Ayrshire finals chase is hotting up

THE race is hotting up to reach the finals of the Ayrshire Bowling Association at Wattfield on Saturday, July 25.

North district finals were set for Kilwinning last night (Wednesday). Sunday sees the east finals at Mauchline and the south finals at Ayr BC.

South finals (2pm and 2.30pm): singles: Davie Gass (Newton Pk) v Tom McLarty (Crooksmoss); junior singles: P. Martin (Girvan) v S. Christie (Crooksmoss); pairs: I. Morrison & A. Fortune (Crooksmoss) v J. Lindsay & W. Grant (Hawkhill).

Triples: D. Brown, S. McLean & U. Gilardi (Hawkhill) v H. Bunyan, J. Bunyan & D. Conway (Dalmellington); fours: D. McIntosh, J. Diamond, N. Grant & G. Campbell (Newton Pk) v D. Irving, S. Gilardi, J. Yates, C. Eade (Hawkhill).

Senior fours: D. Hayes, J. Law, D. Graham & J. Nisbet (Craigie) v W. Houston, F. Fitzsimmons, G. Arnott & T. Semple (Northfield).

All at 11am: senior triples: T. Millar, T. Johnston & J. Hutchison (Crosshill) v F. Winter, H. Brennan & M. Troup (Wattfield); youths: D. Wallace (Maybole MP) v R. Hendren (Hawkhill); secretaries: C. Everett (Girvan) v K. Renwick (Craigie).

The west finals took place at Springhill last Thursday with winners going forward to the inter district finals against the north winners at Hurlford on Thursday, July 9. South winners play east winners at Dreghorn the following day.

Singles: David McHarg (Dreghorn) 21, Matt Kerr (Girdle Toll) 15; junior singles: Gary Wells (Kilmaurs) 21, Scott Fleming (Stewarton) 11; secretaries: Bryce Drummond (Kil Portland) 21, Willie Jardine (Dundonald) 12.

Pairs: Sam Stewart, John Bell (Howard Park) 14, James Anderson, Gerry King (North West) 13; triples: J. Lewis, D. Ross, J. McCabe (Crosshouse) 16, J. McPhail, G. McCulley, G. Thomas (Springside) 6.

Fours: S. Fulton, C. Ritchie, C. Howie, P. Foster (Troon Port) 20, A. Storrie, D. Lindsay, B. McKerroll, D. Storrie (Springside) 8; senior triples: R. Adam, R. Henderson, J. Reid (Dreghorn) 12, D. Warnock, D. Jamieson, I. Brown (Riccarton) 11.

Senior fours: I. Millar, J. Robertson, J. Knight, W. Gilbert (Troon BC) 15, R. McWhirter, J. Wallace, J. Steel, H. Morton (Fenwick) 8; youths: Ryan Gill (Riccarton) 21, Andrew Weir (Prestwick) 10.

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