A field of 38 pairs contested the Douglas Borough Council Challenge Cup crown green bowls competition on Sunday.

At the quarter-final stage, Debbie Leece and Neil Withers (Marown) came back from 8-16 down to win 21-17 against Steven Waters and Alan Moore (South Ramsey), while Matthew Keggen and Paul Kelly (Marown) got the better of club-mate Joyce Ogden and Mike Hargraves (Castletown) 21-12.

Finch Hill pair Pat Maher and Mark Taylor put up a fine show, before eventually losing out 17-21 to South Ramsey’s Jenny Moore and James Teare.

Sue Gawne (Onchan) and Andy Kennish (Peel) were up against Castletown pair Sam Clague and Nathan Hamilton, which was nip and tuck early on but Gawne and Kennish pulled away to win comfortably 21-13.

In the semi-finals, Moore and Teare always had the upper hand against Gawne and Kennish and ran out winners 21-13.

The all-Marown semi-final was an extremely tight affair which Keggen and Kelly eventually edged 21-20 against Leece and Withers.

In the final, Moore and Teare were always in control of the game as they won 10 of the 13 ends, making light work of Keggen and Kelly as they went on to win 21-10.

Brian Murphy, the Finch Hill competition secretary, presented the prizes on behalf of the club. He thanked the club members for all their hard work in support of the competition which was a great success.

Brian Murphy