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BRITISH CROWN GREEN BOWLING ASSOCIATION
ALYSON APPOINTED LADIES PRESIDENT
ALYSON EVANS has the honour of being elected the 2015 President of
the British Crown Green Ladies Bowling Association. Alyson was
nominated by her North Warwickshire association and follows in the
footsteps of her county colleague, Lorna Perry, who held the presidency
in 1993/94.
A member of the Dunlop Club, Alyson has well over 50 caps for her
county and has won her county merit on no fewer than four occasions
and the BCG Ladies Average Winners Classic.
A regular competitor on the bowling circuit, she is a former Isle of Man
champion, winner of the Grange Ladies Classic in 2013 finishing
runner-up last year and a previous winner of the Waterloo Ladies pairs
with her sister, Chris Davies.
Alyson has a busy twelve months ahead of her and her first duty will be
to present the trophy to the winning team at the Ladies Club
Championship, a competition she will be playing in herself.
This year Alyson is running a ladies one-day open competition in aid of
Breast Cancer Research.
The Dunlop Ladies Open Singles, The
President’s Cup, takes place at the Dunlop Club on Saturday 6th June
and entry details are below.
Alyson will be supported by Deputy President Carol Taylor (Mid Cheshire) during her year in office before she takes up
the presidential chain next year.
Sue Todd continues as Secretary (and Welfare Officer) with Helen Clee looking after the finances as Treasurer.
Christine Jordan remains as Chairman with Brenda Jones as her Vice-Chairman. Pat Crowther takes up the new
position of County Championship Secretary relinquishing her role as Competitions Secretary for which there is now a
vacancy. Angela Gaut and Anne O’Loughlin are Committee Members.
THE DUNLOP LADIES OPEN SINGLES, THE PRESIDENT’S CUP
A ONE-DAY COMPETION ON
Saturday 6th June, 10am
at
Dunlop Sports & Social Club, Burnaby Road, Coventry, West Midlands CV6 4BE
Prize Money (subject to full entry of 64)
Winner £300, Runner-up £150, Semi-Finalists £75, Quarter-Finalists £30, Last 16 £15
Entry Fee £10 per player (cheques payable to Dunlop Bowls Club)
To Alyson Evans, 16 Old Meeting Yard, Leicester Street, Bedworth CV12 8JR
Email:Alyson.evans@sky.com (07931 239 972)
All raffle proceeds will go to Breast Cancer Research - wear something Pink!
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE WITHDRAW
With the news that the South Derbyshire Association have withdrawn from the British Crown Green Ladies 2015
County Championship, the draw has been amended to make four sections of five teams rather than the customary three
sections of five teams and one section of six teams.
It was decided at the recent County Secretaries Meeting that one of the six teams in Section 4 is moved to Section 3 to
replace South Derbyshire. All names were put into a hat with Shropshire drawn as South Derbyshire’s replacement.
The fixtures will remain the same in both sections but in Section 3 any fixture against South Derbyshire will now be
against Shropshire while in Section 4 any fixture against Shropshire will become a bye week.
Sunday 26th April (2pm) gets Match Day 1 underway and the revised opening fixtures are:
Section 1: North Shropshire v North Midlands, Dudley v Cumbria, North Derbyshire (bye)
Section 2: Yorkshire v Wirral, Wales v Greater Manchester, North Warwickshire (bye)
Section 3: Lancashire v Shropshire, Cheshire v North Lancs & Fylde, South Staffordshire (bye)
Section 4: Mid Cheshire v South Yorkshire, Warwick & Worcester v Burton, Staffordshire (bye)
LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
The BCG Ladies Club Championship takes place on Sunday, 12th April on greens In the Whitchurch area. Groups 1 and
2 play at Bridgewater BC, Anchor Close, Whitchurch, SY13 1TJ with Groups 3 and 4 playing at Chester Road BC, The
Firs, Chester Road, Whitchurch, SY13 1NL. Play gets underway at 9.30am. Four previous winners are in the line-up in
which the club champions will be divided into four groups playing on a round-robin basis. The four group winners
progress to the semi-finals with the successful teams contesting the final. The semi-finals and final will be held at the
District Club, St John Street, Whitchurch, SY13 1QT.
GROUP 1
GROUP 3
Wrockwardine Wood (Shropshire)
New Mill (Yorkshire)
Wharton Cons (Mid Cheshire)
St Georges (Shropshire)
Baldwin (Warwick & Worcester)
Old Coventrians (North Midlands)
St Oswalds (Cheshire)
Dunlop (North Warwickshire)
GROUP 2
GROUP 4
Swadlincote Catholic Club (Burton & District)
Port St Mary (Isle of Man)
Marehay (South Derbyshire)
Melrose (Wirral)
Ossett Flying Horse (Yorkshire)
Rolleston (Burton & District)
Tranmere (Wirral)
Syke (Lancashire)
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015
PLEASE DISPLAY ON YOUR CLUB NOTICE BOARD
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015
2015 WORLD CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP
With one qualifying week and just two places left to complete the final day line-up of the 2015 BCGBA World
Club Championship, sponsored by REHAU, Lloyd Hotel will be hoping to join M&B Cheslyn Hay as the only
former winners left out of the 32 strong field.
M&B Cheslyn Hay of Staffordshire, the defending champions, ended the hopes of two -time winners St Josephs of
claiming a hat-trick of titles when they comprehensively defeated their North Lancs & Fylde opponents by 40 in
the final qualifying match in week three of the competition.
Lloyds, the 2012 winners, first have to overcome Dukenfield Central and, if successful, face the winners of the
Meir Social v Willenhall Nordley clash for a place in the last 8 on Sunday 19th April. Finals day gets underway at
11am at the Irlam Steel Recreation Club (Manchester Road, Irlam M44 6AJ) venue.
Sunday 12 April
No.1 Green:
Lloyd Hotel (Cheshire) v Dukinfield Central (Greater Manchester); Meir Social (Potteries) v Willenhall Nordley (Staffordshire)
No.2 Green:
Meole Brace (Shropshire) v Florence T&B (Potteries); Queens Park (Cheshire) v Haunchwood (North Midlands)
FINAL DAY - SUNDAY 19 APRIL – 11am
No.1 Green
Rolls Royce (Derbyshire) v M&B Cheslyn Hay (Staffordshire)
Thongsbridge (Yorkshire) v Qualifier from 12 April
No.2 Green
Kings Heath Park (Warwick & Worcester) v Dudley Dell (Staffordshire)
Qualifier from 12 April v Stretton Anglesey (Derbyshire)
Individual results are available to view or download on the BCGBA website,
crowngreenbowls.sharepoint.com/Pages/BCGBAClubChampionships.aspx
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015
FORTIS SIGN ON
Following last month’s announcement that FORTIS SPORTS SOLUTIONS are to supply shirts for the Senior Individual
Merit, Junior Individual Merit and Champion of Champions, Commercial Officer, Mel Evans MBE, has signed a three
year deal with FORTIS to be the BCGBA approved shirt suppliers.
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015
DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATOR APPOINTED
The final officer position, Development Co-ordinator, has now been filled with Fred Brazendale from Shropshire
recently appointed. Fred is wished every success in his new role and will get to meet the County Development Officers
and Representatives at his first meeting on Saturday 11th April. The full list of officers are
President – Barry Massey
Competitions Officer – John Coxill
Deputy President – Peter Higham
Development Co-ordinator – Fred Brazendale
Chief Executive – John Crowther
National Coaching Administrator – Alan Tizard
Financial Officer – Graeme Underhill
Welfare Officer – Paul Ashmore
National Registrar – Pat Crowther
Commercial Officer – Mel Evans MBE
British Crown Green Referees Society Secretary – David Williams
THREE ALREADY BOOKED IN FOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Steve Porter is the first name on the list of qualifiers for this season’s Champion of Champions, sponsored by FLOWFIT,
following his 21-20 victory over the defending champion, Liam Howard, in the Cumbria Merit. Steve will be joined by
Dan Petcher who beat Scott Fisher 21-17 in the final of the Tony Pagett Open and Andy Hughes who defeated Joe
Williamson 21-13 in the final of the Meole Brace Open. Hughes was runner-up to Wayne Rogers in last year’s Meole
Brace final and started the day with very generous odds at 40/1!
A list of dates for all the Champion of Champions qualifiers can be found on page 7.
QUALIFIERS ANNOUNCED
The number of qualifiers for this season’s Jack & Jean Isherwood Veterans Individual Championship, sponsored by
GROCONTINENTAL and the Centenary Mixed Pairs have been announced. These are determined by the number of
entries each county had in each competition in 2014, the same criteria that is used in the Senior Individual Merit.
Jack & Jean Isherwood Veterans Individual Championship (1st July) at Prees Cricket & Recreation Club SY13 2DX
Cheshire (2); Cumbria (1); Derbyshire (3); Greater Manchester (1); Isle of Man (0); Lancashire (2); Merseyside (1);
North Lancs & Fylde (3); North Midlands (2); Potteries & District (2); Shropshire (2); South Yorkshire (3); Staffordshire
(1); Wales (4); Warwick & Worcester (3); Yorkshire (2).
Centenary Mixed Pairs (3rd October) at Elland Cricket, Athletic & Bowling Club HX5 0QY
Cheshire (0); Cumbria (2); Derbyshire (0); Greater Manchester (2); Isle of Man (0); Lancashire (3); Merseyside (2);
North Lancs & Fylde (2); North Midlands (1); Potteries & District (2); Shropshire (1); South Yorkshire (4); Staffordshire
(3); Wales (2); Warwick & Worcester (4); Yorkshire (4).
LYNN’S CHARITY SWIM
Globegigg co-presenter, Lynn Pritchatt, is doing the Swimathon on Saturday 18th April in aid of Marie Curie Cancer
Care. This involves swimming 1.5 kilometres in 60 minutes and all donations will be most welcome for this very
worthwhile cause. She has now set up a Just Giving account where you can make an online donation via the
http://my.swimathon.org/sponsor/lynnpritchatt link. You can also donate to her (or her doubles partner Mel Evans
MBE) in person if you see her around the bowling greens in the coming weeks.
Lynn is in full training at the Cannock Leisure Centre pool at 6.30am each morning. She is delighted with the
fundraising effort so far and thanks the people who have generously donated their hard earned money. It is very much
appreciated with every penny going to this worthwhile cause. She has already exceeded the Swimathon fundraising
target of £180 and has raised £400 to date.
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015
2015 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Saturday 26th September, 10am
Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool
Saturday 28th March
Cumbria Merit – Steve Porter
Sunday 29th March
Tony Pagett Open – Dan Petcher
Sunday 5th April
Coors Meole Brace Open – Andy Hughes
Sunday 12th April
CCF Open
Saturday 9th May
Isle of Man Merit
Saturday 23rd May
Merseyside Merit
Sunday 24th May
Spring Waterloo
Saturday 30th May
North Lancs & Fylde Merit
Saturday 20th June
Greater Manchester Merit
Sunday 21st June
Potteries & District Merit
Sunday 21st June
Staffordshire Merit
Friday 26th June
Isle of Man June Festival
Sunday 28th June
Cheshire Merit
Sunday 28th June
Derbyshire Merit
Sunday 28th June
North Midlands Merit
Sunday 28th June
Shropshire Merit
Sunday 28th June
South Yorkshire Merit
Sunday 28th June
Warwick & Worcester Merit
Sunday 28th June
Wales Merit
Wednesday 1st July
Jack & Jean Isherwood Grocontinental Veterans Championship
Saturday 4th July
Cleckheaton Sports Classic
Saturday 11th July
Hillcrest Classic
Saturday 25th July
Flowfit Senior Individual Merit
Friday 31st July
Fleetwood Bowls Festival
Sunday 9th August
British Parks Merit
Saturday 15th August
Briggs Equipment UK Junior Individual Merit
Wednesday 16th September
Autumn Waterloo
Thursday 17th September
Talbot Trophy
Sunday 20th September
Midland Masters
Monday 25th May
Friday 11th September
Yorkshire Merit
Isle of Man September Festival
RESERVE COMPETITIONS (in order)
Spen Masters (05/09/15), Brighouse Classic (19/09/15), Navigation & Railway Open (12/07/15), Pudsey Classic
(27/08/15), Rastrick Classic (09/08/15), Wharton Cons Open (30/08/15), George Masters (2014) – Gary Ellis, Carlsberg
Richmond Classic (09/08/15), Elland Open Classic (31/05/15), Lea Hall Open (2014) – Glynn Picknell, West Melton
Victory Cup (09/08/15), Wrockwardine Wood Open (2014) – Matt Fellows.
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015
2015 SENIOR INDIVIDUAL MERIT
Saturday 25th July, 10am
Florence Tennis & Bowling Club, Stoke-on-Trent
Number of qualifiers for the 2015 Senior Individual Merit finals in brackets
Cheshire Merit (4)
Cumbria Merit (3)
STEVE PORTER, Roy Moxham, Tonie Moxham
Derbyshire Merit (6)
Greater Manchester Merit (3)
Isle of Man Merit (2)
Lancashire Merit (2)
Merseyside Merit (2)
North Lancs & Fylde Merit (2)
North Midlands Merit (5)
Potteries & District Merit (4)
Shropshire Merit (4)
South Yorkshire Merit (3)
Staffordshire Merit (3)
Wales Merit (5)
Warwick & Worcester Merit (8)
Yorkshire Merit (8)
* Liam Howard, Runner-up in the Cumbria Merit, is unable to play on finals day
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015
COMPETITION NEWS
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GREG WINS LES EVANS MEMORIAL CLASSIC
The 2013 All England Champion, Greg Smith, cruised to victory in the £2,000 Les Evans Memorial Classic at Chadsmoor
Progressive WMC on Bank Holiday Monday. Smith enhanced his reputation as one of the country’s top players with a
superb display of bowls to defeat North Midlands star Darren Plenderleith 21-10 in the final.
In the semi-final Smith swept aside Colin Beaman 21-6 while Plenderleith edged out former winner Andrew Spragg 2118 to reach the final.
£2,000 prize money was presented by Simon Parsonage, Managing Director of FLOWFIT. The tournament was kindly
sponsored by Flowfit, Mel Evans MBE, Lynn Pritchatt, Albert Redding, Chris Powell & PKB Rendering & Plastering Ltd.
ROUND ONE
Dean Ferris (Denton) 17 Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury) 21; Steve Morrey (Crewe) 21 Damion Morrison (Warrington)
12; Colin Beaman (Shrewsbury) 21 Dan Petcher (Swadlincote) 11; Glynn Storer (Burntwood) 21 Anthony Bracken
(Birmingham) 15; Paul Lamb (Coventry) 16 Ben Harris (Great Barr) 21; Carl Fielding (Birmingham) 20 Craig Barker
(Walsall) 21; Lee Johnstone (Warrington) 10 Scott Simpson (Willenhall) 21; Greg Smith (Alvechurch) 21 Wayne Rogers
(Burway) 14; John Evans (Boldmere) 7 Darren Plenderleith (Tamworth) 21; Kerry Morris (Stoke) 17 Andy Hughes
(Wales) 21; Nick Tideswell (Stoke) 9 Kevin Nicholas (Wales) 21; Ryan Prosser (Birmingham) 18 Paul Evans (Willenhall)
21; Stewart Meddings (Birmingham) 11 Andrew Spragg (Chesterfield) 21; Jordan Baddeley (Coventry) 18 Nathan Dawes
(Dudley) 21; Glynn Picknell (Telford) 11 Chris Ward (Stafford) 21; Larry Wells (Warrington) 21 Matt Hill (Stoke) 18.
ROUND TWO
Wraight 21 Morrey 12; Beaman 21 Storer 17; Harris 21 Barker 15; Simpson 20 Smith 21; Plenderleith 21 Hughes 9;
Nicholas 13 Evans 21; Spragg 21 Dawes 16; Ward 21 Wells 9.
QUARTER FINAL
Wraight 13 Beaman 21; Harris 8 Smith 21;
Plenderleith 21 Evans 17; Spragg 21 Ward 9.
SEMI FINAL
Beaman 6 Smith 21; Plenderleith 21 Spragg 18.
FINAL
Greg Smith 21 Darren Plenderleith 10.
Photo shows
Mel Evans (Sponsor), Darren Plenderleith
(Runner Up), Simon Parsonage (Managing
Director Flowfit), Greg Smith (Winner), & Lynn
Pritchatt (Sponsor)
BCGBA News / 04 / 10 April 2015