LEADERS Hawcoat Park were pushed all the way by Barrow Island in the Furness Senior Citizens Bowling League.

On a day when many games were cancelled after rain swept across the area and left greens unplayable, the Old Barrow side claimed five games against the Division One table-toppers.

But that was not enough to avoid a 6-5 defeat as the Park picked up the aggregate points to scrape home.

Among the Island’s winners were Bill Burgess, Terry Marshall and John Hulston, with Bill McLaughlin and Paul Cain responding for Hawcoat.

West Shore had a comfortable 9-2 victory at Salthouse, for whom Joe Wardman, 21-9, and Peter Millar were successful. Peter McDonald, 21-7, Nick Reilly and Brian Beard were at the head of matters for West Shore.

West Mount secured a good 7-4 win at Walney Park. Having shared the games four each, the aggregate points separated the teams at the end of the match.

Barrow Island A gave a good account of themselves at Hawcoat Park A eventually going down 6-4.

Dalton CC made their league position count when winning 8-3 at bottom side North Scale.

King Alfred had a tough day all round at Kirkby. Having arrived a man short, they had only Peter Roberts’ win to show for their efforts as they were comfortably beaten 9-1 by the village side.

With Glaxo’s game falling to the weather, Dalton CC A took advantage with a 9-1 defeat of Co-op SC B to move top of Division Two by six points, having played a game more.

Another side to win 9-1 were King Alfred A, as they proved too strong for Salthouse A on Walney.

Ulverston Cons had a fruitful trip to Hawcoat Park A, coming away 9-2 winners.

Another side to triumph away from home were Roose Cons A, who were 8-3 victors at West Mount A, with Trevor White’s 21-4 success the pick of the displays.

RESULTS

DIVISION ONE

SALTHOUSE 2 WEST SHORE 9 (118-149)

J Wardman 21 C West 9, K Howarth 11 N Reilly 21, P Millar 21 D Mellen 14, M Marshall 7 P McDonald 21, I Newby 11 M Lavender 21, R Burley 14 D Day 21, J Weston 15 B Beard 21, R Carroll 18 G Batte 21.

NORTH SCALE 3 DALTON CC 8 (124-152)

J Simpson 15 R Wearing 21, G Walker 21 B Woodburn 14, T Gauntlett 12 E Wall 21, G Stevens 21 R West 17, J Charnley 10 K Judge 21, M Gwynne 21 C Wearing 16, I Dalton 14 D Buck 21, M Banks 10 A Crighton 21.

BARROW ISLAND 5 HAWCOAT PARK 6 (142-153)

R Price 10 W McLaughlin 21, W Burgess 21 E France 18, R Walmsley 16 P Cain 21. J Hulston 21 W Heywood 18, A Postlethwaite 11 R Stewart 21, J Adams 21 R Eunson 20, T Marshall 21 A Kneale 15.

WALNEY PARK 4 WEST MOUNT 7 (155-161)

J McDougal 17 K Baines 21, S Halesworth 19 K Robinson 21, I Fairclough 21 C Taylor 20, B Usher 21 W Millard 19, J Whittall 20 B Sharp 21, D Millburn 21 S Hocknell 18, M McKellar 15 M Hodgson 21, T Ducie 21 M Pritchard 20.

HAWCOAT PARK A 6 BARROW ISLAND A 4 (148-128)

F Corkill 21 P Minnis 14, J Curphey 17 F McKechnie 21, J Bawden 21 K Slowey 9, A Fay 19 T Elliott 21, R Woods 21 J Heads 4, A Artis 21 K Wilson 17, D Hodgson 13 B Walker 21, F Ratcliffe 15 B Crawford 21.

KIRKBY 9 KING ALFRED 1 (162-99)

D Turnough 21 J Hinde 8, A Waring 21 R Holmes 12, P Lee 21 S Atkinson 13, D Tray 21 J Kolbe 14, L Stephens 21 S Hogg 16, R Woodend 21 K Walton 13, J Leigh 15 P Roberts 21, G Dickinson w/o.

DIVISION TWO

DALTON CC A 9 CO-OP SC B 1 (167-110)

B Winder 21 R Wood 12, D Smith 21 G McDonald 11, G May 21 J Proudfoot 10, A Newsham 21 T Weir 6, N Burns 21 J Fielding 20, G Langhorn 21 M Yardley 13, R Proctor 21 J Huitson 17, D Grainger 20 D Barrow 21.

KING ALFRED A 9 SALTHOUSE A 1 (167-119 )

W Brown 21 S Patton 18, F Holmes 21 B Rawlings 19, J Cannings 20 D Carruthers 21, C Callister 21 R Carlisle 16, J Baines 21 J Parker 13, D Taylor 21 T Hardman 17, C Turnbull 21 T Shankland 6, A Foster 21 T Walker 9.

HAWCOAT PARK B 2 ULVERSTON CONS 9 (161-155)

T Fereday 7 E Benson 21, D Lee 20 K Birkbeck 21, J Hartley 21 K Salmon 12, R Williams 17 L Tallon 21, G Skyrme 21 R Rogers 19, A McNicol 9 R Smith 21, M Muldoon 12 P Earley 21, M Moore 20 E Shaw 21.

WEST MOUNT A 3 ROOSE CONS A 8 (137-151)

P Crosthwaite 19 R Nicholson 21, J Cross 21 J Crabtree 18, N McKinnon 21 G Rigg 14, K Quinn 16 K Delves 21, J Turley 16 B Taylor 21, H Poole 4 T White 21, D Vickers 21 A Turner 14, L Ireland 19 M Irving 21.