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Malton Cup 19-04-2025
On a bright Easter weekend Borough Bowling Club played their annual handicapped Malton Cup for the John Malton trophy which dates back to 1938
Two scratch players Barrie Watson and Gary Thornton battled their way to the semi finals but it was Watson who ran out on top with a close 21-16 victory
New bowler Jim Barr playing off plus 9 had a great run into the semi final to face Ken Marshall off plus 6 but a masterly performance from Marshall saw him take the other final berth with a 21-10 win
Watson had to give Marshall 6 start but after winning 2 points on the first end he was soon 9-2 down
Watson then slipped into gear to race into a 15-11 lead before Marshall won 4 ends in a row to come back to go 16-15 up
Watson then took charge and ran out to a 21-16 victory after a very hard fought game
Pictures show Borough President Pete Hodgson presenting the prizes
Club Doubles 12th April
Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club had a great turnout for their Annual Club Doubles
Many pairs played early round games during the week to compete for the very valuable 1906 Boyce Cup
Saturday saw four pairs remaining and Les Ramm and Graham Walker saw off the challenge of the experienced Pete Charter and Christine Turner 21-11 in the first semi final
New member Jeff Bennett partnered with Shaughan Temple fought their way to the other semifinal only to be beaten by another new member Lill Barr partnered with Gary Thornton 21-13
A tight final was anticipated by the watching crowd but Lill Barr lead superbly in the final backed up precisely by Gary Thornton and raced away with the contest dropping only one end and lifting the immaculate old trophy with a convincing 21-6 victory
Picture shows Borough President Pete Hodgson presenting the finalists with their trophies
Drawn Pairs Merit 16th March
68 Bowlers from all corners of Yorkshire descended upon Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Green for the Annual drawn pairs Cup playing for the Bobby Walker and Bill Brewins Cup
It was a long day that culminated in North Cliff’s Alan Landers partnering Hunmanby’s Jenny Allen
against his fiancé and team mate Alison Roe who partnered Stuart Thompson from Pontefract in the final
Both pairs had shown some fine bowling to reach this stage and it was nip and tuck all the way
When Landers and Allen took a 13-11 lead they looked favourites to bag the trophy
However some great leading from Roe backed up by back man Thompson they came back to win the Cup 21-15
Picture show Borough President Pete Hodgson presenting the winners Alison Roe and Stuart Thompson with the Cup whilst runners up Alan Landers and Jenny Allen look on
Presidents Cup Final 15th March
Saturday saw Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club celebrate their Presidents Day and the Ceremonial opening of the green for the new season
Newly installed President Pete Hodgson bowled the first two woods of the season and declared the green open watched on by a crowd of members
Pauline Allison won the competition to guess how far the Presidents best wood would land away from the Jack with a guess of 2 feet 6 inches and walked away with a brand new bowling bag
The final stages of the Presidents Cup were then played out
In the semi finals Penny Gosling and Sue Wilkinson had an impressive 21-6 win against Dave Pryce and Pat Noble but they had to play against each other in the final after they were joined by Pete Charter and Lill Barr who had a narrow 21-18 victory over Tony Bland and Margaret Light
Penny was drawn with Lill against the daunting pairing of Pete Charter and Sue Wilkinson
However the early stages were closely contested but Pete and Sue eventually got away winning four ends on the trot to take the trophy 21-8
Pictures below show Borough President Pete Hodgson bowling the first woods of the new season and then presenting the trophies to the finalists
Borough Winter Merit 26th Jan
32 hardy bowlers turned out on a cold January winter morning for the first local winter merit of 2025
Dukes Park Bridlingtons Kevin Gates earned the first final berth winning a very tough semifinal against North Cliffs Adam Chilvers 21-18
Whilst Andy Webb from Castleford beat Whitby’s Geoff Watson 21-14 to take the second berth
Webb got off to a commanding start in the final running off into a 10-4 lead but Gates came back with a vengeance and lost only 3 more ends to take the final 21-14 with some great bowling
The tea and biscuits was won by Alan Landers and Emmo Emmerson beating Brian Dalby and Eddie McCormack 21-12
Picture shows Borough President Pete Hodgson presenting Kevin Gates (right) and Andy Webb (left) with their prizes
