ASKAM lost their 100 per cent record in the Furness Senior Citizens Bowling League Division One in comprehensive style.

The Villagers went down 9-1 to Walney Park and, but for Norman Milburn’s sole win, would have suffered a whitewash.

Walney’s Brian Usher and Ian Fairclough had single-figure wins.

Askam’s loss meant Dalton CC claimed sole occupancy of top spot, with a four-point lead from Walney Park.

Dalton beat West Mount 9-2, with Keith Banks’ win seeing him claim the mantle of merit leader from team-mate Richard Wearing, who suffered his first loss at the hands of Kenny Baines.

Dalton A took five of eight games at home to Lindal, but came up short on the aggregate, losing the match 6-5. Eddie Steel and Ray Proctor were Dalton’s best, with Lindal’s John Crompton triumphing to single figures.

Expected high-fliers West Shore slipped to a surprising 6-4 defeat at Co-op SC, who had previously struggled to find form. Co-op were well led by Ian Hall’s single-figure win, with support from the two Daves, Irvine and Watterson. West Shore responded through Martin Lavender and Nick Reilly. Kirkby are finding life on the road tough as they came away from Barrow Island narrowly avoiding a shut-out, thanks to Les Stephens.

The Old Barrow side had three single-figure winners in John Hulston, Roley Price and Terry Marshall.

Following a shaky start, champions Hawcoat Park appear to have settled to the task with a 9-1 defeat of Salthouse. Alan Fay and Bob Stewart were prominent.

King Alfred were 7-3 victors against Hawcoat Park A.

RESULTS

DIVISION ONE

CO-OP SC 6 WEST SHORE 4 (143-134)

D Irvine 21 D Mellen 14; R Orrell 12 M Lavender 21; P Garner 21 K Murdoch 15; D Watterson 21 C West 15; A Thompson 13 N Reilly 21; A Head 15 P McDonald 21; I Hall 21 D Day 4; G Macgregor 19 B Chelton 21.

WALNEY PARK 9 ASKAM 1 (161-110)

M McKellar 21 E Tyson 16; S Halesworth 21 R Whatley 13; D Millburn 14 N Milburn 21; T Ducie 21 S Currie 13; J Whittall 21 D Porter 17; I Fairclough 21 P Richards 6; A Walker 21 R Kitchin 18; B Usher 21 J Delaney 6.

DALTON CC A 5 LINDAL 6 (142-148)

D Smith 21 C Crellin 17; G Langhorn 19 B Andrews 21; N Burns 21 D Bennett 19; G May 10 E Andrews 21; B Winder 21 R Barclay 18; A Newsham 8 J Crompton 21; R Proctor 21 D Mackenzie 14; E Steel 21 D Hinchley 17.

WEST MOUNT 2 DALTON CC 9 (128-162)

K Baines 21 R Wearing 16; W Millard 11 K Banks 21; S Hocknell 11 R West 21; C Taylor 14 E Wall 21; K Robinson 19 K Judge 21; J Hawkrigg 21 D Buck 20; M Pritchard 15 A Crichton 21; B Sharp 16 D Little 21.

KING ALFRED 7 HAWCOAT PARK A 3 (142-110)

J Kolbe 14 J Curphey 21; J McDonald 5 A Artis 21; W Brown 21 R Williams 13; S Atkinson 21 F Ratcliffe 9; P Roberts 18 J Tongue 21; R Holmes 21 R Woods 5; J Hinde 21 T Fereday 3; S Hogg 21 J Hartley 17.

BARROW ISLAND 9 KIRKBY 1 (164-85)

R Price 21 D Tray 7; D Leech 21 D Marshall 11; W Burgess 17 L Stephens 21; R Walmsley 21 G Dickinson 12; H Dagger 21 I Broome 11; J Hulston 21 R Woodend 2; A Postlethwaite 21 P Lee 14; T Marshall 21 R Tyson 7:

HAWCOAT PARK 9 SALTHOUSE 1 (166-100)

W McLaughlin 21 T Benson 13; W Heywood 21 J Wardman 10; J Gill 21 K Howarth 12; R Stewart 21 P Millar 9; A Fay 21 J Mason 5; E France 21 S Edmondson 14; P Cain 19 M Marshall 21; A Kneale 21 R Burley 16.

DIVISION TWO

WEST SHORE A 3 BARROW ISLAND A 8 (133-146)

E Western 20 T Elliott 21; A Fisher 11 J Adams 21; P Fogarty 21 B Crawford 10; R Clements 10 P Minnis 21; F Myerscough 14 F McKechnie 21; M Burns 21 K Wilson 11; R Simpson 15 K Slowey 21; J Shipley 21 D Dale 20.

ULV CONS 9 KING ALFRED A 1 (162-90)

R Postlethwaite 15 A George 21; J Benson 21 F Holmes 4; K Birkbeck 21 G Pritchard 14; E Shaw 21 A Craig 8; R Smith 21 J White 17; J Whiteway 21 A Foster 3; J Johnson 21 C Callister 12; L Preston 21 J Baines 11.

ASKAM A 5 CO-OP SC B 6 (136-138)

C Haworth 21 G Akred 20; K Nicholson 14 G McDonald 21; E Burrows 21 J Huitson 19; W Jinks 21 J Fielding 13; W Sears 21 F Stockill 14; E Armstrong 11 R Smith 21; G Caine 21 S Whitehouse 9; J Johnson 6 T Weir 21.

NORTH SCALE 7 CO-OP SC A 3 (152-125)

J Charnley 17 B Gill 21; G Walker 21 D Barrow 5; G Stevens 21 D Harwood 19; T Quayle 21 R Wood 3; J Simpson 20 R Swinglehurst 21; D Barnes 10 K Stirzaker 21; R Sturgeon 21 J Proudfoot 17; T Gauntlett 21 B Hall 18.

W MOUNT B 9 WALNEY PARK B 1 (160-110)

M Boulton 21 G Bartlett 11; S Benson 21 R Visick 18; S Thwaites 21 B Holland 17; R Ward 21 T McDougal 12; S Fleet 21 J McHale 5; L Ireland 13 D Artis 21; R Kendall 21 R Fitzpatrick 17; D Vickers 21 E Whitehead (L) 9.

SALTHOUSE A 7 ULV CONS A 3 (142-115)

J Weston 21 A Fell 6; S Patton 13 R Smith 21; I Newby 21 R Hutton 4; D Carruthers 21 K Bamber 13; R Johnson 13 D Luscombe 21; R Parker 21 P Tomsett 17; J Parker 21 R Angell 12; D Dryden 11 R Farren 21.