Villans take lead in the Tuesday Morning League

I will start this week with the Tuesday Morning League which has seen two sets of fixtures played since last Tuesday which had the normal fixtures played and then on Tuesday this week we had the rearranged fixtures due to the postponement on January 17th for the wintry weather conditions. Last Tuesday the leaders Ramsey Raiders lost 1-5 to second placed Villans and Onchan Royals beat Vee 3 also 5-1. In the remaining two matches Maxums lost 0-6 to Hillbillies and Castletown Crofters lost 1-5 to Early Birds. In this weeks rearranged fixtures Ramsey Raiders had a bye, Villans beat Castletown Crofters 6-0 and Onchan Royals beat Hillbillies 6-0. Early Birds lost 2-4 to Vee 3 and Hillbillies were beaten 6-0 by Onchan Royals with all this meaning that Villans now top the League with fifty five points followed by Ramsey Raiders who have a game in hand and fifty points and in third place are Onchan Royals and are also on fifty points.

In the Premier Pairs Ramsey Raiders beat Tee Pegs 4-0, Villans and Cheesemakers drew 2-2 and Villa Boys beat GG’s 4-0. In the remaining two matches Ramsey Wallys lost 1-3 to Blues Brothers and Spinners and Officials drew 2-2. This means that Cheesemakers lead with forty points followed by Villans on thirty five points and Ramsey Raiders on thirty seven points.

The Tuesday nights First Division Pairs saw LIV Bowls continue their winning ways by beating TOU 4-0, Generations lost 0-4 to Us2 and Castletown Crofters drew 2-2 with Enigma. How We Role beat Douglas Old Boys 3-1 and 1 in 4 beat Tinjo 4-0 leaving LIV Bowls top of the League with forty two points followed by How We Role with thirty one points and 1 in 4 on thirty points.

In the Premier Teams League there were three games played with Cheesemakers beating Saltire 6-0, Ramsey Wallys losing 2-4 to Birdies and Villans beating Spinners 6-0. As a result of this Cheesemakers top the League with forty eight points followed by Ramsey Wallys with forty three points and in third place are Villans with thirty five points.

The First Division Teams League saw leaders Crown Greeners held to a 3-3 draw by Bowlistics, Maxums lose 2-4 to Optimists and Odd Balls lose 1-5 to Moorganites while Castletown Crofters had a bye. Following this Crown Greeners still lead with thirty three points followed by Optimists with thirty one points and in third place are Moorganites with thirty points.

In the Friday Afternoon Pairs the leaders Top Dogs were held to a 2-2 draw by GG’s while second place Crown Greeners took the opportunity to close the gap by beating Woodbourne Reds 4-0. Rejects drew 2-2 with Tinker and Bell, Celtic Thunder beat Sunset Rollers 3-1 and the Watties drew 2-2 with High Jacks. This means that Top Dogs are still in first place with thirty seven points followed by Crown Greeners on thirty four points and Celtic Thunder on thirty one points.

In the Singles League, ‘a family affair’ saw John Kewley beat his wife Win 12-10, Marilyn Ellison lost 5-14 to Marcia Pearson and Glynis Drinkwater beat Muriel Cain 11-9. In the remaining two matches Gordon Drinkwater beat Mike Ashmole 12-8 and Alan College beat Shirley Corrin 9-6. The result of all this is that only three points separate the first three in the League with Shirley Corrin in first place with thirty points and she is followed by Win Kewley on twenty eight points and in third place in Glynis Drinkwater on twenty seven points.