OUT N'ABOUT
1951
CUP WIN FOR BERT EATON
Northwich Guardian, Friday 31st August.
In the final of the John Hitchen bowling cup at the Constitutional club on Friday last week Bert Eaton (2) scored a 21-13 victory over Harry Moss (Scr). In the semi finals, Eaton beat W. Smalley (3) 21-15 and Moss defeated E. Eaton (Scr) 21-10
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1952
MINSHULL IS BOWLS CHAMPION
Northwich Guardian, Friday 5th September
By defeating S. Mackie 21-16 in the Castle Private club bowls championship J.G. Minshull won the William Brown cup on Monday evening. In the semi finals Mackie beat G.T Johnson 21-7 and Minshull beat K. Winnington 21-18.
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1952
EMERY'S BOWLS CUP
Northwich Guardian, friday 12th September.
Frank Emery beat Fred Thurwell 21-15 in the final of the Wallerscote bowls leagues Gilbert Cup at the Stanley Arms, Anderton on Friday.
Emery beat W. Heath (winner of the past three seasons) 21-20 and Thurwell had a 21-17 win over J. Eyes in the semi finals.
There was an entry of over 100.
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1965
FARMERS ARMS FLOODLIT
Played at the Farmers Arms on Friday 15th October at 7:30pm.
Ken Birtwistle (Winnington Park) won the Farmers Arms floodlit bowls tournament on Friday when he defeated home green bowler Bob Gough 21-18 in an exciting final before a large crowd.
In the semi final County player Birtwistle defeated Peter Heyes (Farmers Arms) 21-14, and Bob Gough disposed of Norman Greatbanks (Farmers Arms) 21-17.
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1974
LIBERAL WIN
Thursday 3rd October.
Winsford Liberal club bowls team have won the Manchester Evening News team bowls competition at Wilmslow Cons club.
Competing in the finals for the third time they beat Waterloo Hotel(Manchester) in the semi final by 12 chalks. In the final they beat Syke BC (Rochdale) by 21 chalks.
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1974
JACK WINS
Northwich Guardian, Thursday 3rd October.
Jack Hunt has won the Winsford Liberal clubs £300 bowls handicap. In the final on Sunday he beat former Guardian cup holder Keith Burrows 41-35. Hunt collects a first prize of £140, Burrows wins £60.
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1974
HUNT'S CUP WIN
Northwich Guardian, Thursday 3rd October.
Bowler Jack Hunt shrugged off stiff opposition to win the Dennis Lynch challenge trophy at Delamere on Saturday.
jack scored a one chalk victory over Geoff Powell in the quarter final, but easily outmastered Bill Duncalf in the final 31-22 to collect the cup and £40 prize money.
Semi Finals
Hunt 31 v 14 J. Cooper Duncalf 21 v 28 J. Webb
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1975
STANLEY ARMS
Ken Birtwistle of the Farmers Arms lifted the Stanley Arms bowls trophy when he beat Dave Simpson 21-13 in the final at Anderton on bank holiday Monday. a total of 16 players took part in the final day.
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1976
GREENALLS £1000 CLASSIC
Northwich Guardian, wednesday 29th June.
The quality of Mid Cheshire bowling was illustrated at the Farmers Arms, Rudheath on Sunday, when eight members of the all star crown green enterprises squad were beaten in the latest leg of the Greenalls £1000 classic tournament.
only three members of the squad, Roy Armson (Sale), Harry Pennington (St Helens) and Mike leech (Lytham) survived the first round of the knockout match against a specially chosen Mid Cheshire side.
Armson, Leech and Pennington then all went out in the second round, paving the way for Ken Winnington (Wharton Rec) to beat Jackie Hunt 21-13 and for home bowler Keith Birkett to eliminate Barry Cookson (Wharton Rec) 21-19 in the semi finals.
Birkett, aged 29, beaten in the Guardian cup final in July, beat Winnington 21-9 in a surprisingly one sided final.
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1980
MARK WINS BLACK HORSE
Sunday 10th August.
Best open tournament success of the season by a Mid Cheshire bowler was achieved by Farmers Arms Mark Winnington on Sunday.
Mark won the £1500 Black Horse competition at Old Swan, Liverpool when he beat Ken Armitage (Warrington) 41-40 in a thrilling final.
Before returning with his supporters for a celebration drink at the Farmers Arms, Mark collected the handsome trophy and a first prize cheque for £500, his best ever cash reward.
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1981
DELAMERE
Farmers Arms player Phil Scott beat Kelsall's Harry Nicholas 21-16 to win the annual Harrington's Caravan tournament at Delamere.
Scott also won £25, received the trophy from the company's Delamere sales manager, John Larby. Defeated semi finalists were Gerald Merry (Delamere) and Trevor Lock (Tarporley).
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1982
FARMERS BOWLS
Northwich Guardian, Thursday 30th September.
Phil Scott and John Andrews retained the Farmers Arms £500 open pairs trophy on Sunday, beating Stan Frith and Keith Birkett 21-16 in an exciting final.
Earlier Frith and Birkett defeated Manchester's Smedley and Knowles 21-9 in the first semi final, with Scott and Andrews triumphing 21-17 against Glynn Cookson and Alan Vickers in the other.
The winners who had started out from an initial entry of 64 pairs, recieved £250 between them.
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1983
FARMERS ARMS PAIRS
Owley Wood collected another major bowls honour on Sunday when Peter Thomason and Chris Koral won the Farmers Arms Greenall Whitley Pairs tournament at Rudheath.
In the final they beat Winsford Liberal pair John Webb and Glyn Vernon 21-17. The winners prize was £200 and the runners up £100. Total prize money was £500.
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1983
STEVE WINS £500
Northwich Guardian, Thursday 28th July.
Owley wood's Steve Nixon picked up £500 as beaten finalist in the Greenall Whitley £2900 bowls championship on Saturday in Warrington.
Steve, aged 21 was beaten by Eddie Hulbert of Moss Side, which was an anti climax after the semi final victory over the 'king' of the crown green - Brian Duncan, who he beat 21-12. In the quarter finals Steve had a terrific struggle against Wharton's Barry Cookson before winning 21-20 and had beaten former Waterloo winner Jim Collen (Bury) in the last 16.
Dave Jones (Comberbach) lost 21-10 to Chris Morrison (Chorley) in the last 16.
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1983
GLYNN'S £800 CONSOLATION
Northwich Guardian, Thursday 11th August.
Wharton Rec's Glynn Cookson was runner up to Norman Fletcher in the Greenalls Country classic £4000 bowls competition at Rylands Rec on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Television viewers saw Glynn attempt to lift the big prize, but he had to be content with the £800 cheque, and was congratulated by wife Linda and eight month old son Simon.
Glynn's best win came in the semi final when he won a fine game 21-15 against Ken Strutt (Oldham) after having beaten Bob hitchen (Halifax) 21-20. Owley Wood's Stan Frith lost 21-7 to Fletcher in the semi final after a couple of great comebacks against Noel Burrows the favorite from Withington whom he beat 21-16, and Alan Thompson (Mirfield) who he beat 21-18. Keith Birkett (Owley Wood) was a first game loser to Gene Bardon (Huddersfield).
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1985
Northwich Guardian, 5th September.
kevin Wainwright (King & Queen) reached the final of the Frodsham Whitbread carnival bowls competition on Sunday and lost 21-16 to local man Geoff Nicholas.
Wainwright beat Dave Lomas (St Helens) 21-15 in the semi finals while Nicholas beat Geogg Dewhirst 21-16.
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1985
BUNBURY PAIRS
Northwich Guardian, Thursday 12th September.
Castle Private's Ken Birtwistle and Gordon Yates won the D & D Tyres (Chester) pairs bowls competition at Bunbury on Sunday, collecting a handsome trophy and £180 in Cash.
They beat Jack Wilkinson (Winsford) and Mark Winnington, a third Castle player, 21-17 in the final.
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1986
MARK WINS
Northwich Guardian, 23rd October.
Castle Private's Mark Winnington is the new Farmers Arms Autumn handicap champion, Mark picked up £200 first prize on Saturday by defeating Ian Davies 31-28 in a closely fought final.
Semi finalists were Barry Cookson and Martin Griffiths.
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1990
MARK WINS ROBINSONS
Northwich Guardian, 5th September.
Norley player Mark Winnington collected the £300 first prize when he won the £1080 Robinsons open at Cheadle & Gatley Cons on Saturday evening.
Mark, whose league appearances have been limited this season, played outstandingly well to beat Tommy Johnstone (Warrington) 21-11 in the final. His crunch match came in the quarter finals when he beat Steve Ellis (Blackpool) 21-19 after being 14-19 down.
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1992
IVAN WINS
Northwich Guardian, 7th October
Two Wharton Cons bowlers dominated the Navigation Inn open at Altrincham, with Ivan Wilkinson winning the final 31-29 against Cheshire team manager and clubmate Stewart Bailey.
Wilkinsons prizes were the trophy and a £350 cheque, while Bailey banked £140.
Northwich's John Gurney was one of the defeated quarter finalists.
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1993
NORTHWARD
Northwich Chronicle, 6th October.
Jason Cornes (Lostock) won the Crewe North Ward £1000 Tetley Walker open beating Knutsford's Graham Coates 21-6 in the final.
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1997
FINAL FOR CORNES
Jason Cornes of Lostock bowling club was narrowly beaten in the final of the £1120 Saracens Head floodlit last week.
He lost in the final 21-19 to Warrington's J. Taylor
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1997
Northwich Guardian, 10th September.
Mike Thomas won the Burtonwood bitter sponsored Frodsham festival handicap when he beat Barry Ellams 21-17 in the final.
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1999
Lostock bowler Jason Cornes made it a summer hat trick this weekend when he won the Sovereign Healthcare British Parks Merit at Wallasey.
Cornes collected the Guardian cup erlier this year before winning the Pogson Pairs competition with partner Martin Griffiths a week last Tuesday.
He beat Sheffield's Geoff Mallinson in the final 21-13 to cllect £600 prize money and earn himself a place in the Champion of Champions event on September 25th. He'll take on Halifax's Graham Hickey in the first round at the Waterloo, Blackpool.
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1999
SUBS TAME RED LION'S CUP ROAR
Northwich Guardian, Thursday 1st September.
Frodsham Red Lion's good start in the Winsford veterans Super cup semi final was undone by holders Burslem Suburban.
Victories for Arthur Land and Jim ellams gave them a great start but the Stoke club soon reeled them back in to take a one point lead at the halfway stage. Brian Littler and John Nield also recorded wins but Subs did enough and progressed to the final 156-141.
They couldn't do the double though as they were convincingly beaten by Sale Excelsior 141-98 in the final
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2000
MORRISON SPRINGS A SURPRISE
8th August.
Damien Morrison was the surprise winner at Woolston Legion in the finals of the last eight.
Morrison, from Touchers, beat Northwich bowler John Gurney 21-12 in the final. It was a close game and Morrison struck twice in the first three games, only for Gurney to level matters at 10 across.
Morrison decided to switch the mark and played across the bottom edge of the green. This, combined with an excellent chalk-saving strike rate, saw Morrison pull away to gain a well-earned win.
Pre-tournament favourite Tommy Johnstone went out in the first round to Stockport bowler Mark Chamberlain, but Chamberlain was swiftly disposed of in the next round by Morrison.
The winning purse was £300 and the total prize pot amounted to £860.
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2000
FRODSHAM MERIT FINAL
Guardian, 9th August.
BARRY ELLAMS (Red Lion) 21 v 13 RAY WORTHINGTON (Grapes)
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2002
ALAN MAKES A GRAND GESTURE
Winsford Guardian, Wednesday 26th June
Alan Robinson won his first major crown green bowls title for two years, and possibly his last, with a little help from one of the men he beat to the prize.
The Wharton Cons ace defeated the odds to land the £1000 prize in Sunday’s Northern club classic. But Robinson put the victory down to Glynn Cookson going out in the first round, as his club mate was then free to study the form and pass on some priceless tips. He was also helped by not having to play Cookson to take the title at Crosby.
‘I was dreading having to play him because he’s got the better of me over the years’, said Robinson. ‘And it’s difficult to be a gladiator on a green with someone you play with week in week out. I think that might have been at the back of Glynn’s mind in his match as well and maybe put pressure on him, i don’t know’.
Kevan Shaw of Westhoughton beat Cookson in the last 16, where Robinson overcome Kendal’s Martin Gilpin 21-16. Shaw couldn’t take a second Cons scalp as Robinson beat him 21-18 to set up a semi final clash with Oldham’s Graeme Wilson, the hot favourite. Robinson added, ‘When Glynn went out the bookies were favouring a winner from either Gary Ellis or Wilson. It’s the first time I’ve played Wilson and Glynn gave me a few tips, but it was my toughest game. I was helped a lot by the green. The ground was tricky in places and very fast so it suited me’.
His 21-19 victory over the man who won £12,000 in prize money last year and is the current Wharton Cons open champion, set up a final with Wrexham’s Andy Delooze.
The advice of Cookson, who had been observing the other matches in the tournament, again proved valuable. Robinson said,’ He told me Delooze was one of the outsiders and lacked 40 yards, so i just had to get my head down and it was mine. It’s one of the top competitions to win and I’m very pleased because its two years since I won a big one’.
Robinson clinched the £1000 with a 21-13 victory, his biggest of the four during the day.
However it could be one of the last crowns he wins as he is preparing to move from Winsford to Scotland, where he is likely to switch to flat green bowling.
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2003
FRODSHAM LEAGUE PAIRS
Northwich Guardian, 17th September
Semi Finals
B. Griffiths & K. Whitby (Red Lion) 21 v 16 J. Brassington & A. Lewis (Red Lion)
L. & L. Rankin (Norton Arms) 21 v 17 C. Koral & W. Morrison (Tigers Head)
FINAL
GRIFFITHS & WHITBY 21 v 15 RANKIN & RANKIN
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2007
LAST EIGHT FOR COOKSON
Northwich Guardian, Wednesday 26th September.
WATERLOO
Glynn Cookson bowed out at the quarter final stage on Wednesday's final day. The Wharton Cons favourite met his match in St Helen's Ant Garside, going down 21-13 at Blackpool's Waterloo hotel.
Bradford bowler Chris Mordue lifted the coverted prize, seeing off Mike Holden (Rochdale) in a one sided final (21-6).
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2008
CASTLE ARE SIMPLY THE BEST
Winsford Guardian, wednesday 9th April.
Castle Private were the winners in Friday's bowls challenge. the Mid Cheshire bowls association section one champions saw off the best of the rest 8-4 at Rudheath Social club in front of a bumper crowd.
The victory was a comfortable one. Only Glynn Cookson, Nicola Boulton, Rob Winnington and Dave Stanley were winners for Gary Cookson's representative team as their Northwich opponents cruised to victory.
Andy Hamman, Stuart Kellett, Tim Shaw, Mike Hamman, Paul Mackie, Jason Cornes, Adam Cornes and Steve Nixon won their blocks for Castle.
It sets the tone for this weeks start to the season, when sections three, four, five and six begin bowling. The top two tiers begin in seven days time when Castle launches the defence of their title.
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2008
MIXED PAIRS
From The Centurion, Friday 30th May
The Frodsham Red Lion and Wharton Cons pairing of Robert Winnington and Pat Kennedy beat the Castle Private and Wharton Cons pair Katie Plant and Danny Nixon 21-18 to win £150 first prize in the Wharton Cons Mixed pairs competition last Monday.
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2008
NURSERY BOWLING CLUB OPEN.
From the Centurion, Friday 18th July.
Glynn Cookson (Wharton Cons) beat last years winner Ashley Daykin (Halifax) 31-29 to land the £600 first prize in the Nursery BC Open last Sunday. Cookson beat Barry Kirk (Biddulph) in the quarter finals 31-21 and Noel Burrows (Sale) 31-29 in the semi final.
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2009
THE BEST YET
Rudheath Private's successes on the green last summer may never be repeated, according to league secretary Ray Plant.
Three of the Northwich outfits four teams were promoted.
There glory did not end there, The B team lifted the Whitby Cup, while the C team won each of their 24 matches in Section 6 on their way to the title. the A team will line up in Section 1 this season, where they will rub shoulders with the leagues leading names.
''They should all be very proud'' said Plant. ''I don't recall this ever happening before, nor can any of my illustrious collegues on the special council.''
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2010
MERRY IS CLOSE
Northwich Guardian, Wednesday 14th July.
Delamere bowler Gerald Merry finished runner up to Lancashire rival and 2007 champion Tony Rawlinson following a one sided final on Wednesday.
Merry had won four matches, three against yorkshiremen, at Prees Cricket and recreation club before falling short, he lost 21-6 in the final.
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2010
McLEOD'S WIN
Northwich Guardian, Wednesday 18th August.
CUDDINGTON BC OPEN MIXED PAIRS
Beech Tree's Steve McLeod faces a dilemma in the future after winning Cuddington bowling club's annual mixed pairs competition with a different playing partner on Sunday.
With wife Lisa playing for Mid Cheshire Ladies in their crunch Waterloo cup semi final, he teamed up with team mate Andrea Bell to take the title.
They defeated Crowton pair Mike and Anne Price. Harry Greenwood, representing sponsors Cuddington news, presented the prizes following the contest, which attracted 32 pairs.
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2010
KETTLE'S JOY
Northwich Guardian, Wednesday 22nd September.
CCBA CENTENARY INDIVIDUAL MERIT
Wharton Cons Martin Kettle claimed the title after beating fellow Mid Cheshire bowler Jon Gurney (Comberbach) 21-17 in the final at Rudheath Private on Sunday.
The competition, called to celebrate the Cheshire County bowling association 100th Birthday, attracted a 23 strong field.
Kettle and Gurney defeated Francis penlington (Chester) and Andy Murray (Altrincham) respectively in the semi finals.
Rob Winnington (Castle Private) reached the last eight.
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