Bowls: New Earswick end season with return to form

The New Earswick ‘A’ team downed Doncaster 90-59 to amass 16 points to only two by their rivals.

At home, Dave Kermode, Colin Ellis, Andrew Fothergill and Brian Gray never recovered from losing eight shots with the scores then locked at 3-3 and were beaten 19-11.

The other home rink, however, powered back in style.

Bob Elliot, Eric Cookson, Ralph Tiplady and Barry Johnson lagged 9-0 after a mere four ends, but won ten of the next 12 ends to lead 19-11 before securing a 36-33 success.

At Doncaster, Graham Lockwood, Dave Elcock, Colin Pickup and Bill Waldie clawed their way back from 7-6 down after eight ends to seize an 18-7 lead which underpinned a 24-12 conquest.

An even more emphatic triumph was posted by Dave Imeson, Dave Sykes, Mick Head and Paul Dawson, who surged 16-3 in front after 11 ends en route to a 30-14 win.

A 114-53 derby triumph was bagged by promotion-winning York IBC ladies against New Earswick in the Yorkshire League.

After trailing in the early exchanges, New Earswick’s June Barker, Lorna Tordoff, Annette Prosser and Margaret Morgan countered to level at 13-13 with four ends to go. However, York’s rink of Carol Banks, Maureen Walker, Sue Kirkpatrick and Linda Harrison won those final four for a 22-13 win.

In the second home game, Kath Hardcastle, Peggy Walker, Sally Domville and skip Majorie Watson won nine of the first ten ends to lead 14-1 against Carol Instone’s rink of Joan Jackson, Pauline Armitage and Helen Wood. It was a lead that was sternly defended en route to a 19-11 New Earswick success.

But there were two defeats at York’s Thanet Road, where the visiting rink of Doramy Bellwood, Jackie Toms, Carol Williams and Pat Walker rallied from a 9-0 deficit to trail 18-17 before the York quartet of June Clayton, Janet McManus, Betty Richardson and Helen Walker notched a three and a five for a 26-17 win.

The rink of Moira Ellis, Maureen Wilson, Monica Morgan and Moyra Headley succumbed 55-4 to a strong Sue Allen-skipped rink of Hayley Macdonald, Pat Potter and Sheila Turpin.

Wigginton BC’s 13-pronged outdoor glory drive

THE 65-strong membership of Wigginton Bowling Club are counting down to the start of the 2015 outdoor season.

The club will be fielding teams in the York Amateur Bowling Association Men’s Evening League, YABA Veterans’ Section (five teams), Ryedale Veterans’s Any Triples (two teams), Private Club’s Mixed Triples (two teams), Tockwith Mixed Fours, Batagas Any Triples and Huby Any Triples Leagues.

A pre-season spring coffee morning will be held on Saturday at Haxby Memorial Hall from 10am, featuring various stalls, raffle and bingo.

The club open their bowling season on Saturday, April 11, with members competing for the Spring Trophy, followed by a tea in the club pavilion to celebrate the start of the new campaign.

Anyone interested in taking up flat green bowling, is invited to the club’s Come & Try day on Sunday, April 19, between 2pm and 5pm. Sets of woods and flat-soled shoes will be provided.

The club offers a month’s free trial membership and further information is available by phon ing secretary Colin Ellis on 07890 836507.

Annual membership costs £62 for adults, £31 for ages 18 to 25 and is free to under-18s.

Members’ bowls drives will take place on Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, April 25, starting at 2pm, with a home friendly match against Bootham BC on Wednesday, April 29, at 6.30pm before the league fixtures on May 1.

Defence of realm slips from grasp

HOLDERS York Indoor Bowls Club narrowly missed out on retaining the Hebden Challenge Trophy.

York had high hopes after winning 54-48 in their first game against North Cave, who had finished as runners-up in division three.

York picked up 12 out of the 14 points at stake thanks to three winning rinks and a six from Ron Munro’s team on their last end.

New Earswick were unlucky after they had won three rinks against Champions Leeds but lost the aggregate 51-41 so only picked up six points.

In their second match, York lost all four rinks to Leeds as they went down 60-28 on aggregate.

That gave Leeds a ten-point cush - ion going into their last match after North Cave beat New Ears - wick 69-53, ten points to four.

The last set of matches saw York against New Earswick and North Cave against Leeds.

York were made to pay for their whitewash against Leeds as they beat New Earswick 53-45, picking up 12 points, while Leeds lost 48-46 to North Cave, ten points to four.

That gave North Cave the tro - phy by two points.

Kev Potter’s New Earswick team were the only rink to go undefeated throughout the com - petition.

Yorkshire pipped Durham to win the Midland Counties League after beating Nottinghamshire 128-92 at Erewash IBC.

The White Rose team won four rinks with Alan Jones’ side making a good start to lead 21-5 after ten ends en route to a 29-10 success.

Eamon Costello’s rink also made the most of a good start as they led 17-0 after ten ends and won 25-9.

Tony Horobin’s side pulled away over the last six ends at they went from 14-11 to win 23- 16.

Graham Brooke’s rink failed to score over the last three ends, but only dropped singles as they held on to win 20-19.

Bill Waldie’s team were 9-3 down after ten ends and only lost by four shots 18-14, while Ronnie Green’s side came back well. After being 14-5 down after ten they only lost 20-17.

York ladies secured promotion to the Yorkshire League section ‘A’ at the first attempt after being relegated last season. They beat New Earswick 114-53, picking up eight of the ten points at stake.

The section ‘B’ title will be at stake when York play Selby, who are two points ahead of them, on Saturday at noon.