FLOODLIT TROPHY
The final club competition of the season will be the Floodlit Trophy, which will take place on Saturday 25th September. This is a non-random doubles and players are asked to register in their pairings by 4.45 pm, so that the draw can be made in time for a 5.00 pm start. The early stages of this competition will be played using a group format and the length of the games will depend on the number of entries.
AWARDS EVENING
The Awards Evening is being planned for Saturday 29th October and will be held at the Churchtown Conservative Club. This is an opportunity to recognise individual and team successes achieved during the 2022 season, so please note this date in your diaries and watch out for details of how to obtain your tickets, which will be available soon.
HESKETH BUZZARDS
Congratulations to the Hesketh Buzzards on finishing as 2nd Division champions of the Southport & District Ladies’ Afternoon League. This is the first time in our club’s history that we have had a ladies’ team and under the captaincy of Debbie Barnes, the team achieved an impressive 10 wins out of the 14 games played to finish nine points clear of Scarisbrick Bowling Club.
SOUTHPORT FEDERATION
The Southport Federation team ended the 2022 National League season with an 18 – 14 win against Cheshire Parks. The home team won 7-5 at Tarleton Bowling Club, whilst the away team lost 7-5 at the Nursery in Stockport. Although the aggregate was won by the narrowest of one chalk margins, this was not enough to claim one of the promotion places. Nevertheless, by finishing in third position, the team has retained it’s place in Division 6 and will be looking to gain promotion to Division 5 next season. Of the Hesketh Arms’ players, there were wins at home for Fergal Wright (21-6), Kez Adams (21-17) and Chris Porter (21-18), whilst in Stockport, Mike Milne won 21 – 9.
Final Table
Cheshire Parks 76 points
Clwyd Dragons 72 points
Southport 70 points
Eccles 64 points
Harrogate 38 points
GREEN BOOKING
The green will be unavailable to members on Tuesday 20th September, from 1.30pm to 6.30pm, due to a private booking. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
ROUND ROBINS
The popular Round Robins will FINISH on Friday the 30th of September. Only 5 remaining to be played.
Our thanks to Pete & Lynne Smith who have hosted the Round Robins again in 2022.