Good luck to all our players from the A, B, C & D Teams who will be competing at four different greens today in the qualifying rounds of the league merits. Click Here to check where the four locations are for the four divisions. Photos to follow over the weekend.
Congratulations to Gary Jones, yesterday’s winner of the season long Hornby Cup competition and to Derek Lowe, the gallant runner-up. Photo to follow over the weekend.
So, what are the stories this season for our 4-teams in each of the 4-divisions in the Clwydian League?
Congratulations to all players, in all teams, and to the team captain of each team. And many thanks to all the friends, family and other supporters who turned up at matches to encourage and help.
The Merits Qualifiers for the Clwydian League take place in 4-locations on 26th September with 2-players from each team able to enter. President’s Day and the Finals will be held on Tuesday 30th September at Old Colwyn.
All 4 of our Clwydian Teams will be playing their last match of the season this morning and this afternoon. In addition, the Clwydian League Qualifying Merits will take place on Friday with each Division playing at a different green. See our Diary page for details. The winners from the qualifying day will play in the Finals at President’s Day on Tuesday 30th September.
In the meantime, just a reminder that the Vardre Deganwy green will close for the season on Friday 26th September at 5:00pm.
Ian Eardley, semi-finalist in the WCGBA’s Beginner’s Competition, and Colin Burgess, quarter-finalist in the same competition, were due to play in the BCGBA’s British Beginner’s Competition Finals yesterday (Sunday 21st September). However, the green in Cheshire was water-logged following the heavy rainfall on Saturday. So, the event is to be re-arranged. Look out for the re-arranged date on this website. Good luck to both players.
Today is the Clwyd League President’s Day, that will be held at Rhos Park Bowling Club. The final rounds of the league’s Merits will start at 10:00am.
The Semi-Finals and Final of this competition were played on Thursday 18th September. Both semi-finals were well contested with Deb & Phil versus Bob & Maureen in the Final which was won by Deb & Phil. Well played all. Click Here to see a few more photographs from the event.
With just one last match left to play in all four Divisions in the Clwydian Tuesday League, each team’s top players are not all quite sorted. In our ‘A’ Team in the ‘A’ Division, Mark Ball is the top player in the team with only two bowlers ahead of him in the individual averages in the division. He cannot be caught this season by any of his team mates.
Our ‘B’ Team in the ‘B’ Division, that is still in the fight for 2nd place and promotion at the end of the season, is topped by Neal Ridyard who only has three bowlers ahead of him in the individual averages in the division. He cannot be caught this season by any of his team mates.
Both our ‘C’ & ‘D’ Teams have a tight fight for the top place in their teams. The ‘C’ Team is currently topped by Clarice with Tommy just one win behind her. In our ‘D’ Team, it’s a straight-forward fight between the husband and wife duo – Phil & Deb Rasmusson. They will end up 1st & 2nd at the top of the team after next week’s final match but, currently with 14-wins apiece, which one will be top after the final game next week? Phil is currently in top place with a slightly better aggregate average.
Congratulations to all of those players and good luck to all members of the teams in the final matches of the season.
Did you know that this year a North versus South Bowling Competition was held? Yes, even in crown green bowling, there is a north/south divide. Held in August it was hosted by the Garswood Hall Bowling Club, Ashton-in-Makerfield. Fondly referred to by the organisers as “the Ryder Cup of Bowling” it was a big fundraising event playing for the Mel Evans Trophy. Mel Evans was a keen bowler and was awarded an MBE for working tirelessly to bring bowling back to television audiences. He was diagnosed in 2015 with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). His wife set up The Mel Evans MBE Foundation as a lasting legacy to raise awareness of MND and to raise vitally needed research funding through delivery of a wide range of fundraising events/activities.
Did you know that coming up later this month is the BCGBA Champion of Champions Competition to be held at Owley Wood, Weaverham on 27th & 28th September 2025?
Did you also know that the main event club for the British Crown Green Bowling Association’s events is Owley Wood?
There were plenty of people at yesterday’s event to prevent too much rain falling, and to cheer on the participants in the Individual Merits competition. Ian took part in the Quarter Final round and was pitched against the President himself. No, not Donald Trump, but David Podmore. Despite a well-contested game, it was David who won through to the next round where he lost to the eventual winner who was John Davies from Min y Don Bowling Club. The day ended with the President (still not Donald Trump) presenting cups and/or empty envelopes (representing money) to all the teams and individuals that had won the league’s accolades during the season.
Today is the President’s Day for the Colwyn & Llandudno League. It starts at 2:00pm at the Rhos-on-Sea Bowling Club, Allanson Road. This year’s President is David Podmore who will look forward to welcoming as many people as possible to the event. Hopefully the heat generated by a lot of people will prevent any threatened rainfall? It’s worth a try. Our very own Ian Wilson will be playing in the Merits so do go along to cheer him through the Quarter Final and on into the Semi-Final and Final (hopefully). No pressure Ian. Enjoy the day everyone and don’t forget your umbrella.
Vardre Deganwy Crown Green Bowling Club 