Stamford women stroll into next Plate round

Post date: Nov 18, 2017 4:17:41 PM

AFTER a slow start, Stamford ladies got into their stride against Melton to stroll into the next round of the Yetton Plate with an emphatic victory by 66 shots.

They reached the quarter-finals of this national inter club knock out last season so feel confident they can progress past their next opponents - Leicester or Church Gresley (Swadlincote).

By ten ends there was little to choose between Stamford and Melton but big counts at both venues took Stamford into a 30-shot lead after 15 ends from which they never looked back.

While the away rinks skipped by Margaret Bloxham and captain Glenys Edwards ran out respective 24-11 and 30-9 winners, Rose March and Christine Ford led their rinks to similar convincing wins.

Result (Stamford names only):

Yetton Plate: Stamford 116 Melton 50 . Home -J Brennan, L Harris, P Birch, R March won 33-15;J Want, D Mackie, S Suffling, C Ford won 29-15; Away - E Wallace, M Andrews, M Holroyd, G Edwards 30-9; C Barnes, H Holroyd, C Warters, M Bloxham won 24-11.

Newly promoted from the second division of the county Over 60s League, Stamford are finding the going very tough at the higher level and suffered their fourth successive defeat - this time at home to Lincoln's second string, doubling their meagre points total with four from a possible 18.

However, the eight-shot overall deficit (92-100) reflected Stamford's determination and improvement with the added experience of Richard Montgomery at skip on a rink with Derek Veasey, Maurice Dye and Dennis Henshaw, winning 21-16.

There was also two points for Richard Martin's quartet - thanks to seven shots in the last two ends, while Kevin Vinter's four only lost by one shot.

Result (Stamford names only):

Lincs Over 60s League Division One. D Howarth, T Weaver, A March, Richard Martin won 23-16; D Veasey, M Dye, D Henshaw, R Montgomery win 21-16; R Blake, Mal Smith, D Heffernan, K Vinter lost 23-24; T Barwell, G Corby, M Owens, T Christie lost 12-22; A Lonslow, R Graham, P Banks, A Horton lost 13-22.

Father and son Mark and James Hebden put up a battling display in the national pairs against the more experience duo of Stephen Harris and Martyn Dolby - the 10-20 scoreline hardly reflecting the closeness of the game.