Post date: Feb 18, 2017 5:52:58 PM
The Stamford (left) and Barwell players, together with the umpire, who took part in the Masons Trophy away leg
At Barwell, Stamford got off to a shocking start, desperately trying to adjust to a slower carpet and it was eight ends before they picked up their first shot, by which time Barwell had raced ahead with 16 of their own.
However, showing great determination - front ends June Brennan and Carol Warters got to grips with a shortened jack with Shirley Suffling finding her touch and skip Christine Ford making some key saves and conversions - the quartet added eight without reply.
The 9-16 away scoreline at 15 ends gave the Stamford home players - Christine Barnes, Flick Rogers, Glenys Edwards and Joan Robinson - a boost and they responded with nine shots of their own without reply from an initial 1-12 deficit and snatched a 16-15 lead at 15 ends.
Meanwhile the away players picked up a five, a one and a three (on the last end) to leave the match balanced on a knife edge at 33-apiece with still three ends to be played at Stamford.
Sadly the team, who have had a great campaign, with victories over March, Peterborough and Long Sutton, didn't quite get over the line. BW