Rose bowl triumph for Tranmere

4:06pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

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IN the Final of this year’s Rose Bowl Tournament Higher Tranmere managed to overcome a handicap of 48 to beat Lever Club by 13 shots at Upton on Saturday.

Spearheaded by a brilliant 21-08 win for Dave Gilmore they won the first seven games to take a 10 shot lead.

Though Levers fought back with two wins of their own to make the tie all square a great winning fight back by Chris Halsey, at one point 14-04 down, regained the lead and wins by Matt Gilmore and Rob Hall saw Higher Tranmere home.

On the same day Sacred Heart produced a fine team performance to defeat Manor Road in the Wallasey News Cup Final by 14 shots on Gladstone’s green.

Sacred Heart were given a 36 shot start and, by winning 6 of the 12 games, they managed to retain a lead throughout the match. Steve Smith, with a tremendous 21-07 win, gave them a great start and though Jimmy Bunting later matched this score for Manor Road it was never quite enough and the Association Chairman, Keith Etches, was able to present the Cup to Sacred Heart’s honorary captain Kyle Gorman. Peter Fishwick was praised for his excellent refereeing.

Though late, it was good to hear of 10 year old Kevin Excell who plays for ESWA Arriva, winning the Wyre Bowling Festival Junior under 12 Tournament in Fleetwood last month.

Playing in front of a crowd of over 500 spectators Kevin beat Ben Blackburn from Bolton 11-10 in the Final. Well done Kevin.

The Wallasey Individual Merit Tournament will be held on Sunday August 31 with an 11am start.

The Wallasey Festival and the Wallsey Junior Merit will both be on the following Sunday September 7, again with an 11am start.

It is still possible to enter these Tournaments and anybody wishing to do so should contact Keith Etches on 0775 9956998.

There is also a reminder that the Richard Evans Memorial Junior Tournament will be on September 6, at Cammell Laird, starting at 11am.

Mo and John Evans who run the weekly coaching sessions for junior players at Cammell Lairds have asked if there are any bowlers who have spare bowls or jacks which could be donated to the Juniors. Anyone who would like to do so should ring Mo or John on 643 8779.

Results

Wallasey CGBA

Division 1

Gladstone Squirrels (12) 244, Magazine (3) 179; Hoylake Central (10) 230, Sacred Heart (6) 172; Queens Royal ‘B’ (1) 125, Harrison Park (18.5) 250; West Kirby Victoria (9) 223, Manor Road (7.5) 198.

Harrison Park (12) 239, Hoylake Central (3) 153; Magazine (8) 209, Quarry Vikings (9) 199; Manor Road (14) 252, Queens Royal ‘B’ (0) 96; Queens Royal (9) 209, Manor Road ‘B’ (7.5) 187.

Division 2

Grange (7) 185, Royden Hall (9.5) 187; Great Meols (10) 222, Marine Park (9.5) 187; Harrison Park ‘B’ (9) 222, Manor Road ‘C’ (7.5) 195; Liscard (10) 227, Burtons (6) 190; Sacred Heart ‘B’ (4) 206, Sandridge (14) 220; Wallasey RBL (6) 197, Poulton (11) 212. Manor Road 'C’ (0) 212, Grange (6) 177.

Burtons (11) 226, Wallasey RBL (4.5) 152; Marine Park (10) 222, Sacred heart ‘B’ (6) 192; Poulton (6) 212, Great Meols (11) 214; Royden Hall (7) 189, Liscard (9.5) 207; Sandridge (8) 213, Harrison Park (9) 209.

Division 3

Brighton Telegraph (11) 237, Greasby (4.5) 174; Great Float (5) 168, Quarry Vikings ‘B’ (12.5) 199; Marine Park ‘B’ (3) 153, Hoylake Central ‘B’ (15.5) 233.

Sacred Heart ‘C’ (9) 211, Burtons’B’ (7.5) 179. Bronze (10) 211, Great Float (6) 196; Greasby (5) 197, Marine Park (12.5) 199; Hoylake Central ‘B’ (12) 243, Queens 27 (3) 123; Quarry Vikings ‘B’ 242, Brighton Telegraph (6) 178.

Great Meols are the runners up in Division 2 and will join Sandridge in Division 1 next year.

In Division 3 Bronze are the Champions and Hoylake Central ‘B’ have taken the other promotion place.

Bebington & District Bowling League

‘A’ Division

Oxton Cons ‘B’ 226, Royden Hall 195. Heswall RBL 237, Upton VH 164; Ledsham Royal 175, Tixall 251; Lever Club 141, Gladstone 238; Oxton Cons ‘B’ 242, West Kirby Park 192; Royden Hall 239, Albany 175; Thingwall 181, Oxton Cons 229; Tixall ‘B’ 222, Pensby 194.

Albany 236, Ledsham Royal 202; Oxton Cons 239, Royden Hall 184; Pensby 190, Heswall RBL 216; Tixall 222, Thingwall 140; Upton VH 210, Tixall ‘B’ 221; West Kirby Park 228, Lever Club 183. Albany 239, Royden Hall 206.

‘B’ Division

Bebington Park 212, Port Sunlight Works 178. Brom. Recs 218, Brom. Pool 186; ESWA Arriva 216, Lever ‘B’ 203; Kendal 243, Bebington Park 167; Neston 176, Kings 2000 238; Port Sunlight Works 199, Heswall RBL ‘B’ 227; Southend 234, Thingwall ‘B’ 157.

Bebington Park 230, ESWA Arriva 197; Heswall RBL ‘B’ 227, Neston 172; Kings 2000 245, Brom Recs 140; Lever ‘B’ 186, Kendal 213; Thingwall ‘B’ 180, Cheshire Cheese 226.

‘C’ Division

Pensby ‘C’ 214, Oxton Cons ‘C’ 198. Albany ‘B’ 221, Brom. Recs ‘B’ 220; Brom. Pool ‘B’ 231, Oxton Cons ‘C’ 186; Pensby ‘B’ 233, Port Sunlight Village 180; RNA 209, Pensby ‘C’ 188; Thingwall ‘C’ 196, Tixall ‘C’. Oxton Cons ‘C’ 199, Upton VH ‘B’ 196; Pensby ‘C’ 213, Albany ‘B’ 187. Brom. Recs ‘B’ 180, RNA 227; Port Sunlight Village 222, Arno C/L 190. Oxton Cons ‘C’ 232, Arno C/L.