West Kirby are team pairs champions

4:11pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

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A NEW name has gone onto The George O'Neil Team Pairs Tournament, the finals of which were played on Saturday at Cammell Laird.

West Kirby Park beat ESWA Arriva in the semi-final and then Gladstone, winners for the last two years. Most of the games in the final were very close, but West Kirby made the most of their advantage in the handicapping and, in the end, won fairly comfortably.

Meanwhile, the New Brighton Classic took place last Monday on the two greens at New Brighton Cricket Club and the final saw an excellent match between two local players, Rob Fitzpatrick finally succeeding against Matt Gilmore 21-14.

RESULTS:

Quarter-finals: Matt Gilmore 21, Dave Jackson (Manchester) 13; Gerald Merry (Cheshire) 21, James Fitzpatrick 20; John Jones (Wales) 21, John Finch 18; Rob Fitzpatrick 21, John Bailey (Wales) 19.

Semi-finals: Gilmore 21, Merry 8; Fitzpatrick 21, Jones 9.

Final: Fitzpatrick 21, Gilmore 14.

There will be a qualifying round of the 2008 Merseyside Merit on Saturday (May 17) at the Lever Club starting at 12 noon.

Entry for this year's tournament is free.

The final will be at the Gardners Arms, Liverpool, on May 25 at 12 noon.

Also on Saturday, May 17, the finals of the Birkenhead News Cup will take place at the ESWA Club starting at 6pm.

The following day (Sunday, May 18), the Birkenhead and District British Parks Senior Merit Tournament is being held at the ESWA Club. Entry fee is £5.

The draw will be at 11.45am for a 12 noon start (no booking). The four semi-finalists will qualify to represent Birkenhead and District in the British Parks Senior Merit.

Wallasey Parks team plays its first match in the British Parks CGBA Senior County Championship on Sunday (May 18) against North Staffordshire.

Magazine Bowling Club's popular Charity Pairs Tournament is being held on Saturday, June 14 - this year it is in aid of the Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted.

Entries must be received by Monday, May 26. Entry fee is £3 per person (refreshments provided).

Oranisers have been forced to cancel this year's Bebington and Districts Barnes Pairs event due to lack of entries.