Cooper and Quayle win Douglas Town Cups

Douglas Bowling Club hosted both the Men’s and Ladies Jaks Group Douglas Town Cups on a very tricky Villa Marina Green this Sunday, on what was a great day for bowls, despite a couple of minor showers.

The green was in fantastic condition and running faster than much of what we’ve seen on the Island this year. In fact, I would say, especially in the early stages, the playing surface was each bowler’s toughest opponent. Changing weather conditions mean a changing green, and the winners were those who adapted the best throughout the day.

Clare Cooper of Marown reigned supreme in the ladies’ competition, beating the prolific Janet Monk (Mooragh Park) 21-14 in a high-quality final. Both players were excellent all day, but Clare had the bit between her teeth in the final and ran out the deserved winner.

Defending champion Paula Garrett (Douglas) went out 21-15 at the semi-final stage to our eventual winner, whilst Janet ended the charge of Breagle’s Margie Tasker 21-14.

Just falling short at the quarter finals stage were Martha Blencoe (Mooragh Park), Lyn Bolton (Marown), Jane Lothian (Douglas) & Trish Bull (Breagle Glen).

Trevor Quayle (Breagle) won the coveted trophy for a second time, halting the efforts of Paul Dunn (Marown), who is still to add this title to his ever-growing resume. The game was nip and tuck in the early stages, but Trevor found top gear and accelerated to a 21-15 win.

It was great to see two seasoned veterans having a great run to the semi-finals, with Steve Parker (Onchan) going down 21-9 to Dunn whilst home greener Keith Rise turned in a battling performance to narrowly lose out 21-18 to Quayle.

Neil Withers, Paul Kelly, Peter Greenlees ( all Marown), and Merv Sayle (Douglas) all had good days before dipping out in the quarters.

At the conclusion of the event, Mark Kneen thanked Jaks Group for their continued support and introduced Steve Pickett, who presented the prizes on behalf of the sponsor.