Indoor bowling: Dumbarton gents lose out to West Of Scotland IBC

Mar 13 2009 by Andy Galloway, Lennox Herald (main ed)

LAST Saturday, Dumbarton’s gents team were engaged in a Scottish Cup tie against West of Scotland IBC at Ardrossan IBC.

There was little to choose between the teams in the first half of the game, with the Dumbarton team just a few shots ahead.

But in the second half of the game, the West of Scotland team lifted their game and opened up a healthy lead which they never relinquished, running out comfortable winners by 88-66.

Individual rink scores: Keith Tait lost 26-13; Brian Neeson won 22-18; Graeme Sloan lost 23-15; Kenny Paton lost 21-16.

LAST Sunday saw the semi final stages of the various Glasgow and District Indoor BA Knockout gents competitions being played. Results were:

Gents Singles: Dumbarton (Brian Neeson) 21, West of Scotland 15; Allander 21, Clydebank 14.

Junior Under-25 Singles: Blantyre 21, Whiteinch 15; Cumbernauld 21, West of Scotland 9.

Junior Under-16 Singles: Allander 7, Dumbarton (Richard O’Malley) 21; Cumbernauld 21 Whiteinch 17.

Pairs: Blantyre 27, Coatbridge 1; Allander 15, Dumbarton (John McCarry and John Gillies) 17.

Triples: Coatbridge 17, Clydebank 19; Whiteinch 10, Cumbernauld 17.

Fours: West of Scotland 8, Whiteinch 22; Coatbridge 16, Dumbarton (Robert Sloan, Garry Brown, Graeme Sloan and Kenny Paton) 23.

The winners of the above ties now go forward to the Championship Finals which will be held at Whiteinch IBC on Sunday, April 5, at 10am and 2pm.

Next Saturday the club returns to Glasgow and District league business when all the club's teams will be in action against Cumbernauld IBC.

GETTING out of the winter rut, 41 bowlers from a variety of clubs banded together on Wednesday, February 18, and headed off to Paphos in Cyprus for a two-week adventure.

This holiday took in the seventh European Team Bowls Championship, in which Scotland were represented by Lynn Stein, Michelle Couper, Colin Peacock and Jim Gilruth.

The format of the competition was ladies and gents singles and mixed pairs. After six days of highly competitive bowling, Scotland came out on top after a nail-biting climax involving themselves and England, with Scotland winning the competition by a mere two points.

During the stay, a number of games of bowls were played against the local Phaethon Beach Bowling Club and Aliathon bowling club, when old friendships were renewed and new friendships made.