Stamford B edge out Boston in last gasp rally

Post date: Nov 20, 2017 9:51:54 PM

A LATE rally of shots enabled Stamford B to secure their second win in three matches in the Lincs Second Division - beating Boston B 95-83 to claim 12 valuable points.

With just a handful of ends to go Boston looked in the driving seat but two winning Stamford rinks -skipped by Trevor Christie and Richard Martin - picked up vital shots at the death to swing the match in their favour.

And despite dropping points Pete Linnell's four also grabbed six crucial shots in the last four ends.

In their next match, Stamford B entertain Horncastle on Saturday while the A team travel to Spalding.

Results (Stamford names only):

Lincs Men's League Division Two. Stamford B 95 (12 pts) Boston B 83 (6). D Howarth, D Veasey, P Banks, Richard Martin won 27-11; D Edwards, T Mackie, R Graham, D King lost 15-17; T Barwell, K Rippin, M Hebden, T Christie won 25-19; D Middleton, J Hebden, M Hewitt, P Linnell lost 15-22; T Harris, C Ballard, D Heffernan, M Owens lost 13-14.

Malcolm Cullingworth and Derek King progressed to the next round of the Over 60s pairs with a 25-10 home defeat of Bill Hodge and Graham Wright (Spalding).

However, no such good fortune for Stephen Harris combining with the Holroyd family - John, Moira and Helen - in the mixed fours and beaten by 18-15 by Laura Finbow, Gloria Haney, Ben Wilson and Jordan Philpott from Spalding.

Stamford bowlers will meet in the next round of the men's pairs after Mick Humphreys and John Holroyd beat Tony Barwell and Peter Cox 17-11 to set up a clash with Chris Ballard and Wayne Aspinall. Elsewhere in the competition in an all-Stamford encounter club newcomers Paul Dalliday and Neil Wright accounted for David Heffernan and Andy Speechley 24-9. They meet Spalding's Kevin Ekins at home in the next round.

The Stamford women's side to meet Grantham in the Over 60s Masons Double rink on Friday December 8 is : home - June Brennan, Jan Want, Shirley Suffling, Christine Ford; away - Elizabeth Wallace, Margaret Andrews, Denise Mackie, Glenys Edwards.

Lincolnshire's Senior Liberty team - featuring eight Stamford IBC players - strolled into the next round of the Over 60s Knock-out with a crushing defeat of Nottinghamshire.

Using the Stamford club for their home base - three rinks also competed simultaneously at Erewash - Lincs ran out comfortable winners by 78 shots overall and look forward to the next round against Yorkshire who beat Durham 125-121.

Indeed such was Lincs dominance that Notts players shook hands with still three of the 21 ends still to play.

While at Erewash, Lincoln skips George Roper and Mick Thompson won respectively 17-15 and 30-9, Brian Hawes (Skegness) surged to a 25-10 win against Notts' Dave Adams.

At Stamford Les Feary's Boston rink were outstanding in conceding only eight shots while Roger Martin steered his rink to a 19-shot win. For Martyn Dolby's quartet a frustrating afternoon, despite a six count on the 16th end.

Result (Lincs names only):

Over 60s Inter-County Knock-Out: Lincs 147 Notts 69. (At Stamford) - D Hudson, D Want, P Edwards, M Dolby lost 16-19; B Wilson, R Flowers, P Flatters, L Feary won 32-8; B Warters, M Cullingworth, T Scarr, Roger Martin won 27-8;( at Erewash) J Mountain, B Hedges, M Elding, B Hawes won 25-10; N East G Wood, M Smith, G Roper won 17-15; B Reeson, R White, J Withers, M Thompson won 30-9.

With a comprehensive 55-shot defeat of local rivals Sleaford, Stamford women's soared up the county league table - claiming all 16 of the points available.

The rink of Elizabeth Wallace, Maggie Holden, Margaret Bloxham and Joan Robinson claimed the individual honours with a 33-7 victory with Peggy Birch's quartet overturning an 11-13 deficit to claw back 12 shots in the last seven ends to help secure maximum points.

Results (Stamford names only):

Trudy Bates Women's League: Stamford 128 (16 pts) Sleaford 73 (0). T Handley, M Andrews, P Dixon, G Edwards won 22-19; E Wallace, M Holden, M Bloxham, J Robinson won 33-7; R Roberts, P Jones, C Warters, P Birch won 23-19; J Want, S Henshaw, S Suffling, C Ford won 21-14; J Dye, A Preston- Bambridge, D Mackie, R March won 29-14.