CYD NEWSLETTER

10-October-2003

The season is now at an end and Green No 1 closes next week, but all is not lost as Green No 2 opens on 1st November for the hardy winter bowlers and the membership is now closed as the numbers now exceed 100.

Accessibility is now limited as building work has commenced on the building of the new Community Centre and this is hoped to be open in June 2004.

Team Reports

North Wales Coast League

Despite beating League Champions 10-4 in the last but one match of the season the ‘A’ team are relegated to Section ‘B’ next season, where they will meet the ‘B’ team who finished runners-up (despite being leaders up to August) to Holyhead  and gained promotion to Section’B’.

Llandudno and District League

There was a point’s difference between the ‘A’ and ‘B’ team in Section ‘A’ where they both finished mid table.

The ‘C’ team finished fifth in Section ‘B’ winning 12 out of 20 matches and being in the top half of the table all season.

Welsh Counties

The team played well but finished last but one in Division ‘2’

Gwynedd Senior Citizens League

The team finished fifth in the table but felt they could have done better

Llandudno and District Junior League

Two teams pulled out but the juniors enjoyed their first competitive season and gave a good account of themselves.

They also played in the inter area games on a Saturday morning and won a few games.

Gareth Hughes the ‘A’ team captain has the juniors as reserves for his matches and several have stepped in to play, and two of them both had good wins incidentally games against St Asaph Byron Roberts at home and Rob Knowles away.

Ladies Team

They won the majority of their friendly matches but lost the Fildes Cup against the Oval, Llandudno in a nail biting finish, where both teams ended equal on games and aggregate and C-y-D lost the extra game played.

Veterans

The Veterans won most of their friendly matches.

Gwynedd Cup Team

The highlight of the season was the winning of the Gwynedd Cup at Beaumaris, against a much fancied Deganwy team.

OPEN COMPETITIONS

Don Morgan Trophy

The Don Morgan Trophy attracted a class field of 32 bowlers from the North West and North Wales, and Yorkshire county player Chris Slater beat Darren Williams (Deganwy) 21-16 to take the Trophy.

Chris showed great resilience all day and came through five tough matches, most notable in the quarter-final where he recovered from 12-20 down to beat Gareth Hughes (Craig-y-Don) 21-20. The other quarter-final results were Steve Dace (St Asaph) 21Gary Roberts (Deganwy) 19, Barry Phillips (Deganwy) 21 John Bailey (Llanrwst) 9, Darren Williams (Deganwy) 21 Gareth Williams (Craig-y-Don) 8. Semi-finals Slater 21 Dace 18, D. Williams 21 Phillips 2.

Steve Dace won the Highest Break Award with a break of 15, and Miriam Norman (Wilmslow) won the Best Lady Award.

Gwynedd Senior Citizens League Pairs

Mrs Pat Bird and J.Derek Jones were runners-up to the Bangor pairing of Trevor Lewis and Phil Dunt 21-16 in the League Pairs Competition held at Bethesda

Rhos Park Open

Junior Daniel Jones was the beaten finalist when he lost 21-14 to Welsh Champion John Bailey (Llanrwst) in the Rhos Park Open last month.

Club Competitions

Ladies Trophy

Mrs Elie Jones beat Mrs Joy Parry 21-18 to win the Ladies Trophy and the losing semi-finalists were Mrs Carol Sanford and Mrs June Kirsopp.

Club Championship

Bill Bailey won the Club Championship for the second year in succession by beating Bryn Hughes 21-17 in the final, and the losing semi-finalists were Mrs Betty Jones and junior Jason Jones.

Well Folks that’s all for 2003 and the Newsletter will be back before the season begins in 2004.

The Club congratulate all those who gained success, and commiserate with those who just missed out or thought they could have done better.

There will be many a ‘bad luck’ or ‘ if only’ story talked about over a drink or two during the dark winter evenings, and looking forward to next season, while some will fill in their time bowling indoors and the foolhardy bowling outdoors.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS