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The Stamford quartet of Tony Barwell, John Holroyd, Tony Scarr and Trevor Collins have reached the English Indoor Bowling Association national finals of the Over 60 Fours.
They will represent the club after beating an established Lincoln &District IBC four including Nick Orrey, Danny Brown and skipped by George Draper on the neutral Sleaford carpet.
Stamford held the edge in the early stages of their match on Tuesday morning but a loose 5-count on the 13th end put them 12-13 behind. However, they hit back immediately with four shots, only to enter the last of the 18 ends at 17 shots apiece.
Lincoln held two until Collins shuffled the head with a heavy bowl, leaving the jack nestled next to Barwell’s yellow bowl. And when Draper failed to recover the shot, it left Stamford 18-17 winners with Collins not needing to deliver his last bowl.
In the last 16 in April, they will play either Domingo’s (Redhill) or Hounslow.
From the left: Tony Scarr, John Holroyd, Trevor Collins and Tony Barwell.
And in another nail-biting finish at Sleaford, Stamford’s senior team extended their lead at the top of the Lincs League (South) but will face a tough challenge when on Monday (10.30 am) they host title rivals Boston A, who will still have two games in hand.
A 13-point haul at Sleaford from a 73-68 shots win, took Stamford to 102 points - 21 clear of Boston A who must also travel to Spalding on Thursday.
It was a tense battle on Sleaford’s blue carpet, which could have gone either way. But with three narrow rink wins - and a draw for captain Kevin Vinter’s quartet - near maximum points should set them up nicely for Boston’s visit.
Elsewhere, Derek King’s rink held on for a 17-16 win despite conceding five shots over the last two ends, with Jeff Pitt’s four fighting back to claim victory after trailing 7-13 at halfway.
Trevor Collins’ four took the rink honours 23-20 despite leading 19-9 at one stage.
Lincs Over 60s League (South): Sleaford 68 (1) Stamford 73 (13). Stamford names only. D Heffernan, A Hynes, M Hewitt, D King won 17-16; J Bourne, P Shaw, P Burt, K Vinter drew 18-18; T Scarr, D Henshaw, P Smith, T Collins won 23-20; T Barwell, D Bruce, D Oakey, J Pitt won 15-14.
The Stamford Over 60s team to play Boston A on Monday is: J Bourne, D King, M Linnell, R Martin; T Scarr, P Smith, B Warters, T Collins; D Heffernan, P Burt, M Hewitt, K Vinter; T Barwell, TBC, D Oakey, J Pitt.
Jack & Bowl Roadshow
Jack & Bowl Roadshow
Former world-ranked bowler Mark Royal brings his ‘Jack & Bowl’ Roadshow to Stamford IBC on Thursday (Feb 27) from 11am- 7pm. As well the latest bowls and shoes, he will have on sale shirts, shorts, trousers and weather proof gear, with access to one of the rinks during the day for potential customers to try out the latest bowls.
SUMMER NATIONAL INDOOR COMPETITIONS
SUMMER NATIONAL INDOOR COMPETITIONS
Entries are now open for the EIBA's 2025 Summer National Competitions at £5.00 per player. The EIBA will be staging 4 individual competitions - Men's and Women's Singles, Open Pairs and Open Triples, along with the Fantastic Fives inter-club competition.
All entries for the individual competitions are being taken via the Competitions Portal https://eibacomps.co.uk/season/12/1 to access the Summer 2025 entries page.
The closing date for entries is Friday 25th April 2025
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