Thanks to Jeanette Higham for this report. On Sunday 24th May the Welsh Ladies Individual Merit competition was held in glorious weather at Hawkesbury Bowling Club. This was the 40th year of the competition and we had an entry of 29 players, many of whom are players in a continuingly successful Welsh Ladies squad. The day was hosted by President, Peter Higham. Members of the WCGBA management were prominent supporters and Simon Walker, Assistant Competitions Officer ran the contest with his usual aplomb. In the first round there was a mixture of single figure defeats and close ties. Linda Williams had a 21-6 win over Sian Ollerton whilst Emily Gowan held Amanda Nicholas at bay but lost 21-19 in the

The final will be played at Argoed, Flintshire, on Sunday 28 June, starting at 10:30 am. The draw is now available on MB Bowls Results

There are still some places available for this competition which has a prize pot of £1,400 and a first prize of £800. Those who have entered have until Tuesday 26th at midnight to complete the payment of the £20 entry fee:- bank transfer to WCGBA, sort code 52-21-43 Account Number 27119041. Please include CENT and your name as the reference. For new entries, please message the tournament officer on Facebook or email tournamentofficerwcgba@gmail.com before making your payment.  

The WCGBA Ladies Merit takes place Sunday 24 May at Hawkesbury in Buckley. Start time is 10am. There is a strong field so there should be some excellent bowling to enjoy.   Follow the results on MB Bowls Results