Andy Clark Pairs at Tweedmouth

TWEEDMOUTH BC recently held their Andy Clark Open Pairs competition and again a large entry saw all three of the local greens being used, and thanks go to Berwick and Spittal for allowing Tweedmouth to use their facilities for the competition. Once again all three greens played really well and credit goes to all the green staff for the condition of playing surfaces.
The winners of the day were Brian Lennon of Tweedmouth and George Douglas of Spittal, beating Eddie Skelly of Tweedmouth and recent Spowart winner Campbell McNeil of Eyemouth in a well contested final played mostly under floodlights.
Semi finalists were M and J Bolton of Chirnside and J Curtis of Summerhill with P Docherty of Morpeth St George.
Mrs Shirley Hope representing the sponsors, Hopes Newsagents, presented the prizes to the winners and runners-up.
Tweedmouth would once again like to thank all sponsors of their competitions and all who have played in their competitions.

Spowart Cup

THE Spowart Cup,the traditional August bank holiday Monday singles competition, was once again well supported at Tweedmouth and there was no shortage of good quality bowling, making for some very close matches.
None more so than the final which was eventually won by Campbell McNeil of Eyemouth BC, by just one shot, beating a very competitive Finlay Donaldson of Gordon.
The weather held out all day until just shortly after the players left the green and then the heavens opened.
The beaten semi-finalists were B Patterson of Spittal and J Dickie of Hawick.
Tweedmouth would like thank Dougie and Terri Flannigan of Berwick Shellfish Co for their most generous sponsorship.
* FRASER Campbell prevailed in the mens club championship at Tweedmouth, beating a rejuvenated and former champion Brian Holloway, whilst in the ladies championship, Shirley Hope overcame a strong challenge from Belle Meakin who was playing in her first championship final.

Wooler Open Pairs

THE September Open Pairs competition at Wooler was sponsored by Trotters Family Bakers (main sponsors), Graham Cross Contractor, TR Johnson Butchers, The Milan Restaurant, Redpath Tyres, and Richardson's Auto Repairs - all generously contributing to the success of the event.
It was another day of good bowling with 32 pairs taking part in the round robin competition in groups of four. A chilly start contrasted with some heated bowling, and the warmth of some friendly banter. Despite the morning's showers, the players all performed to a very high standard.
Three Amble pairs, and one from Backworth, made it through to the semi-finals.
Winners were Bob and Joan Davison (husband and wife) of Backworth Bowling Club. They were undefeated thoughout the day - dropping only a single point with a draw in their opening game.
Runners up David and Ryan Wilkinson (father and son) of Amble had beaten Tom Murray and Ken Stewart also of Amble (after shots tied) in the extra end of their semi-final. The winners beat another Amble pair Jim Gray and Doug Mossman in the other semi-final.
Prizes were presented by Wooler president Rob Donkin.
* The Glendale club look forward to the closing of their own green on Saturday 19 - when the annual Ladies v Mens match will conclude Wooler's playing season.
The club's presentation night at The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Wooler will be held on Saturday, October 10 and the AGM (scheduled for Wednesday, October 21) is expected to see some new faces elected as officers and committee members.
All club members are encouraged to attend these functions, both to recognise this season's achievements and to decide how the Club should go forward.

Spittal Champions

SPITTAL Bowling Club's club champions are Ray Allen and Diane Bradshaw, who beat Gordon Garrett and Judith Agnew in their respective finals.
The Roxburgh Rosebowl Pairs was won by Graeme Burn and Michael Barnett, who defeated Ian Lindsay and George Douglass in the final. The club would like to thank EP Electrical who sponsored the event.
The Floodlight Pairs tournament was won by Ray Allen and Stuart Bebbington. Runners-up were Michael McKenna and Peter Dixon. The club thanked Belhaven Brewery for their sponsorship.



Berwickshire Bowling Association League

CHAMPIONS Chirnside concluded their 2009 title-winning season with a 6-6 draw (6-8 win with the bonus) against eventual runners-up Gordon last Thursday.
The two teams met in the final round of games of the season, Chirnside having clinched the championship the week before.
Results from the final week were:
Berwick 76-4, Duns 91-8 (10); Eyemouth 81-6, Coldstream 93-6 (8), Gordon 74-6, Chirnside 91-6 (8), Greenlaw 39-0, Tweedmouth 103-10 (12); Spittal 119-10 (12), Ayton 59-2.
Final table - Chirnside 181, Gordon 164, Spittal 144, Duns 144, Coldstream 136, Ayton 130, Tweedmouth 128, Eyemouth 86, Berwick 77, Greenlaw 24.

THE Berwickshire Bowling Association Finals Day is due to be held at Lauder on Saturday, August 23. Qualifiers for the semi-finals are:
Junior Singles - Gordon (Kevin Donaldson ) v Lauder (C Ainsley); Eyemouth (R. Mark) v Duns (A Drummond).
Singles - Ayton (R Kerr) v Eyemouth (C McNeil); Chirnside (R Patterson) v Greenlaw (G Mair).
Pairs - Eyemouth v Chirnside; Gordon v Berwick.
Triples - Spittal v Tweedmouth; Gordon v Chirnside.
Fours - Gordon v Chirnside; Eyemouth v Ayton.
Senior Fours - Ayton v Tweedmouth; Eyemouth v Duns.

THE Berwickshire Ladies finals were played at Tweedmouth at the weekend and winners were:
Junior singles - S Kerr (Ayton), ru N Wood (Gordon). Singles - S Nisbet (Eyemouth), ru J Kerr (Ayton).
Pairs - M Riley and M Mitchell (Coldstream), ru C Fortune and P Baxter (Greenlaw).
Triples - K Purves, H Kenny and S Douglas (Chirnside), ru M Hunter, A Kellet and H Donaldson (Gordon).
Fours - D Todrick, N Renton, M McCann and M Robertson (Berwick), ru C Murray, B Condy, M Fyall and J Flockhart (Eyemouth).
Senior fours - S Weatherhead, A Falconer, B Cameron and M Young (Earlston), ru C Guthrie, N Mathieson, G Bell and K Lowe (Coldstream).

LOCAL players failed to meet with any success when they travelled through to Ayr for the Scottish Championships last week.
In the singles, Campbell McNeil of Eyemouth was re-instated, but lost in the third round to David Crawford of Galston.
In the fours, Peter Donaldson, Dave Hunter, Bill Donaldson and Arthur Cossar of Gordon went out in the second round to Houldsworth.
The ladies pair of Sheila Douglas and Kay Purvis from Chirnside put on a good display and reached the semi-finals, where they were beaten by St Vincent.
And in the ladies triples, Babs Condy, Loreta Dickson and Liz Dickson of Eyemouth lost in the third round to Castle Kennedy.


Hunt Wilkinson

THE Hunt Wilkinson singles competition was held at Spittal Bowling Club on Sunday. A good days bowls ended in a well contested final between David Kerr from Ayton and Stuart Bebbington from Tweedmouth .
It was Stuart who triumphed in the end to lift the trophy, and the beaten semi-finalists were M Douglass from Spittal and G Scott from Duns.
Spittal Bowling Club would like to thank Malcolm Mace from Golden Charter funeral planners who kindly sponsored the competition.

Middlemass Trophy

AYTON made it three wins in four years when they lifted the Middlemass Trophy, run by the Tweedside Bowling Association at the weekend.
The qualifying rounds of the competition were held a week earlier, and the finalists returned to Chirnside for the play-offs on Sunday.
Ayton won all three of their matches and topped the table on six points (+44 shots).
Runners-up were Chirnside, who won two of their three games and finished on four points (+11 shots), with Lauder third on two points (-30 shots) and Spittal fourth on zero points (-25 shots).