CYD
NEWSLETTER 
CYD
NEWSLETTER
(October 10th, 2002)
The 2002 season is over and the team reports are listed below, with other club activities.
Winter Bowling
The Queen's Road No 2 green is now closed for the end of season work and will re open on Monday 28th October for the Winter Bowling season. Terry Hampton the greensman is organising the winter bowling club, subscription is £12.00 and further details can be obtained from Terry on 07941 737 716.
Social Bowling
Both greens were well used by the social members and also several outside clubs including the Wirral and Lancashire Clubs enjoyed da sessions bowling on a day out. The new patio area was a success and well used. The 2nd patio area will be completed during the end of season work on the greens.
Hon. Secretary
With the resignation of John Lloyd Owen as Hon. Secretary in June, Bill Hitchinson agreed to become acting Hon. Secretary until the next AGM in 2003. Address : 16 Harcourt Road, Craig-y-Don, Llandudno LL30 1TU . Tel : 01492 878140.
A Team - Section A
The A Team struggled throughout the season being in the bottom 2 places until they had a run of good results in the last few fixtures. They ended up equal fifth on points with Llanfair Pg who had a better aggregate.
B Team - Section C
The B Term had a slow start but by August they were second to Copperfields and in contention for promotion, but slipped back to finish fourth having won 11of their 18 matches.
A Team - Section A
Again the A Team was at the foot of the table all season and only avoiderd relegation by one point thanks to a fine win by Llanrwst B at Rhos Park B in the last match of the season.
B Team - Section A
The B Team played steadily all season and finished a fine fifth, winning 10 and drawing 2 of their 22 matches.
C Team - Section B
The C Team only lost 1 home game on Queen's Road and finished sixth in their section with only Deganwy winning more matches.
The Team had a better Season this year having returned to the CYD green from Queen's Road, finishing a respectable fifth.
The Team competed all season with Bangor and Penmaenmawr for the top spot, but bad results in the last 2 matches meant that they only finished fourth, 4 points behind champions Bangor.
The Ladies team lost the Fildes Cup to Llandudno after holding it for a number of years when the teams ended equal on points and aggregate. An extra eleven up game was won by Llandudno to clinch the Cup. The Ladies Team won more games than they lost during the Season.
The Veterans Team
The veterans had a successful season losing only 3 of their 20 friendly matches.
| H L Williams Memorial Salver | Ian Andrews |
| Frank Kershaw Trophy | Bill Bailey |
| Lenton Salver | Mike Beard |
| Dan Owen | Alun Williams |
| William Howard Rose Bowl | John Steen |
| Presidents Prize | Gordon Jayes |
| Ladies Rose Bowl | Mrs Nell Saville |
| Ladies Trophy | Mrs Morag Coulter |
| Ernest Moss Pairs | John Steen + Eddie Edwards |
| Doris Lee Cup | Mrs Betty Jones |
| Ralph Williams Veterans Cup | Terry Hampton |
| Club Champion | Bill Bailey |
The Team Average Winners were as follows –
| North Wales Coast A Team | Gareth M Williams |
| North Wales Coast B Team | J D Jones |
| Llandudno + Dist. A Team | John Steen |
| Llandudno + Dist. B Team | |
| Llandudno + Dist. C Team | Tony Davies |
| Welsh Counties | Gareth M Williams |
| Gwynedd Senior Citizens | Graham Bird |
| Ladies Team | Mrs Nell Saville |
Round Robin Pairs : Cup Winners - Gary Buckland (Bangor) and Martin Hughes (Llanfair PG)
Round Robin Pairs : Plate Winners - John Steen (CYD) and Terry hampton (CYD)
Dicken Cup - Gareth M Williams (CYD)
Geraint Jones Junior Challenge Cup - Bryn Hughes (CYD)
Don Morgan Trophy - John Bailey (Llanrwst)
Notable Achievements in 2002
13 year old Daniel Jones won the Gwynedd Senior Merit at Llanfaifechan, beating the experienced Jane Bowler (Deganwy) 21-20 in the Final.
Dan Jones and Bryn Hughes had a very successful season for the Welsh Junior Team reaching the Semi Finals and winning 3 out of 4 of their games.
Gareth E Hughes lost 21-10 to Andy Jones (Dyserth) in the final of the Coast League Presidents Prize Day at Beaumaris.
Pic Gareth E Hughes
Gareth
Williams and Gary Roberts (Deganwy) won the Ray
Springfield Memorial Pairs at Deganwy beating Colin
Evans and Peter Jones 21-8 in the Final.
The CYD members end of season Triples at Betws yn Rhos was won by Geraint Jones, Bryn Hughes and Gareth Williams.
Congratulations to Bill Bailey who became the 2002 CYD Club Champion when he beat J D Jones in the Final last weekend.
Terry Lea (CYD) returned to bowling in fine form.
He partnered Steve Jones to win the Llandudno Oval Pairs in convincing style.
The fourth running of the Don Morgan Trophy, hosted by Craig y Don Bowling Club, took place on Sunday 29th September with once again a top class field of 32 players assembling from throughout the Crown Green Bowling World to produce an excellent standard of Bowling.Welsh International John Bailey (Llanrwst) emulated his older brother Anthony’s 1999 achievement by lifting the Don Morgan Trophy and the £140 first prize with a 21 –18 victory over the 2001 British Parks Champion Carl Jones (Eccles) in yet another thrilling final. John showed great resilience all day as he overturned deficits in each of his matches from the quarterfinals onwards culminating in winning the final from being 12 – 18 in arrears. Tournament organiser Roger Morgan, on behalf of his family, thanked both the players and the members of Craig y Don Bowling Club for supporting this competition held annually in memory of his father.
Tournament Details :
Semi Finals
| C Jones 21 | D Massey 13 |
| J.Bailey 21 | G Roberts 10 |
Final
| J Bailey 21 | C Jones 18 |
Other Prizes :
Best Lady Award: Miriam Norman (Wilmslow)
Highest Break Prize: John Bailey (Llanrwst) with a break of 18.
Pic Roger Morgan (Center) with Finalists John Bailey (left) and Carl Jones (right)
AFTER A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR - WE NOW ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THE 2003 SEASON .
....And Don't Forget the Winter Bowling at Queens Road !