Happy Monday! Senior bragging rights settled

Stamford A played Stamford B for a place in the next round of the Over 60 Double rink. Pictured from the left are:(back row) Keith Rippin, Dick Ford, Tony Barwell, John Little, Derek King, Cliff Watson, Roger Martin, Peter Edwards, Doug Want, Steve Travis, Martyn Dolby. (front) David Howarth, Mike Ramsden, Dusty Miller, Dave Hudson, Bob Warters (image by Alan Romaine).

A PLACE in the last 32 of the National Over 60 double rink, together with local bragging rights, was at stake when two all-Stamford rinks clashed on Monday morning.

And after 21 highly competitive, banter-filled ends it was Stamford A, last year's last-16 losers to the eventually winners from Nottingham, took the honours with a 38-19 aggregate.

Only two shots separated the sides after five ends but a six on the next end by Roger Martin's quartet saw them surge into an 11-3 lead against Cliff Watson that they never relinquished.

On the adjoining rink, Martyn Dolby's four were steadily building an advantage against John Little and 12 shots in nine ends eventually put the overall result beyond doubt.

Stamford A will play North Cave in the next round (33-32 winners over 2014 champions Boston) at Lincoln as a neutral venue as the two clubs are more than 100 miles apart.

It will be played at 10.30am on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

Result

Over 60s Double rink. Stamford A 38 Stamford B 19. (Stamford A names first). D Hudson, D Want, P Edwards, M Dolby 19 D Howarth, D Miller, K Rippin, J Little 8; B Warters, S Travis, D King, Roger Martin 19 T Barwell, M Ramsden, D Ford, C Watson 11.

In national individual competitions Stephen Harris and Mark Hebden were both ousted from the new two-bowl singles - Harris by reigning national singles champions Martin Spencer (Spalding) 21-13 and Hebden by Jeff Pitt on the fast-running Peterborough surface 21-12.

There was a win for Tony Barwell over Peterborough's Roger Ward in the Over 60 singles (21-14) while Cliff Watson, Martyn Dolby and Paul Bailey won through in the Over 50 triples against John Holroyd.

Glenys Edwards and Christine Ford bowed out of the women's senior pairs to City pair Liz Hext and Sheila Craig 21-19.

Stamford Men's B team playing in the Third Division of the Lincs League on Saturday took all 18 points from Boston B to boost their promotion hopes.

(Full scores not available)

Despite a 107-90 shots defeat at Grantham, Stamford's Over 60 side in the second. Division of the Lincs League hang on to second place behind Dunholme.

They picked up only four points from two winning rinks.

Results (Stamford names only):

Lincs Over 60 Second Division : Grantham 107 (14) Stamford 90 (2). W Kettle, T Freeman, R Harvey, K Vinter lost 12-28; M Dye, T Weaver, Mal Smith, A March won 33-12; T Christie, G Corby, M Owens, J Geary lost 7-21; B Tuplin, D Veasey, D Heffernan, D Henshaw lost 14-24; A Lonslow, R Graham, P Banks, A Horton won 24-21