DEGANWY bowler Betty Phillips completed a tremendous British title double by helping Wales Ladies win the County Championship crown for the first time in their history. They beat Staffordshire by 35 points (433-399) in the final at Blackpool with Betty Phillips, who earlier in the summer won the British Ladies Individual Merit title for the first time, one of four single figure winners for the Wales team. She won her game 21-8, as did Rhos Park's Jackie Ollerton. Other Wales winners included Old Colwyn's Hilary Roberts, Min-y-Don's Sioned Taylor and Rhos Park's Janet Jones. In a closely fought final, Wales trailed by three points after 12 games and it remained neck and neck until the penultimate game when Sarah Hey (Penyffordd) won 21-3 to clinch victory. Team manger Julie Bray of Rhos Park said: "It was a superb effort by the team and was helped by the tremendous travelling support we had to cheer us on." The Wales team's scores were: Viv Roberts (Sychdyn) 21-21, Amanda Nicholas (Gresford) 21-13, Mary Darling (Abergele) 9-21, Hilary Roberts (Old Colwyn) 21-11, Alwena Topley (Rhydymwyn) 10-21, Jackie Ollerton (Rhos Park) 21-8, Hazel Roberts (Copperfields) 19-21, Pauline Jackson (Trefnant) 21-17, Olwen Edwards (Llanfairpwll) 13-21, Leslie Williams (Sychdyn) 19-21, Julie Bray (Rhos Park) 14-21, Betty Phillips (Deganwy) 21-8, Brenda Bethall (Meliden) 19-21, Chris Hey (Penyffordd) 21-20, Sioned Taylor (Min-y-Don) 21-12, Lynda Curzon (Sychdyn) 21-15, Sue Dace (Denbigh) 8-21, Tracey Elms (Pentre Broughton) 19-21, Jayne Owens (GHH) 21-8, Sarah Nicholas (Gresford) 21-19, Abigail Jones (Denbigh) 19-21, Janet Jones (Rhos Park) 21-9, Sarah Hey (Penyffordd) 21-3, Nicola Dolby (Airbus) 21-15. NORTH WALES PARKS have been promoted as champions of their group in the British Parks Championship after beating Wallasey 28-3 in their last game of the season last Sunday. The home team, which included seven players from Rhos Park, won all but one of their 12 games at Betws-yn-Rhos with four single figure winners, while the Wrexham area based away team lost only two of their games. Home team results were: Jason Jones (Sunny Rhyl) 21-6 , Chris Slater (Colwyn Bay RBL) 19-21, Colin Evans (Rhos Park) 21-19, Arthur Ollerton (Rhos Park) 21-20, Wyn Williams (Min-y-Don) 21-6, Ivor Jones (Rhos Park) 21-14, Steve Dace (St Asaph) 21-10, Craig Richardson (Rhos Park) 21-8, Emyr Davies (Rhos Park) 21-7, Glyn Jones (Rhos Park) 21-20, Paul Whalley (Sunny Rhyl) 21-10, Steve Lawley (Rhos Park) 21-12; Wales 250 Wallasey 162. nCRAIG-Y-DON Bowling club host the eighth running of the Don Morgan Trophy on Sunday, September 24 (10.30am start) John Bailey of Llanrwst, who was last year's Waterloo Cup winner, is among top bowlers from around the crown green bowling country who will be competing for the first prize of £140 plus, including defending champion David Baskerville from Altrincham. THE John Kitchen Open pairs competition is at Rhuddlan Bowling Club on Sunday, October 1 with staggered start times of 9.30am, 10.30am and 11.30am. The entry fee is £10 per pair, with a limit of 32 pairs. Contact Alan Green on 01745 825042. |
