Hilary Bennett (21-9), Mick O’Sullivan (21-4) and Eamon Costello (21-3) excelled for Yorkshire Main in their 197-132 victory over Rossington Welfare A, writes Graham Garnett.
RESULTS
A SECTION
DENABY WELFARE (9) 189 CARCROFT WMC (3) 155
Arthur Watson (21-9) caught the eye in Denaby’s win.
WICKERSLEY VILLAGE CLUB (3) 152 ROUNDWOOD A (10) 181
Ernie Lee won 21-7 for Wickersley, but Brian Bramley’s 21-4 win helped Roundwood win the match.
WESTFIELD PARK A (11) 204 DENABY WELFARE (1) 115
Graham Garnett and Neil Langley (both 21-8), Paul Barnett (21-9) and Dave Rogers and Colin Scorah (both 21-6) gave Westfield Park a big win.
B SECTION
ADWICK ST LAWRENCE A (10) 189 ROUNDWOOD C (2) 139
Tony Swancott (21-7) was one of only two winners for Rossington as Steve Crookes (21-9) and Brian Coates (21-8) guided Adwick to a comfortable win.
ARMTHORPE WELFARE (4) 188 PARKLANDS A (9) 200
BRODSWORTH WELFARE (11) 198 ASKERN WELFARE (1) 94
Dennis Reilly (21-9) was Askern’s sole winner as Martin Rhodes (21-5), Gerry Sheldon (21-3), Dave Topham (21-7), Mark Daniels (21-9), Barry Newbold (21-6) and Mike Daniels (21-4) all put in impressive performances for Brodsworth.
C SECTION
HEXTHORPE FLATTS B (4) 165 WESTFIELD PARK B (9) 171
Tony Peters (21-9) and Bernard Whittaker (21-8) won well for Hexthorpe, but a 21-6 win from Jamie Hill gave Westfield Park the match win.
PARKLANDS B (6) 177 ROSSINGTON WELFARE B (7) 179
Sue Tetley won 21-9 for Parklands, but a 21-7 win from Howard Hilton allowed Rossington to just edge the match.
HARVESTERS/EDEN GROVE (8) 178 PILKINGTONS PENSIONERS (4) 151
Gary Salter (21-3), Gary Cole (21-4) and Mick Waite (21-5) excelled for Harvesters.
MIDWEEK LEAGUE
DIVISION 1
WESTFIELD PARK A (6) 142 ARMTHORPE WELFARE A (4) 121
Terry Hill (21-5) and Colin Scorah (21-4) won the match for Westfield Park, with Brian Booth replying 21-8 for Armthorpe.
DIVISION 3
THORNE COLLIERY (6) 135 HARVESTERS/EDEN GROVE A (4) 118
Gary Salter’s 21-5 win for Harvesters was cancelled out by Ivor Parlett (21-2) and Des Crowcroft (21-5) for Thorne.
DIVISION 4
HARVESTERS/EDEN GROVE B (3) 119 ADWICK ST LAWRENCE B (8) 151
Alan Burns (21-6) and Les Revell (21-9) won well for Adwick.
ROSSINGTON WELFARE B (9) 155 PILKINGTONS PENSIONERS (1) 108
Dave Thornton (21-8) was the solitary winner for Pensioners, while Howard Hilton (21-7) and Jo Bubb (21-8) had good wins for Rossington.
DOUBLES LEAGUE
DIVISION 1
DENABY WELFARE A 72 YORKSHIRE MAIN A 69
ADWICK ST LAWRENCE A 74 WESTFIELD PARK A 62
Harry Oxberry and Ray Hall (21-8) were the match winners for Adwick as they ended Westfield Park’s unbeaten start.
DIVISION 2
WICKERSLEY VILLAGE CLUB 61 UNISON A 74
DIVISION 3
ROSSINGTON WELFARE B 78 BRODSWORTH WELFARE 51
Rossington finished strongly with wins from Jo and Eric Bubb (21-5) and Vic Heley and Roy Thompson (21-8).
THORNE COLLIERY 82 BENTLEY BOWLS CLUB B 36
Brian Turner and Melvin Wilson (21-0) and Harold Hawson and Susan Whitehead (21-5) were on top form for Thorne.
DIVISION 4
HARVESTERS/EDEN GROVE A 84 HEXTHORPE FLATTS B 40
Phil Taylor and Gary Cole starred for Harvesters with a 21-3 win.
UNISON B 67 TICKHILL 73
Jim Stoddart and Norman Harker (21-8) won the game for Tickhill.
OVER SIXTIES LEAGUE
DIVISION 1
BENTLEY BOWLS CLUB A (6) 140 PILKINGTONS RECREATION (4) 134
Brian Acornley’s 21-9 win proved decisive for Bentley.
BAWTRY A (8) 149 PARKLANDS A (2) 119
Glenyse Cullingworth carded a 21-9 win for Parklands, but Bawtry won the match comfortably with captain Keith Bullock winning 21-7.
PARKLANDS A (7) 158 ROUNDWOOD (3) 121
Mick Coulson (21-9), Eric Cullingworth (21-4) and Liz Hall (21-8) shone for Parklands.
DIVISION 2
PARKLANDS B (9) 164 BAWTRY B (1) 113
Malcolm Tetley (21-6) was the best of Parklands’ seven winners.
ADWICK ST LAWRENCE B (7) 156 WESTFIELD PARK (3) 127
Ron Perry and Ray Hall both won 21-5 for Adwick.
OVER SIXTIES DOUBLES LEAGUE
DIVISION 1
BENTLEY BOWLS CLUB A 76 YORKSHIRE MAIN 49
Pete Strutt and Barry Tomlinson won 21-6 for Bentley.
ARMTHORPE WELFARE 76 PARKLANDS A 74
BAWTRY 82 ADWICK ST LAWRENCE A 42
Reg and Hazel Cuthbert (21-2) and Keith Bullock and Alan Love (21-8) performed well for Bawtry.
DIVISION 2
ADWICK ST LAWRENCE B 80 TICKHILL 65
Last pair Jean Hopson and Brian Nock won 21-5 for Adwick.
PARKLANDS B 49 THORNE COLLIERY 84
Susan Whitehead and Brian Turner (21-3) were the star pairing for Thorne.
THORNE COLLIERY 73 ADWICK ST LAWRENCE B 62
BUFTON CUP
FIRST ROUND
(at Armthorpe Welfare No 2)
PILKINGTONS RECREATION B 66 BENTLEY BOWLS CLUB A 79
SECOND ROUND
(at Bentley Bowls Club)
UNISON 57 ARMTHORPE WELFARE A 82
Mick Meehan and John Richardson (21-7) were the best pairing for Armthorpe.
(at Westfield Park No 1)
WICKERSLEY VILLAGE CLUB 59 YORKSHIRE MAIN A 84
(at Yorkshire Main No 1)
WESTFIELD PARK B 34 DENABY WELFARE B 84
Chris Jones and Paul Lawrence (21-1) and Sid Price and Sean Connelly (21-5) were the best winners for Denaby.
BROOKE FARM HANDICAP
SECOND ROUND
(at Harvesters/Eden Grove No 1)
ADWICK ST LAWRENCE B (rec 48) 154 YORKSHIRE MAIN A (rec 16) 162
Ron Perry (21-4) gave underdogs Adwick a shock start, but Hilary Bennett (21-9), Natasha Jackson (21-9), Phil Rees (21-8) and Keith Dawson (21-5) helped Yorkshire Main avoid a surprise defeat.
(at Hexthorpe Flatts No 1)
PILKINGTONS RECREATION A (rec 11) 179 ARMTHORPE WELFARE B (rec 28) 125
Sharon Baker (21-4) and Stuart Thompson (21-5) were the pick of the eight winners for Pilkingtons.
(at Rossington Welfare No 1)
ARMTHORPE WELFARE A (owe 4) 160 CARCROFT WMC (rec 20) 132
(at Tickhill)
MALTBY BOWLING CLUB A (owe 8) 158 BAWTRY (rec 32) 116
Danny Sillito (21-2), Paul Stancil (21-8) and Dean Myers (21-8) were on sparkling form for holders Maltby.
(at Pilkingtons Recreation No 1)
BRODSWORTH WELFARE (rec 41) 175 THORNE COLLIERY (rec 38) 168
Des Crowcroft’s 21-3 win for Thorne was to no avail as Enoch Walker (21-9) put Brodsworth through.
(at Pilkingtons Recreation No 1)
YORKSHIRE MAIN B (rec 44) 171 PILKINGTONS RECREATION B (rec 22) 169
Ady Fox (21-8) gave Pilkingtons hope of overturning the deficit, but last man Colin Wheat won by the same score to give Yorkshire Main a narrow win.
HOSPITAL CUP
FIRST ROUND
(at Bentley Bowls Club)
ADWICK ST LAWRENCE A 121 PILKINGTONS RECREATION A 130
Harry Oxberry won 21-7 for Adwick, but Craig Rumney (21-2) and Kevin Richardson (21-7) ensured Pilkingtons won the game.
(at Armthorpe Welfare No 1)
ROSSINGTON WELFARE A 112 BAWTRY 164
Alan Marrison (21-9) and Paddy Moyles (21-8) shone as 2013 runners-up Bawtry progressed to the quarter-finals.
(at Tickhill)
HARVESTERS/EDEN GROVE 92 ARMTHORPE WELFARE A 168
Armthorpe’s eight winners included Keith Turton (21-7), Mark Kay (21-4) and Melvin Axe (21-6).
(at Parklands)
CARCROFT WMC A 112 MALTBY BOWLING CLUB 161
Jonathan Sneddon (21-7), John Hardwick (21-1) and Ross Meese (21-7) ensured holders Maltby went through.