THIRTEEN was the lucky number for Roose Community as they ended their winning drought at the 13th attempt.

They defeated Askam 11-3 in Sharples Lettings Furness and District Bowling League Division One.

Roose remain bottom, but are now only nine points behind King Alfred A, who lost 10-5 at home to Lindal.

Peter Harris had a brilliant 21-8 win for the Alfred, while Trevor MacPake, 21-5, Simon Perry, 21-8, and Dave Kent, 21-9, also found the fast green to their liking.

With leaders King Alfred having their bye week, Police took advantage to return to the top by beating hosts Red River 10-5.

Darren Woodend won 21-8 for River, with the unstoppable Paul Curwen reciprocating the score for the Police.

Co-op SC had a productive weekend, beating Roose Community 12-2 and then Walney Park 11-4.

Mike Hool had a fine 21-10 win for Roose, with Dave Dawes winning 21-4, and Mark Howard and Alan Fay both 21-9 for Co-op. Dawes then succeeded 21-5 and Kyle Brown 21-8 at Walney.

After beating Hawcoat Park 10-4 in the Ulverston League, last year’s champions returned to Salthouse three days later to see if they could get revenge.

It turned out to be another tight aggregate affair, as Salthouse won 7-5 on games and took the aggregate by four chalks for a 9-5 score. Roy Moxham won 21-9 for the club side, with John Mason stealing the show with a 21-7 success.

Despite scores of 21-3 from Steve Davey and 21-9 from Gareth Jones, Post Office moved 13 points above Dalton CC after a 10-4 win at West Shore. Ian Pullin had a welcome 21-8 success for the Postmen.

After losing their unbeaten record last week, Glaxo SC went down again, this time 10-4 at Kirkby A, for whom Richard Park won 21-9. Chris D’Leny had an excellent victory for the works outfit.

Hawcoat Park A lead Division Two by four points after their 9-5 win over Salthouse A. Mike Proctor and George Dodd both claimed 21-3 scorelines, and Dave Hodgson triumphed 21-8 on a lively green.

Co-op SC A look the only challengers to the top two after disposing of King Alfred B 13-1 at Dane Avenue. Dick Orrell, 21-5, Sam Naylor, 21-6, Peter Phizacklea, 21-7, and Stuart Urmston, 21-9, inflicted the most damage, with Peter Roberts preventing a dry rub.

Police A had their first victory in six matches and are only one point behind after beating fellow relegation contenders Hawcoat Park B 9-5. Ian France, 21-3 for the clubmen, and Nigel Burns, 21-8 for the Coppers, excelled.

North Scale are still bottom, but moved to within two points of Barrow Island after beating them 10-4. Consolation for the Island was having the best two players on view, Steve Hunter, 21-7, and Mike Bram, 21-9.

John Hamilton, 21-5, Colin Haworth and Bill Coates, both 21-9, helped Askam A to a 10-4 triumph over Roose Community A.

The games were shared between Dalton CC A and West Shore, but with scores of 21-6 from Dave Coverdale and 21-9 from Lol Wilson, the Walney side went away 9-6 to the good, claiming the aggregate by just two chalks. Geoff May, 21-8, and Alan Haines, 21-9, were the Cricketers' best.

West Mount A defeated Roose Community B 13-1 to increase their lead in Division Three, with Alan Birkett, 21-3, Craig Butler, 21-8, and Steve Jefferson and Dave Hawkrigg, both 21-9, the Abbey Road side's best.

Wayne Buchoeroon playing his first game after a four-year absence, remarkably won 21-3 for the losers.

Second-placed Walney Park A had a solid 11-4 win at West Shore A, with Ian Worthington and Paul Cargan both 21-8 victors.

West Shore A also lost 11-4 at home to West Mount, with Barry Morrow, 21-6, and Mike Pritchard, 21-9, best for the Mount. Mike Burns, 21-7, did well for the hosts.

West Mount made it a double with a 9-6 scoreline at Hawcoat Park C. Kenny Robinson and Ronnie James came out on top 21-4, and Kevin Quinn 21-6, with Steve Sloan posting a 21-6 reply.

Dave Benn's 21-7 success was not enough to stop Co-op SC B losing 8-6 at Walney Park B. Despite wins of 21-6 from Brian Usher and 21-9 from Bill Dodding, it was the walkover they received that settled the match in favour of the Walney side.

Dave Turnough, 21-6, put Kirkby on their way to an excellent 11-4 triumph at Glaxo SC A, while Barrow Island A also collected 11 points at home to Salthouse B, with Tommy Elliott, 21-2, and Dave Dent, 21-7, leading the way.

RESULTS

DIVISION ONE

CO-OP SC v ROOSE

D Naylor 10 M Hool 21, M Ryder 21 B Burgess 20, D Dawes 21 P Lewis 4, M Howard 21 B Bowes 9, D Pedley 21 D Yates 17, D Ryder 15 R Rhodes 21, D Irvine 21 M Watt 14, D Southward 21 C Burton 10, A Fay 21 T Harris 9, I Sim 21 D Graham 17, P Garner 21 G Gedling 19, K Brown 21 C Corkill 18. Totals: 12 (235) and 2 (179).

RED RIVER v POLICE

M Coulter 21 S Price 19, D Woodend 21 M Johnson 8, N Aspinall 8 P Curwen 21, R Jones 14 S Turnbull 21, D Shaw 20 M Curwen 21, A McDonald 16 S Nott 21, S Aspinall 21 G Wood 13, K Roebuck 18 R Allen 21, S Halesworth 16 J Cotton 21, D Jones 21 R Wilson 18, J Park 15 D Brown 21, P Ryan 21 T Dennison 18. Totals: 5 (212) and 10 (223).

POST OFFICE v DALTON CC

Z Walker 9 G Jones 21, J Kells 21 C Johnson 19, B Beard 21 K Alexander 12, M Fieldhouse 21 A Edwards 16, M Lavender 17 N Picthall 21, S Waugh 21 K Banks 18, B Woodall 21 M Steele 13, R West 3 S Davey 21, A Crighton 21 D Smith 10, A Oldfield 21 K Edwards 14, I Pullin 21 R Griffiths 8, S Walker 13 B Woodburn 21. Totals: 10 (210) and 4 (194).

KING ALFRED A v LINDAL

P Harris 21 D Smith 8, S Fullard 13 M Dickinson 21, R Holmes 21 P Kissock 13, J Kolbe 13 A Moore 21, M Wall 9 D Kent 21, E Backhouse 8 S Perry 21, I Gomersall 5 T Macpake 21, L Barnard 21 K Rooney 20, J McDonald 15 K Johnson 21, E Lowden 14 A Armstrong 21, G Rawley 21 D Dickinson 9, R Price 21 B Andrews 16. Totals: 5 (182) and 10 (213).

ROOSE v ASKAM

M Hool 21 G Rigg 15, B Burgess 21 G Knowles 14, P Lewis 21 K Knowles 13, R Rhodes 17 M Askew 21, B Bowes 15 I Clough 21, D Yates 21 A Foster 13, M Watt 21 C Taylor 16, C Burton 9 I Jones 21, D Graham 21 D Logan 20, T Harris 21 F Rigg 12, G Gedling 21 N Milburn 11, C Corkill 21 D Buck 17. Totals: 11 (230) and 3 (194).

SALTHOUSE v HAWCOAT PARK

M Smith 9 R Moxham 21, B Thompson 21 K Judge 14, D Rogers 21 T Moxham 15, B Asbury 17 G Harris 21, A Asbury 21 B Christian 14, A Woods 10 B Stewart 21, C Lloyd 13 P McDonald 21, J Wardman 20 B Parkinson 21, J Taylor 21 R Barrow 20, J Mason 21 C Knipe 7, A Smith 21 P Cain 17, R Keegan 21 J Gill 20. Totals: 9 (216) and 5 (212).

WALNEY PARK v CO-OP SC

B Harding 21 M Ryder 11, D Millburn 5 D Dawes 21, K Dixon 19 D Pedley 21, P Millburn 21 D Irvine 19, J McDougal 16 D Southward 21, K Ogilvie 21 A Fay 20, M Edmonds 21 I Sim 11, R Smith 15 D Ryder 21, P Gauntlett 19 P Garner 21, K Dixon 14 I Hall 21, J Whittall 8 K Brown 21, J Wood 11 D Jackson 21. Totals: 4 (191) and 11 (229).

DIVISION TWO

POLICE A v HAWCOAT PARK B

B Thornton 21 D Lee 19, N Burns 21 J Lavender 8, D Little 21 R May 10, K Churchman 12 R Twiname 21, G Critchley 21 P Davies 18, A Adams 3 I France 21, B Winder 20 J Sutherland 21, A Salisbury 21 N Reilly 12, N Chanin 15 G McFarlane 21, B Clegg 21 I McBride 19, D Luscombe 13 K Robinson 21, M Simpson 21 M Kittley 10. Totals: 9 (210) and 5 (201).

KIRKBY A v GLAXO SK

A Waring 13 C Dleny 21, P Lee 21 P Viney 16, N McAlley 21 G Hill 10, T Taylor 21 T Tomsett 15, G Leatherland 21 D Nicholson 15, R Bainbridge 8 N McLeod Jnr 21, I Broome 15 L Worsley 21, P Park 20 R Lewis 21, K Ashcroft 21 H Tomsett 10, M Fell 21 T Rhodes 16, J Park 21 D Kavanagh 18, R Park 21 B Caldwell 9. Totals: 10 (224) and 4 (193).

DALTON CC A v WEST SHORE

A Haines 21 B Chelton 9, H Dagger 21 J Richardson 20, G Langhorn 12 D Rawlings 21, C Norman 17 T Richardson 21, K Clarke 19 P Knott 21, J Bridle 9 L Wilson 21, G May 21 P Holmes 8, J Sharples 21 G Batte 18, D Grainger 17 P Lavender 21, S Barron 21 M Burns 11, D J. Bell 21 D Leach 16, E Wall 6 D Coverdale 21. Totals: 6 (206) and 9 (208).

CO-OP SC A v KING ALFRED B

D Wilson 21 I Pearson 12, D Phizacklea 21 J Kolbe 11, P Phizacklea 21 G Pritchard 7, R Orrell 21 B Brown 5, B Corkill 21 C Turnbull 16, R Wood 14 P Roberts 21, P McHugh 21 D Thompson 10, L Vickers 21 K Sewell 14, D Harwood 21 B Caulfield 12, J Proudfoot 21 J Johnson 15, S Naylor 21 K Johnson 6, S Urmston 21 S Hogg 9. Totals: 13 (245) and 1 (138).

HAWCOAT PARK A v SALTHOUSE A

B McLaughlin 21 S Barrow 13, D Hird 21 S Howarth 19, J Bawden 17 D Mountford 21, W Heywood 21 M Singleton 15, G Maudsley 20 J Weston 21, R Woods 18 G Carlisle 21, M Procter 21 I Walker 3, J Curphey 21 A Newsham 13, D Hodgson 21 J Last 8, J Stewart 17 M Singleton 21, G Dodd 21 R Smith 3, A Artis 17 K Howarth 21. Totals: 9 (236) and 5 (179).

ASKAM A v ROOSE A

J Hamilton 21 T Gooding 5, D Porter 20 M Irving 21, C Haworth 21 P Dixon 9, B Askew 21 N Whitehouse 18, B Wearing 21 R Fisher 17, G Casson 21 J Johnson 12, P Richards 21 J McNamee 13, B Sears 13 K Delves 21, R Kitchin 16 T Fitzsimmons 21, W Coates 21 D Staunton 9, G Bleasdale 17 K Boyd 21, G Caine 21 G Waterworth 11. Totals: 10 (234) and 4 (178).

NORTH SCALE v BARROW ISLAND

G Walker 12 D Leece 21, G Stevens 7 S Hunter 21, I Thompson 21 R Walmsley 10, L Johnson 21 D Dale 15, K Hurley 21 T Marshall 17, J Simpson 21 P Minnis 10, T Gauntlett 16 D Slowey 21, M Comish 21 R Barclay 18, J Charnley 21 A Postlethwaite 14, T Quayle 9 M Bram 21, P O'connor 21 J Oleary 17, R Sturgeon 21 F McKechnie 20. Totals: 10 (212) and 4 (205).

DIVISION THREE

WEST SHORE A v WEST MOUNT

R Clements 6 B Morrow 21, P Fogharty 13 M Hodgson 21, M Burns 21 M Grainger 7, S Woods 9 M Pritchard 21, C Jones 11 C Taylor 21, J Shipley 21 B Ward 17, G Wrathall 21 N McKinnon 20, J Moore 19 P Crosthwaite 21, D Leach 16 D Hawkrigg 21, R Holmes 16 K Quinn 21, W Kerr 11 K Robinson 21, E Western 21 M Boulton 10. Totals: 4 (185) and 11 (222).

WEST MOUNT A v ROOSE B

I Littlewood 21 R Chissim 14, S Holmes 21 B Maltman 15, A Birkett 21 T Chissim 3, C Butler 21 A Crabtree 8, K Nixon 21 P Kelly 19, J Hawkrigg 21 M Gasson 15, S Thwaites 21 J Howard 20, K Hudson 21 B Pooley 11, S Jefferson 21 W Gordon 9, D Hawkrigg 21 D Young 9, R McKenna 21 J Crabtree 20, S Hudson 3 W Buchocroon 21. Totals: 13 (234) and 1 (164).

WALNEY PARK B v CO-OP SC B

A McMurray 21 A Turner 18, N McMillan 16 J Huitson 21, S Lackey 16 A Thompson 21, B Holland 14 K Stirzaker 21, T Muldoon-smith 10 P Jeffries 21, T McDougal 21 D Barrow 14, J McHale 21 Walk Over 0, D Artis 7 D Benn 21, K Irvine 21 J Hayes 11, B Dodding 21 M Moore 9, B Usher 21 P Riley 6, R Quayle 14 M Ellis 21. Totals: 8 (203) and 6 (184).

HAWCOAT PARK C v WEST MOUNT

S Sloan 21 M Hodgson 6, R Williams 18 M Pritchard 21, F Ratcliffe 18 M Grainger 21, T Lashmar 21 C Taylor 17, B Kaighan 21 P Crosthwaite 16, N Parker 21 B Ward 14, R Tooze 6 K Quinn 21, D Williams 4 K Robinson 21, A McNicol 4 R James 21, L Case 14 M Boulton 21, P Wapplington 21 D Vickers 14, E France 21 J Turley 12. Totals: 6 (190) and 9 (205).

BARROW ISLAND A v SALTHOUSE B

M Jones 21 M Carpenter 13, T Elliott 21 A Carswell 2, B Linklater 21 J Truman 17, B Walker 21 M Last 12, J Humphrey 21 S Edmondson 13, D Heron 17 P Millar 21, J Heads 10 S Buckley 21, J Challinor 21 K Thompson 16, N McDonald 11 D Thompson 21, D Dent 21 R Crompton 7, J Hulston 21 G Windsor 16, K Wilson 21 J Smith 16. Totals: 11 (227) and 3 (175).

GLAXO SK A v KIRKBY

D Bell 20 P Tyson 21, E Worsley 21 D Marshall 11, K Birkbeck 18 I Parkinson 21, P Brown 10 M Cleasby 21, A Houlden 17 J Battersby 21, A Slater 15 D Tray 21, M Speight 21 B Rigg 20, J Brannon 21 D Slater 15, C Adshead 6 D Turnough 21, S McElroy 17 A Stevenson 21, B Collins 14 G Preston 21, L Tallon 21 S Hurst 15. Totals: 4 (201) and 11 (229).

WEST SHORE A v WALNEY PARK A

P Chesworth 21 J Howard 17, J Shipley 16 L Smith 21, R Clements 8 I Worthington 21, P Fogharty 16 T Ducie 21, S Woods 21 M Davey 20, C Jones 15 G Stubbs 21, G Wrathall 21 M McKellar 18, J Moore 8 P Cargan B 21, E Western 19 R Repton 21, B Carson 12 I Fairclough 21, W Kerr 21 S Worthington 0, F Myerscough 18 R Visick 21. Totals: 4 (196) and 11 (223).

STANDINGS

DIVISION ONE

P

W

D

L

Pts

Police

13

9

0

4

120

King Alfred

12

10

0

2

119

Lindal

13

9

1

3

113

Hawcoat Park

13

9

0

4

110

Co-op SC

13

7

1

5

104

Askam

13

8

0

5

102

Red River

13

7

1

5

100

Salthouse

13

6

1

6

94

Walney Park

13

5

0

8

85

Post Office

13

5

0

8

78

Dalton CC

13

4

0

9

65

King Alfred A

12

2

0

11

60

Roose

13

1

0

12

51

DIVISION TWO

P

W

D

L

Pts

Hawcoat Park A

14

12

0

2

141

Glaxo SK

14

12

0

2

137

Co-op SC A

14

10

1

3

127

Kirkby A

14

8

1

5

120

West Shore

14

8

0

6

107

Salthouse A

14

6

1

7

105

Dalton CC A

12

6

0

8

100

Askam A

14

6

1

7

93

Roose A

14

6

1

7

89

King Alfred B

14

5

1

8

83

Hawcoat Park B

14

4

0

10

78

Police A

14

5

0

9

77

Barrow Island

14

4

0

10

73

North Scale

14

3

0

11

71

DIVISION THREE

P

W

D

L

Pts

West Mount A

13

10

0

3

122

Walney Park A

12

10

0

2

117

Kirkby

13

9

0

4

116

West Mount

13

9

1

3

115

Red River A

11

9

0

2

107

Co-op SC B

13

8

0

5

102

Glaxo SK A

12

5

1

6

88

Salthouse B

13

5

1

7

85

Barrow Island A

13

6

0

7

80

Walney Park B

13

3

1

9

67

Hawcoat Park C

12

2

0

10

59

West Shore A

12

2

0

10

58

Roose B

12

1

0

11

48