Len Wheaton Trophy Winners 2024
Congratulations to Richard Tweddle and Robert Johnsey for winning the Len Wheaton trophy.
Gary Owen and Lynne Fryer were runners-up.
Men's Pairs Winners 2024
Congratulations to Paul Tait and Malcolm Milner for winning the George Eyers trophy.
Paul Charlton and Nick Armstrong were runners-up.
Wilson Trophy Winner 2024
Congratulations to Joyce Calcraft for winning the Wilson trophy.
Karen Milner was runner-up.
Men's Triples Winners 2024
Congratulations to Paul Tait, Simon Donaghy and Malcolm Milner for winning the Past Members' Memorial Cup.
Paul Charlton, Nick Brown and Matty Brown were runners-up.
Coronation Rose Bowl Winner 2024
Congratulations to Fiona Charlton for winning the 2 bowls Coronation Rose Bowl .
Karen Milner was the runner-up.
Ladies Championship Winner 2024
Congratulations to Dorothy Tait for winning the Sanderson Cup.
Janet Harrison was the runner-up.
Men's Championship Winner 2024
Congratulations to Rob Lee for winning the Frank Lamb Memorial Trophy for the third time after a highly skilful and close match. Both players played excellent shots throughout the match.
Wally Ray was the runner-up.
2 Bowl Handicap Cup Winner 2024
Congratulations to Gavin Milroy for winning the William Allen Trophy.
Paul Charlton was the runner-up.
Mixed Pairs Winners 2024
Congratulations to Fiona and Paul Charlton for winning the Taff Rowlands cup.
Dorothy and Paul Tait were the runners-up.
Mary Wright Novices Winner 2024
Congratulations to Stephanie Donaghy for winning the Mary Wright Novices trophy.
Janet Harrison was the runner-up.
Waterson Rose Bowl Winner 2024
Congratulations to Dorothy Tait for winning the Waterson Rose Bowl.
Joyce Calcraft was the runner-up.
100 Up Handicap Winner 2024
Congratulations to Gavin Milroy for winning the 100 up handicap trophy
Alan Sample was the runner-up.
Marion Wilkinson Shield Winner 2024
Congratulations to Fiona Charlton for winning the Marion Wilkinson's Shield.
Janet Harrison was the runner-up.
Captain's Prize Winner 2024
Congratulations to Simon Donaghy for winning the F.F. Murray Cup.
Matty Brown was the runner-up.
Holland Shield Winner 2024
Congratulations to Paul Tait for winning the veterans' Holland Shield.
Wally Ray was the runner-up in a close match.
Dora Hill Trophy Winner 2024
Congratulations to Fiona Charlton for winning the Dora Hill trophy final for the third year in a row.
Janet Harrison was the runner-up in a closely fought final.
Bainbridge Cup Winner 2024
Congratulations to Simon Donaghy for winning the veteran's Bainbridge Cup final.
Stephanie Donaghy was the runner-up.
Novices Rose Bowl Winner 2024
Congratulations to Gavin Milroy for winning the Robert Wood Novices Rose Bowl.
Dougie Morrison was the runner-up.
Thomas Swinney 4 Bowl Handicap winner
Congratulations to Nick Armstrong for winning the men's four bowl handicap final.
Maurice Crake was the runner-up.
Jim Landles Trophy Winners 2024
Congratulations to Blanche Stuart-Cole and Wally Ray for winning the Jim Landles trophy after beating Paul Tait and Trish Reed in the final by 8 shots to 7.
Morpeth Ladies Retain League Title
The Ladies' team have enough points to ensure that they cannot be caught in the Collins and Shipley league division 1.
This follows on from last year's win and is a great achievement.
Congratulations to all the players involved!
Joe McDonnell Trophy Winners 2024
Congratulations to David Calcraft and Rob Nicholson who won the veterans' Joe McDonnell trophy by beating Blanche Stuart-Cole and Taff Rowlands in the final.
Bowls Northumberland County Championships.
Finals weekend
In the morning session, Fiona Charlton and Karen Milner played their county final against a team from Gosforth Coxlodge.
After a slow start, the Morpeth team levelled the match on the 12th end (of 18) but, unfortunately, eventually fell just a little short and lost by 2 points.
Congratulations to them both for reaching the county final.
In the afternoon session, Fiona Charlton, Karen Milner, Dorothy Tait and Lynne Fryer played their county senior 4s final against a team from Benfield.
The match was plagued by heavy rain showers with the team losing their rhythm after a rain enforced break mid-match. Benfield played excellently and consistently knocked out Morpeth's shot bowl or found a way in to the head to score.
So, despite a final fight back scoring a 5 and a 3, Morpeth ladies finish as county runners-up.
The last match involving Morpeth was the ladies' singles championship.
Fiona Charlton had beaten Mary McNally from Amble, Mattea Ross from Gosforth and Susan MacDonald from Hexham (all of whom, in previous years, had previously won through to the national finals). In an excellent semi-final Dorothy Tait from Morpeth found Fiona on great form which put Fiona through to play against the current county singles champion, Victoria Symons from Wooler.
Victoria was straight into her line and length and Fiona took a few ends to get going. Alas, Victoria was just too good and deservedly retained her championship but Fiona can be proud to have reached 3 county finals, after only having started bowling 3 years ago.
Bowls Northumberland Ladies' Norris Cup
Runners-up
After winning through to the next round from the knock-out stages last week, Fiona Charlton, Dorothy Tait and Bernie Bell won their semi-final against Hexham.
They then played a strong team from Gosforth in the final but were narrowly beaten, by just 2 points, to end the competition as runners-up.
Congratulations to them.
Bowls Northumberland Ladies' County Championships. Semi-finals weekend
July 13th and 14th saw eight of Morpeth's ladies playing in this county championship weekend.
First to play were Dorothy Tait vs Fiona Charlton, both of whom are Morpeth and county players, in the ladies singles semi-final.
In a match of outstanding quality, which was acknowledged by many of the officials watching, Fiona managed to get more of her bowls that millimetre closer to the jack than did Dorothy.
Fiona proceeded to the final 21 - 6 in the end but the score doesn't really reflect how many of the ends were decided by fairly close margins, which mainly went Fiona's way.
Fiona and her opponent in the final in a fortnight both have won the right to play at the national championships in Leamington Spa.
Senior 4s - Next was the team of Lynne Fryer, Dorothy Tait, Karen Milner (another Morpeth and county player) and Fiona Charlton taking on the current county champions of Gosforth's Sheila Storey.
At the end of the match the Morpeth team emerged as winners by 18 to 12 and go through to the final in two weeks against a team from Benfield. The winner of that match earns a place at Leamington Spa for the national championship.
The second Morpeth team in this event comprised of Sandy Alden, Susan Heppell, Stephanie Donaghy and Janet Harrison. They put up a good fight against the Benfield team but were beaten by Benfield's final bowl of the match.
The final event involving Morpeth players was the ladies' pairs, where Fiona Charlton and Karen Milner took on the renowned pair of Kayleigh Proctor and Rachel Cartwright from Benfield who were playing on their home ground.
After falling behind by 6 - 0, the Morpeth team gradually found their lines and length and fought back to tie the match and, following some extremely tight heads and a very tense final end, they won 15 - 13.
The final will be played in two weeks at Portland, with both finalists guaranteed a place in the national finals in August.
Well done to all involved!!
Vets Shield winners 2024
Congratulations to John Fryer and James Heppell on winning the vets pairs shield.
Delicatessen Cup winners 2024
Congratulations to Pat Saunders, Lynne Fryer and Fiona Charlton for winning the the ladies' trebles competition.
The runners-up were Joyce Calcraft, Enid Saint and Jean Pritt.
Owen Armstrong trophy winners 2024
Congratulations to Richard Tweddell and Maurice Crake who won this trophy after playing an extra, deciding end against the runners-up of Wally Ray and Betty Websell.
Bowls England Top Club (update)
Morpeth ladies were beaten in the second round of this competition by a very good ladies' team from Wigton which featured several national finals players.
Well done though for making it this far on the first attempt at this competition.
Macfarlane Quaich winners 2024
Congratulations to Paul Charlton and Marion Wilkinson for winning this vet's competition
Des MacLaughlin trophy winners 2024
Congratulations to Ann Wilson and David Calcraft for winning this competition.
Runners-up were Blanche Cole and Sheila Wilkinson.
Winners of the Lesbury open pairs competition 2024
Congratulations to Paul and Dorothy Tait for winning the Lesbury pairs competition.
Paul and Fiona Charlton were runners-up.
Winner of the Ladies' Championship 2023
Congratulations to Enid Saint for winning the ladies' championship.
Fiona Charlton was runner-up.
Winner of the Men's Championship 2023
Congratulations to Bob Leeson for winning the men's championship.
Maurice Crake was runner-up.
Winner of the Captain's Prize 2023
Congratulations to Nick Armstrong for winning the Captain's Prize.
Wally Ray was runner-up.
Winner of the Mary Wright NovicesTrophy 2023
Congratulations to Bernie Bell for winning the Mary Wright novices trophy.
Pat Saunders was runner-up.
Winner of the Waterson Rose Bowl 2023
Congratulations to Jean Pritt for winning the Waterson rose bowl.
Enid Saint was runner-up.
Winners of the Men's Triples 2023
Congratulations to Nick Armstrong, Matty Brown and Paul Charlton for winning the men's triples.
Jimmy Dixon, Maurice Crake and Wally Ray were runners-up.
Winner of the Dora Hills Trophy 2023
Congratulations to Fiona Charlton for winning the Dora Hills trophy.
Carol Dixon was runner-up.
Winner of the 100 Up Handicap 2023
Congratulations to Paul Tait for winning the 100 points up handicap.
Ann Wilson was runner-up.
Winner of the 4 Bowl Handicap 2023
Congratulations to Nick Armstrong for winning the 4 bowl handicap. Wally Ray was runner-up.
Winners of the Taff RowlandsTrophy 2023
Congratulations to Pat Saunders and Derick Irving for winning the Taff Rowlands mixed pairs trophy.
Enid Saint and Maurice Crake were runners-up.
Winner of the Wilson Trophy 2023
Congratulations to Fiona Charlton for winning the Wilson trophy.
Karen Milner was runner-up.
Winners of the Men's Pairs 2023
Congratulations to Rob Lee and Ian Smith for winning the Men's pairs.
Maurice Crake and Jimmy Oliver were runners-up.
Winner of the 2 Bowl Handicap 2023
Congratulations to Nick Armstrong for winning the 2 bowl handicap.
Bob Leeson was runner-up.
Winner of the Bainbridge Cup 2023
Congratulations to Paul Tait for winning the Bainbridge Cup.
Dougie Morrison was runner-up.
Winner of the vets' Holland Shield 2023
Congratulations to Malcolm Milner for winning the Holland Shield.
Paul Charlton was runner-up.
Winner of the Coronation Rose Bowl 2023
Congratulations to Karen Milner for winning the Coronation Rose Bowl.
Fiona Charlton was runner-up.
Winner of the men's novices rose bowl 2023
Congratulations to Mark Wilson for winning the Novice's Rose Bowl.
Gavin Milroy was runner-up.
Morpeth ladies win the NELBL (North East Ladies’ Bowling League) title!
Not to be outdone by the Collins and Shipley teams, the players in the NELBL league have also won their league with a game to spare.
Captained by Ann Wilson with vice-captain Marion Wilkinson, this squad introduced some players who had only started to bowl for the first time this year.
The depth of talent in the ladies’ squads from Morpeth has really come to the forefront this season.
As players continue to develop their skills and learn the differing roles required to play in different team positions, the outlook is very promising.
Congratulations to all who played throughout the season!
Morpeth ladies win the Collins and Shipley Division 1 league title!
After leading the table for the entire season, a revitalised team of Morpeth ladies has won the Division 1 league trophy with a match to spare.
The competition pits the top eight local clubs against each other playing home and away over fourteen matches. This win is a fantastic achievement and is, as far as we can tell, the first time Morpeth has won this league.
With a new captain in Bernie Bell and vice captain of Fiona Charlton, the squad of players really rose to the challenge of being league leaders and a great team spirit developed with newer players raising their games in support of their skips.
The trophy will be presented at the end of the season as it is currently being engraved.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this outstanding win!
Winners of the Joe McDonnell Trophy 2023
Congratulations to Joyce Calcraft and Blanch Stuart-Cole for winning the vets' Joe McDonnell trophy after defeating Malcolm Milner and James Heppell in the final.
Winners of the Ladies' McEwan Pairs, Jenny Spratt Trophy 2023
Congratulations to Jean Pritt and Karen Milner for winning the ladies' pairs after defeating Fiona Charlton and Tammy Holmes-Bingham in the final.
Morpeth Team Are County Triples Champions 2023
After having beaten Gosforth in the county triples semi-final (thus qualifying for the national championships at Royal Leamington Spa as Northumberland's representatives), the triples team of Nick Armstrong, Bob Leeson and Wally Ray, have now won the final in Alnwick beating St Georges 21 -19.
This is the first time that Morpeth BC have had representation at the National Finals in almost 40 years. Congratulations to them.
The County semi-finals featured Nick Armstrong in the Champion of Champions and in the Singles. Sadly, Nick narrowly lost in both but had a very close game in the Singles when he just fell short by 21-18. Well done to him.
Ladies Benevolent Trophy runners-up 2023
Congratulations to Carol Dixon, Dorothy Tait and Fiona Charlton who won through the preliminary rounds to take them to the finals in Hexham. There, they progressed to the final where they lost to a strong Gosforth team after a tight match decided by one significant lost end.
Click the link to read a match report. Benevolent Winners! | Bowls Northumberland
Ladies Jean Richardson Pairs Competition Winners 2023
Congratulations to Joyce Calcraft and Fiona Charlton on winning the ladies' pairs trophy.
The runners-up were Karen Milner and Lynne Fryer.
Morpeth win county trophy
A great day for MBC in the final stage of the Jubilee cup at Portland. We won the first game against Benfield but lost the second to New Delaval Knights. We were two up with two ends to play and held one shot when the opposing skip fired the jack into the ditch and we dropped 6 shots. We got two on the last end to lose by two shots. In the final round we beat Forth by 19-2 so if Benfield beat NDK it would be down to shot difference. On their last end we needed NDK to take two shots. They held 3 with the Benfield skip’s last bowl on its way. It took the jack and left Delaval with only one. This meant that we lost the cup by just one shot to Benfield having beaten them.
The consolation is that the runners-up win the Jubilee cup whilst the winners win the Griffith cup. The first County trophy for Morpeth.
Regards
Bob