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Men’s Bowls Section
Competition Winners 2003
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Presidents Main |
L E Plank |
M Greenhalgh |
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Captains Main |
F P Killen |
D Craggs |
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Ball Cup |
A White |
B Roberts |
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Carlsberg Tetley |
B Roberts
B Maxwell |
A White
J Fleet |
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Eversley Cup |
not played |
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Easton Plate |
P Greenhalgh
E Hutchinson |
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Spooner Shield |
B Roberts |
B Maxwell |
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Well done to the 'B' Team, who played in the Formby & District League, won the
third division and have been promoted to the second division.
And to Mike Craggs, who reached the final of the Formby & District League Merit Competition.
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Ladies' President's Trophy.
(31st.Aug 2003).
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Doreen McKernan was victorious in the President's Trophy,
and is pictured receiving the cup from the president John Watts.
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Doreen defeated runner-up Cathy McKeown
in a closely contested final that went to a nailbiting deciding end.
Cathy receives her runner-up award, and (right) John Watts, Doreen McKernan, ladies captain Moira Jones, Rose Watts and Cathy McKeown.
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Northern Classic Finals.
(22nd.Jun 2003).
Winner of the Classic, Craig Barker from Cannock, is pictured
with Northern's president John Watts and Peter Robson of tournament sponsors Carlsberg Tetley.
Action from the final as Preston's Brian Duncan,
the tournament favourite and previous winner, bowls.
Below Duncan receives his runner-up award from John Watts
and Barker receives the trophy from Peter Robson.
Beaten semi-finalists were P.Bailey, also from Cannock, and local bowler Mike Tunstall.
Below, a tense moment from the final, as a spectator's hat briefly threatens to interupt play.
A few of the large crowd who gathered during the day.
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Northern Classic - FINALS - Sunday 22nd.June (1:00pm)
The Last Sixteen
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1 |
A. KENNY, Liverpool |
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C. BARKER, Cannock |
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T. JOHNSTONE, Warrington |
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K. MORRIS, Alsager |
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R. HITCHEN, Halifax |
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L. LAWTON, Failsworth |
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M. GILMORE, Wallasey |
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P. BAILEY, Cannock |
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B. DUNCAN, Preston |
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K. SHAW, Bolton |
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M. FERRIS, Leek |
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G. TAYLOR, Liverpool |
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D. KIRK, Crosby |
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S. WILLIAMS, Liverpool |
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F. LORD, Rossendale |
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M. TUNSTALL, Liverpool |
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President's Main Finals.
(21nd.Jun 2003).
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Winner of the President's Main, Les Plank, is pictured with the trophy.
Les overcame Mike Greenhalgh in a closely fought final.
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Calendar of Events 2003 Season
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Tue. 18thMarch |
Ladies Pre-Season Social |
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Sat. 29th.March |
Opening of Greens |
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Tue. 18th.March |
Ladies Bowls Social |
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Sat. 10th.May |
Northern Classic - Heats |
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Sun. 11th.May |
Ladies Invitation |
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Sat. 17th.May |
Northern Classic - Heats |
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Sat. 24th.May |
Northern Classic - Heats (11:00am and 4:00pm) |
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Sat. 31st.May |
President's Main Start |
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Sun. 8th.June |
Northern Classic - Heats |
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Sat. 21st.June |
Ladies Past Captain's Day Out |
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Sat. 21st.June |
President's Main – Last Eight |
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Sun. 22nd.June |
Northern Classic - FINAL (1:00pm) |
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Sun. 29thJune |
Ladies' Captain's Day |
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Sat. 28th.June |
Men's Captain's Day Out |
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Sat. 5th.July |
Men's Captain's Main - Start |
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Sun. 11th.July |
Ladies' Doubles Final |
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Sat. 26th.July |
Men's Captain's Main - Last Eight & Dinner |
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Sat. 9th.August |
Ball Cup (Draw for Partners) |
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Sat. 23th.August |
Carlsberg Pairs (choose partners) |
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Sat. 30th.August |
Eversley Cup |
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Sun. 31st August |
President's Trophy (Ladies) |
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Sat. 6th.September |
Spooner Shield Individual Merit |
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Sun. 14th September |
Ladies' Singles Final |
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Sun. 14th September |
Easton Plate |
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Tue. 7th.October |
Ladies AGM |
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Fri. 10th.October |
Men's AGM and Dinner |
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Fri. 24th.October |
Bowls Social Evening - Craig Martin |
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Fri. 12th.December |
Ladies Christmas Dinner |
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Start of Ladies Season. (Mar.2003)
We start the season with "Opening of green day" on March 29th at 1pm, a friendly introduction to members and the game.
Tuesday night is Ladies night, with full use of both greens for ladies, our first Ladies night is Tuesday April 1st.
Anyone interested in becoming a member, please email the club, and the ladies captain will make arrangements for you to meet someone there.
We have lots of "fun days" during the season, the more the merrier.
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In the bleak mid winter. (Jan.2003)
A wintery January Sunday morning cannot deter these hardy bowlers.
With the greens out of action, they gather for a 'fix'.
Compliments to our equally hardy groundsman for an excellent temporary surface, even on the cricket outfields in mid winter.
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Men’s Bowls Section
Competition Winners 2002
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Date
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Competition |
Type |
Winner |
Runner Up |
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March 16
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Carlsberg Pairs |
Choose Partners |
W McDermott
L Plank |
B Roberts
R Snaylam |
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May 26 |
Spooner Shield |
Individual Merit |
B Roberts |
W McDermott |
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June 8 |
Captain’s Main |
Singles |
M Craggs |
W O’Hara |
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June 22
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Ball Cup |
Draw for Partners |
M Hemming
P Milburn |
A Lewis
R Blagden |
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June 23 |
Northern Classic |
Open |
A Robinson
(Winsford) |
A Delooze
(Wrexham) |
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July 20 |
President’s Main |
Singles |
K Anderson |
B Roberts |
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July 27
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Northern/Brooke Trophy |
Singles |
B Roberts |
P Harkness |
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August 9 |
Eversley Cup |
Draw for partners |
W McDermott
F Dullaghan |
M Houghton
M Greenhalgh |
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August 18
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Easton Plate |
Mixed Pairs |
P Greenhalgh
B Billington |
R Blagden
C McKeown |
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George Wilson Cup. (Sep.2002)
This competition is held annually at the Olympic Bowling Club and is open to all teams across Merseyside. This year The Northern Club won this prestigious event on Wednesday, 4th September.
The team consisted of :
F Easton
R Garvey
C Gillies
B Maxwell
L Plank
A White
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Nag’s Head Whitbread Classic. (Aug.2002)
Northern’s own Mike Craggs was a worthy runner-up this year on 10th August.
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Maghull League Doubles. (Sep.2002)
Open to all members registered with the Maghull League. F Easton and W McDermott reached the Final on 26th September.
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Men's team news. (Sep.2002)
Star performers of the men's teams were the Wednesday A team,
who won promotion to division 1 of the Formby league.
The Friday team finished third in the Westhead league,
while the Vets managed a top half finish in division 1 of the Maghull Senior Citizens league.
The two Monday teams achieved creditable mid-table positions in divisions 1 and 2 of the Maghull league.
So too did Wednesday C in their league, with only their B team counterparts slipping a division.
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