KESWICK (FITZ PARK) BOWLING CLUB
West Cumbria Men's Fours League:
Last Friday Keswick won 5-2 away against Workington B and
managed to stay in 2nd place in the table, just 1.5 points
ahead of Workington 'A' though 15.5 points behind leaders
Whitehaven 'A'. The fours skipped by Robin Phillips and Craig
Phillips won 20-12 and 19-10 respectively but the four
skipped by Vic Emmerson lost 21-12.
Eden Valley Fours League: Last
Thursday's match between Keswick and Lazonby was a real top
of the table clash as the 2 men's teams were level on points
in joint 1st place in the table. It turned out to be a great
night for Keswick as they won 7-1 to go 6 points clear at
the top. The four skipped by Robin Phillips came back from
8-11 after 11 ends to win 18-12 and the four skipped by
Maurice Abraham won 20-16. The four skipped by Craig
Phillips were never in front but snatched 2 on the final end
to secure a draw. The ladies also had a good night as they
claimed only their second 6-0 win of the season although
they are still much nearer the foot of the table than the
top. Sandy Emmerson remains undefeated in this league as her
four won 19-12, having been 11-8 down after 11 ends, and
Margaret Ambler's four won 20-16.
Eden Valley Over-55's Mixed Triples League:
On Tuesday the A team were at home against Appleby and lost
8-2. Gerald Brotherton was the only successful skip, winning
15-13, but the fours skipped by Donald Holme, Alan Dalzell
and Alan Rothwell lost 17-12, 17-12 and 21-6 respectively.
On the same day the B team played away against Penrith
Telecom and won 8-2, the scores being as follows (Keswick
skips' names only): Colin Jackson 17-5, John Lowther 16-12,
Ray Holliday 12-10 and Derek Massingham 12-15.
County Competitions: Last Wednesday in
the men's County Triples Championship the team of Donald
Holme, Alan Dalzell and Robin Phillips (substituting for
brother Craig) lost in the quarter-finals at Courtfield
(Carlisle) to a team from Dalston. In the Roland Starkie
Fours Competition the team of John Lowther, Donald Holme,
Craig Phillips and Vic Emmerson lost in the semi-finals at
Caldbeck to a team from Kirkbride, thus ending the last
chance of Keswick being represented on County Finals day on
Sunday at Wigton.
Friendly Matches: It was only a few
weeks ago that I was writing about fine weather and quick
greens, but how the situation has changed over the past week
or so! 2 friendly matches were cancelled at the last minute
because of bad weather - the planned match at Brampton on 11
July and the planned match at Cockermouth Croft on 25 July.
Such a shame for the players involved who do not play in
league matches and who would, no doubt, have been looking
forward to competing against "new" faces at "new" venues.
The Green: Following on from my
remarks above about the weather it must be said that it is a
credit to the greenkeeper Alan Dalzell and his team that the
green is still playing well, though, of course, much slower,
during this week's very wet spell. The club hosted the
semi-finals of the men's County Fours on Monday evening and,
despite more or less continuous rain during the preceding 36
hours, the green was not only playable but was running well.
