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MERSEYSIDE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
CROWN GREEN BOWLS – TOGETHER FOR GOOD
SAFE GUARDING BULLETIN
EASY FUND RAISING
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Easy Fund Raising
CROWN GREEN FUND RAISING KIT
BCGBA SURVEY
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ALF McDERMOTT MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Alf McDermott Memorial Invitational Bowls Competition will be held at Heswall RBL’s Bowling Green on Saturday 17th August 2024 10am Start and is expected to finish about 6pm. The Competition involves 32 of the Best Crown Green Bowlers in the UK including Greg Smith (Warwick & Worcester) who recently won the BCGBA Senior Merit featuring the best Bowlers from each County. The 32 also includes 8 Bowlers from Merseyside including Steve Glover who is the current Merseyside Champion. Total Prize Money is £2,000 including £600 to the Winner. Refreshments are available all day and Spectators will be welcome.
The Organiser of this event is David McDermott and it is in memory of his Father Alf who died on 19th November 2023 and was loved by everybody in the Bowls community.
SUPPLEMENTARY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Merseyside will play in the Supplementary Championship at Florence Bowling and Tennis Club, Stoke on Trent. ST3 4EB at 10.a.m. on Sunday 4th August 2024. They are in a group of 4 comprising Lancashire, Shropshire and Cheshire. They will be represented by the following players.
Dan Lofthouse
Chris Price
Louis Fazakerley
Andy Pearce
Jamie Isaac
Kevin Exell
Calvin Gratrix
Nick Burridge
Lee Downing
Danny Barwise
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
In their final County Championship game of the season Merseyside lost to Yorkshire 480 to 352.
Home leg – Merseyside 189 Yorkshire 248
Away Leg – Merseyside 163 Yorkshire 232