Ormskirk Bowling Club

The two taster sessions held the last two Thursdays have been a great success.  Thanks must go to Eric, Angie and Tash for their help.  The first Thursday 5 people attended, but last night 12 people of all ages came along and we had a great night, ending in a mini competition won by Brian and John.

The Club is running another taster session tonight for anyone that would like to have a go.  Bring a friend along to try our wonderful green, or come along yourself and lend a hand.

The winter ladder reached its conclusion today. The semi final between Don Morris and Ian Gill was a tense affair. Ian went 16-7 up but Don took the block and hardly looked back with a series of devastating leads, and he took the game 21-17.

On to the final and it was fitting that it was between the two who finished 1 and 2 at the top of the ladder. It was Steve James who started well and this time Don was unable to close the gap. Steve ran out to win 21-12 and take his first ever bowls trophy.

The winter ladder will come to its slightly delayed conclusion today.  At 12.30 the semi final match between Ian Gill & Don Morris will take place followed by the final, with the winners of the semi final playing Steve James.  Come down and enjoy the action!

The Club will be hosting taster sessions for anyone who hasn’t played before on the dates shown below.  Please encourage any friends or relatives to come along and have a go.  If any club members would like to come along and lend a hand they will be more than welcome.

Well done to all the young players from our club who played for the Lancashire Junior team against Greater Manchester yesterday. All three won – Matthew Gill, Brandon Deegan were playing in the home leg at Fleetwood Hesketh, and Natasha Hauley played in the away team in Greater Manchester.

Today saw a great win for our Ormskirk Vikings junior team against the newcomers to the league, the Ainsdale Avengers. Superb performances from Jazmin, Chris and James (who won 21-20 in a tense match) meant we were 3-1 up after the singles.

The best was yet to come in the pairs. Chris paired up with young Matthew on his debut and really helped him throughout the game, and they came away with a 21-10 win. His brother Daniel was also playing his first game and, playing with Lily Copeland, they came away with a fine 21-11 win to take the match for the Vikings.

Junior bowling sessions are now being held at 6pm every Thursday evening on our wonderful new artificial green located at Ormskirk Cricket Club.  Anyone aged between 8 and 16 is welcome to attend and beginners are welcome.  You can just play for fun but we have entered a team in the local Junior Bowls League and there is also a District Team to aspire to. If you have children or grandchildren bring them along for a taster session.

Some shots from our historic first game at Formby Park. Result as yet unknown. STOPPRESS – we won 9-4

Good luck to our new Maghull League team, who are playing their first match this evening at Formby Park on Duke Street, Formby.