Over 60s Double rink earn a date with Scunthorpe

Post date: Nov 28, 2013 9:39:55 AM

Stamford bowlers have reached the third round of the English Inter-Club Over 60s championship thanks to a 14-shot defeat of Grantham and now face Scunthorpe for a place in the Area final.

In the early stages Stamford's away rink skipped by Peter Edwards took time to settle and were down 0-10 after five ends, while Martyn Dolby's home rink were being held at bay.

However, Edwards quartet fought back with 11 shots in six ends and finally only lost by two while the home four stepped up the pace and scores of 7 and 5 in the closing ends settled the overall score.

Result (Stamford names only)

Over 60s Double rink: Stamford 48, Grantham 34. home: D Hudson, D King, B Warters, M Dolby won 30-14; A Romaine, M Ramsden, K Rippin, P Edwards lost 18-20.

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Bob Warters and Martyn Dolby face a 'derby' clash with hom rivals Dave Hudson and Derek King in the National Over 60s pairs after a nail-biting defeat of Boston's Barry Wilson and Mick Tomlin.

The pair weathered an early onslaught to take a deserved 19-14 lead after 19 ends and held six shots to put the result beyond doubt until Tomlin clipped the jack into the ditch for a four count.

However, Dolby held his nerve on the next end to draw the shot to secure and 20-18 win.

A battling fight back by Hudson, King and Richard Allam almost pulled off a shock win against Martin Pullen's Over 50 Triple from Grantham. After trailing by more than a dozen shots early on they scrambled to a narrow lead, only to let it slip 18-21. Pullen - a former English indoor singles winner - now faces Stamford's Peter Cox, Alan Romaine and Keith Rippin for a place in the area final.

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Entries are shortly to close for the Christmas Mick Owens Open Tournament on Friday, December 27 - when teams of four play four sessions of eight ends during the day.

Entry is £16 per team. A one-course meal can be booked separately. Contact Carol Warters 01780 721411 for an entry form.