Monthly Archives May 2018

Wales v Cheshire (Ladies County Championship 2018)

May 23, 2018 | Comments Off

The 2018 Ladies County matches got underway on Sunday 20 May. Wales played Mid Cheshire with the Home venue at Min Y Don Bowling Club and the Away venue, Rudheath Sports and Social Club, Cheshire. The Referee for the afternoon was Stan Warburton. Past President Dusia Price, EGB Member Peter Higham, WCGBA Secretary Pauline Lindley and Patron John Percy all came to support the match. The Wales squad fielded eleven players from the previous days’ Welsh Ladies Merit and at the Home venue, one player was to mark her debut for the senior side. Amanda Nicholas ( Gresford Collier) led
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Welsh Ladies Merit

May 23, 2018 | Comments Off

The Ladies Individual Merit was played on Saturday 19th May – competing with the Royal Wedding and FA Cup Final among other things. This year it was held at Cunliffe Bowling Club. The event was hosted by President Brenda Jones who also welcomed each competitor and started off each match. Referees on the day were Jim Clarke, Tom Lockyer and Peter Hughes. There was a much smaller entry than previous years, but those taking part gave spectators quite a feast of talent. The outstanding quality of the bowling throughout the day was commented on by several spectators and this comes
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East meets West – the latest from the Crown Green circuit

May 23, 2018 | Comments Off

Sunday 13th May should have marked the start of the Welsh Junior campaign for the 2018 British Junior County title. Due to the group arrangement this year, Wales are in a group of five. This meant our Juniors had an open date. However, the opportunity to get all potential players together for a friendly was too good to miss and this was held at the Oval Bowling Club, Llandudno. All in all there were some 45 juniors. These came from the east of Wales, Wrexham and Flintshire Areas and from the West, Glyndwr and Gwynedd. The event was managed by
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Stars of the Future!

May 5, 2018 | Comments Off

Whilst many eyes were on Broadbeach and the Commonwealth Games in recent weeks, domestic matters continued to reach a climax for the 2017/2018 indoor season. Our young bowlers competitions are well respected and long established, and have been running for over 20 years. Throughout this time, the competitions have helped bring through many stars of the future supported by our clubs and dedicated parents who travel across the country week in week out. For the first time, the Young Bowlers Finals Days were held in conjunction with the Mens National Finals on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th April
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