Louth bowlers hit top gear as Stamford brushed aside
Wins on four of the five rinks brought an aggregate victory of 135 shots against 77, with the best winning margin being 41-13 by the rink of Tony Powell, John Readman, Alan Watson and Rob Lamb.
There were also steady wins for the rinks skipped by Bob Ledgerwood (30-15), Owen Lincoln (27-15) and George Willoughby (22-16).
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* In the club leagues, Half A Mo moved two points clear at the top of the Mixed Fours with a 17-10 win over Dreamers, while second-placed SOS could only draw 16-16 with Smilers.
Third-placed Wickaholics failed to take advantage as they were beaten 16-9 by Barracudas.
* Canaries maintained their two-point lead at the top of the Ladies’ League with a 15-9 over Anglers, while second-placed Tyros beat Jaytones 15-8.
Bottom team Birdies managed a 14-11 win against Woodentops, but remain four points adrift.
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* For the second week running, Rachael Stanley and Mike Norton let a decent lead slip, and with it the chance to take second spot in the Friday Mixed Pairs.
They had led 13-4 against bottom pairing Pam Thirde and John Welsh, but their opponents chipped away at the deficit and eventually triumphed 16-13.
Leaders Carol and Colin Smith found it hard going in the early stages of their game against Tony Nielson and stand-in partner Janice Hexton, but they came good late on to win 17-11.
* There was another surprise result in the Afternoon Triples where Division Two leaders Webbos had visions of a good win against bottom team Rustics who only had two players.
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But a shock result ensued and it was congratulations to Barbara Shufflebotham and Kathleen Kimpton who managed a 15-6 victory, even after having shots deducted.
* The battle of the bottom two in Division Two of the Australian Pairs saw Judith Walker and Patrick O’Mahony gain their first point in a 15-15 draw with Sue Gurbutt and Roy Tear.
But they remain two points behind their opponents.