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West Cumbria Bowls Leagues: Cumbria Miss Out On National Finals Place As Triples And Fours Hit Midway Point

The West Cumbria Triples and Fours Leagues have reached the midway point of the season as Cumbria just missed out on a place at the National Finals.

West Cumbria Mixed Triples League

League action returned on Tuesday, June 18, as Croft took advantage of Whitehaven A not playing with a 9-0 win over Cockermouth’s Harris Park B while Harris Park A beat Maryport 5-4 and Cleator Moor lost 3-6 to Egremont.

On Tuesday, June 25, Egremont welcome Workington as Whitehaven A host Croft and Wigton take on Vulcan Park.

Harris Park A travel Cleator Moor while Harris Park B play Seascale.

  1. Croft – 34
  2. Wigton – 33
  3. Workington – 31
  4. Whitehaven A – 28
  5. Harris Park A – 25
  6. Seaton – 22
  7. Maryport – 20
  8. Seascale – 20
  9. Cleator Moor – 17
  10. Whitehaven B – 15
  11. Vulcan Park – 11
  12. Egremont – 8
  13. Harris Park B – 6

West Cumbria Fours League

There were four big wins on Friday, June 21, as Workington A dispatched Workington B 7-0 as Whitehaven A moved into second with a 6-1 win over Whitehaven B.

On a damp night Cleator Moor won 7-0 as Workington side Vulcan Park visited and Fitz Park left Seaton with a 7-0 win as well.

As the second half of the season starts Maryport welcome Fitz Park on Friday, June 28, as Whitehaven A head to Vulcan Park while leaders Workington A make the trip to Whitehaven B and Seaton travel to Workington B.

  1. Workington A – 49
  2. Whitehaven A – 35
  3. Maryport – 34
  4. Cleator Moor – 34
  5. Fitz Park – 32
  6. Seaton – 18
  7. Vulcan Park – 17
  8. Workington B – 16
  9. Whitehaven B – 9

County News

There were two wins for Cumbria’s county teams over the weekend.

Heading to Silloth on Saturday, June 22, the men’s Alsop team faced Northumberland looking to bounce back from defeat in their first match.

It came down to the last bowl of the game as the other five matches had finished with Cumbria holding a slim advantage overall but enough shots down in the match to lose.

Coming in the bowl cut down the visitors shots to give Cumbria a 118-115 victory and a 15 points to move second in the table behind Durham.

Playing at the Regional Final on Sunday, June 23, for the Walker Cup, Cumbria’s Women won their semifinal against Durham 41-34 while Yorkshire progress with a 35-40 victory over Nottinghamshire.

In the final Cumbria and Yorkshire renewed their rivalry with the White Rose county taking the match by two shots with a 38-40 win to book their place at the National Finals.