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Post date: Dec 15, 2017 10:05:17 PM
STAMFORD IBC's annual Christmas tournament, sponsored by brewers Molson Coors, has attracted a maximum 24 teams and will be played the day after Boxing Day (Wednesday, December 27).
Teams of four will play four eight-end matches in two sections, scoring two points for a win and one for every end won. The best overall score will take the £60 first prize with shots difference determining the winner in the event of a tie on points.
Among the competitors are two teams of young players entered by coach Helen Holroyd.
The draw is as follows:
9.30am: P Bailey v S Suffling; M Holden v H Shipp; J Winfield v R March; P Birch v D Howarth; G Cameron v H Holroyd Team 1; W Aspinall v D Mackie.
10.30am: H Holroyd Team 2 v N Handley; B Warters v A Lonslow; M Parker v D King; K Vinter v S Harris; D Hudson v I Reading, McNaughton v Christie.
Teams are requested to arrive at least 20 minutes before their first start time to allow for registration.
From the left: Paul Dalliday, James Harford, Stephen Harris and Martyn Dolby
In the EIBA men's fours, Paul Dalliday, Stephen Harris, James Harford and Martyn Dolby (substituting for Simon Law) overcame a March combination skipped by Stephen Glover 17-7.
The Stamford quartet trailed 2-5 in the early stages before coming to terms with the carpet and conceded only one shot in seven ends before the visitors called it a day. They now entertain Graham Smith's Spalding rink in the next round.
Three Stamford IBC bowlers - Martyn Dolby, Simon Law and Stephen Harris - featured in the Lincs county team which beat Yorkshire 142-97 yesterday ( December 16) to reach the quarter-finals of the Liberty Trophy against either Cumbria or Durham on January 13.
Result (Lincs names only):
Liberty Trophy: Lincs 142 Yorkshire 97. Adrian Field, Kevin Ekins, Ben Wilson, Jordan Philpott won 33-15; Kevin Rands, Richard Aston, Danny Drown, Billy Jackson won 33-16; Matt Whyers, Richard Vinter, Martin Pulling, Matt Orrey won 28-10; Ron Flowers, Martyn Dolby, Simon Law, Martin Spencer lost 12-18; Scott Dunham, Ian Clark, Andy Dunham, Jonathan West ly 15-24; Stephen Harris, Terry Berridge, Ashley Caress, Graham Smith won 21-14.
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