2006
2006
TLH National Top Club Champions 2006
The ladies team from Consett Park Bowling Club triumphed at the finals of the TLH National Top Club Championship, held in Torquay.
Over two days of intense competition, the club won through to the final where they beat Bridport Bowling Club, from Dorset, to take the title.
Consett won the final by beating Bridport 21-20 in the singles, 17-8 in the triples and 23-13 in the fours, having lost the pairs. Over the last five months, 850 clubs from around the country battled it out to reach the last eight in the competition, which is organised by the English Women's Bowling Association.
In order to get to the final stages the ladies had to win through six qualifying rounds against clubs from Spennymoor, Durham City, Hundens in Darlington, Lyndhurst at Low Fell, South Derbyshire and Park Ladies in Lincolnshire.
At Torquay in the quarter-finals Consett beat Lee-on-Solent from Hampshire 3-1, in the semi-finals they beat Welford from Warwickshire 3-1 and in the final they beat Bridport from Devon 3-1.
The Consett Park team in the Final
Singles - Gill Jones
Pairs - Trudy Kitto and Jacqueline Rogan
Triples - Dorothy Summerson, Maureen Gowland and Edna Stokoe
Fours - Pearl Calver, Rose McCormanck, Pat Armstrong and Anne Bernard.
Sheila Shaw and Teresa Pearson played in some of the matches as reserves.
Peter Day (sponsor).
Back row: Rose McCormack, Ann Bernard, Gill Jones, Edna Stokoe, Trudy Kitto, Jackie Rogan, Teresa Pearson.
Front row: Dorothy Summerson, Pearl Calver, Margaret Docherty (National Women's Bowling Association President), Maureen Gowland, Sheila Shaw (Team Reserve), Pat Armstrong.
Consett Park Bowling Club ladies, having won the THL National Top Club Championship 2006.
Jackie Rogan, Trudy Kitto, Anne Bernard, Sheila Shaw (reserve), Dorothy Summerson, Edna Stokoe, Gill Jones, Maureen Gowland, Rose McCormack, Pat Armstrong, Pearl Calver.
"Over 800 entries initially, clubs field a Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours all at one time - 10 players in all, first to be the county champion, then against other counties on a knock out basis.
The first eight teams played the final rounds in Torquay, Devon over one weekend.
Comp Sponsored by Torquay Leisure Hotels."
Civic Reception
Consett Park Bowling Club - team and supporters at a civic reception given when the ladies won the TLH National Top Club Championship in 2006.
"25" is Cllr Jack Fothergill.
