Hawcoat Park boost Furness Bowls survival hopes

Ian France, 21-6, led the way for the victors, with Dave Lee, John Lavender, George McFarlane and Ian McBride all returning 21-9 cards.

It was a productive weekend for West Shore, who overcame North Scale at home 10-4, then – despite have four regular players missing – still had enough in the tank to beat Barrow Island 8-6.

John Pattinson and Geoff Batte both won 21-8 against North Scale, while despite triumphs of 21-4 from Steve Hunter, 21-7 from Dave Leece and 21-8 from Mike Bram, Barrow Island still lost the aggregate by 14 chalks. That was due to Paul Wrathall winning 21-5, Dave Leech 21-8 and Geoff Batte 21-9 for the club side.

Following a 12-3 home defeat to leaders Glaxo SC, Police A are now just five points above the bottom spot. Bobbies captain Nigel Burns and the visitors' Scott Pugh both had excellent 21-5 scores.

Scores of 21-5 from George Dodd, 21-8 from Wilf Heywood and 21-9 from merit leader Dave Hird were enough to give Hawcoat Park A a 9-6 victory at Kirkby A.

The games were shared, but Hawcoat took the aggregate by nine chalks to inflict the first home defeat of the season on the Villagers.

Despite Dave Watterson winning 21-7, Co-op SC A surprisingly lost 9-5 at Askam A, while King Alfred B clinched a 9-6 success at Dalton CC A thanks to Billy Brown's 21-7 scoreline.

Division One leaders King Alfred suffered their third defeat of the campaign, going down 8-6 at Salthouse. The sides shared the games but the hosts took the aggregate by four chalks, mainly due to fine performances by Joe Wardman, 21-9, and Darren Mountford.

Alfred’s defeat enabled Police to close the gap at the top to just six points, after they returned from King Alfred A as 10-5 victors. Stewart Turnbull and Paul Curwen were the visitors' best, with Lee Barnard and John Kolbe similar for the hosts.

Co-op SC are only two points behind third-placed Lindal following a fine 11-3 win against them. Dave Dawes, 21-6, and Peter Garner, 21-9, had outstanding displays.

Despite Stephen Waugh triumphing 21-7, Post Office lost 10-4 at Roose Community. It was Roose’s second victory of the season, but they still trail King Alfred A by 12 points.

One of the sides will be relegated come September, and the upcoming meeting of the two at Roose could decide which one.

Wins of 21-8 from Roger Barrow and 21-9 from Paul Cain helped Hawcoat Park leapfrog Askam after beating them 11-3. Last year's champions are now 22 points behind the leaders, having played a game more.

Dalton CC came out on top 11-4 at Walney Park for a third consecutive victory, which appears to keep them safe for another season. Chris Johnson, 21-9, was the Cricketers' best, with Billy Harding and Keith Dixon deserving a mention for their efforts.

Only one game was played in Division Three, which resulted in Glaxo SC A beating West Mount 8-6.

The works side won the vital aggregate by 11 chalks thanks to Adam Houlden, 21-6, and Scott McElroy, 21-7.

RESULTS

DIVISION ONE

CO-OP SC v LINDAL

D Dawes 21 I France 6, M Ryder 21 D Smith 14, D Naylor 21 M Dickinson 11, M Howard 14 D Kent 21, I Hall 21 P Kissock 16, D Southward 15 A Moore 21, D Pedley 21 T Macpake 14, D Ryder 21 K Johnson 11, P Garner 21 K Rooney 9, I Sim 21 P Rooney 19, P Clark 19 I Leach 21, D Jackson 21 D Rooney 18. Totals: 11 (237) and 3 (181).

ROOSE v POST OFFICE

M Hool 21 Z Walker 11, P Lewis 21 J Kells 19, B Burgess 21 M Fieldhouse 12, B Bowes 7 S Waugh 21, M Watt 21 M Lavender 19, R Rhodes 21 B Woodall 14, C Corkill 20 A Oldfield 21, D Yates 20 R West 21, G Gedling 14 A Crighton 21, D Graham 21 I Pullin 13, D Staunton 21 S Walker 17, P Kelly 21 A Boardman 17. Totals: 10 (229) and 4 (206).

SALTHOUSE v KING ALFRED

D Rogers 17 B Lowden 21, B Thompson 13 T Whitehouse 21, A Asbury 21 J Hinde 15, B Asbury 21 D Edmonds 20, J Taylor 18 M Barrow 21, J Wardman 21 P Harris 9, J Mason 21 P Hewitson 19, A Woods 13 K Mills 21, C Lloyd 18 C Irvine 21, J Weston 14 S Atkinson 21, D Mountford 21 I McDonald 11, K Howarth 21 J Reilly 15. Totals: 8 (219) and 6 (215).

KING ALFRED A v POLICE

S Fullard 16 S Price 21, L Barnard 21 M Johnson 12, R Holmes 11 S Turnbull 21, I Gomersall 12 P Curwen 21, M Wall 16 G Wood 21, G Rawley 21 S Nott 18, J Kolbe 21 M Curwen 12, G Hall 21 J Cotton 17, R Price 15 K Toal 21, A Mason 18 M Clegg 21, J McDonald 21 M Simpson 14, E Lowden 18 R Allen 21. Totals: 5 (211) and 10 (220).

HAWCOAT PARK v ASKAM

R Moxham 21 G Rigg 19, B Stewart 13 K Knowles 21, G Harris 21 G Knowles 14, B Parkinson 21 I Jones 16, B Christian 19 C Atkinson 21, T Moxham 21 M Askew 20, P McDonald 21 I Clough 17, K Judge 21 D Logan 18, T Kneale 10 C Taylor 21, R Barrow 21 A Foster 8, C Knipe 21 R Wearing 20, P Cain 21 D Buck 9. Totals: 11 (231) and 3 (204).

WALNEY PARK v DALTON CC

B Harding 21 G Jones 11, P Millburn 9 C Johnson 21, M Edmonds 15 K Alexander 21, K Dixon 16 N Picthall 21, D Millburn 21 A Edwards 13, J McDougal 16 N Jones 21, P Gauntlett 15 K Banks 21, C White 17 S Davey 21, M Lamb 21 M Steele 20, R Smith 13 A Haines 21, K Dixon 21 S Jones 10, J Whittall 15 K Edwards 21. Totals: 4 (200) and 11 (222).

DIVISION TWO

WEST SHORE v NORTH SCALE

B Chelton 21 G Stevens 15, J Richardson 21 G Walker 17, T Richardson 18 I Thompson 21, D Rawlings 16 J Simpson 21, L Wilson 21 L Johnson 13, P Chesworth 18 T Gauntlett 21, P Wrathall 21 K Hurley 20, P Holmes 21 P Sullivan 16, J Pattinson 21 M Comish 8, G Batte 21 P O'connor 8, R Holmes 21 T Quayle 19, D Linton 18 R Sturgeon 21. Totals: 10 (238) and 4 (200).

HAWCOAT PARK B v ROOSE A

I France 21 R Nicholson 6, D Lee 21 M Irving 9, R May 21 N Whitehouse 12, J Lavender 21 J Johnson 9, N Reilly 18 P Dixon 21, A Woods 21 K Delves 12, J Tongue 21 T Fitzsimmons 11, G McFarlane 21 R Fisher 9, P Davies 17 K Boyd 21, R Williams 13 J McNamee 21, K Robinson 21 T Gooding 17, I McBride 21 P Round 9. Totals: 11 (237) and 3 (157).

DALTON CC A v KING ALFRED B

H Dagger 20 I Pearson 21, G May 10 J Kolbe 21, C Norman 20 G Pritchard 21, G Langhorn 21 P Roberts 17, D J. Bell 21 C Turnbull 10, J Sharples 7 B Brown 21, B Woodburn 21 T George 20, J Bridle 21 D Thompson 17, S Barron 21 K Johnson 18, R Griffiths 21 S Hogg 12, D Smith 10 E Backhouse 21, R Bryes 16 G Hogg 21. Totals: 6 (209) and 9 (220).

KIRKBY A v HAWCOAT PARK A

T Taylor 9 D Hird 21, N McAlley 20 M Procter 21, P Lee 21 J Gill 10, A Stevenson 17 J Bawden 21, G Leatherland 21 R Woods 14, I Broome 21 J Curphey 12, R Bainbridge 21 B McLaughlin 20, K Ashcroft 8 W Heywood 21, P Park 21 D Hodgson 11, P Tyson 18 G Maudsley 21, S McGlauchlan 21 J Stewart 19, E Baxter 5 G Dodd 21. Totals: 6 (203) and 9 (212).

POLICE A v GLAXO SK

N Burns 21 N McLeod Jnr 5, D Little 21 C Dleny 18, G Critchley 15 D Nicholson 21, R Wilson 13 D Bell 21, K Churchman 21 L Worsley 15, M Luscombe 19 R Lewis 21, A Adams 14 T Tomsett 21, L Storey 11 H Tomsett 21, B Winder 18 G Hill 21, A Salisbury 19 D Kavanagh 21, N Chanin 13 S Viney 21, R Davies 5 S Pugh 21. Totals: 3 (190) and 12 (227).

ASKAM A v CO-OP SC A

J Hamilton 21 P Phizacklea 14, D Porter 21 P McHugh 18, C Haworth 21 D Harwood 18, B Askew 21 R Wood 12, O Richards 18 D Phizacklea 21, P Richards 19 L Vickers 21, W Coates 17 R Orrell 21, R Kitchin 21 J Proudfoot 17, B Sears 21 S Naylor 15, N Milburn 21 S Pryer 11, G Caine 7 D Watterson 21, R Proctor 15 S Urmston 21. Totals: 9 (223) and 5 (210).

WEST SHORE v BARROW ISLAND

B Chelton 7 D Leece 21, D Rawlings 4 S Hunter 21, L Wilson 21 R Walmsley 13, P Chesworth 21 R Barclay 10, P Holmes 21 D Dale 11, P Lavender 16 T Marshall 21, P Wrathall 21 D Slowey 5, J Pattinson 19 J Oleary 21, G Batte 21 P Minnis 9, R Holmes 8 M Bram 21, M Burns 16 A Postlethwaite 21, D Leach 21 K Magee 8. Totals: 8 (196) and 6 (182).

DIVISION THREE

GLAXO SK A v WEST MOUNT

K Birkbeck 20 M Grainger 21, E Worsley 21 M Pritchard 15, M Speight 15 M Hodgson 21, P Brown 21 K Quinn 17, A Houlden 21 S Benson 6, A Slater 14 J Cross 21, S Peters 21 P Crosthwaite 15, R Postlethwaite 21 C Taylor 17, S McElroy 21 B Ward 7, B Collins 12 K Robinson 21, C Adshead 14 S Hocknell 21, R Rogers 13 N McKinnon 21, Totals: 8 (214) and 6 (203).