ROOSE A made a strong start to the Furness and District Women’s Bowling League Division Two season.

They chalked up a 9-3 victory at Co-op, with Norma Nicholson a narrow 21-20 victor among them

Askam A won at Abbey by one chalk, helped by four single-figure wins. Averil Coates having their best result. Walney Park started with an 8-3 success against West Mount. Olwyn Fry and Christine Cooper showed fine form. Pat Heron had an excellent 21-2 triumph for Hawcoat Park A setting her team up for a 7-4 win over Barrow Island.

Park Shore, formerly Park North, moved to play at West Shore this year and stared off with a 6-5 win against Dalton Cricket.

In the Division One, Dalton lost only one game at home to King Alfred A.

Joanne Stonehouse and Marian Alexander bowled well for their wins.

Ulverston won again, beating Hawcoat Park 9-2. In the other games, North Scale overcame Red River 7-4, King Alfred defeated Biggar Bank and Co-op saw off Askam 7-5.

RESULTS

DIVISION ONE

ASKAM v CO-OP

K Lodge 21 C McKenzie 14, P Cain 21 B Gillen 13, M Cain 1 L Dawes 21, K Clough 13 M Wood 21, K Milburn 17 B Hall 21, L Duggan 16 A Smith 21, S Rigg 21 D Evans 18, P Jackson 21 M Barrow 15, P Westall 21 A Cottam 13, E Casson 7 A West 21. Totals: 5 and 7.

KING ALFRED v BIGGAR BANK

G Corran 9 S Batte 21, D Hogg 21 S Burns 12, G McDonald 21 J Pritchard 4, E Thornton 21 J Thornburn 2, J Dyer 21 M Griffiths 15, M Reilly 21 J Turner 4, W Homes 21 H Pedley 10, m Mills 21 A Wright 16, M Walton 19 P Sharp 21, T Hool 19 G Johnson 21. Totals: 8 and 3.

NORTH SCALE v RED RIVER

M Munro 13 S Kyle 21, A Walker 21 B Greenwood 14, E Johnson 21 A Wilson 11, C Callister 21 E Wood 17, C Kay 20 M Lakeland 21, J Stevens 21 M Stagg 13, P Charnley 21 L Turner 6, J Strefford 12 C Dixon 21, J Badham 15 S Birkett 21, K Walker 21 P Barker 6. Totals: 7 and 4.

ULVERSTON CONS v HAWCOAT PARK

G Balderstone 21 J Moxham 16, J Athersmith 19 A France 21, S Wareing 21 L Kneale 5, P Bevins 21 S Gammack 13, A Anderson 21 M Ratcliffe 10, S Allan 11 C Bushell 21, A Silvester 21 E Carton 13, A Athersmith 21 J Cairns 18, T McBratney 21 D Wood 10, J Tattersall 21 J Kaighan 11. Totals: 9 and 2.

DALTON LADIES v KING ALFRED

L Valentine 21 E Waring 12, J Stonehouse 21 A Todd 3, M Alexander 21 r Gomersall 5, I Murray 21 J Fenwick 14, V Shepherd 21 F Leatherland 8, M Kirk 21 S McCormick 20, B Birkbeck 16 K Wernham 21, L Keen 21 A Bradley 15, K Salisbury 21 J Atkinson 14, M Smith 21 D Morgan 15. Totals: 10 and 1.

DIVISION TWO

PARK SHORE v DALTON CC

K wright 21 P Werry 9, A Morrison 16 M Fleet 21, P Doughty 17 L Marsden 21, D Shields 21 M Park 11, C Cubin 4 H Clark 21, Y Clark 21 G Bleasdale 2, D Murrell 6 Z Clark 21, J Knott 21 K Ford 7, S Horner 20 R Rooney 21, K Knott 21 J Edmondson 10. Totals: 6 and 5.

HAWCOAT PARK A v BARROW ISLAND

A Rowan 12 K Walmsley 21, A Willison 21 J Fogharty 13, J Roskell 21 J Postlethwaite 11, P Heron 21 P Carr 2, R Tongue 21 A Worton 12, J Brough 17 S Gardner 21, S Hackett 13 B Dent 21, A Graham 21 A Hartshorn 11, M Hart 12 J Rigg 21, V Crosby 21 P Graham 17. Totals: 7 and 4.

WALNEY PARK v WEST MOUNT

M McMillan 21 J Thompson 13, O Fry 21 B Quinn 10, B Ducie 7 D Bramham 21, E Schultz 16 J Williams 21, P Bain 9 J Willis 21, D Lackey 21 H Lancaster 15, S Jeffries 21 D Cornthwaite 16, A Kidney 21 M Turley 16, A Lyons 21 N Halpin 20, C Cooper 21 L Miles 11. Totals: 8 and 3.

CO-OP A v ROOSE A

M Slater 4 S Adams 21, S Sharp 11 D Turner 21, P Rogan 20 N Nicholson 21, J Naylor 5 K Kelly 21, S Dower 21 C Williamson 20, M Logan 7 S Martin 21, J Garner 21 P King 15, D Bamber 21 E Dawson 14, A Scott 6 E Ryland 21, M Farren 18 S Milmine 21. Totals: 3 and 9.

ABBEY v ASKAM A

C Ablott 21 C Butler 6, K Leech 21 A Slater 9, M Mullin 8 M Tyson 21, D Poole 3 A Coates 21, G Money 21 A Kendall 13, M Atkinson 4 A Kavanagh 21, G King 21 N Hendley 11, J King 21 S Coulson 3, B Mullen 18 E Latimer 21, M Kelly 8 M Proctor 21. Totals: 5 and 7.