BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

BRITISH CROWN GREEN BOWLING ASSOCIATION

2015 ENDSLEIGH

SENIOR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

The Isle of Man’s long awaited debut in the ENDSLEIGH Senior County Championship didn’t go as they hoped as they suffered a heavy overall loss of 119 against Shropshire. The 2009 Crosfield Cup winners showed all their experience to win home and away with the travelling side claiming 10 winning cards in a 59 chalk victory, while on the mainland the Salopians won by 60. Next up for the Manxmen are Staffordshire who lost by 28 to Lancashire in the other Section Four fixture.

In Section Three, Warwick & Worcester started the defence of their title with an emphatic 122 chalk victory over Merseyside. Yorkshire beat Potteries & District by 15 in the same section despite a tremendous 21 nil win for Potteries’ George Podmore on Yorkshire soil. Wales beat last season’s finalists, North Midlands, by 39 in Section Two while North Lancs & Fylde were just 2 chalks behind them as they defeated South Yorkshire by 37. In Section One Cheshire were comfortable winners over Cumbria by 72 while Derbyshire scraped past Greater Manchester by 2.

SUNDAY 7th JUNE 2015 Section One

Cheshire v Greater Manchester @ Hazel Pear BC (CW8 3RA) / Waterloo & Taunton BC (OL7 9PS) Cumbria v Derbyshire @ Newdale / Abbotsvale Community BC (LA13 9PA) / Barton BC (DE13 8DB)

Section Two North Lancs & Fylde v Wales @ Fulwood Cons (PR2 3AE) / Betws-yn-Rhos BC (LL22 8AP) North Midlands v South Yorkshire @ Bedworth (CV12 0BP) / Dearne Sports BC (S63 8HL)

Section Three Merseyside v Yorkshire @ Royden Hall BC (CH48 1PP) / Rastrick BC (HD6 3EZ)

Potteries & District v Warwick & Worcester @ Birches Head Hotel (ST1 6LL) / Ye Olde Knowle BC (B93 8QA)

Section Four Isle of Man v Staffordshire @ Castletown BC (IM91LP) / Stafford BC (ST16 1BU)

Lancashire v Shropshire @ Horwich RMI BC (BL6 5NH) / Newport BC (TF10 7DX)

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

2015 DRAKES PRIDE

JUNIOR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Defending champions, Warwick & Worcester, warmed up for their eagerly awaited clash with Yorkshire in the DRAKES PRIDE Junior County Championship later this month with a 182 winning margin over South Yorkshire when the depleted 2015 competition got underway. They had a full card of winners in their home leg at Moor Lane BC with their opponents just scraping into triple figures. Yorkshire won by even more, 227 over North Lancs & Fylde in the other Section Three match, but their opponents did turn up four players short in Yorkshire. Wales had a big win over Merseyside in Section Two, winning home and away by 149 while Lancashire and Potteries & District played out a close run match. Tammy Taylor was one of three single figure winners for the visitors in the first six games but her 21-1 victory was cancelled out by Kyle Dawes who posted the same score. Lancashire though finished strongly at Scarisbrick NSC in Southport to win by 17. Over at London Road in the Potteries, Lancashire made six changes to their away side but put in a sterling performance to come away with just a 2 shot deficit and an overall 15 shot victory. In Section One, Shropshire were comfortable winners over Greater Manchester by 64. They won by 26 at home and 38 away to set them up nicely for their next match, a repeat of last year’s semi-final with Staffordshire who make their debut in the competition following Cumbria’s withdrawal.

SUNDAY 14th JUNE 2015

Section One Greater Manchester v Staffordshire @ Tonge S & BC (M24 2DQ) / Penn BC (WV4 5PY)

Section Two

Lancashire v Wales @ Coppull Conservative Club (PR7 5DF) / Llanfair PG BC (LL61 5AX) Merseyside v Potteries & District @ Upton Victory Hall BC (CH49 0TA) / Wolstanton High Street Club (ST5 0HE)

Section Three

North Lancs & Fylde v South Yorkshire @ Fox Lane S & SC (PR25 1HB) / Crookes SC (S10 1BA) Warwick & Worcester v Yorkshire @ The George BC (B68 9LN) / Broad Oak BC (HD7 5TE)

Results of all senior and junior matches can be viewed on the BCGBA website. The match cards are posted prior to each round of matches once they have been received by all counties. Following the completion of each match the individual scores will be posted, usually within 24 hours, when they can be downloaded and/or printed. The links below will take you to the respective pages.

SENIORS: http//crowngreenbowls.sharepoint.com/Pages/BCGBASeniorCountyFixtures.aspx.

JUNIORS: http://crowngreenbowls.sharepoint.com/Pages/BCGBAJuniorCounty.aspx.

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

SENIOR MERIT / CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS UPDATE

Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Lancs & Fylde and Yorkshire all completed their County Merits during May and have declared their representatives for this season’s BCGBA finals at Florence Tennis & Bowling Club, Stoke-on-Trent. David ‘Drof’ Bradford, the youngest ever winner of the Isle of Man Festival back in 2002, aged just 17, finally added the Isle of Man County Merit to his ever growing cv with a 21-15 victory over Trevor Quayle having led 16-8 at one stage. Billy Speed claimed the Lancashire Merit title with a 21-12 success over John Brown while Matt Gilmore, the 2001 champion, made a triumphant return to Merseyside bowls with a 21-20 thriller over their 2013 merit champion, Terry Glover (and BCGBA Champion of Champions winner), in an outstanding match. Graeme Wilson, two time merit winner, created a bit of Yorkshire history by becoming the first player to win the Yorkshire Merit on five occasions. He entered the record books with a 21-11 victory over Scott Fisher in the final. Finally, Mike Leach, winner in 1984, qualified by beating Terry Wood 21-15 in the final of the North Lancs & Fylde Merit.

All the county merit winners qualify for the BCGBA Champion of Champions at the Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool. They will be joined by Chris Mordue (pictured left) who completed a clean sweep of major Blackpool competitions - Autumn Waterloo, Talbot Trophy and Champion of Champions (2010) by adding the Spring Waterloo to his list of titles on the Fylde coast after his 21-14 defeat of Paul Dudley in the final. Mordue beat the 2012 champion, Danny Barwise, 21-14 in his semi-final while Dudley defeated the 2002 champ, Graeme Wilson, 21-11. Last season all players on the Reserve list made it through to Blackpool thanks to the number of double qualifiers. James Davison will be hoping for more of the same this season as his victory in the Elland Open Classic has given him a chance of reaching this season’s finals. James won a close game with Callum Wraight, 21-18, to win the trophy for the second time in three years.

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

2015 SENIOR INDIVIDUAL MERIT

Saturday 25th July, 10am

Florence Tennis & Bowling Club, Stoke-on-Trent

Cheshire Merit (4)

Cumbria Merit (3) STEVE PORTER, Roy Moxham, Tonie Moxham

Derbyshire Merit (6)

Greater Manchester Merit (3)

Isle of Man Merit (2) DAVID BRADFORD, Trevor Quayle

Lancashire Merit (2) BILLY SPEED, John Brown

Merseyside Merit (2) MATT GILMORE, Terry Glover

North Lancs & Fylde Merit (2) MIKE LEACH, Terry Wood

North Midlands Merit (5)

Potteries & District Merit (4)

Shropshire Merit (4)

South Yorkshire Merit (3)

Staffordshire Merit (3)

Wales Merit (5)

Warwick & Worcester Merit (8)

Yorkshire Merit (8) GRAEME WILSON, Scott Fisher, Stuart King, Craig Newton, Ashley Tattersley, Liam Griffin, Andy Cairns, James Wilcox

All qualifiers listed are subject to change if it emerges a player is unavailable to attend on finals day. The respective county will then nominate a reserve player to take his place.

CUMBRIA – Liam Howard (runner-up) is replaced by Tonie Moxham

YORKSHIRE – Nathan Webster (semi-finalist) is replaced by James Wilcox

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

2015 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Saturday 26th September, 10am

Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool

Saturday 28th March Cumbria Merit - Steve Porter Sunday 29th March Tony Pagett Open - Dan Petcher Sunday 5th April Coors Meole Brace Open - Andy Hughes Sunday 12th April CCF Open - Russell Pegram Saturday 9th May Isle of Man Merit - Dave Bradford Saturday 17th May Lancashire – Billy Speed Saturday 23rd May Merseyside Merit – Matt Gilmore Sunday 24th May Spring Waterloo – Chris Mordue Monday 25th May Yorkshire Merit – Graeme Wilson Saturday 30th May North Lancs & Fylde Merit – Mike Leach Saturday 20th June Greater Manchester Merit Sunday 21st June Potteries & District Merit Sunday 21st June Staffordshire Merit Friday 26th June Isle of Man June Festival Sunday 28th June Cheshire Merit Sunday 28th June Derbyshire Merit Sunday 28th June North Midlands Merit Sunday 28th June Shropshire Merit Sunday 28th June South Yorkshire Merit Sunday 28th June Warwick & Worcester Merit Sunday 28th June Wales Merit Wednesday 1st July Jack & Jean Isherwood Grocontinental Veterans Championship Saturday 4th July Cleckheaton Sports Classic Saturday 11th July Hillcrest Classic Saturday 25th July Flowfit Senior Individual Merit Friday 31st July Fleetwood Bowls Festival Sunday 9th August British Parks Merit Saturday 15th August Briggs Equipment UK Junior Individual Merit Friday 11th September Isle of Man September Festival Wednesday 16th September Autumn Waterloo Thursday 17th September Talbot Trophy Sunday 20th September Midland Masters RESERVE COMPETITIONS (in order)

Spen Masters (05/09/15), Brighouse Classic (19/09/15), Navigation & Railway Open (12/07/15), Pudsey Classic (27/08/15), Rastrick Classic (09/08/15), Wharton Cons Open (30/08/15), George Masters (2014) – Gary Ellis, Carlsberg Richmond Classic (09/08/15), Elland Open Classic - James Davison, Lea Hall Open (2014) – Glynn Picknell, West Melton Victory Cup (09/08/15), Wrockwardine Wood Open (2014) – Matt Fellows

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

BRITISH CROWN GREEN LADIES BOWLING ASSOCIATION

SENIOR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Match Day 2 in the British Crown Green Ladies Senior County Championship saw Shropshire the biggest winners on the day with Dudley winning by the narrowest of margins. Both matches in Section 1 were close run affairs with North Derbyshire getting past North Shropshire by 11 while Dudley won by just 5 in their encounter with North Midlands. Cumbria sat this one out and now play North Derbyshire in their next match where it is expected that one of the teams will lose their unbeaten record albeit they have only played one match each. In Section 2, Yorkshire and Wales kept up their unbeaten start to the season and face each other in the next round of matches. Yorkshire had an impressive home win in which they just missed out on a perfect card of winners with North Warwickshire’s Sarah Richards her side’s only winner. North Warwickshire won their home leg but Yorkshire finished 35 chalks to the good when all scores were added up. Wales were convincing 97 chalk winners over Wirral, winning home and away. There were two contrasting winning margins in Section 3 with Lancashire winning by 14 while Shropshire won by 118. Lancashire won home and away against South Staffordshire, both matches by 7, to keep their 100% record intact. Shropshire dominated their match with Cheshire, Lancashire’s next opponents, and, like Yorkshire, almost had the perfect home record, Carol Nicklin saving her side from a whitewash. Finally, in Section 4 Warwick & Worcester and South Yorkshire were comfortable winners leaving them both with two wins out of two. Defending champions, South Yorkshire, beat Burton by 44 while Warwick & Worcester defeated Staffordshire by 73. The two meet in Match Day 3 in what should be a close encounter.

SUNDAY 7TH JUNE Section 1

Cumbria v North Derbyshire @ Lindal-in-Furness (LA12 0LA) / Bolsover Colliery (S44 6QE) Dudley v North Shropshire @ Dudley Dell (DY5 3QH) / Bridgewater (SY13 1TJ)

Section 2

Greater Manchester v North Warwickshire @ Springbank BC (OL9 9HT) / Windmill Sports Club (CV10 0HN) Wales v Yorkshire @ Broughton & Bretton (CH4 0NR) / Almondbury BC (HD5 8PW)

Section 3

Cheshire v Lancashire @ The Railway Inn (WA16 6LA) / Ainsdale (PR8 3QF) North Lancs & Fylde v South Staffordshire @ Canberra Club (BB2 7LF) / Rugeley Progressive WMC (WS15 2 JL)

Section 4

Mid Cheshire v Staffordshire @ Kingswood Club (WA6 8JS) / Florence Tennis & Bowling Club (ST3 4EB) South Yorkshire v Warwick & Worcester @ Roundwood BC (S62 5AS) / Ye Olde Knowle (B93 8QA)

Don’t’ forget you can view all the individual results, league tables and averages for the British Crown Green Ladies Senior County Championship at http://crowngreenbowls.sharepoint.com/Pages/BCGLadies.aspx. Click on the Senior County Championship link at the top of the page to view. Once teams are exchanged the match cards for future matches will also be posted in advance of the scheduled match date.

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

COUNTY AVERAGE WINNERS CLASSIC Ladies Talbot Trophy organiser, Julie Holcroft (North Lancs & Fylde), is the 2015 British Crown Green Ladies County Average Winners Classic champion. Julie came through the 32-strong field at Fulwood Conservative Club, Preston, to beat Lisa Smith (Lancashire) 21-9 in the final. Julie’s road to the final was a mixed bag with two 21-19 victories, a 21-5 win and a 21-6 semi-final success. Lisa though had a much tougher run with two 21-20 thrillers, one in her semi-final with Kate Suggett (Shropshire). She also had close a 21-19 win and 21-14 victory as she made it through to the final. JUNIOR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Yorkshire juniors once again dominated the British Crown Green Ladies Junior County Championship when it was hosted by Grange Sports & Social Club, Warrington. They kept hold of the trophy they won twelve months previously with Yorkshire (Alan) beating Yorkshire (Roy) by 11 in the final. This year’s competition attracted just twelve sides – five from Yorkshire – with the teams split into four groups of three playing each other on a round-robin basis. Each team had six players per side comprising of junior girls and junior boys and if there was more than one team from a county they took the first name of the team manager. All the group winners finished with two wins out of two and in the first semi-final Yorkshire (Roy) beat Shropshire (Jackie) by 14. Yorkshire got off to a fine start thanks to Shane Wainwright’s opening 21-9 card but a late 21-6 return from Aaron King for the Shropshire side came too late. Jack Chesswas (21-8) was the stand out card that saw Yorkshire (Alan) make it a white rose final after they defeated Warwick & Worcester by 18. The final was a high scoring game in which Marc Armitage’s 21-13 card for (Alan) was the best of a close match.

Saturday 25th July – BCGBA FLOWFIT Senior Individual Merit (Florence Tennis & Bowling Club)

Saturday 15th August – BCGBA BRIGGS EQUIPMENT Junior Individaul Merit (Rhos Park)

Friday 28th August – Live draw for Champion of Champions and Men’s Waterloo (Globegig Studio)

Wednesday 16th September – Waterloo Men’s Finals

Saturday 26th September – BCGBA FLOWFIT Men’s Champion of Champions (Waterloo Hotel)

Sunday 27th September – BCGLBA OSPREY Ladies Champion of Champions (Waterloo Hotel)

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

COMPETITION NEWS

Kath Kinley is running the pre-Isle of Man June Festival Ballacastle Cup Men’s Singles. This one-day competition will run on Sunday 21st June, the day before the festival gets underway, at Castletown Bowling Club. Entry is £5 and entries close on Monday 15th June. Further details below.

At the conclusion of the June Festival, John Kennish has organised a South Ramsey Super 16, to be played at South Ramsey Bowling Club on Friday 25th June, commencing at 5pm. The competition will be sponsored by Everest Isle of Man with a £1,400 prize fund and the winner guaranteed a £500 pay-day. Sixteen visiting bowlers have been invited to take part in this inaugural event and the full draw, made by the Isle of Man Crown Green Bowling Association President, Phil Kurrish, is:

Barry Booth v Ryan Prosser; Chris Barton v Callum Wraight; Ian Nicholson v Andrew Farmer; Carl Fielding v Rich Goddard; Steve Freer v Wayne Ditchfield; Dave Jackson v Rob Fitzpatrick; David Watters v Matt Gilmore; Ben Harris v Martin Gilpin.

A coach will be available to transport players and spectators from Douglas to Ramsey and back again for this event. The coach will leave Nobles Park, Douglas between 4pm and 4.30pm (so not too long after the final of the men’s main festival competition) and will return back to Douglas after the final of the Super 16 competition. Players will be permitted on the coach free of charge, spectators will be charged £5 (return). Tickets will be sold during festival week and a further coach may be laid on if there is enough demand.

To advertise your Open Competition please send your details to bcgbanews2@btinternet.com

Please Note: Reference numbers at the beginning of each competition is the date of the final day (i.e. 0517 is 17th May)

Any prize money quoted is subject to a full entry of bowlers NEW COMPETITIONS

0621 / BALLACASTLE CUP MEN’S SINGLES (Castletown Bowling Club, Isle of Man)

A one-day competition on Sunday 21st June (Start time dependant on entries) Entry Fee: £5 per player to Kath Kinley, 24 Victoria Road, Castletown, Isle of Man IM9 1EJ – 01624 824 170 - lkmakinley@hotmail.com. Cheques: payable to Castletown Bowling Club. Notes: Entries close on Monday 15th June. Total prize fund £500. All games 21up, off 6. 0721 / GARDENERS ARMS OPEN SINGLES (Gardeners Arms BC, Nr Blackpool FY5 4BL)

Qualifying: Saturday 11th, Sunday 12th, Saturday 18th, Sunday 19th July (10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm). Final (last 32): Sunday 26th July (11am). Entry Fee (128 limit): £10 per player to David Yule – Flat 3, 1 Bank Parade, Preston PR1 3TA – 07813 371153. Cheques: payable to Gardeners Arms BC. Prize Money: Winner £480, Runner-up £240, Semi-Finalists £100, Quarter-Finalists £60, Last 16 £40, Last 32 £20. 0917 / TALBOT TROPHY (Raikes Hotel, Blackpool FY1 4HE)

Qualifying: JULY – Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th, Friday 31st, AUGUST – Saturday 1st, Monday, Tuesday 4th, Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th, Friday 7th, Saturday 8th, Wednesday 12th, Thursday 13th, Friday 14th, Saturday 15th (all sessions at 10am). Final (last 32): Thursday 17th September (10am). Entry Fee (256 limit): £12 per player Joe Barlow – 07980 253250. Notes: Subject to availability it is possible to play in the Talbot Trophy in the morning and play in the Autumn Waterloo in the afternoon (1pm)

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

Please remember that Promoters of bowling contests inviting or accepting entries from outside the County staging the event, after applying to their County Authority for approval, must apply to the BCGBA and pay an Annual affiliation fee of £6.00 at least 28 days before the commencement of the contest. The application must state the name of the Club and venue where the contest is being held and the Secretary of the local County Authority must be notified that such application has been made. Such contests shall be deemed 'Open Contests'. No final stages or qualifying rounds of open competitions shall be contested on the date of and within the County Association where the BCGBA Senior Merit Finals are taking place.

No approval shall be granted at any level for any contest which does not possess Public Liability cover.

PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED

0606 / THE DUNLOP LADIES OPEN SINGLES, THE PRESIDENT’S CUP (Dunlop Sports & Social Club,

Coventry CV6 4BE)

A one-day competition on Saturday 6th June (10am) Entry Fee (64 limit): £10 per player to Alyson Evans, 16 Old Meeting Yard, Leicester Street, Bedworth CV12 8JR - 07931 239 972 - alyson.evans@sky.com. Cheques: payable to Dunlop Bowls Club. Prize Money: Winner £300, Runner-up £150, Semi-Finalists £75, Quarter-Finalists £30, Last 16 £15. Notes: All raffle proceeds will go to Breast Cancer Research - wear something Pink!

0628 / £1,200 HORWICH RMI 31up HANDICAP (Horwich RMI Bowling Club, Bolton BL6 5NZ)

Qualifying: MAY – Friday 22nd (6.30pm), Sunday 24th (6.30pm), Friday 29th (6.30pm), Sunday 31st (6.30pm) JUNE – Friday 5th (6.30pm), Sunday 7th (6.30pm), Friday 12th June (6.30pm), Sunday 14th (6.30pm). Sub-Final (last 16): Friday 19th June (6pm). Final (last 8): Sunday 28th June (5.30pm). Entry Fee (64 limit): £12 per player to Keith Andrews – 64 Shrewsbury Road, Heaton, Bolton BL1 4NN – 07743 051 307 / 01204 846 716. Cheques: payable to Horwich RMI Bowling Club. Notes: All games 31up of 5. Win two games to qualify for sub-finals. Draw made on the green before start of play each night.

0711 / £860 BRETHERTON INSTITUTE SINGLES (Parish Institute, Bretherton PR26 9AB)

Qualifying: JULY – Saturday 11th (10am, 1pm, 4pm, 7pm) Final (last 16): Sunday 12th July (12pm). Entry Fee (64 limit): £10 to Graham Pilkington – 01772 498882 – 07835 957 590. Prize Money: Winner £200, Runner-up £140, Semi-Finalists £80, Quarter-Finalists £40, Last 16 £25. Notes: Sponsored by BlindZarus. Confirmed players travelling together will be kept apart. All games 21up, off 2 in qualifying. Bar, refreshments.

0712 / £800 PHILIP WRIGHT MIXED DOUBLES (Colne Cricket & Bowling Club, Colne BB8 0RF)

Qualifying: JUNE – Sunday 14th (6pm), Sunday 21st (6pm), Sunday 28th (6pm), JULY – Sunday 5th (6pm), Final (last 8): Sunday 12th July (5pm). Entry Fee (32 limit): £15 per pair to Daryl Wright, 98 Alkincoats Road, Colne BB8 9QQ – 07841 129 795 – djwright33@ntlworld.com or Steve Clamp, 5 Barcroft Street, Colne BB8 9PZ – 07967 328 841 – sclamp4@sky.com. Cheques: payable to PWCGBA. Notes: Two games to qualify for finals.

0809 / LADIES PAIRS (Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool FY4 2AF)

A one-day competition on Sunday 9th August (10am). Entry Fee (32 limit): £12 per pair to The Bowls Manager, Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo Road, Blackpool FY4 2AF – 01253 406 724 / 07986 799 299 – Cheques: payable to Waterloo Bowling Club. Prize Money: All entry fees will be returned in prize monies. Notes: This competition is now full, reserve list in operation.

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

0816 / JUNIOR WATERLOO (Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool FY4 2AF)

A one-day competition on Sunday 16th August (10am). Entry Fee: £5 per player to The Bowls Manager, Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo Road, Blackpool FY4 2AF – 01253 406 724 / 07986 799 299 – Cheques: payable to Waterloo Bowling Club. Prize Money: All entry fees will be returned in prize monies. Notes: Open to bowlers, male or female, aged 18 years and under.

0821 / OVER 50’s OPEN (Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool FY4 2AF)

A one-day competition on Friday 21st August (9.30am). Entry Fee: £8 per player to The Bowls Manager, Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo Road, Blackpool FY4 2AF – 01253 406 724 / 07986 799 299 – Cheques: payable to Waterloo Bowling Club. Prize Money: All entry fees will be returned in prize monies. Notes: Open to bowlers, male or female, aged over 50 on Friday 21st August 2015. All games off 5.

0828 / WATERLOO CONSOLATION (Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool FY4 2AF)

A one-day competition on Friday 28th August (9.30am). Entry Fee (64 limit): £10 per player to The Bowls Manager, Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo Road, Blackpool FY4 2AF – 01253 406 724 / 07986 799 299 – Cheques: payable to Waterloo Bowling Club. Prize Money: All entry fees will be returned in prize monies. Notes: Open to male bowlers, who are not in the last 64 of the Autumn Waterloo Handicap. All games off 5.

0913 / LADIES WATERLOO (Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool FY4 2AF)

Qualifying: JUNE - Saturday 6th (11am), Saturday 13th (11am), Saturday 20th (11am), Saturday 27th (11am). Final: Sunday 13th September (10am). Entry Fee (128 limit): £10 per player to The Bowls Manager, Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo Road, Blackpool FY4 2AF – 01253 406 724 / 07986 799 299 – Cheques: payable to Waterloo Bowling Club. Prize Money: All entry fees will be returned in prize monies. Notes: Two games to qualify, all games off 5.

0916 AUTUMN WATERLOO HANDICAP (Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool FY4 2AF)

Qualifying: JULY – Monday 27th (1pm), Tuesday 28th (1pm), Wednesday 29th (1pm), Thursday 30th (1pm), Friday 31st (1pm), AUGUST – Saturday 1st (11am), Monday 3rd (1pm), Tuesday 4th (1pm), Wednesday 5th (1pm), Thursday 6th (1pm), Friday 7th (1pm), Saturday 8th (11am), Wednesday 12th (1pm), Thursday 13th (1pm), Friday 14th (1pm), Saturday 15th (11am). Last 64: Saturday 12th September (10am), Last 32: Monday 14th September (10am), Last 16: Tuesday 15th September (10am), Final (last 8): Wednesday 16th September (10am). Entry Fee (512 limit): £10 per player to The Bowls Manager, Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo Road, Blackpool FY4 2AF – 01253 406 724 / 07986 799 299 – Cheques: payable to Waterloo Bowling Club. Prize Money: All entry fees will be returned in prize monies. Notes: Three games to qualify, all games off 5.

0925 / 31up OPEN SINGLES (Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool FY4 2AF)

Qualifying: JUNE – Sunday 14th (6pm), Sunday 21st (6pm), Sunday 28th (6pm), JULY – Sunday 5th (6pm), Wednesday 29th (5.30pm), Thursday 30th (5.30pm), Friday 31st (5.30pm), AUGUST – Saturday 1st (5.30pm), Monday 3rd (5.30pm), Thursday 6th (5.30pm), Friday 7th (5.30pm), Saturday 8th (6pm), Wednesday 12th (5.30pm), Thursday 13th (5.30pm). Final (last 32): Friday 25th September (11am). Entry Fee (128 limit): £20 per player to The Bowls Manager, Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo Road, Blackpool FY4 2AF – 01253 406 724 / 07986 799 299 – Cheques: payable to Waterloo Bowling Club. Prize Money: All entry fees will be returned in prize monies. Notes: Open to male and female bowlers. Ten/twelve players each evening. Two/three games to qualify, all games off 5.

BCGBA News / 06 / 02 June 2015

DIARY DATES

Saturday 6th June Dunlop Ladies Open Singles (Dunlop Sports & Social Club, CV6 4BE)

Tuesday 16th June BCGLBA Veterans County Championship (Severnside Shrewsbury Complex, SY1 1XL)

Saturday 20th June Greater Manchester Merit

Sunday 21st June Potteries & District Merit

Sunday 21st June Staffordshire Merit

Sunday 21st June Ballacastle Cup Men’s Singles (Castletown BC, Isle of Man)

Friday 26th June Isle of Man June Festival (Nobles Park, Isle of Man)

Friday 26th June South Ramsey Super 16 (South Ramsey BC, Isle of Man)

Sunday 28th June BCGLBA Senior County Championship

Sunday 28th June Cheshire Merit

Sunday 28th June Derbyshire Merit

Sunday 28th June North Midlands Merit

Sunday 28th June Shropshire Merit

Sunday 28th June South Yorkshire Merit

Sunday 28th June Warwick & Worcester Merit

Sunday 28th June Wales Merit

Sunday 28th June Horwich RMI 31up Handicap (Horwich RMI BC, BL6 5NZ)

Wednesday 1st July Jack & Jean Isherwood Grocontinental Veterans Championship (Prees C & R Club, SY13 2DX)

Saturday 4th July Cleckheaton Sports Classic (Cleckheaton Sports, BD19 3UD)

Sunday 5th July BCGBA Endsleigh Senior County Championship

Sunday 5th July BCGLBA Senior County Championship

Thursday 9th July BCGBA Veterans County Championship Qualifying

Saturday 11th July BCGLBA Senior Individual Merit (Haunchwood S&SC, CV10 9NH)

Saturday 11th July Hillcrest Classic (Hillcrest BC, HX6 2HD)

Saturday 11th July Bretherton Institute Singles (Parish Institute, PR26 9AB)

Sunday 12th July BCGBA Drakes Pride Junior County Championship

Sunday 12th July Navigation & Railway Open

Sunday 12th July Philip Wright Mixed Doubles (Colne C&BC, BB8 0RF)