West Mount shock leaders Kirkby in Furness Senior League

The Mount triumphed 7-3 to cut the Villagers' lead at the summit to 15 points – though their title hopes should not be affected with just four matches to go.

In form for the victors were Mike Boulton, Bob Ward and Ron Kendall, while Don Marshall’s 21-2 win was the pick for the leaders.

West Mount A’s 8-3 loss at home to Walney Park A all but ended their interest in the promotion stakes, with the Park side now in pole position to join Kirkby in going up.

Single-figure wins from Jeff Stubbs, 21-9, and Billy Dodding, 21-5, were the cornerstone of the Walney success, with Mike Hodgson responding for the Mount with a 21-6 victory.

Co-op A continue to push to the end following their 8-3 result at Roose A, on the back of single-figure triumphs from Barry Gill, 21-3, and Dave Watterson, 21-5.

Glaxo are the third team who will fancy their chances following their 9-2 win at Hawcoat Park B. Eric Worsley, 21-8, and Alan Slater, 21-9, were their leading men.

Dalton CC A were 8-3 victors at West Shore A, a result which sees the sides change places in mid-table.

In the remaining matches, there were wins for King Alfred A and Co-op SC B against Salthouse A and Askam respectively.

In Division One, the most significant encounter was Hawcoat Park A’s game with relegation rivals North Scale. Park took it 7-3 to close to within two points of the Walney side with all to play for.

Barrow Island beat King Alfred 7-3 at Cavendish Park, where merit leader Jeff Hinde suffered his first defeat of the season, 21-9 at the hands of Island’s Bill Burgess.

Barrow Island A suffered a 9-1 defeat at Lindal, their point coming from Peter Minnis.

Salthouse knew they were in for a tough day when found themselves without a win after four games. Brian Beard, 21-3, was West Shore’s best in a 9-2 victory.

Despite winning three of the first four games, Roose’s hopes took a dive as Co-op claimed the final four and commanded a healthy lead following Ian Hall’s 21-5 triumph to seal the aggregate.

Walney Park and Askam shared the game, but the village side claimed the aggregate for a 7-4 win.

In the remaining match, Ulverston Cons' 7-3 defeat of West Mount all but assures them of another year in the top division.

RESULTS

DIVISION ONE

HAWCOAT PARK A 7 NORTH SCALE 3 (138-119)

J Tongue 9 G Walker 21, I France 21 K Hurley 16, E France 21 T Gauntlett 9, D Hodgson 11 G Stevens 21, R May 21 M Gwynne 15, M Bowyer 21 I Dalton 6, R Twiname 13 J Charnley 21, A Artis 21 T Quayle 10.

DALTON CC 1 HAWCOAT PARK 10 (119-157)

K Banks 21 R Parkinson 10, A Newsham 12 W Heywood 21, A Edwards 4 W McLaughlin 21, N Burns 20 P Cain 21, E Wall 20 N Reilly 21, D Grainger 17 R Stewart 21, J Bridle 11 J Bawden 21, J Roberts 14 J Curphey 21.

SALTHOUSE 2 WEST SHORE 9 (117-158)

J Mason 21 M Lavender 13, J Wardman 21 P McDonald 19, J Taylor 19 B Chelton 21, K Howarth 13 D Mellen 21, J Weston 11 C West 21, P Millar 3 B Beard 21, S Edmondson 13 A Crighton 21, J Nelson 16 A Oldfield 21.

LINDAL 9 BARROW ISLAND A 1 (165-67)

B Andrews 18 P Minnis 21, D Dickinson 21 D Dale 9, K Rooney 21 T Elliott 8, C Crellin 21 B Crawford 4, J Crompton 21 M Jones 7, R Barclay 21 K Wilson 7, D Bennett 21 B Walker 6, D Mackenzie 21 J Chaloner 5.

CO-OP SC 7 ROOSE COMMUNITY 3 (158-111)

D Dawes 21 C Corkill 11, P Garner 21 G Gedling 8, K Judge 13 W Bowes 21, L Vickers 21 R Nicholson 13, A Fay 20 T Fitzsimmons 21, D Irvine 21 J Johnson 11, D Harwood 20 K Boyd 21, I Hall 21 M Watt 5.

BARROW ISLAND 7 KING ALFRED 3 (152 – 141)

W Burgess 21 J Hinde 9, D Leece 18 S Atkinson 21, H Dagger 11 P Roberts 21, A Postlethwaite 21 J Kolbe 20, J Hulston 21 J McDonald 18, M Bram 21 S Hogg 13, R Walmsley 21 R Holmes 18, D Dent 18 E Backhouse 21.

ULVERSTON CONS 7 WEST MOUNT 3 (151-142)

S Barron 15 K Baines 21, D Nicholson 21 C Taylor 13, J Benson 14 J Hawkrigg 21, K Birkbeck 21 W Millard 20, A Fell 21 B Morrow 20, R Postlethwaite 21 B Sharp 6, J Fielding 21 M Pritchard 20, R Hutton 17 N McKinnon 21.

WALNEY PARK 4 ASKAM 7 (143-157)

J McDougal 21 D Buck 17, D Millburn 20 C Wearing 21, S Halesworth 21 D Porter 19, A Walker 21 E Tyson 17, M McKellar 11 S Currie 21, B Usher 21 P Richards 20, J Whittall 11 B Wearing 21, T Ducie 17 R Wearing 21.

DIVISION TWO

KING ALFRED A 9 SALTHOUSE A 1 (165-96)

F Holmes 18 R Burley 21, G Pritchard 21 R Carroll 18, C Callister 21 R Johnson 19, W Caulfield 21 A Turner 16, J Canning 21 W Waiting 9, J Johnson 21 R Carlisle 2, A Craig 21 J Parker 11, J Baines w/o.

WEST MOUNT B 7 KIRKBY 3 (137-130)

S Thwaites 15 D Turnough 21, R Kendall 21 P Lee 14, S Fleet 21 D Tray 15, R Ward 21 I Broome 11, K Hudson 15 R Tyson 21, N Parker 2 D Marshall 21, M Boulton 21 B Rigg 9, D Vickers 21 B Deason 18.

ASKAM A 4 CO-OP SC A 7 (136-141)

J Kirk 21 A Thompson 20, G Caine 13 P Jefferies 21, R Kitchin 21 T White 12, W Sears 21 D Barrow 19, K Nicholson 11 K Stirzaker 21, R Proctor 11 T Weir 21, E Burrows 17 S Whitehouse 21, F Murray 21 M Ellis 6.

WEST SHORE A 3 DALTON CC A 8 (132-142)

M Burns 12 A Haines 21, P Fogarty 16 G Langhorn 21, J Shipley 11 B Winder 21, R Clements 11 G May 21, S Woods 19 J Sharples 21, F Myerscough 21 R Proctor 11, J Moore 21 R Bryers 20, A Fisher 21 P Garth 6.

WEST MOUNT A 3 WALNEY PARK A 8 (123-140)

M Hodgson 21 P Gauntlett 6, K Robinson 17 A McMurray 21, K Quinn 18 J Howard 21, P Crosthwaite 5 W Dodding 21, J Cross 21 R Visick 19, W Heaton 11 P Cargan 21, J Turley 9 J Stubbs 21, S Benson 21 J Elliott 10.

ROOSE COMMUNITY A 3 CO-OP SC A 8 (122-159)

J Crabtree 18 J Huitson 21, G Rigg 21 R Orrell 19, N Whitehouse 21 A Logan 20, D Staunton 21 J Proudfoot 15, B Taylor 3 B Gill 21, N Brindley 13 R Wood 21, M Irving 20 G McDonald 21, J Howard 5 D Watterson 21.

HAWCOAT PARK B 2 GLAXO SK 3 (113-154)

F Ratcliffe 13 R Lewis 21, R Williams 11 T Gorman 21, R Woods 21 T Brown 11, J Lavender 20 T Rhodes 21, D Hazell 7 E Worsley 21, A McNicol 8 A Slater 21, T Fereday 12 J Davidson 21, N Coward 21 M Speight 17.