Ormskirk Bowling Club

Please note that there is a private internal competition on the grass green this Sunday from 11am until 6pm.

The final of the 2^nd Division Knockout Cup held at Scarisbrick NSC on Wednesday 20^thJuly 22 saw a thrilling, exciting and a very friendly derby match between Ormskirk Castle and Ormskirk Phoenix.

It was close all through the 1^st 4 games.

After the 1^st game OC were 8 points ahead

After the 2^nd game they were 6 points ahead

After the 3^rd game they were 4 points ahead

After the 4^th game they were 1 point behind

All was on the remaining 4 games

After the 5 game OC were 5 points ahead

After the 6 game they were 12 points ahead

After the 7 game they were 19 points ahead.

As game 8 was at 15 points across and OC couldn’t lose.

After the 8^th game they were 16 points ahead and outright winners the aggregate being 156 to OC and 140 to OP.

Congratulations to the victorious Castle team on a great win, and commiserations to the Phoenix who can console themselves with their table topping position.

Please note that there is a red weather warning in place for Monday and Tuesday. Ideally do not play at all if you are susceptible to the heat, but if you do please take great care if you intend to use our bowling greens, wear suitable clothing and make sure to take in plenty of liquid.

A big thank you to Ian Jones for the beautiful hanging baskets that he has provided for the Club. They look absolutely outstanding as the pictures show.

Some of you may recall that our club was the subject of a photographic project sometime ago. A photographer called Michael Carney, who is based in Liverpool, came and got some great shots and these can be viewed at http://michaelscphotography.com/projects/ormskirk-bowling-club/. There is a good shot of the Phoenix team and, amongst others, Frank Cosgrove and Angie Barklem proved good subjects.

The photographer got the best side of Martin Roberts and Eric seems to have his face skillfully hidden on the shot of him! The booklet format is probably best viewed on a PC/laptop.

Just a reminder that the Chairman’s Cup competition will be held today. All abilities welcome to attend including any new bowlers who have been along to any of our recent sessions – you will be paired with one of our more experienced bowlers. Please arrive by 12.45pm so we can get started by 1pm if possible and bring £2 for your entry fee.

See below the latest newsletter from the BCGBA. You will note the article about Easyfundraising – Ormskirk BC has signed up to this and more information will be circulated shortly. Also note the donation that this club will get if you take a policy out with A-Plan Insurance – it might be worth getting a quote?

There will be a £2 entry fee per person for the above event. Please bring change if you can.

The Club hosted 27 members of the EPOTS Running Group last night, with most getting their first ever taste of crown green bowling.

There were some extremely good bowlers amongst the group and topping the first round robin groups were Mark & Oliver, Steve & Keith, and Brenda & Toby, with Graham & Jean also qualifying for the semis as the best runners up. The semis had to be run on a quickfire two end shoot out, with Graham & Jean beating Mark & Oliver and Brenda & Toby just pipping Steve & Keith. Congratulations to Toby & Brenda who won the final, just beating Graham & Jean to the title, with Brenda knocking into her short bowl and promoting it to win the game.

A great evening was had by all and let’s hope this can become an annual event.