Thank You

Doreen and Paul would like to send their heartfelt thanks to everyone who has offered such considerate support and sent such kind words regarding the recent passing of John Grey. As you will be aware, John had been unwell for the last two or three years, and Doreen and Paul, along with other family members, had been travelling a few times a week to visit John in his care home in Frodsham, which was also near to his daughter.

For those of you who would like to attend John’s funeral, it will be held at the Crematorium in Mochdre on 9th October at 12:30. Then the wake will be held afterwards at the Rhos on Sea Cricket Club.

Green Closed but Help Needed

As planned, the green closed on Friday until next season. As Ian notified us earlier this month, in week commencing 29th September the green will need to have some deep slitting and scarifying of the surface. Club Members are needed please to help with this work.

Care for the green from now until the start of next season is really important, especially after the long hot, dry summer that we have just had. If any member of the club can help us, please contact David Leech, John Barrington or Ian Wilson. Please note that some tasks involve heavy lifting. Thank you.

Clwydian League Merits

Vince
Mark
Deb
Ian
Frank
Steve
Gay & John P

Yesterday was a busy day for our club with 2-players from all 4-teams in the Clwydian League playing in the Merits Qualifiers for President’s Day on Tuesday 30th September.

Mark and Vince from our ‘A’ Team, both won all their games to reach the Semi-Finals on Tuesday, and they will be playing the two players from Highbury who also defeated all their opponents.

Our ‘B’ Team players were Steve and Frank. Steve won his first game then he and Frank were drawn against each other. It was a very close game with Steve emerging as the winner. Steve then faced an opponent from Ruthin and eventually lost out.

Gay and John P were the ‘C’ Team representatives. Gay lost in her first game but John P won both his games to reach the Semi-Finals on Tuesday.

Deb and Ian were the ‘D’ Team players with both of them winning two-rounds but unfortunately losing out in their 3rd games.

Well done to all players and thanks to all club members who went along to support the players at each of the venues.

Clwydian League Merits Qualifying Day

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.

Clwydian League Season End

So, what are the stories this season for our 4-teams in each of the 4-divisions in the Clwydian League?

  • In yesterday’s final match of the season, our ‘A’ Team vanquished St. Asaph, the team challenging us for 2nd place in the ‘A’ Division. So, by the end of the match, with 7-winners, we finished a total of 12-points ahead of them, solidifying our 2nd place/Runners-Up spot. Rhos Park ‘A’, as usual, was in 1st place. Mark Ball topped our team’s individual averages.
  • Our ‘B’ Team was sitting in 2nd place in the ‘B’ Division for a while during the season but were eventually overtaken by Ruthin, despite an outside chance of our team sneaking back into 2nd place on the final day yesterday. Mochdre Park ‘A’ was in 1st place. Neal Ridyard topped our team’s individual averages.
  • Our ‘C’ Team finished 5th in the ‘C’ Division with Clarice sitting top of the team’s individual averages. Last year our ‘C’ Team finished 3rd in the ‘D’ Division, so an unexpected promotion to the ‘C’ Division this year, resulting in 5th place, is very creditable to all the players. Penrhyn New Hall finished in 1st place.
  • Our newly formed ‘D’ Team, in the ‘D’ Division, finished in 9th place, with 10-wins in total, having earned 83-points more than the last placed team in the Division. Abergele ‘D’ finished in 1st place. Phil Rasmusson topped our team’s individual averages.

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.

Last Day of Clwydian League 2025 Season

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.

Still to Come

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.

Colin Burgess (Left) and Ian Eardley

Spring Pairs Competition

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.

Pairs Semi-Finalists: Bob & Maureen and Bunty & Clarice (Left). Phil & Deb Rasmusson and Sylvia & John F. (Photographs courtesy of John Cartwright)

Top of the Lot

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.

Tommy (left upper); Neal; and, Clarice. Mark (left lower); Deb; and, Phil