Promoted sides find going tough in Furness Senior Bowling League

Division One of the competition, now sponsored by Deltawaite Ltd, saw all three teams who came up last year on the end of 9-1 defeats.

Division Two champions Ulverston Cons found the Lindal green difficult as they avoided a whitewash courtesy of Rae Postlethwaite’s win.

North Scale made the short journey to neighbouring King Alfred, where they suffered the same fate, with Jack Charnley being their sole points-scorer.

Barrow Island A, meanwhile, faced a difficult opener at Hawcoat Park, where Peter Minnis was their victor.

Another game which saw a 9-1 home win was Co-op SC's triumph over Walney Park, with Dave Dawes, 21-4, and newcomer Alan Fay, 21-9, among their winners. Walney’s point came from Stan Halesworth.

Last season’s champions West Shore also won 9-1 when hosting Roose. They had five single-figure winners, with Roose’s success coming from Graham Gedling.

Salthouse made a solid start, 7-3 against Askam. With the games tied at two-each, the Raglan Street side came through in the second half. Their leading win came from Tommy Benson, 21-7.

The closest game saw Dalton CC and West Mount share the games four each, with the aggregate going to the Cricket Club.

Division Two has seen the withdrawal of Ulverston Cons A due to a shortage of players.

The sides left in the competition claimed just one away triumph between them, with the remaining games all going to the hosts.

Co-op SC A were 8-3 winners at Walney Park A to be the exception, with single-figure successes for Roger Wood, 21-2, Don Barrow and George Ackred.

Askam A had a comfortable 8-2 victory against Salthouse A, with newcomer Barry Wearing enjoying a winning start.

Relegated Dalton CC A, having suffered a loss of status along with a number of players, struggled at West Mount A, losing 8-2.

Following the example of their A-team, West Mount B made it a club double with a 7-3 defeat of King Alfred A.

The remaining game saw Roose A beat visiting West Shore A 7-3, with single-figure wins for Derek Yates and Jack Crabtree. Pat Fogarty responded for West Shore.

RESULTS

DIVISION ONE

CO-OP SC 9 WALNEY PARK 1 (160-113)

D Dawes 21 M McKellar 4; D Irvine 21 D Millburn 19; P Garner 21 J McDougal 18; A Fay 21 I Fairclough 8; A Head 21 B Usher 10; K Judge 13 S Halesworth 21; D Watterson 21 A Walker 14; L Vickers 21 J Whittall 19.

SALTHOUSE 7 ASKAM 3 (144-136)

J Wardman 21 R Whatley 18; J Mason 21 D Buck 19; K Howarth 21 P Richards 15; T Benson 21 E Tyson 7; S Edmondson 13 C Wearing 21; P Millar 11 N Milburn 21; M Marshall 15 D Porter 21; J Weston 21 S Currie 14.

LINDAL 9 ULVERSTON CONS 1 (165-117)

B Andrews 21 J Whiteway 7; R Barclay 18 R Postlethwaite 21; D Bennett 21 S Barron 13; C Crellin 21 R Hutton 16; J Crompton 21 K Birkbeck 11; D Dickinson 21 A Player 16; D Mackenzie 21 A Fell 16; K Rooney 21 P Earley 17.

KING ALFRED 9 NORTH SCALE 1 (164-93)

S Atkinson 21 J Woodhouse 6; R Holmes 21 M Gwynne 3; JMcDonald 21 T Quayle 6; J Kolbe 17 J Charnley 21; J Hinde 21 G Walker 16; S Hogg 21 G Stevens 15; R Price 21 I Dalton 14; P Roberts 21 K Hurley 12.

WEST SHORE 9 ROOSE COMMUNITY 1 (166-83)

P McDonald 21 J Johnson 9; B Chelton 21 W Bowes 5; G Batte 21 T Fitzsimmons 14; K Murdoch 19 G Gedling 21; B Beard 21 R Rhodes 13; M Lavender 21 K Boyd 8; D Mellen 21 R Nicholson 8; C West 21 C Corkill 5.

HAWCOAT PARK 9 BARROW ISLAND A 1 (160-90)

W McLaughlin 13 P Minnis 21; P Cain 21 F McKechnie 7; R Parkinson 21 T Elliott 10; N Reilly 21 J Heads 16; J Curphey 21 M Jones 4; R Stewart 21 B Walker 12; W Heywood 21 K Wilson 14; E France 21 B Crawford 6.

DALTON CC 6 WEST MOUNT 4 (143-130)

E Wall 21 B Sharp 18; K Banks 17 J Cross 21; N Burns 21 S Benson 4; A Edwards 21 M Pritchard 11; D Grainger 6 K Baines 21; A Newsham 18 J Hawkrigg 21; D Smith 18 C Taylor 21; B Woodburn 21 B Morrow 13.

BARROW ISLAND 7 HAWCOAT PK A 3 (143-135)

H Dagger 21 D Hodgson 16; D Dent 21 R Twinname 20; D Heron 8 I France 21; J Hulston 21 J Tongue 14; D Leece 21 F Ratcliffe 8; T Marshall 21 R Woods 14; A Postlethwaite 15 M Bowyer 21; R Walmsley 15 A Artis 21.

DIVISION TWO

WEST MOUNT A 8 DALTON CC A 2 (142-108)

P Crosthwaite 21 P Garth 4; M Hodgson 21 F Bryers 15; K Quinn 21 A Haines 13; W Heaton 21 B Winder 12; N McKinnon 21 G May 18; J Turley 16 J Bridle 21; K Robinson 21 J Sharples 4; w/o G Langhorn 21.

ROOSE COMMUNITY 7 WEST SHORE A 3 (137-130)

N Whitehouse 17 M Burns 21; K Delves 21 R Clements 15; N Brindley 21 F Myerscough 15; G Rigg 12 J Shipley 21; D Yates 21 S Woods 9; B Taylor 21 E Western 18; A Turner 3 P Fogarty 21; J Crabtree 21 T McCall 9.

WALNEY PARK A 3 CO-OP SC A 8 (118-141)

W Dodding 21 K Stirzaker 8; J Wood 9 G Ackred 21; K Hackett 21 J Proudfoot 18; A McMurray 21 G Macgregor 10; P Cargan 8 D Barrow 21; N McMillan 2 R Wood 21; J Elliott 19 A Logan 21; P Gauntlett 17 B Gill 21.

ASKAM A 8 SALTHOUSE A 2 (155-110)

R Kitchin 21 R Carroll 11; F Murray 21 T Shankland 8; G Caine 17 E Salton 21; K Nicholson 21 R Parker 3; W Jinks 21 R Smith 19; R Proctor 21 R Parker 19; E Armstrong 12 D Carruthers 21; B Wearing 21 D Dryden 9.

WEST MOUNT B 7 KING ALFRED A 3 (147-139)

N Parker 18 F Holmes 21; S Thwaites 21 A Craig 14; D Vickers 21 C Callister 14; S Fleet 21 D Taylor 14; R Kendall 21 E Backhouse 18; M Boulton 21 J Baines 10; R Ward 11 G Pritchard 21; R Park (L) 13 A George 21.