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Season's Greetings to all our bowlers.
(December 2004).
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Remaining cup competitions decided.
(September 2004).
The last two tournaments for the 2004 season are now completed.
In the Eversley cup, for Veterans pairs, Brendan Roberts and Maurice Dry defeated Denis Jones and Roy Blagden in the final.
The Easton Plate, a pairs competition with the partners being drawn, went to Denis Jones and Pam Greenhalgh,
who defeated Alan White and Dot McCormick in the final.
Brendan Roberts has also celebrated an individual external title,
winning the President's Trophy in the Aughton & District Veterans League.
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OAP team takes league title.
(September 2004).
Our all-conquering Thursday afternoon OAP team have swept to their Bootle OAP League title.
The Northern team not only won the Second Division at the first time of asking,
but did so while remaining undefeated throughout the season.
In the Formby League, the "C" Team narrowly missed out on promotion by two points, finishing in third place.
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Denis beats all to win league trophy.
(September 2004).
Congratulations to Denis Jones, who has won the Ogilvy Trophy in the Bootle OAP league.
This is an individual competition open to all players registered for the league and is therefore
a great success for both Denis and the Northern.
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Brendan and Alan up to scratch.
(August 2004).
Two further men's competitions have been decided, both scratch events.
In the Cliff Gillies Memorial Trophy,
Brendan Roberts beat Les Plank in the final.
In the Spooner Shield, it was the turn of Alan White, who beat Brendan Roberts in the final.
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Ann framed for President's Trophy win.
(August 2004).
Sunday, 8th August saw a good turnout for the annual competition for the President's Trophy.
The sun shone and both greens were used for a very enjoyable game of bowls.
After a playoff between the winners of the four teams, the competition was won by Ann Laycock,
(who is Chairman of the Section), and the runner-up was Esme Roberts.
Wendy, Club President, presented the trophy and also presented the winner, Ann, with a beautiful set of photograph frames.
A good day was had by all.
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Brendan and Mike pair up for Carlsberg Tetley.
(August 2004).
The Carlsberg Tetley Pairs competition was contested on 7th August. Brendan Roberts and Mike Craggs
defeated Bill Sarath and Brian Billington in the final.
The pairs entering the competition choose their own partners.
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Fred scoops President's trophy.
(July 2004).
The President's Main men's trophy was competed for on Sunday 18th, and Fred McGee proved to be too strong for Mike Llewellyn
who was defeated in the final.
The tournament is a handicap-based competition, and is unusual in that it includes normally non-playing bowlers from elsewhere within the club.
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Ella and Miora double up.
(July 2004).
Winners of the Ladies Doubles Final were Ella Fitzgerald and Moira Jones in a nailbiter against Audrey Sarath and Ann Maxwell.
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Craggs family contest trophy final.
(July 2004).
The Brooke Northern Trophy was contested on Saturday 10th July.
The winner was Mike Craggs (Northern), who defeated Dave Craggs (Northern), his brother, in the final.
The tournament is a handicap contest, with opponents being drawn out of the hat, taking no account of club affiliation.
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Ball Cup win for Denis and Tony.
(July 2004).
Congratulations to Denis Jones and Tony Dennett, this year's winners of the Ball Cup.
This is a pairs competition with partners being drawn out of the hat.
Denis and Tony defeated Bernie Maxwell and Charlie Rice in the final.
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Cumbrian winner of 2004 Classic.
(June 2004).
Another successful Northern Classic tournament reached its conclusion on 20th.June, with a well-attended finals day event.
The 2004 competition was won by Mr M Gilpin from Kendal, defeating Mr D Barwise from Liverpool in the final.
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Brian takes Captains Main title.
(June 2004).
Brian Billington took the honours in the men's section Captains Main competition.
Congratulations to winner Brian, and to runner up Peter Mercer who he overcame in the final.
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Calendar of Events 2004 Season
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April |
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Sat 17th |
Open Day for Visitors |
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May |
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Sat 3rd |
Captain's Main starts |
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Sat 8th |
Classic qualifying day |
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Sat 15th |
Classic qualifying day |
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Sun 16th |
Ladies Invitation (mixed pairs) |
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Fri 21st |
Eversley Veterans' Cup |
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Sat 22nd |
Classic qualifying day |
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June |
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Sat 6th |
Classic qualifying day |
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Sat 12th |
Captain's Main Final |
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Mon 14th |
President's Main begins |
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Sat 20th |
Classic Finals Day |
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July |
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Sat 3rd |
Ball Cup |
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Sat 10th |
Northern/Brooke Trophy |
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Sun 18th |
President's Main Final |
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August |
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Sat 7th |
Carlsberg Tetley Pairs |
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Sun 22nd |
Cliff Gillies Memorial Trophy (Mixed) |
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Sat 28th |
Spooner Shield |
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Sept |
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Sun 5th |
Easton Plate (Mixed) |
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Fri 8th |
AGM & Dinner |
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May |
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Sun 16th |
Ladies Invitation (mixed pairs) |
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June |
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Sat 19th |
KLadies Past Captain's Day Out |
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Sun 27th |
Ladies Captain's Day |
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July |
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Sun 18th |
Ladies Doubles Final |
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August |
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Sun 8th |
Ladies President's Trophy |
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Sun 22nd |
Cliff Gillies Memorial Trophy (mixed pairs) |
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Sun 5th |
Men's Invitation - Easton Plate (Mixed) |
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Sun 12th |
Ladies Singles Final |
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Fri 1st |
Social Evening |
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Tues 5th |
AGM |
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Fri 10th |
Christmas Dinner |
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News Update.
(March 2004).
The 2004 bowling season will get under way on the 20th March 2004 with the opening of the summer greens. The open day we have organised is on April 17th from 11am to 3pm. We hope to attract new members by inviting interested persons down to the club and showing them the facilities available for our members.This is a joint effort and we hope we attract some new members.
The winter green has been very important in keeping our bowlers on form and encouraging new members to the club through the Sunday Open Competition. This year the men’s bowls section is fielding 8 league bowling teams which includes 1 veteran and 1 OAP team, playing on Monday Wednesday Thursday & Friday. The ladies also have a busy league and social fixture list.
The Northern Classic Open Competition entries were completed at the beginning of Feb and there is a waiting list. Competitors will be travelling from as far as Birmingham and Carlisle to play in this prestigious championship. This competition is one of the best in the country and a delight for competitors and spectators throughout May and June.
Any cricket squash or hockey members who are not playing competitive sport for their section, but would like to play competitively are welcome to join our section. The bowling section of the club is one of the best sections to be in. You can play competitively into your nineties with a well-bonded section. We have great times together and enjoy a wonderful social side with-in the section.
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