Dumbartonshire West bowlers look for much-needed win

May 29 2009 by Andy Galloway, Lennox Herald (main ed)

AFTER last week’s disappointing result against Clamannanshire and Kinross in the Andrew Hamilton Trophy, the Dumbartonshire West team was looking for a much-needed victory against Argyll and Bute at Eastfield BC.

After a bright start the home team eventually fell behind and never really recovered and went down by 116 shots to 96.

Individual rink scores (Dumbarton skips first): Norman Anderson 21, G Annan 10; Stewart A Banks 9, A Scott 19; Alan MacLeod 20, G McLachlan 18; John Hardie 12, S Scott 18; Keith Tait 14, C Bence 22; Kenny Paton 20, D Beattie 29.

However, despite that defeat, the West team and officials did have something to celebrate.

Prior to the start of last Saturday's game, Keith Tait was welcomed on to the green by both teams in celebration of his 100th appearance for the Dumbartonshire West county team.

In the clubhouse after the game, tributes were paid to Keith's achievements by DBA vice president Stewart Shields, who then presented Keith with a clock and a ‘One Hundred Cap’ medal, along with a congratulations card signed by his fellow players and the directors of the association.

Next week the West team travels the short distance across the water to Bishopton BC where they will play Renfrewshire West.

THE first round of the DBA county championship was played last Saturday. Results were:

Singles: Dumbarton 21, Old Kilpatrick 10; Rock 21, Vale of Leven 18; Dumbuck 13, Argyle 21; Eastfield 21, Brock 12.

Junior Singles: Brock 21, Vale of Leven 11; Eastfield 21, Rock 12; Renton w/o, Old Kipatrick scr; Dumbarton 21, Argyle 9.

Pairs: Rock 18, Argyle 6; Vale of Leven 20, Renton 11; Old Kilpatrick 14, Brock 15; Townend 18, Dumbarton 19.

Triples: Dumbuck 19, Renton 7; Argyle 20, Old Kilpatrick 12; Brock 10, Eastfield 14; Rock w/o, Dumbarton scr.

Fours: Renton 13, Eastfield 16; Old Kilpatrick 11, Rock 19; Townend 16, Brock 17; Dumbarton 12, Vale of Leven 14.

Senior Fours: Rock 10, Eastfield 12 (after extra end); Brock 9, Old Kilpatrick 19; Dumbarton 20, Vale of Leven 5; Renton 12, Dumbuck 11.

THE District Two final of the under-45s Trophy was played last Sunday at Vale of Leven BC where the result was Argyle 8, Rock 24.

Rock will now meet the winners of District One at Helensburgh BC on Wednesday, June 3, starting at 6.45pm.

LATEST results in the Ladies County Championships are:

Champion of Champions: Eastfield 17, Vale of Leven 21; Renton 21, Old Kilpatrick 13. Singles: Old Kilpatrick 11, Eastfield 21; Townend w/o.

Two-bowl Pairs: Townend 9, Vale of Leven 26. Pairs: Argyle 7, Renton 16; Vale of Leven 7, Dumbarton 20.

Triples: Old Kilpatrick 12, Renton 17; Dumbarton 15, Argyle 10.

Fours: Dumbarton 19, Townend 17 (after an extra end); Eastfield 12, Vale of Leven 22.

DUMBARTONSHIRE met Glasgow in the under-25s inter-county league at St Vincent BC last Sunday with Dumbartonshire looking for their first win in this competition.

After an excellent afternoon’s bowling the result was: Dumbartonshire 129, Glasgow 101.

Dumbartonshire BA’s last game in the section takes place next Sunday at the Rock BC against Renfrewshire.

Inter County Top Ten Competition

EASTFIELD met Lockerbie on their own green last Sunday. After their fine victory the previous week against Thornton BC in Fife, the local team looked forward with confidence to proceed further in the competition.

The full result was (Eastfield scores first):

Singles: Donald Beck 18, N Shearer 21; Pairs: Scott Hardie and Tom Gourlay 11, A Lauder and R Graham 21. Triples: Robert Bell, John Eadie and John Hardie 10, G Roberts, J Lauder and W Linton 13.

Fours: John Ewing, Brian Barnes, Stewart Eadie and Alistair W Rae 18, T Linton, D White, A Coltart and R Thomson 8.

WEST of Scotland Women’s Association held their latest round of competitions with the following results:

Singles: Townend 21, Old Kilpatrick 20; Brock 21, Helensburgh 20; Dumbuck 21, Colgrain 20; Dumbarton w/o, Vale of Leven scr.

Pairs: Oban 9, Dumbarton 25; Ardrishaig 27, Old Kilpatrick 10; Cardross 17, Helensburgh 12; Rhu 18, Garelochhead 12; Townend 18, Vale of Leven 10; Brock 16, Tarbet 15; Dumbuck 12, Radnor Park 15; Eastfield 20, Colgrain 11.

Triples: Ardrishaig 17, Old Kilpatrick 8; Radnor Park 10, Eastfield 17; Helensburgh 25, Colgrain 5; Fours: Eastfield 10, Oban 30.

THE SWBA National Championships for under-25swas held last Saturday. This competition takes the form of set play, two sets of nine ends with a tie break of three ends. First round results:

Stacey Lungley, Gourock Park 2-0 Claire McIndoe, Helensburgh (10-5, 9-6); Ainsley Clark, Clydebank w/o; Emma McIntyre, Dumbarton 0-2 Sharon McCallum, Brock (5-7, 2-12); Michelle Keenan, Dumbarton w/o; Claire Miller, Wellington Park w/o; Anna Connolly, Dumbarton 1-2 Louise Watt, Gourock Park (10-2, 2-10, 1-2); Rebecca Skea, Garelochhead w/o

Second round

Stacey Lungley w/o; Ainsley Clark, Clydebank 0-2 Sharon McCallum, Brock (3-9, 6-10) Michelle Keenan, Dumbarton 2-0 Claire Miller, Wellington Park (13-1, 13-3).

Louise Watt, Gourock Park 2-1 Rebecca Skea, Garelochhead (12-1, 5-10, 2-1)