Colgrain and Helensburgh bowling clubs hold singles competition

May 22 2009 by Andy Galloway, Lennox Herald (main ed)

THE Scottish Women's Bowling Association singles competition started last Friday at Colgrain and Helensburgh bowling clubs.

Results were:

First round: Brock scr, Colgrain w/o; Barreman w/o, Oban (2) scr; Cath Docherty (Clydebank 2) 21, Helen McLean (Oban 1) 16; Sheena MacDonald (Cardross) 7, Annette Christie (Helensburgh) 21; Jean Graham (Clydebank 1) 15, May MacEwan (Radnor Park 1) 21; Ann Smith (Eastfield 1) 7, Bunty Wilson (Dumbarton) 21; Vale of Leven scr, Cove and Kilcreggan w/o.

Margaret Coleman (Townend) 20, Shirley Bannatyne (Campbeltown) 21; Beatrice Carmichael (Townend 2) 20, Ann Jardine (Renton) 21; Veronica Butler Hoskins (Barreman) 5, Dorothy Heron (Eastfield) 21.

Second round: Helensburgh 21, Clydebank (2) 8; Radnor Park (1) 21, Dumbarton 14; Liz Caldwell (Colgrain) 21, Margaret Docherty (Barreman 1) 19; Cove and Kilcreggan 4, Campbeltown 2; Betty Donaghy (Radnor Park 2) 21, Mary Boyle (Buchanan Arms) 4; Renton 18, Eastfield (2) 21; Marie O’Neill (Argyle) 18, Ruby Smith (Dalmuir) 21; Garelochhead scr, Campbeltown w/o.

The next round will be held at Eastfield BC on Friday, May 29, at 10am.

The previous Monday, two other national tourneys started. Results were:

Four-bowl pairs: Buchanan Arms 14, Garelochhead 20; Renton 17, Argyle 14; Radnor Park 17, Dumbarton 10; Dalmuir 13, Cove and Kilcreggan 23; Tarbet 23, Rhu 11.

Triples: Cardross 20, Barreman 7; Vale of Leven 37, Dalmuir 6; Radnor Park 18, Dumbarton 17; Clydebank 20, Argyle 8; Garelochhead 3, Oban 24; Tarbet 25, Helensburgh 6.

The county competitions got started last week as follows:

Champion of Champions: Old Kilpatrick 21, Dumbuck 12; Renton 21, Dumbarton 13; Vale of Leven 21, Townend 3; Eastfield 21, Argyle 17.

Singles: Old Kilpatrick 21, Dumbarton 9; Eastfield 21, Vale of Leven 4; Renton 10, Townend 21; Argyle 21, Brock 19.

Four-bowl pairs: Old Kilpatrick 12, Renton 20; Townend 10, Vale of Leven 22; Dumbarton 22, Dumbuck 6; Argyle 19, Eastfield 11.

Triples: Old Kilpatrick 16, Vale of Leven 5; Renton 12, Townend 9; Eastfield scr, Dumbarton w/o; Argyle 18, Dumbuck 7.

Meanwhile, in the Andrew Hamilton Trophy, the postponed game between Dumbartonshire West and Glasgow was played last Monday evening at Yarrow BC, where the West side ran out comfortable winners, 97-67.

Individual rink scores, Dumbartonshire West skips first: Norman Anderson 28, C MacLeod 6; Stewart A Banks 8, P Murray 15; Brian Neeson 17, G Darcy 7; John Hardie 13, R Taylor 7; Keith Tait 17, D Smith 19; Kenny Paton 14, J Lyness 13.

On Saturday, they travelled to Clackmannan BC for their second game, and once again the weather played an important part in the match which was curtailed to 17 ends due to a heavy downpour at the start of the game.

Unfortunately, the home team held the advantage throughout the game and won by 90-80. Individual rink scores, Dumbartonshire skips first:

Norman Anderson 4, G Craig 20; Stewart A Banks 14, A Morrison 18; Allan MacLeod 18, I Ingles 11; John Hardie 19, B Ramage 11; Keith Tait 14, W Milne 10; Kenny Paton 11, S Dalrymple 20.

Next week, West have their first home game, against Argyll and Bute at Eastfield BC.

Dumbartonshire East’s postponed match against Lanarkshire South was played last Wednesday evening, with the venue again being Clydebank BC.

There was little in it at the start, but Lanarkshire pulled away to win comfortably 102-79.

Individual rink scores, Dumbartonshire East skips first: George McCartney 12, A McIntyre 17; Willie Sommerville 16, G Meikle 13; Jim Wilson 7, J McCann 17; Tom McCartney 17, J Simpson 13; Graham Tait 9, I Campbell 25; Gordon Stalker 18, S Forrest 17.

The East team played host to Stewartry at Lenzie BC last Saturday, hoping to reverse their fortunes from the first game.

In the end it was a close call, with Dumbarton winning narrowly 124-120.

Individual rink scores, Dumbarton East skips first: Tom McCartney 20, S Concher 15; Gordon Stalker 23, W McClune 20; Willie Sommerville 31, A Herrier 19; George McCartney 19, M McClymont 20; Graham Tait 16, S McCubbin 25; Jim Wilson 15, K Shuttleworth 21.

This Saturday the East team travels to Stranraer BC to play Wigtownshire.

DUMBARTONSHIRE played their second under-25 game against Stirlingshire last Sunday at Westermains BC.

Unfortunately it was an unsuccessful trip, with Stirlingshire winning 130-112.

Individual rink scores, Dumbartonshire skips first: Drew Cunningham 24, CRoss 22; Stephen Dow 13, G Malcolmson 24; David Millar 29, R McLeod 14; Andy McFarlane 11, D McEwan 26; Scott Cunningham 28, C Ritchie 15; Kevin Anderson 7, D Couper 29.

Next Sunday Dumbartonshire play Glasgow BA Under 25s at St Vincent BC in Glasgow.

Rock BC played host to the Kindred Clubs last Saturday as part of their 125th anniversary celebrations.

Clubs in attendance were Argyle, Renton, Townend, Dumbarton, Brock, Dumbuck, and Dixon. The Kindred Clubs beat the Rock 125-108.

EASTFIELD BC played host to Thornton BC last Sunday in a national inter-county top ten preliminary round tie.

The game turned out to be very exciting and hard fought with the tie not decided until the last few ends.

At the end of the game Eastfield were successful in the pairs and the triples, while Thornton BC were successful in the pairs and the fours which meant that the tie was decided on shots.

Eastfield scored 70 to their opponents‘ 63 and now go forward to the first round where they will have a home fixture against Lockerbie BC, representing Dumfrieshire BA.

Full result (Eastfield first):

Singles: Donald Beck 4, Steven West 21.

Pairs: Scott Hardie and Tom Gourlay 27, John Gibson and Kenny Balfour 20.

Triples: Robert Bell, John Eadie and John Hardie 25, Ian Morrison, Tom MacKie and David Jamieson 3.

Fours: Alan Grey, John Dorran, Jim Gourlay and Alistair Greer 14, Alan Fleming, Kevin Fleming, Alan Morris and James Forbes 19.