Champions remain unbeaten at West Lindsey Indoor Bowls Club

Ian Hatton’s team pushed them to the limit before Robinson and Whiteley emerged with an 18-17 win by the narrowest of margins. Keith Woffinden and Gordon Tucker are chasing the champs, but they too had to graft to beat the bottom team of John Grooby 14-10, while Eric Dobbie’s team rose to third place after beating John Alsop’s team 17-11.

In the Friday Evening Triples League, it was the turn of Eric Dobbie’s champions to struggle as they made hard work of a 14-12 triumph against Gerald West’s bottom team, who led 11-2 at one stage before a displaced jack that baffled the underdogs and some classy bowls from skip Dave Childs turned things round. Elsewhere Ray Robinson’s team enjoyed an easy 20-7 win over Geoff Gray’s team to stay on top of the table, while Gordon Tucker’s team celebrated a surprisingly easy 23-8 victory over Merv Johnson’s team.

It was nornmal service in the other two leagues as Thursday Team League champions Roses passed their latest test by beating Misterton 6-2 ahead of a crunch match with closest rivals, Scotter, next week.

Philip Pearson’s team continue to make light work of their opponents at the top of the Tuesday Australian Pairs League. They inflicted a 31-7 defeat on Roy Enever and Tim Kempton, who were never at the races, before doubling up against Geoff Gray’s team, 22-14.