Men's A team secure 12 points against Louth in first league match

Post date: Oct 7, 2013 10:05:35 AM

With a 104-88 defeat of Louth A, Stamford Indoor Bowls Club's men's A team kicked off their Lincolnshire League Division One season on a positive note on Sunday, writes Bob Warters.

But they were disappointed to drop six points at home and were grateful to the rinks skipped by Peter Edwards and Martin Bailey to steer them to an overall 12-6 points win.

On a fast-running carpet compared to what they have been used to in the past and against a settled team from the north of the county, a new-look Stamford found themselves adrift by 20 shots early on as rinks skipped by Adam Warrington and Keith Rippin struggled to make an impact.

However, each pulled back vital shots as the match progressed while the two winning rinks, thanks to some impressive front end play to set up scoring opportunities, retained a stranglehold on the overall result.

On Saturday 12 Oct, Stamford B visit Boston and the following day a Stamford team of 11 entertain Boston in the English Top Club event, playing men's and women's singles and mixed pairs, triples and fours.

Results (Stamford names only)

Lincs League Division One: Stamford A 104 (12pts), Louth A 88 (6). D Hudson, J Holroyd, B Warters. P Edwards won 33-10; A Romaine, W Morris, D King, M Bailey won 23-7; J Bailey, T Harris, J Earl, P Bailey lost 16-19; S Harris, B Plowman, R Montgomery, A Warrington lost 13-30; R Allam, M Ramsden, C Watson, K Rippin lost 19-22.

Stamford's Over 60s team made the long, early morning journey to Skegness to score a comprehensive 21-shot defeat of the seasiders in the Lincolnshire Second Division.

Their 108-88 triumph, in which they claimed 16 of the 18 points available, included a 13-shot win by Ray Harvey's rink on unfamiliar territory.

Results (Stamford names only)

Lincs Over 60s League Division Two: Skegness 88 (2pts), Stamford 109 (16). N Kettle, R Graham, P Banks, A Horton won 24-23; W Kettle, G Corby, T Freeman, R Harvey won 22-9; T Barwell, T Mackie, A Romaine, J Geary won 18-11; A Chapman, D Veasey, D Jackson, D Hudson won 22-18; D Howarth, D Ingham, T Weaver, R Martin lost 23-17.

Pictured above are competition prize winners.

Stamford bowlers have fared less well in early-season English national competitions with home defeats including those for Tony Barwell and John Pearson in men's singles and Stephen Harris in the Under 25 singles by Boston rival Jonathan West.

Chris Ballard and Pam Barton also went out in the mixed pairs against Sleaford but with Derek Veasey and Chrissy Baker joining them in the mixed fours, put up stout resistance against a quality Boston rink before losing 25-17.

Stamford and District Bowls Outdoor League's annual meeting has been re-arranged. It will now take place at Burghley Golf Club on Thursday, November 14 (7pm).