President: Margaret Evans
Match Secretary: Margaret Moore
ANTRIM LADIES CELEBRATE NIWBA PAIRS WIN!!!!!!
IT WAS SECOND TIME LUCKY FOR THE ANTRIM LAWN LADIES PAIR OF WILMA ADAIR AND JOYCE LITHCO AFTER WINNING THE NIWBA PAIRS TITLE AT DIVIS BOWLING CLUB LAST WEEK. AFTER BEING BEATEN IN THE FINAL LAST SEASON THE ANTRIM LADIES WERE HOPING TO GO ONE BETTER BY BRINGING THE TITLE BACK TO ALLEN PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR MATCH AGAINST IDA ELDON AND VALERIE WILSON OF DUNGANNON. WITH THE TORRENTIAL RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND FOR MOST OF LAST WEEK THE GAME HAD TO BE PUT BACK 24 HOURS BUT THAT DID NOT HINDER THE ANTRIM PAIRING WITH BOTH WILMA AND JOYCE GRACING THE LARGE CROWD WITH SOME TOP CLASS BOWLING FROM START TO FINISH TO WIN THE GAME IN THE END BY A HUGE MARGIN. THE LADIES NOW GO FROWARD TO THE IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS LATER THIS MONTH. WELL DONE GIRLS.
CONGULATIONS TO WILMA ADAIR ON ONCE AGAIN REPRESENTING THE IRISH SENIOR INTERNATIONAL TEAM IN THE BRITISH TEAM SERIES THIS YEAR HOSTED BY IRELAND AT BELMONT BOWLING CLUB. WILMA AND THE REST OF THE SQUAD ONCE AGAIN PUT UP A GREAT PERFORMANCES AGAINST THEIR BRITISH ISLES COUNTERPARTS LOSING OUT ON THE TITLE ONLY ON THE FINAL DAY AFTER DEFEAT TO ENGLAND. WELL DONE WILMA YOU DONE US ALL AT ANTRIM LAWN PROUD.
IT WAS ALSO A GREAT YEAR ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUNG ASHLEY RAINEY WHO ALSO REPRESENTED IRELAND ONCE AGAIN AT UNDER 25 LEVEL. I HEAR SHE REALLY IMPRESSED THROUGHOUT THE SERIES SO DONT BE SURPRISED IF SHE MAKES THE STEP UP TO SENIOR LEVEL NEXT SEASON.
RESULTS AND FIXTURES 2009
NIWBA SENIOR DIVISION ONE
April 23rd: Carrick (home) walkover
April 30th: Donaghadee (away) walkover
May 7th: Wingrave (home) Won 5-2
May 14th: Lisnagarvey (away) Lost 0-7
May 21st: Ballyholme (home) Won 7-0
May 28th: Banbridge (home)
June 4th: Whitehead (away) walkover
wJune 11th: Portadown (home)
June 25th: Divis (away)
July 2nd: Ardenlee (away)
July 23rd: Dungannon (home)
July 30th: Newcastle (away)
August 6th: Holywood (home)
August 13th: Ward Park (home)
September 3rd: Lurgan (away)
Antrim Lawn vs Gilnahirk to be arranged
