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Championship Cup 2015

CHAMPIONSHIP CUP

22 members attended the club on Sunday to compete for the Championship Cup, the final club competition of the season.
Despite a tough draw, Jim Finnimore progressed to the final in the top half of the draw, enjoying good wins against Alex Rimmer (21-19), Richard Rawcliffe (21-15), Ray Sutton (21-8) and Dave Bedford (21-15). The bottom half of the draw saw Brian Sutton reach the final of this competition for the second time in three years with wins against Brian Jones (21-20), Pat Jones (21-17) and Kyle Dawes (21-9).

In the final, Jim started well, winning the first three ends to cancel out the two chalk handicap he was conceding, to lead 6-4. Brian fought back though and won five of the next six ends to leave the scores level at 9-9. At this stage, however, Jim hit a purple patch and won eight consecutive ends to claim victory with a comfortable 21-9 scoreline. Congratulations to Jim on winning this title for the second time, having previously won it in 2011.

A consolation event was held for those knocked out in their first game and this was won by Judith Farrell with a 15-11 win in the final against Wendy McLoughlin.

Many thanks to all those members who have supported the club competitions this season, which have again been well-attended.

Our next weekend event will be a round robin next Sunday, 30th August, starting at 2.00pm.

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22nd & 23rd August

Saturday 22nd August – Churchtown Conservative Club v. Emmanuel Bowling Club

Please note that the green will be unavailable for general use by members this Saturday afternoon as the Churchtown Conservative Club are hosting a friendly fixture versus Emmanuel Bowling Club. Spectators will be welcome to watch what should be an interesting afternoon of bowls. A raffle will be held during the afternoon, so any donations of prizes from members of the bowling club who are taking part in this match would be greatly appreciated.

Sunday 23rd August – Championship Cup

On Sunday, the Club are holding the last of this season’s internal handicaps. The Championship Cup will commence at 12 noon and members are asked to arrive by 11.45am to register.

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2016 Mixed Team Maghull League

The club are considering entering a mixed team for 2016 in the Maghull & District bowling league on a Monday Evening.
We would be trying to play a team consisting of 5 Ladies and 5 Men each week, we would therefore need at least 7 Ladies and 7 men who would be interested in this team.
If we are over subscribed we would consider a second team.
We have already approached the league with our request and been told that it should be accepted.
Details of the league can be seen at http://www.cgleague.co.uk/maghull
If you are interested please let me know by email or telephone.
George Hitchmough
07977500131
secretary@hesketharmsbowlingclub.co.uk

Don’t forget our last competition of the season on Sunday the 23rd of August The CHAMPIONSHIP CUP commencing 12.00 and the 2 Round Robins on the 30th of August and 20th of September

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Chairman’s Shield

On Sunday, another excellent turnout of 32 members took part in the Chairman’s Shield, the Club’s third and final pairs competition of the season.
The top half of the draw saw the strong pairing of John Unsworth and Rita Stanley make comfortable progress to the final with wins against Jim Finnimore and Peter Smith (21-9), Norman Simpson and Fergal Wright (21-11) and Chris Harding and Wendy McLoughlin (21-14). In the bottom half of the draw, Sue Davies and Jim Halsall were in equally impressive form, accounting for Steve Evans and Mike Burrill (21-9), John Rimmer and Lynne Smith (21-10) and in the semi-final, a surprisingly easy 21-3 victory against the highly-fancied pairing of Sue Andersen and Mark Rowlinson.
The final saw both pairs starting on +3 and for the first eleven ends, the game was close with the scores level at 12 across. At the 13th end, however, Sue and Jim scored a crucial three to open up a four chalk lead for the first time in the game and having taken control, ran out 21-12 winners. Congratulations to Sue and Jim on winning their first Hesketh Arms pairs title.

A consolation competition was held for first round losers and this was won by Mike Burrill and John Hughes, who beat Joe Parker and Roger Van Beever 15-9 in the final.

It was pleasing to see several new members playing in their first Hesketh Arms handicap and it is hoped that the club enjoys another good attendance for the final internal competition of the season on Sunday 23rd August, when the Championship Cup will be played for, starting at 12 noon.

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Forthcoming Events

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

CHAIRMAN’S SHIELD
The next club competition will take place this Saturday, 1st August, starting at 12.00pm. This will be the Chairman’s Shield, which is the Club’s thrid and final pairs of the season. As usual, pairings will be drawn randomly and members are reminded that guests will be allowed to participate in this event. Please arrive to register by 11.45am to allow for a prompt start

ROUND ROBINS
Dates have been set for weekend round robins in August and September. Due to a shortage of free Saturdays, these will be held on Sundays :-

Sunday 30th August – 2.00pm start
Sunday 20th September – 2.00pm start

LV LEAGUE PAIRS
This year the LV League is running a pairs competition in September once the league fixtures have been completed. Qualifying rounds will take place at neutral greens on Tuesday 22nd September, with the finals night being the following week, 29th September, venue to be confirmed. The singles competition completed last week was considered a great success, attracting a full entry of 64 players, so it would be good to see the Hesketh Arms well-represented in this competition. The entry fee is £6.00 per pair and anyone interested should notify George Hitchmough, Chris Harding or Mike Milne as soon as possible.

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Presidents Cup 2015

PRESIDENT’S DAY 2015
On Sunday, Ray Sutton, the Club’s President for 2015, welcomed 34 club members, along with numerous friends and supporters, to the green to compete for the President’s Cup. We were very fortunate that the weather was much better than had been forecast and a fine afternoon of bowling was enjoyed by all those who took part.
In the top half of the draw, Jim Halsall progressed to the last eight with wins against Les Miller (21-18) and Tony Livesey (21-13). In the quarter-final, Jim faced formidable oppostion in Margaret Langley, who had previously won this title 20 years ago in 1995. After a tough battle, however, it was Jim who prevailed, winning a close game 21-18. Jim’s semi-final was another close affair against Brian Sutton, who at one stage led 16-13. Three 2s for Jim put him back in control and although Brian scored a couple of 1s to close the gap to 18-19, Jim was able to score the two singles he required to secure his third 21-18 win of the afternoon.
The bottom half of the draw saw 2011 winner, Sue Andersen, progress to the quarter-finals with wins against Ray Sutton (21-14) and Stephen Askew (21-16). The quarter-final proved to be a closely fought contest against Sue Davies, with Sue Andersen just crossing the line with a 21-20 success. This win set up a semi-final against another previous winner of this competition, Mark Rowlinson. Mark had to concede a handicap of four to Sue and this proved difficult to overcome. Although Mark was able to level the match at 7-7 and 14-14, it was Sue who found her form at the right time, scoring three 2s in the last five ends to reach the final with a winning score of 21-16.
In the final, the first five ends were nip and tuck but Sue was then able to win four consecutive ends to open up a 12-5 advantage which was to prove the crucial phase of the match. Jim fought hard but struggled to count in more than singles and was never able to close the gap to less than three as Sue eventually eased to a 21-14 win. Congratulations to Sue on winning the President’s Cup for the second time and also to Jim on reaching another final.

A Plate competition was held for 1st round losers and this attracted 16 entries. The eventual winner was Tony Wakefield, with a narrow 15-14 win over Richard Rawcliffe in the final.

A special thank you to Ray and Frances Sutton and their helpers for providing refreshments and organising the raffle, with help also from Margaret Langley and Irene Nowell. In total, £138.00 was raised towards club funds on the day. Finally, many thanks to all those who brought raffle prizes and purchased tickets and congratulations to Ray on another successful day for the club.

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JULY ROUND ROBIN
Many thanks to Richard and Eileen Rawcliffe for their help in running the July Round Robin. 12 members took part in this latest event in the Club’s busy calendar. The eventual winner was Mike Davidson with an aggregate of +26, closely followed by Richard on +22.

The Club will hold weekend round robins in August and September and the dates for these will be announced next week.

LV LEAGUE SINGLES
Congratulations to Fergal Wright on reaching the last eight of the LV League singles competition. The final 8 play off at Fleetwood Hesketh next Tuesday, 21st July, starting at 7.00pm. Support for our club’s last remaining representative would be appreciated on what should be an excellent night of bowling.

GREEN BOOKING
Please note that the green will be unavailable for use by members on the afternoon of Friday 7th August as we have a private booking. The morning round robin will take place as usual.

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Vice Presidents Trophy

VICE-PRESIDENTS TROPHY 2015
The improved weather brought a good turnout of 30 members to the green on Saturday for the Vice-Presidents Trophy. This is the second of the club’s random pairs competitions and in the top half of the draw Margaret Langley was looking to complete a clean sweep of doubles titles, having previously won both the Chairman’s Shield and Spring Pairs twice. Margaret was drawn to partner Alan Bond and they were to progress to the final with good wins against Jim Halsall and Irene Nowell (21-15), Richard Rawcliffe and Norman Simpson (21-10) and Mike Burrill and Chris Harding (21-15).
In the bottom half of the draw, this year’s Rose Bowl winner, Fergal Wright was drawn to partner Jason Chapman. Having received a 1st Round bye, Fergal and Jason had a tough encounter in their first game against Jon Roberts and Mavis Thompson, eventually winning by a narrow 21-19 margin. Their semi-final opponents were the strong pairing of Bill Nowell and John Stennett who had reached the semi-final satge with wins against Jim Finnimore and Vera Johnson (21-20) and Mark Rowlinson and Connie Southern (21-10). The extra game may have proved to be a disadvantage for Bill and John as Fergal and Jason were able to continue there good form to reach the final, the winning score being 21-14.
The final was a fitting decider to the competition and could have gone either way, with Alan and Margaret looking likely winners when leading 14-10. However, at this stage, Fergal and Jason produced a strong finish, winning 8 out of 10 ends to complete a 21-16 victory to deservedly take the 2015 Vice-Presidents Trophy. Congratulations to Jason on winning his first Hesketh Arms title and to Fergal on his second Hesketh Arms success this season.

The consolation plate competition was won by Jim Halsall and Irene Nowell with a 15-8 win in the final against Mike Dunlop and Laurie Townson.