Bowls: Magazine charity pairs and full Wirral results


THE Magazine Charity Pairs Cup was played on Saturday and after a very long days play in excellent conditions the winners were the Manor Road pairing of Jim Bunting and Nick Murray who beat Ellen Leverton and Sandra Astles in the final.

Jim and Nick played very well throughout the day and thoroughly deserved their victory. Ellen and Sandra must be wondering what they have to do to win this event as they were also the beaten finalists in last year’s event.

Results: Quarter Finals: J. and S. Fleet 21, H. Stone and L. Bolton 12; J. Bunting and N. Murray 21, D. and J. McDermott 12; E. Leverton and S. Astles 21, J. Barnes and J. McElnay 13; A. Wainwright and C. Morrison 21, H. Hille and G. Shone 16. Semi Finals: Bunting and Morrison 21, J. and S. Fleet 10; Leverton and Astles 21, Wainwright and Morrison 20. Final: Bunting and Murray 21, Leverton and Astles 18.

On Sunday, West Kirby Victoria’s Dave Gilmore won his 3rd Wallasey Merit Title on a sun drenched Royden Hall green beating Queens Royal’s Steve Scott in an excellent final.

The green was in perfect condition and this led to some great bowling. Gilmore just pipped Eddie Clayburn in the Quarter Final and he then had a fine win against Geoff Lynch.

Scott had to beat last year’s winner Les Henderson and another teammate, Frank O’Neill, to reach the final.

Results: Quarter Finals: S. Scott 21, L. Henderson 11; F. O’Neill 21, S. Wharton Jnr 12; G. Lynch 21, B. Leonard 19; D. Gilmore 21, E. Clayburn 18. Semi Finals: Scott 21, O’Neill 16; Gilmore 21, Lynch 15. Final: Gilmore 21, Scott 16.

In the Birkenhead and Wirral CGBL first Division Gladstone ‘A’ and Tixall are both undefeated and together they have a big lead over the rest of the teams. In the second Division Royden Hall have established a good lead over 4 teams in second place.

Hoylake Central and Pensby are joint leaders in Division three though Hoylake Central have played fewer games.

Cammell Laird lead in Division four having lost just one game.

In the Afternoon league last year’s winners Higher Tranmere Vets are leading but they are closely followed by the still undefeated Heswall RBL.

Pensby and West Kirby Vics ‘B’ are very close at the top of Division two while Magazine lead in Division three, slightly ahead of Bronze.

West Kirby Vics ‘C’ have established a big lead in Division four and Bromborough Pool ‘C’ and Thingwall ‘C’ top Division five.




The Wirral Junior Merit is taking place next Saturday, June 20th, at the Cammell Lairds green. Players are asked to be there by 11.00am.Anybody who wishes to enter are recommended to ring John or Mo Evans on 643 8779 beforehand.

The following day sees the first Wirral Junior County match against East Midlands.

This is also at Cammell Lairds and play gets underway at 2pm. The recent results from the North Wirral Pairs League are: Moreton RBL beat Cheshire Cheese; Manor Road beat Grange; Liscard beat Great Float; Quarry Vikings beat Sandridge.





Results: Birkenhead and Wirral CGBL: Cartwright Cup First Round: Port Sunlight Village (Scr) 221, Great Meols (Scr) 218; Gladstone (Scr) 218, Manor Road (36) 217.

Division 1: Brom Pool 108, Manor Road 198; Gladstone 234, Cammell Laird 198; Levers 199, West Kirby Vics 231; Quarry Vikings 231, Gladstone ‘B’ 185; Tixall 239, Heswall RBL 185.

Division 2: Albany 237, Oxton Cons ‘B’ 203; Birkenhead ESWA 227, Thingwall 203; Heswall RBL ‘B’ 227, Kings 2000 204; Kendall 157, Oxton Cons ‘B’ 214; Manor Road ‘B’ 231, Upton VH 197; Royden Hall 198, Harrison Park 198.

Division 3: Harrison Park ‘B’ 215, Port Sun Village 209; Hoylake Central 237, Pensby 170; Liscard 194, Tixall ‘B’ 235; Lord Napier 198, RNA 202; Poulton 214, Wallasey RBL 206; West Kirby Park 222, Great Meols 190.

Division 4: Beb Park 204, Grange 133; Cammell Laird ‘B’ 219, Royden Hall ‘B’ 150; Great Meols ‘B’ 204, Marine Park 237; Our Ladys 215, Quarry Vikings ‘B’ 208; Pensby ‘B’ 201, Albany ‘B’ 204; Thingwall ‘B’ 224, Penketh Argyle 187; Upton VH ‘B’ 222, Hoylake Central ‘B’ 184.

Birkenhead and Wirral CGBL (Afternoon Section) Division 1: Birkenhead Park SC 8 (174), Higher Tran Vets ‘B’ 4 (166); Gladstone 5 (186), Heswall RBL 7 (192); Oxton Cons 8 (175), Manor Road 4 (151); Tixall 5 (170), Harrison Park 7 ( 176); Upton VH 4 (151), Capenhurst 8 (202); West Kirby Vics 7 (186) Higher Tran Vets ‘A’ 5 (179).

Division 2: Albany 8 (173), Levers 4 (154); Brom Pool 8 (171), Woodland Hotel 4 (154); Cammell Laird 4 (157), West Kirby Vics ‘B’ 8 (174); Capenhurst ‘B’ 2 (146), Pensby 10 ( 201); Harrison Park ‘B’ 7 ( 187), Thingwall 5 (170); Manor Road ‘B’ 10 (195), Oxton Cons ‘B’ 2 (127).

Division 3: Albany ‘B’ 8 (189), Royden Hall 4 ( 163); Bronze 8 (195), Manor Road ‘C’ 4 (178); Magazine 8 (177), Moreton Hall RBL 4 (174); Royden Hall 8 (187), Neston 4 ( 158); Thingwall ‘B’ 9 (205), RNA 3 (152).

Division 4: Harrison Park ‘C’ 5 (172), Brom Pool ‘B’ 7 (181); Heswall RBL ‘B’ 8 (199), Poulton 2 (152); Levers ‘B’ 8 (179), Marine Park Vets 4 (166); Moreton RBL ‘B’ 6 (181), Hoylake Marine 4 (163); Pensby ‘B’ 8 (193), Wallasey RBL 4 (163); RNA ‘B’ 4 (172), West Kirby Vics ‘C’ 8 (178).

Division 5: Albany ‘C’ 5 ( 175), Tixall ‘B’ 7 (183); Higher Tran Vets ‘C’ 7 (179), Birkenhead Park SC ‘B’ 5 (175); Pensby ‘C’ 8 (190), Brom Pool ‘C’ 4 (156).

Wallasey CGBA Division 1: Gladstone Squirrels 4 (208), Sacred Heart 14 (217); Hoylake Central 10 (220), Great Meols 6 (199); Magazine 11 (234), Quarry Vikings 4.5 (194); Manor Road ‘B’ 1 (162), West Kirby Vics 18.5 (249); Sandridge 5 (223), Manor Road 12.5 (228).

Division 2: Harrison Park 11 (231), Hoylake Central 4.5 (147); Marine Park 6 (202), Wallasey RBL 11 (223); Moreton RBL 11 (232), Queens Royal ‘B’ 4.5 (156); Poulton 11 (235), Bronze 4.5 (182); Sacred Heart ‘B’ 9 (229), Liscard 7.5 (212).

Division 3: Moreton RBL 8 (207), Wallasey RBL ‘B’ 9 (189); Royden Hall 13 (245), Telegraph 1.5 (139); Sacred Heart ‘C’ 3 (173), Manor Road ‘C’ 15.5 (228); Wallasey RBL ‘B’ 4 (170), Manor Road ‘C’ 14 (219).