Lawn Bowls by Anne Marie Munro - 08 August 2009
It was competition time again last weekend at the Isle of Man Flat Green at
The teams consisted of Team A: Eric Maddocks, Matt Quayle and John Carpenter, Team B: Phil Smith, Jean Harrison and John Wilcock, Team C: Pauline Kelly, Pat Carpenter and Patsy Rush and Team D:
Team B skipped by Phil Smith were the winners on the day producing some sparkling bowling to defeat Team A skipped by Eric Maddocks 9 shots to 5, defeating Team C skipped by Pauline Kelly 12 shots to 2 and drawing with Team D skipped by
The Winning team of Jean Harrison, Phil Smith and John Wilcock are pictured being presented with the Commissioners cup and personal commemorative plates by President Pauline Kelly.
For all Flat green news, information and pictures log on to www.iomfgbc.com. The IOMFGBC would like to thank Onchan Commisioners once again for providing the individual commemorative plates.
Lawn Bowls by Anne Marie Munro - 03 August 2009
Saturday 25th July saw the Harrison Trophy - Two Bowls singles Competition played to a conclusion at the Flat Green at
Some inspiring bowls led to the Final being played between the on form Men's Captain Eric Maddocks and Matt Quayle who had produced steady bowls all day to get into the Final. The lead changed hands on many occasions but the players were level at 9 shots each on the second from last end, with an extra end looming, but Maddocks experience shone through and scored with his two bowls to win 11 shots to 9.
World Singles Champion of Champions
The Isle of Mans stature and reputation on the International Scene of the Flat Green bowling world was once again enhanced in the past week due to the efforts of Stephen McIntyre at the World Champion of Champions Singles Competition at the Centre for Bowling Excellence at
It was an outstanding effort by Stephen and this coupled with the Flat Greens efforts at the European Championships, it shows that where Flat Green Bowls are involved at International Competition we are certainly heading in right direction. Stephen is pictured after his win against
For all Flat Green results/info, photographs and for information on Flat Green Membership in the
Lawn Bowls by Anne Marie Munro - 12 July 2009
Bill Moultrie Rinks Competition
Sunday the 12th of July saw the first Flat Green Final of the Season played at
The Final started with a 4 in the first end to the winning rink but good replies by the beaten finalists saw the game all square after nine ends, some excellent back end bowling saw the victors creep ahead and finally kill off there valant opponents.
This week also sees the start of the World Bowls Singles Champion of Champions at
For all Flat Green results/info and for information on Flat Green Membership in the
7th European Team Championships in Paphos, Cyprus - March 09
The Isle of Man Flat Green Bowling Team who represented the
Some of the matches were played in horrendous conditions including hail and thunder storms. This did not stop the Isle of Man team not only competing against these bowling giants but beating them and amassing their highest points total and highest finish in the Championships. Highlights included superb wins over England who were represented by one of the worlds top players - Simon Skelton and also comfortable wins in both singles and pairs over Jersey, Guernsey, Spain, Holland, Portugal and Cyprus to name but a few.
These performances are testimony to the players who represented the island with pride considering the resources we have at our disposal compared to the other countries.
Pictured with the team of L-R Andy Munro, Jean Harrison, Pauline Kelly and Stephen McIntyre is Cyprus International schoolboy - George Rigby formerly of Castletown, who was selected to lead the
Lawn Bowls by Anne Marie McQuade - Sunday 17 August 08
Another busy week in the Flat Green Season saw the Men's Singles Final played on Sunday the 17th August between last years winner Andy Munro and Stephen McIntyre.
Having seen 4 Seasons of weather during the game it did not affect the standard of bowls played. McIntyre took an early lead but Munro battled back to 8-6 behind, a decisive end of 4 shots saw McIntyre take control again and although Munro chipped away at the lead McIntyre closed out the game and deservedly won 21-10. This win qualifies Stephen to play at the European Championships in
Wednesday the 20th saw the final stages of the Onchan Commissioners' triples, A round robin saw the four triples teams playing each other over 6 ends. Chairmen of the Onchan Commisioners, Derek Crellin played in one of the triples as a guest player before presenting the trophy and commemorative plates to the eventual winners, Andy Munro, Brian Fisher and Skip Eric Maddocks.
This week also saw the Semi Finals of the Ladies Singles with Jean Harrison defeating May Moore and Pauline Kelly defeating Anne Marie McQuade 21-17. McQuade took a commanding lead and looked to have the game in her grasp until the weather worsened and in atrocious conditions saw Kelly use all her experiance to claw back the deficit and win her place in the final.
We would also like to wish Andy Munro the best of luck when he represents the
For all results (including how Andy gets on at the Champion of Champions), info and pictures of the competitions please log on to http://www.iomfgbc.com./
Lawn Bowls by Anne Marie McQuade
Saturday the 2nd of August saw the penultimate Team Competition of the Lawn Bowls Season. the Gladys Francksen Cup, played to a completion in warm and sunny conditions.
Nicknamed the "Yardstick" cup - a two bowl pairs competition, were a bowl within a yard of the jack scores a point with a bowl touching the jack earning a bonus point, accumulating a total score over 15 ends.
High scoring quarter finals saw Pauline Kelly and Cliff James, Pat Carpenter and Dave McCabe, Jean Harrison and John Carpenter and Alan Moore and Stephen McIntyre win through to the Semi Finals. Two high scoring semi's saw Pat and Dave defeating Jean and John and Pauline and Cliff defeating Alan and Stephen. The eventual winners were Pat Carpenter and Dave McCabe just edging out Pauline Kelly and Cliff James in another high scoring final match.
With finals day fast approaching Sunday saw a Quarter Final win in the Mens Singles Championships for Stephen McIntyre defeating Phil Smith 21-13 to earn a Semi Final tie with Eric Maddocks, the winner of that Semi Final will be rewarded with a place in the final against Andy Munro the defending mens singles Champion, defeating Dave McCabe 21-13 in there Semi Final.
Finals are scheduled for the weekend of 16th and 17th of August. For all results and information on the club please log on to www.iomfgbc.com
