NORTHERN IRELAND PROVINCIAL BOWLING ASSOCIATION

ASSOCIATION SEMI-FINALS & FINALS : COLERAINE BOWLING CLUB

THURSDAY 29th JULY – SATURDAY 31st JULY

SPONSORED BY THE PROGRESSIVE BUILDING SOCIETY

SATURDAY 31st JULY  
Finals

Pairs 9.30am

Triples 9.30am

Junior Singles 10.30am

Rinks 2.00pm

Youth Singles 2.00pm

Open Singles 3.30pm

  

Thursday 29th July

6.15pm : Semi-Final (1) Pairs (21 Ends)
I McClure, G McCloy, Portrush (White Discs) 24 v 4 V Dallas, S Brewster, Coleraine (Red Discs)

6.15pm : Semi-Final (1) Rinks (21 Ends) 
A Walker, M McAleese, J Martin, A Paul, Ballymoney (Yellow Discs) 23 v 9 S Colvin, B Smyth, R Kane, B Kane, Dunluce (Blue Discs)

6.45pm : Semi-Final (1) Open Singles (21 Shots) 
R Allen, Portrush, (White Discs) 14 v 21 G Kelly, Ballymoney, (Blue Discs)

6.45pm : Semi-Final (1) Youth Singles (21 Shots)
B Taylor, Limavady, (Blue Discs) 11 v 21 J P Fahy, Brooke Park, (Red Discs)

 

Friday 30th July

2.00pm : Semi-Final (2) Pairs (21 Ends)
B Smyth, B Kane, Dunluce, (Blue Discs) 17 v 18 A Davison, M McKeeman, Coleraine, (Yellow Discs)

2.00pm : Semi-Final (1) Triples (18 Ends)
A Kennedy, T Mullan, U Mckeeman, Dunluce (Blue Discs) 15 v 13 U McCloy, R Allen, G McCloy, Portrush, (White Discs)

3.00pm : Semi-Final (1) Junior Singles (21 Shots) 
R Kincaid, City Of Derry (Yellow Discs) 18 v21 A Wilson, Portrush (Red Discs)

3.00pm : Semi-Final (1) Youth Singles (21 Shots)
A Tennant, Ballymoney (Yellow Discs) 21 v 8 M Jones, Portglenone (White Discs)

5.30pm : Semi-Final (2) Triples (18 Ends)
M McAleese, D Walker, K Shirley, Ballymoney (Yellow Discs) 22 v4 J Dallas, S Brewster, V Dallas, Coleraine (Red Discs)

5.30pm : Semi-Final (2) Rinks (21 Ends)
M White, D O’Kane, J Quinn, J Marshall, Letterkenny (Blue Discs) 10 v28 E Sands, P Wallace, M Wilson, C Hogg, Cookstown (White Discs)

6.30pm : Semi-Final (2) Open Singles (21 Shots) 
G McCloy, Portrush (White Discs) 21 v14 A Paul, Ballymoney (Yellow Discs)

6.30pm : Semi-Final (2) Junior Singles (21 Shots) 
G Kelly, Ballymoney (Yellow Discs) 21 v13 R Allen, Portrush (White Discs)

  
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Pairs
The Portrush duo got off to a flying start winning the opening eight ends to lead 14-0. It was a good contest between the leads. McClure's fourth delivery was top notch often changing the head. This allowed McCloy to play with freedom and little pressure to which he responded with some excellent bowls. 

The Coleraine duo recorded a double on the ninth end and over the next few ends had some favourable heads only for McCloy to kill off a possible comeback with precision bowls.

Fours
The Dunluce foursome won consecutive ends to open an 8-4 advantage after seven ends. The Ballymoney quartet kept it close and claimed the next three ends to level the game after 10 ends. Another four winning ends took the Ballymoney rink into a six shot lead at 15 ends. The heads were close with Paul playing some end winning bowls. The Ballymoney foursome continued to play the more consistent bowls to run out winners by a margin that did not reflect the closeness of the majority of the heads.

Singles
The singles between Robert Allen and Gary Kelly was nip and tuck with Kelly edging ahead 7-9. Allen then produced some excellent drawing bowls to claim consecutive threes to take a four shot advantage. Kelly then claimed two doubles to level the game at 13-13. The turning point then came in the following end when Kelly removed Allen's lying bowls to which Allen replied by delivering a timing shot that just missed it's target but allowed Kelly to draw for a full count of four. Allen continued to deliver excellent drawing bowls but the mixture of drawing shots, timing shots and one all out drive resulting in a dead head enabled Kelly to claim a hard fought victory.

Pairs
The pairs between B Kane and M McKeeman was always going to be intriguing as the two skips were former pairs partners. It could not have been more tense and exciting as Davison and McKeeman claimed a berth in the final by winning the tie end.

Triples
Gary McCloy's quest to win three NIPBA titles in the same year was on course as his triple lead 13-6 however the Dunluce trio skipped by Uel McKeeman upped their game claiming all the remaining ends to win by two shots. A terrific fightback.