Bowls: Ayrshire crush Renfrewshire West to go top of their section

May 28 2008 Ayrshire Post

HOLDERS Ayrshire crushed Renfrewshire West 143-91 to go top of their section in the cities and counties championship.

However, despite a great fight after trailing by 27 shots, Ayr County lost their third game in a row when they fell 115-108 to Renfrewshire South.

This leaves the county team holding up the rest of the teams in their league.

The outstanding game of the weekend saw the under 25s slip to a last bowl 114-113 defeat against Lanarkshire at Garrowhill on Sunday.

It reversed last year’s nailbiting 112-111 win at Saltcoats which also went to the last bowl.

Scores: Ayrshire 143, Renfrewshire West 91: Johnny Carswell 23, R. McConnachie 18; Graeme Campbell 21, J. Ross 14; Colin Smith 30, W. Killens 15; David Gass 28, J. Cowan 14; Derek McClue 25, B. Wilson 12; Garry Johnstone 16, S. Murphy 18.

Ayrshire team to play Argyll & Bute at Dalry on Saturday:

Team 1: Kevin Boyd (Irvine Pk), Steven Dudgeon (Dundonald), Jim Hopkins (Galston LWM), Johnny Carswell (Blacklands); Team 2: Bob Morris (Girdle Toll), Donnie McWhirter (Dailly), Gordon Nelson (Newton Pk), Graeme Campbell (Newton Pk); Team 3: Jim Black (Dalmellington), Ewan Sloan (Ardrossan), Ian Galloway (Dalry), Colin Smith (Tarbolton); Team 4: Billy Anderson (Annbank), Jim Cumming (Crosshill), Garry Hood (Hawkhill), David Gass (Newton Pk); Team 5: Craig England (Northfield), John Wardrop (Saltcoats), Willie McKenzie (Cumnock), Derek McClue (Ochiltree); Team 6: Eddie Duncan (Cumnock), Hugh McCrindle (Cumnock), Sandy Graham (Drongan), Garry Johnstone (Auchinleck); Reserves: Stewart Anderson (Glaisnock), Graeme Hume (Springhill).

Scores: Ayr County 108, Renfrewshire South 115: Douglas Watson 9, Jackie McNeil 21; Willie Moir 20, Graham Pringle 22; Alistair Parker 16, Norrie Fyffe 24; Jim Fleming 23, Kenny McCance 15; Jim Hume 12, Gordon Finnegan 23; Graham Peacock 28, Alex Brown 10.

Ayr County team to play Wigtownshire at Stranraer West End on Saturday:

Team 1: Graham Iley (Ardrossan), Derek McCabe (Newton Pk), Jamie Campbell (Ardrossan), Douglas Watson (Mauchline); Team 2: Gerry King (Northwest), Mark Robson (Darvel), Tommy Bohan (Auchinleck), Willie Moir (Kilwinning); Team 3: Graeme Williamson (Irvine Pk), Craig McArthur (Dundonald), Chris Duffy (Craigie), Alistair Parker (Dundonald); Team 4: Grant Hamilton (Darvel), Martin Williamson (Irvine Pk), Graeme Falconer (Drongan), James Gribben (Glaisnock); Team 5: James Anderson (Northwest), Iain McIlwraith (Ballantrae), Stephen Robertson (Cumnock), Jim Hume (Springhill); Team 6: John Tait (Maidens), Brian Queen (Galston), David Conway (Dalmellington), Graham Peacock (Hurlford); Reserves: Steven Caldwell (Kay Pk), Steven Frew (Troon).

Scores: Ayrshire U25s 113, Lanarkshire U25s 114: Craig England 17, Craig Hare 14; Paul Boyd 13, Gary Neilson 22; Kevin Boyd 24, Chris Bryden 30; Alan Campbell 25, Steven Baxter 11; James Gibson 18, Steven Walker 18; Scott McNeillie 16-19.

Ayrshire U25s team to play Dumfries/Stewartry at Dumfries on Sunday:

Team 1: Colin Speirs (Drongan), Graeme Williamson (Irvine Pk), Derek Smith (Auchinleck), Stewart Anderson (Glaisnock); Team 2: Craig Adrain (Irvine Pk), Paul Martin (Girvan), Graham Iley (Ardrossan), Paul Boyd (Tarbolton); Team 3: Scott Wilson (Ardrossan), Stuart Dunlop (Rankinston), Jamie Campbell (Ardrossan), Chris Duffy (Craigie); Team 4: Stuart Wyllie (Seafield), Drew Dunlop (Forehill), Craig Cobbledick (Coylton), Alan Campbell (Crosshill); Team 5: Alistair McCallum (West Kilb), Andrew Dunlop (Tarbolton), Stuart England (Northfield), James Gibson (Auchinleck); Team 6: Dean Clark (Riccarton), James Anderson (Northwest), Graeme Hume (Springhill), Scott McNeillie (Rankinston); Reserves: Scott Clark (Riccarton), Steven McAllister (Riccarton).

The bus to Stranraer on Saturday, for the Ayr County team, leaves Kilmarnock at 11am and Ayr Racecourse at 11.30am.

The under 25s bus to Dumfries on Sunday leaves Ayr at 11am and Kilmarnock at 11.30am.