Below is the calendar of events for Greater Manchester Juniors for 2018.
Saturday 12th May - Rhodes Pairs Competition (random draw) at Harehill Park Littleborough
Result Shannon Knox & Tom Prosser beat Jake Johnson & Louis Porter in the final
Sunday 13th May - County match v Cheshire at Hare Hill Park start 2pm.
Lost by 77 at Hare Hill & Won by 34 at Crosstown BC
Full results can be found on bowlingresults.co.uk web site.
Saturday 2nd June - Junior Merit at Norden BC , Norden , Rochdale.
Winner Kieron McGarry beating Tom Prosser both qualify for the Junior All Britain at Netherseal BC , Derby
At the All Britain Tom was beaten in the 1st round while Kieron reached the quarter finals .
No June County Match - Cumbria have withdrawn
Saturday 11th August - Presidents Competition held at Hopwood Unionist Club, Heywood
Winner Tom Prosser 15 - 8 Kieron McGarry
Sunday 12th August - County Match v Potteries
GM won by 23 at Hopwood & lost by 47 at Florance Private
Full results can be found on bowlingresults.co.uk web site
Saturday 1st September - Rhodes Singles Competition,held at North Chadderton S&BC
Winner Jake Johnson 21 - 12 Tom Prosser
Sunday 9th September - County Match v North Lancs
GM lost by 53 at North Chadderton & lost by 4 at Colne BC
Full results can be found on bowlingresults.co.uk web site
NOTE - all juniors selected for county matches should be at their designated venue for 12-45 pm on the day of the match, whether that is home or away.
There are traditionally four Junior competitions run by Greater Manchester throughout the year; these are:
The winner and runner-up in the Junior Merit both qualify for the BCGBA Junior Merit, a one-day competition held on a rotational basis
In 2017, the Junior County team were drawn in a group with North Lancs & Fylde and Lancashire, meaning two easy journeys but a smaller than usual group. Having lost a lot of bowlers over the last two years due to them turning 18, we had to blood a lot of younger bowlers and give them a taste of representative bowling. We're on a big learning curve for many of the bowlers and have lost another junior county stalwart in Laura Vincent, who turned 18 this summer. Please read on for full details of team results, including the trip to the midlands for the supplementary competition at Wolverhampton.
