubs in the Lancashire Ladies’ Inter-Town League. Again, spectators will be welcome for what should be an exciting ‘derby’ fixture, starting at 10.00am.
It was good to see so many members taking advantage of the good weather today when the green was open for the first time this season.

The club hopes you all take advantage of using the green which is in excellent condition.

Regards

George Hitchmough

The bowling season is fast approaching; here are some important dates for your diary.

Friday 25^th March GREEN OPENS

Saturday 26^th March ROUND ROBIN Commencing 2.00pm

Tuesday 29^th March PRACTICE MATCH HARRIERS 6.00pm

Wednesday 30^th March PRACITCE  HAWKS, KESTRELS, 1.00pm

Monday 4^th April PRACTICE MATCH MERLINS, VETS TEAM 1.00pm

Monday 4^th April PRACTICE MATCH MAGHULL MIXED TEAM 6.00pm

Tuesday 5^th April JIMS SOCIAL ROUND ROBIN commences 10.00am

Friday 8^th April JIMS SOCIAL ROUND ROBIN

If you are interested in playing for any of the teams and haven’t yet approached the team captains, please turn up on the practice days.

Please tell your friends who don’t have email about the dates.

I can always be contacted on my mobile if you have any queries.

Regards

George Hitchmough 07977500131