Boston’s bowlers progress to the next round of Top Club competition

Bowlers from Boston Indoor Bowls Club were 10-6 winners at Louth in the second round of the National Top Club competition and progressed into the next round against Horncastle.

In the two singles games, Nathan Dunnington won 21-12 while Sue Hoyles lost, but only just, 21-19.

The Mixed Pairs rink of Matt and Louise Whyers won 19-15, after producing a strong finish with a 13-1 burst of scoring from the 13th end, having trailed 14-6.

Also victorious was the Mixed Triples rink of Katy Tointon, Scott Whyers and Martin Tomlin who won 31-13, having established their form early in the game after scoring six shots and seven shots on two ends. 

Lastly, the Mixed Fours rink lost 21-16.

In the Night League, of the top four teams in the Orchard Health Group First Division, only Strollers failed to score maximum points when dropping one against A40.

Keith Swain’s rink built their winning lead steadily throughout the game to be 20-9 ahead, while the second rink was shared 14-14 by Paul Flatters and Sue Hoyles after a tight game where the lead swapped back and forth.

Leaders Holland Fen beat Desperados on both rinks, 25-11 by Alex Tomlin and 23-16 by Martin Tomlin, and have a one-point advantage over Strollers in the table.

Invaders are third, six points behind Strollers, after winning against Dynamics with almost identical scorelines, 23-13 for Rod West and 23-12 for Scott Whyers.

IBC’s improved form this season continued with a 6-0 win over Golfers to keep them in fourth spot, seven points adrift of Invaders. 

Dave Gill’s rink, with Dave Peacock and Richard Allam, were dominant in winning 23-6.

The other rink saw a closely-contested game once Golfers had recovered from being 13-3 down to claim a one-shot lead 14-13 after 13 ends.

The final score was 19-18 to IBC, with the bowling competitive to the very end.

Breakaways hold onto fifth place in spite of losing 4-2 to a combative Nomads team, who won on Mel Maddison’s rink 17-13, also doing enough to ensure the extras for shot aggregate.

Breakaways built an early 12-1 lead on Mike Rymer’s rink but had to cling on at the end as Nomads chased them hard, the final score ending 14-13.

Optimists beat Parthians 4-2, winning 28-13 on one rink, while losing the other 27-16, to leave them tied on points in sixth and seventh.

The top two teams in the Cammacks Second Division both had 6-0 wins, Royal Mail beating Shipmates, 17-9 and 16-10 for Ivan Gill and Steve Boycott respectively, and Hotspurs beating third-placed Vikings, 22-15 and 21-12 for Derek Smith and Scot Gray.

Burtons won 6-0 against Woodpeckers and moved above them into fourth, with winning scores of 23-6 for Trevor Dunnington and 18-14 for Chris Hill.

Amateurs took four points from their clash with Vectors, Sandra Copeland skipping her rink to win convincingly 21-8.  Kevin Rockall won the other rink 19-10 for Vectors.