Bragging Rights and 12 Point Win for A Team
Stamford's two men's teams, A and B, locked horns on Sunday. Maximum points would also elevate the 'A' team to the top of the Lincs League (South) albeit temporarily with other clubs' results yet to be submitted.
Winning on three of the four rink they had to settle for just 12 of the 14 points available, and won with a convincing 47-shot margin.
Credit must go to four of the A team - Mick Humphreys, Dusty Miller, Jon Earl and Adam Warrington - whom together with the B team's Tony Barwell, had already played 25 gruelling ends in a Federation Derbyshire Trophy match for Northants A in the morning and who made the dash from Huntingdon to represent their club in the afternoon.
Despite having to adjust to a slower surface, all five performed admirably with Earl's rink, boosted by the extra energy of Jay Travis-Jenner, racing into a 13-2 and then 25-3 lead before, as fatigue kicked in, they conceded eight shots in the last couple of ends.
But it was Warrington's rink - with Mike Ramsden, Mal Smith and Neil Wright playing their part inflicting heavy scoring again Maurice Dye's quartet - who took the rink honours.
Result: Lincs Men's League (South): Stamford B 62 (2pts) Stamford A 109 (12). Stamford B names first: Tony Barwell, Charlie Jones, Keith Gentry, Keith Rippin lost to Mick Humphreys, Dusty Miller, Jay Trevis-Jenner, Jon Earl 12-32; Henry Gordon, Neil Crees, Dave Heffernan, Maurice Dye lost to Mike Ramsden, Mal Smith, Neil Wright, Adam Warrington 9-38; Pete Linnell, Sam Downs, Ron Blake, Darren Middleton beat Chris Ballard, John Suffling, Owen Aspinall, Bob Warters 20-12; Mick Smith, David Edwards, Mick Owens, Ally McNaughton lost to Don Bruce, Mick Linnell, Alan Barnes, Roger Martin 21-28.
Paul Green, Ron Blake and Tony Diovisalvi will represent Stamford in the first round of the Lincs IBA triples after surviving a play-off in final qualifying. They were pegged back from 9-2 ahead to sharing 22 shots after the two-hour session against Chris Ballard, Bob Warters and Owen Aspinall but nicked the tie with one shot on the extra end.
Tony Barwell will represent Stamford in the last 16 of the Lincs IBA singles on February 13 (10 am) at Boston, after beating Paul Green 21-8 in the local qualifying round. He will be joined by either Richard Allam or Owen Aspinall.
In the Over 60 singles play-off at Grantham on February 26, Allam and Blake will be joined by either Martyn Dolby or Bob Warters, both former winners of the event
Stamford's Paul Dalliday has been selected with clubmate Simon Law to represent holders Lincolnshire against Nottingham at Grantham on December 18 the quarter- final of the Liberty (inter-county) Trophy. He will join Ean and Tristan Morton (Spalding).
Rest of the team: S Harris (Spalding) D Bristow, P Roberts (both Sleaford), G Smith ( Spalding); A Dent Jr (Louth), A Tomlin (Boston), M Spencer, M Orrey ( both Spalding); K Rands, D Stevenson ( both Lincoln), J West, B Jackson (both Lincoln); A Dunham (Spalding), N Orrey (Lincoln), M Pulling (Grantham), D McVittie (Spalding); T Berridge (Grantham), I Clark (Boston), J Philpott, M Dawes (Spalding).
Stamford's Louise Harris, Helen Holroyd and Katie Bailey have again been selected to play for Lincolnshire Ladies in the Atherley trophy the National Inter County knock out competition which Lincolnshire won last year.
SENIORS FACE SPALDING
Following defeats of Sleaford 'B' and Peterborough, Stamford 'A' bid to reach the last 32 teams left in the EIBA Over 60 Double Rink competition when they play Spalding on Tuesday December 14 at 10 am.
Rinks will play at home and away simultaneously with the aggregate score deciding which club plays at either Leicester or Melton.
Stamford A (v Spalding): Home - Tony Barwell, Malcolm Cullingworth, Alan Barnes, Bob Warters; away - Richard Allam, Mick Linnell, Tony Scarr, Roger Martin.
MASONS & YETTON DOUBLE-HEADER
Stamford IBA women face Grantham on Friday 10 December, at 10 am in the Masons Senior Double Rink when aggregate scores count over home and away legs. Their Yetton Plate teams - two rinks at home, two away - play simultaneously against Melton on Saturday at 10 am.
Masons: Home - June Brennan, Elizabeth Wallace, Shirley Suffling, Chris Ford; away - Margaret King, Rose March, Carol Warters, Denise Mackie.
Yetton Plate: Home - Peggy Birch, Janet Benns, Pat Jones, Carol Warters; Margret King, Valerie Du'Kett, Margaret Broadbelt, Shirley Suffling. Away - June Brennan, Elizabeth Wallace, Stella Henshaw, Chris Ford; Janet Lonslow, Rose March, Moira Holroyd, Denise Mackie.